tuesday . . .

Seriously - do I ever blog anymore???  Nearly a month - tsk, tsk . . . life is so full right now - so much going on and the 2 little ones needing me so very much lately :)  It is hard to find any time to myself these days - sorry all.  Here's a photo recap of the past few weeks :)


Time playing with cousins . . .





A few family self-timer shots (that's me in the grey sweater) . . .








My niece - so stinkin' cute, right??





Devilish little Nicholas . . .





Looks like someone is thinking about puckering up . . .





Cousins who LOVE spending time together . . .





We headed to the beach after the holiday & celebrated an early Christmas with our closest friends and their family.  Here's Nicholas enjoying part of his present . . .





Sleepyheads and snuggle buddies . . .





Seriously adorable - right???





Brothers finding common ground with Nicholas' racetrack . . .







The boys & some "big boy" racetrack fun . . .





Good friends . . .





Silly times . . .





As you can see we have been busy enjoying life & family & friends :)


Oh & yes, I have been scrapping too - not as much as I might like but I still have plenty to share :)


First up - A Page 4 All Seasons . . . this is my last month designing for them.  While I have enjoyed my time with them, I am keeping my commitments to a minimum these days :)  Check out the December kit - full of Echo Park holiday goodness . . .








If you are interested in purchasing these you can find all the details HERE.


LOTS of Jillibean Soup to share . . .


This layout uses much of the new Hearty Barley line . . . yes, pink on a boy layout but I don't care :)  This line is too cute!!!





Full of Jillibean greens, browns, and yellows - love this color combo . . . 





A fun holiday planner featuring the Christmas Chowder collection . . .














A cute little snowman card made out of Jillibean's new corrugated cardboard sheets - this stuff die-cuts super easy!!!





A different take on the Christmas Eve Chowder line using blues & browns & some gorgeous Petaloo flowers . . .





Oh but there is more people . . . I squeezed in some scrappy time just for me . . . had to dig into my stash of October Afternoon Sidewalk . . .



(based on a sketch by Nicole Nowosad)


And dove into a Cocoa Daisy November kit & some fun challenges during their November crop!!!





Yes, an 8 1/2 " x 11 " layout - I have begun an album for myself & had so much fun with this size layout :)





Off to work on my list of to-dos that is like a mile long :)  Hope all is well out there!!!


- julie :)