Sissy and Me

All supplies for this from Cottage Arts. This is Carol and I when we were both a tad younger!

Carol's Garden

My sister recently bought a new camera with a zoom on it and is sending me the most wonderful pictures of the birds and animals that visit her front and side yards (she lives in Washington State). I just had to use them with this new kit of Joyce de Jonge's called With All My Heart. Don't you just love the heart frame? So perfect for this type of photo.

My poem reads:
In my sister's garden lies a wondrous delight.
Little birds and animals come right within our sight.
Dancing on their little feet, scurrying all about,
Munching from the feeders day in and day out.
It's fun to watch them as they come, and take a picture or two
I want to reach out and tell them, I glad you came, thank you.

Squirrel City

These are the squirrels that live in my sisters front yard.
What a photo shoot they let me take!

In my sister’s
yard lives the most
wonderful family of
squirrels who were not
shy about strutting
their stuff for my
camera.

I used Silvia Romeo's Sunflower's Garden for this page. Silvia sells at many stores including Digitals, please check her designs out!

My Sister's Golden Anniversay

This page was chosen as at Digitals!These photos are from my sister Carol's 50th Anniversary party. Since we were in the process of moving and relocating at the time I wasn't able to attend. Through the wonder of digital and email though it was only a short time after the party before these photos hit my in box. I was thrilled and this is my small contribution to recording such a special day and special event.

Carol and Pete were married on May 2, 1958, but that wasn't the beginning actually they had been going together for several years prior. Since there is 10 years between Carol and I their wedding was a real momentous event in my 10 year old life. I was thrilled, another brother who didn't pick on me as much as my other two! Blood does that you know, makes you open game as a kid for your siblings!

I know my niece so well, she's a lot like me and I know her love for her Daddy so I kind of improvised her words into the bottom photo, I think she'll be happy with it. The journaling reads:

I love you Daddy, no matter how old I grow, no matter what day dawns.
To be here today celebrating your love for Mom for 50 years,
what greater joy could a daughter ask?
To lay my head upon your shoulder
and feel the support you’ve always given
the three of us makes my heart sing so happily.
I love you because you’re my Daddy,
I love you because you’re Mom’s other half.
I love you just because you’re YOU!

Both these pages were created using the kit Everlasting designed by Silvia Romeo. Silvia sells at many stores including Digitals. Be sure to check out her wonderful talents.

Love

My sissy isn't too keen on having her picture taken but when I saw this gem on my camera I knew I had to scrap it and what better time than close to Valentine's Day. She was only 15 when she met my brother-in-law. Since she's 10 years my senior I was only 5. I thought he was the sun and the moon, he was so cool! (He's still cool but I don't like to give him an ego so I try not to say it too often anymore)

The journaling reads:
You were just two young kids noticing one another
and a bond that pulled you together
that's how it started.
There to share secret
thoughts, hopes and ambitions
with one another with no fear of judgement.
Years have moved forward,
children born and raised
to start their own life's journeys.
Good times, bad times, tears and laughter
have all passed within your hearts.
But always your love has held steadfast
what a testament to
true love
you are.

I have Cottage Arts to thank for this wonderful stuff to play with.
Sweet Poises Page Pak w/Quick Page- and Glitter Bits 1 Element Pak

The Three Kids

My Brothers, George and Billy and my sister Carol.

Created with Michelle Shefveland and Doris Castle's Scrap Frames 2 - Michelle Shefveland, Julie Mead and Doris Castle Bountiful Blessings Page Pak both these are available at CottageArts.Net The font is 2 Peas YoYo

Brotherly Love

The newest in my Heritage Album, Brotherly Love. I spent the day scanning in old photos and found this great one of my brother and sister. I love to remember this story that I journaled on the page: Oh how I wish I had a picture of the day (teenage years) when Georgie fell at the foot of the stairs in front of Carol whithering around like he was having a seizure, when he knew she was close to tears (or maybe already there) he jumped up laughing, Yep that’s my big brother!

My brother is 9 years my senior, as a child he was this towering giant who made me quiver when he was around, as I grew older I saw the softer inside side that he doesn't show a lot. But he can still get me with this serious note to his voice and tell me some wild tale that I'm just about to believe until I see his eyebrow quiver. The one tell tale sign he's pulling my leg yet again!

This is made with Beth Rimmer's - It's Raining Men Collection at Digitals. I love these kits, they just put themselves together for you!
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I love this picture of Zoie and my sissy Carol. Zoie is so content just to snuggle up. My sis doesn't like her picture taken very much so I sneak them in whenever I can. I love that I got a shot of Mom's extra little girl leaning next to them with her head in her arms. Carol made that life size doll for Momma and it just looked so cute in the picture, like she was taking a little nap too.