Happy Birthday Mom!

We missed you today. Cathi made Red Velvet cake and we sang Happy Birthday to you. I choked up of course but it was such a sweet moment. Rebecca said she wanted Grama to come to her house but accepted the explanation that you were waiting for her in heaven. Cathi told her how much you loved Jesus. You would be so tickled with her, mom. She goes around singing sunday school songs all the time. I wish you could come to her house too...for some cake and some singing and coloring and hugs...lots of hugs :) Cathi and I have been cleaning out old photo albums finally...there are alot of great pictures in there! Its been great to remember some of the good times. Of course I wish you were here to fill in the stories that go with some of them. I guess thats just good motivation for me to get the stories told. Anyways, I just wanted you to know we had cake today and that I miss you. Love,
Carrie

THE LAST ONE

LOAD Day 28...THE LAST ONE, originally uploaded by carrie.knabe.

28 days... 28 layouts... wow!

i really did it... im kind of surprised at myself...

maybe next i will apply this same dedication to working out...or cleaning my house...or going to bed on time...

hmmm... :)

Her smiles...

LOAD Day 26, originally uploaded by carrie.knabe.

they really do light up my day.

She says...aunt carrie...you come play with me? and grabs my hand.

Then she asks...please may i have some chapstick? whats an auntie to do except give her whatever she wants.

Then I leave and she says Thank you for coming to see me. I say I love you and she says...Love Ya!

For me...this layout captures all of that.

Oh the cuteness

LOAD Day 25 - A New Baby, originally uploaded by carrie.knabe.

Nothing cuter then sleeping babies..haahaa

Nothing easier to scrap then new babies :) loving how soft this turned out.

Vintage Mom

LOAD Day 24 - cool glasses, originally uploaded by carrie.knabe.

Arent those pants and glasses great?? Ive had this pic forever and so excited I finally got it done. I dont love how big my writing is in the top but i do love that our prompt today was list journaling and this just kind of popped out.

5K in the snow

LOAD Day 20, originally uploaded by carrie.knabe.

it was exhilarating and amazing...and crazy and stressful :) I'm totally doing it again...but never in the snow!!

This picture always makes me laugh and to remember exactly how I felt that day. Just went to town on the journaling to get all the feelings out!

Happy (late) Birthday Jenny!

LOAD Day 18 - Home, originally uploaded by carrie.knabe.

So I gave Jenny an empty frame for her birthday in August...haahahaa

Now she has something to fill it! Hope you like it lady :) :)

And on a totally personal note...i bought new jeans tonight...2 sizes smaller!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i had a moment in the dressing room...it might have involved tears :)

Pretty Girls in Pretty Dresses

LOAD Day 17 - pretty girls in pretty dresses, originally uploaded by carrie.knabe.

I think I'm keeping this one. Most of the time since I scrap other peoples kids they get the pages...makes sense that way. But I think I need to start keeping a few of the ones that I love the most. They are a LITTLE bit my kids too, right??

This page was totally about the product and I'm really in love with everything I put on here. From the flashcard with its clever use of 2, to the dresses and cherries to the sweet lettering...and that tiny strip of lovely paper :) Sometimes...I'm just really excited about how a page turns out.

I just wanna squeeze her...

LOAD Day 16 - its spring, originally uploaded by carrie.knabe.

My Becca looking too freakin adorable for words. i love that shes all bundled up and the mass of gorgeous daffodils. and i love that i finally used those frames that ive had forever and that it really worked!

Surprise Party

This was a birthday of mixed emotions. Total surprise and happiness with Amy and all my friends for doing the party! Yummy homemade cake and frosting of course. A hilarious off key rendition of Happy Birthday that just cracked me up. It was a great time.

Looking back is mixed with sadness though. This is the last time mom would be at my birthday. I wish I could remember what she did or said. If she was the one that made the cake and decorated it or if she was too sick already. Its still a precious photo I have of her and I am happy that I have it scrapped now.

Little monkey...

Load Day 12 - one little monkey, originally uploaded by carrie.knabe.

And now hes almost FIVE! I really need these kids to quit growing up! High School graduation is going to break me...

Hes a smart funny little man now though and its oh so cool to watch him "get" the world around him. Oh and hes a great little grocery shopper!

Funny Serious Girl

LOAD Day 11, originally uploaded by carrie.knabe.

Her concentration face just cracks me up! I had to put in the one of her and Nana cause that's the only one I got of her smiling!!

I figured since we are speeding toward her third birthday (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) now I should scrap the second one :)

Birthdays are overwhelming with the amount of pictures...and i can bet you this will be the only page i do of them...lol! I'm weird like that.

Blessed

LOAD Day 10 - Full of Thanks, originally uploaded by carrie.knabe.

Often I would rather complain than be thankful. That really needs to change because I have been so so blessed! Its time to concentrate on what i HAVE not what I want or what i don't have.

I cant decide which i love more here the pictures and journaling or the awesome papers and embellie combo. HA!

Love These Kids

LOAD Day 9 - Just Laugh, originally uploaded by carrie.knabe.

Our annual photo shoot for Nanas birthday. The year before we did it at sears and decided NEVER again would we cram this many kids into a tiny room! Went WAY better this year in the backyard! Trust me there are STILL alot of outtakes though...haahahaa

I just love seeing them grow and change year to year. Their little personalities so evident even when they are tiny people :)

seriously...love...more than anything...

Cute as a Button Indeed!

LOAD Day 8 - Cute as a button, originally uploaded by carrie.knabe.

Miss Brooklyn in her younger days...this one keeps getting cuter and cuter...and sassier :) haahaa

the challenge was to use buttons....ummm...ok...

gees...i forgot how much i love buttons!! like really...alot...