Shenanigans - Two Page Thanksgiving Scrapbook Layout

 I remember this Thanksgiving like it was yesterday. We had so much fun together just hanging out at the table, chatting and being silly.

Oh my goodness. I love them all! My grandbaby girl is now over 5 ft tall! I miss the way we all were at that Thanksgiving.

This may be a combination of different fall paper collections. Super easy layout using strips of coordinating patterned paper and stickers. 

Thanks for looking! Have a crafty week! I need a crafty week too!

Two page Scrapbook Layout - "Good Times"

Who is hanging on to the last few days of summer?!? Fall is, by far, my favorite, but I've learned through the years how fast times flies....so I'm hanging on to summer for awhile longer.

 I don't always break out the camera on our Sunday family dinner get togethers. I'm glad I did on this day, because these shots are priceless to me. Our two boys, their sweet wives, and these two grandchildren have our heart!

I cut the title with my Cricut to look like the patterned paper on the bottom part of the layout. My patterned paper scraps came in handy to show through the heart cutouts. I doodled a few X's just for fun, to match the cross-stitch look in one of the hearts below.

 Bright colored washi strips to line the edges and a little bitty banner with a heart for extra interest along the bottom. I used a few of the heart shaped negatives to scatter around the title.

These are my favorite people...my family! Can't get enough of them. We are so blessed to have them nearby and that we're all willing to make time for each other in this busy phase of life. 😘

Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "Pool Time"

As promised, here's my pool layout. 😀 We have so much fun together! This pool looks so inviting right now with the heat wave we've had going on. Guess we need our own pool. 😎

These pictures are from time with our extended family in Michigan two summers back. We don't get to see our TX family very often, so it's always a special time together when they are able to join in the fun.

 Doesn't this look inviting? I used some fun patterned paper for the title to jazz up the plain background. The washi tape and white puffy clouds seemed like the perfect addition. I doodled around the edges of the clouds and sun with a white gel pen. The center of the sun is popped out with dimensionals.

 These pictures are from two years ago and so much has changed since then. It is so bittersweet to see them all grow up. My youngest son wasn't even married yet in these pictures, my Mom was still alive, and my youngest grandchild wasn't even in pre-school yet. Time sure does fly!!

Feeling super blessed by my family!! Hope you enjoyed checking out my pool layout. Thanks for stopping by!

Two Page Layout - "I'm Grateful"

Today I'm sharing our Thanksgiving 2016. Thanksgiving may be my favorite holiday of the year. I love them all, but Thanksgiving is so very special to me.

 It's a day to be grateful and thank our Lord for all that he has given us. Most holidays have been commercialized, but not this one, except for all of the Black Friday hoopla. It's all about counting our blessings, pitching in on a wonderful meal with special recipes passed down through the years, and recognizing that God has given us everything.

 I'm incredibly thankful for this crazy bunch! I remember when my first daughter-in-love gave me a sign with the saying on it, "Remember as far as everyone knows, we are a nice normal family." This is so perfect for us. I'm most thankful for this tribe of crazies that we call family! They make life worth living and full of surprises.

May your week be filled with crazy good fun, food, and lots of thanksgiving to our creator! Thanks for stopping by my blog today! ...Off to make the pumpkin bread. 😍

Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "Falling for You"

We don't take professional family photos every year, but when we do, it's typically in the fall. A few years ago we did a family shoot in a nearby park. Our photographer has the patience of Job!

 This layout features our grandson who was two at the time. Considering his age, I think our photographer got some great shots of our little man.

 The lined patterned paper was a nice backdrop for all of the color pictures. I rarely use plain cardstock. I'm so obsessed with patterned paper. The little banner is one that I purchased. It added a bit of a whimsical look to the layout.

There are nine pictures on this layout and still some rom for embellishments and journaling. I like the way it turned out. I'm in love with antlers, especially on a masculine page for our handsome grandson.

You'll have to come back and check out all the other layouts I created from this photo shoot. Thanks for stopping by my blog.

Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "Family"

Here's a layout of one of our many visits with my Mom before she passed. My son, daughter-in-love and grandkids were able to make the trip as well.

 My grand daughter picked a dandelion for me, so I put it behind my ear and we posed for a picture together. I always look better when she's in the pic. She's just the best and my heart overflows just thinking of the blessings of being called Grandma.

