In Serious Need Of A Vacation...

Pay no attention to the hair! He looks like one of the Beatles but with blonde hair! He's going in Tuesday for a haircut. I don't cut my kids hair because when I do, it always looks worse than before I cut it.



I found him with his shirt like this after his nap. He was apparently trying to get it off but just managed to get it over his head.

Ok...so I know that you all think I'm totally lying about having 5 children because the only one you ever read about is Parker. The only reason for this is because he is the only one not in school yet so I spend the most time with him. Anyway, this week the kids had two days off of school. We had all 5 boys here yesterday PLUS myself and Jeff. You'd think that one of us would have noticed Parker get out the lemonade and make a "Country Time Race Track" all over the kitchen floor. Not only did he do that yesterday, but he also got into the fridge, took out an egg, cracked the egg into a dish and whipped it up! I have to say that I was very impressed that there were no egg shells in the mix. Anyway, here are some pictures from yesterday....oh and please pay no attention to my messy kitchen...like I said, I had 5 boys here yesterday!

Affection Stops At Seven...

Parker wanted some juice this morning and so I poured it into a cup and before I gave it to him, I said "Can you give mommy a kiss?" and he gave me a kiss. Then I said, "Can you give mommy two kisses?" and he gave me another kiss. Then I said, "Can you give mommy three kisses?" and he gave me another kiss. Well, you get the idea. We went all the way through six kisses but when the seventh one came along, I said, "Can you give mommy SEVEN kisses" and he looked at me and said (in a matter-of-fact tone) "No". I guess that affection stops at seven kisses. Oh well. I would have taken a million if he would have given them to me!

Sweet Happenings at the Vaughan Home...

When Parker was 6 months old, he was given a cd by his Aunt Geri and Uncle Michael that was lullaby versions of hymns. He has listened to that cd every night at bed time since that time. This morning, I woke up and went about my usual routine and then went downstairs to check my email since I hadn't heard Parker stirring yet. As I was on my computer, I heard his cd start to play.He can now reach through the slats of his crib and push the play button, this is how I know he is awake most of the time. I guess it's better that screaming! Anyway, he not only pushed play on the cd player but he started to sing along with it. It was so sweet to sit and listen to my baby sing "I Feel My Savior's Love" to himself. I'm grateful for the beautiful spirit that seems to envelope our home. It's going to be a good day.

Another Pocket Album...

Here is what I worked on today. I decided that I would make a pocket album for Halloween to put all of the kids pictures in. I like how it turned out and I LOVE this paper packet!

All products used are CTMH:

• Enchanted Paper Packet


• Enchanted Stickease


• Black Grosgrain Ribbon


• Sparkles


• Garden Green Cardstock


• Autumn Terracotta Cardstock and Ink


• Pansey Purple Cardstock and Ink


• Sunflower Cardstock


• Olive Ink

Pocket Album Mania...

First off, I need to give credit where credit is due. This pattern came from one of my stamping idols, Tresa Black (aka: The Stamp Goddess!). She is just wonderful and one of my favorite people to steal creativity from! Anyway, this is my version of her pocket album. It has 10 inside pages as well as 4 pull out tags! Very fun! This is one the rare occasions that I did not use Close To My Heart paper but I found this paper packet and really thought it was cute. All products are listed below. Hope you enjoy!

Products used are:

• My Minds Eye Paper - Snowed In Paper Pack


• CTMH Colonial White Cardstock


• 24" Cocoa Grosgrain Ribbon (CTMH)


• Cranberry Cardstock (CTMH)


• Sweat Leaf Cardstock (CTMH)


• Sparkles (CTMH)


• Prisma Glitter (CTMH)
• Love Letter Rub-ons (CTMH)
• White Paint


• Coluzzle Circle Cutter

The Butcher, The Baker...we'll stop there

Parker loves to "help" in the kitchen when I'm cooking, cleaning or doing anything really. When I was baking bread the other day, he just had to be in the middle of everything and had a cow when I wouldn't let him put the flour in the mixer. Finally, I just gave in and let him have fun. The bread came out fine so I guess it was worth it! Here are some pictures of my little Baker!!

Halloween Cards

Ok..I think that Halloween is probably my favorite holiday to make cards for. Last year I made these really cute waterfall cards with the SU Booglie eyes set (I think that's what it's called) and they really turned out cute. This year, CTMH came out with a stamp set called Creepy Cobwebs and I LOVE IT!! In fact, we are using that stamp set for this month's club layout! I can't wait to show it off to all of my customer's ! Anyway, here is a card that I made with the CC set and this is the one that I will probably send out. I guess we'll see...

All products used are Close To My Heart

• Black Cardstock
• Autumn Terracotta Cardstock
• Garden Green Cardstock
• Enchanted Paper Packet
• Creepy Cobwebs stamp set
• Black Grosgrain Ribbon
• Black Embossing Powder
• Versa Mark
• Autumn Terracotta Ink
• Garden Green Ink
• Purple Pansey Ink
• Black Sewing Thread

I'm Sad...

Bad news for me...

Today, I got a big rip in my work uniform (aka...my favorite pajamas). Enough said.

November Layout Workshop

Well, after much frustration today, here are the layouts for the November workshop! I was up until midnight last night working on the first one and Parker decided this morning that he was going to try the "direct to paper" inking technique with New England Ivy on my layout! As nice as it looked, I decided to change it to try to salvage my layout. He also did the "unrolling of Herma adhesive" technique which I DO NOT recommend because it gets very expensive. Anyway, after calming down and deciding not to take him to the orphanage, I was able to finish all of the projects. If you're interested in doing this workshop, prices range from $21 to $60 and all prices include shipping. You can see my CTMH website at http://www.scrappingmania.myctmh.com/ for more details!

What A Day...

I had a great day today doing my Notebook workshop with Terrie and Hilary. It was nice to sit with someone else and craft! I haven't posted in a while so I thought I'd post this pop up tag that I made the other day. I'm currently working on all of my workshops for the rest of the year and should have those posted soon!

All products used are Close To My Heart:

• Evensong Creative Basics Pack
• Cranberry cardstock
• Colonial White cardstock
• Be True stamp set
• Spot on Backgrounds stamp set
• Christmas Scripts stamp set
• Cranberry sparkles
• New England Ivy Bigger Brad
• Cranberry Safety Pin
• Olive Ribbon