Really I scrapbooked a whole month already?

It is hard to believe that January is just a day away from being over.  And for the first time in my life I have scrapbook the month before it is done.  At first I was consumed in the what do I take a picture of today.  Then I would write it down....in my calendar.  Upload it to the computer.  Date it and weekly check to make sure I had all the dates...when I did not, I would think of one thing that I would like to remember from this year.  So I took a few random shots of favorite things that my kids are into and plan to keep doing this.  Then I finally sat down and catorgized them out and printed them.  I picked them up and place them on each date they belonged...now all I have to do is write some info and DONE ALL of January 2011 DONE....pictures of the pages to follow soon YEAH  Project Life ROCKS!!!

Project Life....where am I going

 OK, so I have to admit.  Project Life is a way of thinking.  My mind is consumed with what will I take today and how will I make my life interesting.  I read on Becky's blog this am that the simple things in life are what make PL special.  The day to day things that we do are what makes our lives special.  When we take pictures normally we tend to take the wonderful special events in our lives, which of course is what we should do.  Capture the events in our lives that are special and fun and exciting.  BUT the things that happen day to day...it tells a story beyond the triumphs in our life. It tells the personal real story that makes us who we are and what makes our children see that life is not always the way we want it to be....Life is messy and I am excited to see how messy yet wonderful this year will be. 2011 has been a great year so far....all 17 days of it.  Here is a sampling of the first few days...

Cost Co with T



Ice Cream at the Cabin



Mountasia Bday party with the Twins

Madie and Miss Amber

Madie's new colors on her teeth and a Photo Challenge

Hanging with friends

A fun day with my kids

Ethan's Karate Teacher

SNOW!!!!

It snowed in our little town of Castaic on January 2nd, 2011.  What a way to start out the new year.  Funny thing was that we were going to head up to The Coyle's Cabin that day and play in the snow up at Pine Mountain....we decided not to go as the roads were slick and it was dangerous to drive up there....turns out we did not have to.  God brought the now to us.  Yeah!!

Madie making a snowman

These are the mountains

Our family....

Here is what it looked like outside in our back yard.

Having a blast with Cousins

So my kids got to have some firsts this year....E had his first kid sleepover with his cousin and they had a blast.  After a day of playing and sleeping over they came over to our house and continued the play and watched movies and just had a great old time. 

M had a sleep over of a different kind.....her 3 year old cousin Cat.  It was a joy to have such a little one in the house.  She was funny to listen to and they had soo much fun....watching movies, playing dress up, having tea and playing with dolls. 

Here they are watching a movie and then here they are playing dress up....they are so cute together.