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Merry Christmas!

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Chatterbox

Dylan cracked me up on Monday. He was playing in his new exersaucer and just began chatting away. I started filming and ended up with a full 2 minutes of his commentary. A bit too much to upload so I clipped a small bit to share:addthis_url=''; addthis_title=''; addthis_pub='2pawsdesign...

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Meeting Santa

I lifted a layout & sketch from the April 2009 issue of Scrapbooks, Etc. by Amy Light for this page about Dylan's first meeting with Santa:And was inspired by last week's weekly challenge at Two Peas was to tell the story from Santa's perspective:Supplies: Archiver's, Stampin' Up, and Bazzill cardstocks; Bazzill Just the Edge scallops; Basic Grey patterned paper; Staz-On black stamp pad; Making Memories date stamp, buttons and stitches; Autumn...

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Five Months

A few highlights of Dylan's fifth month...* Able to put Soothie in his mouth by himself.* Excited when Dad returns home from work each day. Dylan gives him a big smile and reaches out to him.* Started eating rice cereal. In the mouth, down the chin, repeat....* Likes playing peek-a-boo. He'll put his burp cloth over his face to "hide" while I ask "where's Dylan?" When he uncovers his face, I say "There he is!" Dylan laughs and kicks excitedly....

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Santa Letter

Dylan had a special letter in the mail today. As you can see, he examined the front of the envelope carefully...How exciting - a letter from Santa!Straight to Dylan from the North Pole...addthis_url=''; addthis_title=''; addthis_pub='2pawsdesign...

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Foster's

I've had this photo from Dylan's first restaurant trip sitting on my desk for months and finally was inspired to scrap it:I printed the logo from the restaurant's website and then hand wrote my journaling including a list of the friends we met for lunch.Supplies: Bazzill cardstock; Chatterbox patterned paper; miscellaneous navy blue paper clip; Making Memories spiral paper & date stamp; StazOn Timber Brown stamp pad; Martha Stewart Crafts sepia...

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Big Day

What a big day Dylan had yesterday! My cute little elf and I went to the mall to run an errand...While there, we met Santa which was apparently very serious business...Dylan was all smiles before. Would smile at me between photos. All smiles after. And got the biggest grin looking at the photos on the computer when we returned home. But, no, not even the slightest hint of a smile while I took pictures.After we returned home, I put him on his...

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Healing

Chester came home on Saturday and seemed very happy about it. After running around checking everything out, he curled up on the sofa for a nap.Cali did not take his return quite as well. Any time he gets near, she runs away and hisses at him. I'm not sure if it's the "vet smell" or if she thinks we brought home a new cat. Just hoping it ends soon and that she comes down from the top of the kitchen cabinets where she's been hiding.Meanwhile, Dylan...

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Words to Live By

A counselor at summer camp when I was a teenager hung these words on each girl's locker in our cabin. I've kept my copy in a safe place all these years and thought it was a good fit for Kim's Words to Live By circle journal.This particular circle journal was bittersweet to work on as it marks the end. I shipped it to Kim on Monday and found my own on my doorstep Wednesday afternoon. I haven't opened the box to mine yet. Instead I placed it under...

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Sniffles

This month certainly hasn't started off like I thought it would. I came down with a cold last Monday. I still have not entirely shaken it. By Friday, I had to take Chester to the vet as he was also sick. He's still there with pancreatitis and an upper respiratory infection. Meanwhile Dylan began showing signs on Sunday that he had caught my cold. So he too is sniffling, coughing, sneezing, etc. I took him to the pediatrician on Tuesday to...

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Happy birthday, Charles!

Supplies: Die Cuts with a View card; A2Z Essentials patterned paper; black stamp ink; Making Memories tag & snap; Pebbles Inc rub-on sentiment.addthis_url=''; addthis_title=''; addthis_pub='2pawsdesign...

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Let's Roll

Chester teaches Dylan about rolling:addthis_url=''; addthis_title=''; addthis_pub='2pawsdesign...

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Road Trip

We took Dylan on his first big road trip for Thanksgiving. On Wednesday morning we loaded up the car and drove to Virginia to visit some of my family. He did very well - slept the first half of the ride and rode happily most of the rest.We went to his Great Papa Smith's house on Thursday where he managed to sleep through Thanksgiving lunch - waking only after most of the family had left.Wishing his Uncle Christopher a happy birthday:On Friday,...

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