I hope you get a chance...

I hope you get a chance once in your life to connect with someone with a severe disability. It could be Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy, Intellectual Disabilities, Downs Syndrome, or whatever. I promise they will change your life forever. I feel unbelievably blessed to have the opportunity to be surrounded by these pure spirits everyday. It always warms my heart to see someone feel that change in their heart for the first time.

To my students at Bingham. I love you with all my heart. Thank you, thank you, thank you for letting me be a part of your life. You have changed me in ways you will never know. I am a better person because of you.

Monica

One Buck Wednesday...

Just so you are aware. JessicaSprague.com has select items on sale for one dollar every Wednesday. One Dollar! Definitely a deal.

I made this layout using products by Slendid Fiins called Keaton's Closet. You can find the credits here.

This layout was from last week. This beautiful little family is my brothers. I sure love them. I took this photo of them on Thanksgiving last fall to give to them for a gift. They are easy to photograph. Credits for this layout here.

3.5 Weeks...

Teachers count down too you know. Senioritis. Spring Fever. It is such a real thing. Teachers get it too. I feel as trunkie as the kids and yearn to be outside playing. It stinks to be cooped up in a building. Good thing Spring has been so crazy. Warm weather is rough when you're stuck inside.

So have I tempted any of you to try out digi scrapping? If you're still holding onto paper scrapping, I don't blame you. I occasionally miss the feel of paper, glue, and all the many textures. I can't tell you I miss the mess. I will tell you that paper scrapping doesn't have Ctrl Z. In digi world that would be the shortcut for UNDO. Oh yes, I love that little shortcut. I will eventually convert you. I was once a diehard paper scrapper...

Anyhoo, here are my two layouts for the week. Seriously the first one was done in 30 minutes. Another wonderful thing about digi scrapping is templates. I will have to tell you more about those someday. They are heaven sent when you need to get some quick scrapping done. :)

Really, 30 minutes. You can find credits here.

This is my cute little niece. She was chasing me trying to throw sand on me. Credits here.

Hope everyone had a great Mother's Day! :)

Sissy @ 4

Can you believe it? I can't. My daughter is 4 years old. *sniffles* That is just insane to me. Does life really have to go by so quickly? Sometimes I wish I could just put on the brakes; slow it down for a minute or two.

Sissy turned four this past week. We celebrated on her birthday by going to The Old Spaghetti Factory and then off to see How to Train Your Dragon. The meal was fabulous and the movie was awesome. Loved it. She had a wonderful day.

On Friday we had a family party so we could all celebrate this sweet little girl being on this earth. I made super quick invitations just so they would be done and spent most of my time crafting things for the party. We had homemade corn dogs. You can find the recipe here. They really are so yummy. My mom made her famous shrimp salad and Aaron's mother made her famous potato salad. The food was great but the company greater.

Hello Kitty Cake Pops

Idea from Bakerella.com

I forgot to take pics of my "Happy Birthday" banner. I made it out of felt. It turned out cute.

I also put felt kitty ears and a felt bow on head bands for all the girls. I totally forgot to pass them out! Blah.

We played bean bag games, and a Hello Kitty Bingo Game. The kids all had a good time and Sissy thoroughly enjoyed all the fun presents. Thanks to all of our family. We truly have the best families in the world. We love you all so much and appreciate your love and support in return.

This picture cracks me up. Cousin Trent is 1 and a half years younger than Sissy. What a shortie. :)

Daddy and Sissy

Lots of fun Hello Kitty stuff.

Aunt Mindy sewed this beautiful little pig doll. I'm in love with it. Soooo cute!

Nani and Maggs

So to celebrate my little girl, here are four things I adore about her.

1. This little girl is probably the most lovable child you can or will come in contact with. I think she kisses me one hundred times a day and says "I love you mama" multiple times. Aaron and I tease that we better watch this girl when she gets older because she loves to kiss so much.

2. Sissy is so sweet. She is kind and loves most everyone. Although she can be a sassy pants, she rarely starts arguments with other kids and shares very willingly.

3. She is so small. I love that at four I can still pack her around like a toddler. She is petite and beautiful. Really she is so beautiful. It blows me away everyday that I helped create such a beautiful child.

4. She is creative. Her new thing lately is to take a piece of paper, write on it, fold it up into a tiny piece, lick it, then give it to me. So sweet. There is nothing like a wet scribbled on piece of paper. She also likes to cut paper. She will take a piece of paper and cut it into a million pieces. When I ask her what she's doing she will tell me she is making something for Halloween or Christmas. Then she will put all the pieces under her pillow to save for future holidays. What a hoot.

And just a little tidbit. I was doing a craft getting ready for her birthday party and she was touching all my stuff. I said, "I would appreciate it if you didn't touch my things". She said immediately, "Blah, blah, blah. Don't worry about it". Wow, really. Love that girl.

Here is my layout for the week. I am showcasing a kit called Mandarin Breeze by In the Making Design. You can find credits and links here. Have a great week!