 My brother and I are posing with my mom in the top picture. This was a few years back, so she didn't look terrible here, but she'd definitely started her decline. She suffered from Parkinson's until last October. I still cry when I see pictures or when I think of the wonderful Mom she was to us!

It was a special time with my Mom, and I'm so thankful for every visit that we had with her! 

Two Page Scrapbook Layout - Family

I'm on a roll posting layouts this week! Here's an older layout with pictures from a family wedding back in April, 2015.

 My brother and I (and our spouses) took my Mom to my cousin's daughter's wedding. The destination is about an hour and a half north. My Mom was in mid to late stage Parkinsons and the thought of taking her that far was daunting to all of us. But we did it, without too much trouble. I think she enjoyed herself, although she had trouble smiling and expressing her emotions.

 This is probably one of our last "big" outings with her. She passed away last October. I miss her so much! Looking back at these pictures brings back mostly good memories of a day well spent with her and extended family.

I know it seems odd that I don't have a pic of the bride and groom, probably because I don't really know the actual bride that well. But, it was so great to see our cousins on this side of the family!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! We'll see how long my posting streak continues.

Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "Plaid Tidings"

Last Christmas (2015), we were able to get together with the entire Leonhardt extended family at Mark's sister's home. Her two boys were both there, one of which came from Texas with his wife and two little boys! We had great fun together!!

We'd planned in advance to try to take a giant family photo of all of us together, not knowing when we'd all be togehter again. LOL! We all brought a plaid flannel shirt for the occasion! What a hoot!! The kids don't always cooperate, but that's no big deal.

We invited Santa and Mrs. Claus, who told us the Christmas story from the Bible. We also celebrated family birthdays that we'd missed being together for. The infamous group photo is below under the title. All except my grandson, Sawyer, were pretty excited about the picture, hence the empty chair and him crying in his smiling Mom's lap. I love it! She's learning to roll with the punches and is such an awesome Mom to our grandchildren. as you can see the picture under the star, he was pretty happy to sit in Santa's lap.

 We had a great time together! I hope that we can all be together again soon!!

 The paper is again Heidi Swapp. I love the black and white bakers twine tied around both pages. I managed to get 9 pictures on here and tell the whole story. I still had room for some cute house and tree embellies. The funniest thing is that I came up with the title for my page way back when we decided to wear the plaid shirts, long before we were even together! I love it when that happens.

Merry Christmas to you and your families!!! Jesus is still the reason for the season! Take time to remember the greatest gift we've been given. Christmas blessings to all of you!

Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "Just Chillin"

Some of our best times are just hanging out for our designated family night, which is usually Sunday evening. We share something yummy for dinner and then hang out together and play with the kiddos.

 We take turns going to my oldest son's home or having everybody under our tiny roof. I think these pictures are from a few different occasions January/February 2015. Why didn't I date it??

 The paper is from Simple Stories "Snow Fun". The font and snowflakes are from Cricut's Art Philosophy, along with some stickers from Simple Stories. I love the white American Craft ball fringe and rhinestones to accent the snowflakes.

I love these crazy people we call family!! It's such a blessing to realize that my husband and I expanded our family with our two boys, and now they've both chosen that special lady in their life, and we also have two grandchildren. The two of us have become eight! I just can't wait to see what the future holds for these precious little ones!!

Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "Tree Huggers"

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas around here!  Temperatures have been dropping into the low 30's and the wind has been blowing! Soon the snow will be flying. I don't mind the snow, but the sub zero temps that are coming, are not my fave.

We're real Christmas tree people. How about you? My kids have fake trees, but they sure do enjoy coming with us to the Christmas tree farm to help us find the perfect tree. These pics are from our 2014 Christmas tree hunt. It was Sawyer's first Christmas! The weather was nippy, but the sun was shining, so we had a great time.

 Look at those red noses!

 I love the little stocking hat with the SU embellishment. The paper is MME Jen Wilson 29th Street Market and We R Memory Keepers "Anthology. The washi tape is Pink Paislee. I used Cricut's Winter Woodland for the hat and trees and Jubilee "Runt" for the title font.

 Here's the whole family, minus my youngest son's girlfriend. Thankfully, she joined us last weekend for this year's tree hunt. We always go out to eat afterwards, so everybody looks forward to that time together. We actually failed to get a family photo this year! Not sure if I'll have anything to scrap from this event or not (sigh).

