I have a confession...

I have watched "Pride and Prejudice" and "Sense and Sensibility" more than I will admit to and I just can't get enough! 

And the books! I am a closet Jane Austen fanatic!

Did you see "Austenland"?

My next craft project is to make a tote bag exactly like this :)

 

this week

Now that school has started again, I cherish the weekends so much! With a new school year comes new germs and so I'm trying to stay well. I wasn't feeling well on Friday but I'm doing much better so that's good :) I've entered yet again a new chapter of being a mom this year. The kids are in 3 different schools for the first time and we now have 2 teenagers. They want to spend more time with their friends and they have things going on at school so there's lots of time in the car. :) I have 3 years until Braden is an adult and he'll go off to college. 3 very short years...that's hard to believe.

Just finished this page up today. On our way home from Utah this summer, we stopped at Zion to hike The Narrows. Aaron hiked the entire length of it as a teenager and we thought it would be fun to take the kids there. We hiked about a mile and a half in. Southern Utah is a beautiful place!

 

I started this page after school got out and just finished it today. It was a great school year. I have to say that I miss seeing Paige at recess but she is enjoying junior high.

 

 

Happy 15th Braden!

August 18, 1999  6:01 am

The day I became a Mom. I'll never forget when they placed you in my arms...you weren't crying at all, you just stared at me :)

Hope you have an awesome birthday son!

We love you!

Summer catch up and Back to School

 Hello! It's been a fun summer and a busy first few weeks of school! I did this school pictures page from last year over the summer...the kids have grown up so much in just a year!

We went to Disneyland in June and had an awesome time!

We also made our traditional summer trip to Utah. My mom was on her class reunion committee this year. I made 5 posters (20x30) and she had them printed at Staples. These were displayed on easels throughout the room. I had so much fun putting these together!!

These pictures were taken from the yearbook. Do you see the foxy girl in the top right hand corner in that silver jacket?? That's my Mommy! :)

 Pop culture events from 1974

Also while we were in Vernal, we had our family pictures taken at Remember the Maine. It's such a beautiful place!