Two page scrapbook layout - "Merry Christmas"

The grandkids, even at this young age, have learned to be patient about opening gifts. We usually have brunch first, and then do stockings in order of our age (youngest to oldest), and then the presents in the same order. We like to spread it out and watch everybody opening their gifts. I know many enjoy the mass chaos of everybody opening it all at once. I personally want to see the expressions on their faces as they open each gift one at a time.

This is an older layout from two years back. I love being able to look back at previous years and see how my kids have grown and changed and also, of course, how the grandkids have grown. What a blessing each of them are in our lives.

 And, I was wrong about that being the last Christmas in that home! Our home building plans were just getting started at this point, and we assumed the house would be done, but we ended up not getting into our new place until right after Christmas 2017.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! May your Christmas be blessed and full of joy!

Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "Outback"

One last zoo layout to share. I can't believe how much these babies have grown in the last two years.

 I silently struggled with the color combination on this layout until the person in charge of the crop I was at stopped by and told me how much she loved the combination of colors and how well they worked together! That really stuck with me. Maybe sometimes we overthink our choices?

 These cuties are my favorites!! Love the time we spend together.

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Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "Wild About You"

You would never know that I'm fairly caught up in my scrapbooking. The problem is the posting...I seem to struggle to keep up with it. I'll get on a roll and them just forget to post!

So, here's a layout from a few summers back when our family went to the zoo here in Fort Wayne. If you've never been to our zoo, you definitely to come and visit!

 This is one of my favorite zoo layouts. I love the paper and the animal silhouettes. I feel like if the animals were layered in color, the layout would just be too busy.

 And the beautiful humans in these pictures are my favorite! Family times are the best. We sure do have fun together...well most of the time. ;)

 The grandkids had a great time too. :)