Hope you are starting to feel the Christmas spirit in your home. Thanks for stopping by my blog. I have several more Christmas layouts to share this month.

Two Page Layout - "Summer Smiles"

It's going fast!!! The hot summer days are almost behind us. I want to enjoy every last one before wonderful fall is upon us. I love all of the seasons that we are able to enjoy here in Indiana.

Here's another family layout from a few summers back. My son and his beautiful family have a fun backyard complete with a pool to enjoy with the kids! What a blessing they are to us!!

 I used a crazy collection of paper on this layout. Sometimes I get carried away with my patterns and colors! Half way through my layout, I usually think I'm a little crazy. I typically end up liking them more later; however, this one still not so much! The pictures are a precious memory to me and that is what it's all about. So...I'm posting it anyway.

 Some of the paper is Crate Paper "ThePier", and the rest is scraps that I had on hand. The journaling card is Doodlebug Design. The title font is Cricut's Lyrical Letters.

Thanks for stopping by!

Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "Cooling Off"

Summer is slipping away so quickly! Don't get me wrong...I adore the fall and it's my favorite, but summer...Where did you go?

Do you like scrapping summer time fun? I love the bright sun shiney colors! Here's a layout of some family swim time from a few years back. Love my family so much!

 The pictures were taken at my husband's sister and brother-in-laws' home in Michigan. It's great when we're all there as a family and the weather cooperates for us to get in the pool together.

 Bazzill cardstock and a scrap of polka dot paper were the foundation for this layout. The washi is from Studio G. I didn't even mat these photos, but by leaving a little bit of space between them all, the pretty blue framed them nicely. I topped it off with a green title and banners on the right punched with StampinUp! bitty banner. Easy peasey!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!!! I should really try to post 3 to 4 times a week so that I can get caught up!! Maybe I'm scrapping too much?? No...that can't be it!

Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "This is Life"

I'm sharing another layout from a few years back featuring candid photos of an extended family get together. We had such a great time!! It's especially fun to see the littles play together!

 The paper is Cloud 9 with washi from MakingMemories "Boy Crazy" and ribbon from American Crafts.

 I punched a bunch of different circles from scraps and used them as a super simple embellishment. I like the way they looked with the "This is Life" title from Cricut's Graphically Speaking. Can I just say it again...I LOVE this cartridge, and use it all the time for titles! The journaling card is from Doodlebug.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!! Have a happy scrappy weekend!

Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "Lake Michigan"

Here's another layout from Fall 2014 of our sibling getaway to Holland, Michigan.

The paper is Authentique's "Seasons" and Washi tape is Pink Paislee

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "Family Ties"

We try to get together with my husband's siblings as often as possible. What a blessing to actually enjoy sharing time with family. So many laughs, and even some tears  as we talk about our memories of Mom and Dad who have moved on to their heavenly home.

The last time we got away together was the fall of 2014 to Holland, Michigan. It's my new favorite place!! Beautiful sunsets at Tunnel Park, the most beautiful Lake Michigan, and a chill in the air....

Jacob was the only one of our kids who was able to come. We feel honored that he likes to hang out with us most of the time. He drove several hours from college, to be with us...We're apparently that cool!!

The paper is Authentique's "Review". The flowers are made from Studio G washi tape. These are pretty easy to make. I like how they lay flat, unless of course, you add a button.

The title was cut with Cricut's "Lyrical Letters", and the journaling tag from Art Philosophy.

It's definitely time for us to get together again!! I miss staying up late playing games and laughing the night away. Such great memories!

Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "Family" Fall Photo Shoot

Here's another layout from last fall's family photo shoot. This is my oldest son and his precious family! I am so proud of them!!!

 They are such a great pair, and they are making a fabulous home for our sweet grandchildren. Our newest grandchild is still a bun in the oven at the time of these pictures.

 The patterned paper is all My Minds Eye "Lost and Found". I can't get enough of these colors because they are so great for fall! Most of the embellishments are from the same packet of paper, but I layered them up with scalloped punches and brads.

The title is cut with Cricut's "Going Places" cartridge. There are several jumbled letter titles in this cartridge which have made it a worthy purchase. Look at our sweet granddaughter! She's so adorable. We are completely smitten. ;)

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! More fall family photo shoot layouts to come.