project life: preschool edition...

Happy Tuesday! I am linking up with The Mom Creative today and sharing my recently started School version of Project Life.

When we registered George for preschool in January (yes, it needs to be done that far in advance here!) I knew I wanted to start a school album for him right away. My approach? KEEP IT SIMPLE. I waited and waited for the Project Life School Theme pack to make it's appearance and pounced as soon as I saw it hit my favorite online shop, Paper Issues. The supplies I am using for this album are minimal:

• Project Life School Theme pack
• In a Creative Bubble School Days journaling cards and circle accents
• Project Life grid cards
• Assorted alphabet stickers
• Photos
• Sharpie pen
• Corner rounder, date stamp, adhesive, paper trimmer

Just before school started, George and I were at a craft store and he chose his own album - the yellow and white striped Project Life binder. Perfect. As soon as I printed the photos from his orientation day and first day of school I was ready to go. At the end of this post, I'll write a  bit more about my approach to this project. Here is his album so far - up to date:

Orientation day, an interview about his first day, the school "rules" (the pencil card was a freebie I found on the internet awhile back and just added text in Picasa), describing his first art project...

Letter size page protector insert including first artwork and the welcome letter from his teacher...

An autumn song he learned and has been singing at home and a visit from the local fire department. I made the fire engine card using a piece of clip art and a poem I found online...

 First field trip to a local nature center for an apple cidering lesson and nature walk...

Here is my process and some thoughts on this project:

• Print the photos as soon as they are  taken, slip them in the pages. You'll notice that I haven't even rounded the 4x6 photos. Easy. I'm rounding the 3x4's becasue the PL cards are already done and I like that middle line to be uniform. 
• Write out his memories or an account of an event simply and quickly. 
• This album will span many years, separated using dividers. Since there will only be photos of big events, they won't take up so much space. 
• Artwork: I plan to keep a few key pieces, such as his first and there are  two apple related pieces that go along with the field trip. Otherwise, they will be displayed at home then photographed and added in as a 3x4' photo.

week 35: october citrus twist kits...

Week 35. Hot pink, aqua, gray and FUN! For October I worked with the CTK Pocket Life kit, the {brand new!} Pocket Life Embellishment Add-on and the Stamp Add-on...

Monday of this week, the boys and I headed out of town for a few days away at my parents house; a mini getaway while Mr. Boom was doing some night work. I hit 17 weeks, we had a super fun spray park play date and George gave us another of his epic one-liners...

I took the boys to my old elementary school park and to my favorite ice cream place {Stewart's}, Pumpkin Spice Lattes returned to Starbucks menu and I had one in hand almost immediately and, when we returned from our getaway, we started packing up half of our belongings to get our condo ready to sell...

Here are some card close ups:

what we've been up to {in photos}...

As much family time as we can grab...

Mastering new skills...

Growing fast - too fast for the camera...

Growing outward...

Finding our forever home...

I have, and will have, much more to share soon. Another recent PL spread is ready to post and more pages being worked on in a massive catch up effort. But, today, I'm focusing on what's happening in these photos. A lot of life happening and many prayers that our forever home is in reach {we are in contract} and will be ours very soon.

project life: week 34 with october citrus twist kits!

Happy Friday! I'm up on the Citrus Twist Kits blog today sharing my Week 34 layout (with more details) and decided to post here as well. October's kits are soft, pretty and just a bit bold with pops of hot pink! The exclusive flair, stamps, 3x4 cards and wood veneer are swoon worthy. I worked with the Pocket Life kit, the Pocket Life Embellishment Add-on and the Stamp Add-on. The stamp add on this month is food related and completely amazing!

{Week 34: August 19-25}

We ate popsicles to combat the late summer heat, played with new toys, helped YiaYia garden and tried a yummy new recipe...

One BIG thing this week? We listed our condo for sale! It's been a very long time coming (ahem, 2+ years) but we finally took the leap to sell the home where we started our family and move on to accommodate to growth! We baked, went to the park, spent a day with G's godmother and I had a scrappy play date with a friend of mine. The little illustration of Max from Where the Wild Things Are? The boys love the book right now and had torn apart our copy's dust jacket. I managed to salvage this one piece and it was perfect for a 3x4 card...

photo shares...

Some recent favorites of our two sweet boys, mischief and all!

George decided to color more than his coloring book while I took Jack in for a change.

Jack exploring flowers at a local nature center.

 

Collecting bark, acorns and rocks - and making silly faces!

project life: weeks 32 and 33...

The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of activity. We've been adjusting to George's new school schedule and figuring out the three hour downtime with Jack three times a week. At the same time, Mr. Boom is in his busiest time of year at work and we've also been dealing with a health crisis of an immediate family member. Nothing has been normal! So, yes, I am still behind on Project Life. I may even combine a couple of weeks here and there to catch up. And that's okay. Today, I'm sharing two weeks of my album that have been completed for about a month but that I hadn't taken the time to photograph until today.

{Week 32: August 5-11}

This week Mr. Boom thought he was amusing hanging upside down from the bridge he was inspecting and held a sign asking me what was for dinner, Jack had a visit to the pediatrician...twice!, we made smoothies and George learned how to do some more puzzles...

 

Jack has his 18 month well visit, the kids played in their grandparents backyard and G picked some tomatoes and we had a family day at the zoo, including another ride on the Dinosaur Safari. On Sunday, a pipe burst in our bathroom and G helped Mr. Boom do the plumbing work, donning a head lamp. The story is tucked in the bi-fold card...

{Week 33: August 12-18}

We called poison control for the fist time (and hopefully the last!) when Jack bit into a glow stick, the boys practiced lacrosse at the park, there was baby wearing, cookie baking, pizza eating and silliness at the park...

We gathered supplies for G's classroom, getting ready for the start of preschool (!!!), and had a lot of fun around town, including a picnic in the park...

I'll be back later this week with another PL layout using the October Citrus Twist Kits!