I scrapped!!!!! FINALLY!

I honestly haven't had time to scrap for weeks and weeks. I feel so deprived! So this evening I sat down and whipped some pages up. I feel like a new person. ;)

These are pics from Christmas. I love the one of Aaron crying, lol. Jamie asked me why I wanted to put that picture on the page. I want to show all of our memories-even the non happy ones! Aaron was crying here because the first gift he opened was one of those toy organizers with the different bins, and on the box it had a bunch of toys on it, so he thought it was a box of toys! And then he didn't want anything else but that box! Silly boy. Anywho, I used Martha Stewart papers-aren't they yummy? It is glittered. I believe the chipboard letters are Heidi Swapp, and I used some Martha glitters on them. Boy was that M-E-S-S-Y! But worth it! I love glitter!

I finally got to scrap Aaron's first trip to the pumpkin patch. I feel like I'm so far behind! I used MME papers. I've had them in my stash for years. I also used some Dew Drops and the ribbon is from the dollar store.

And I'll leave you with this deliciousness. Isn't he gorgeous?! Thanks for stopping in!!

Mickey Mouse Stamps Winner

Oops-a few days late picking a winner!!! Sorry! Anyway, Aaron picked a winner, and it was Robyn! Congrats!

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Yuck. I feel really poopy, lol. Pretty sure I have strep throat. Again. I need to break down and have my tonsils removed, but I'm a chicken. Going to the doctor today. But when you get strep throat at least 4 times a year, it gets pretty easy to self diagnose yourself. So I'll be going to get some antibiotics later. I just want to stay in bed for a few days, but that is hard when you have 2 little ones!

Nothing new and crafty to share. Thats because I've been super busy redoing my scrap room. I will be taking a few days rest from that though because I feel really bad. My mom is giving me a desk to put in there, so I've been re-organizing, decluttering and cleaning. My room will be pretty now instead of a big ol' mess.

I hope you all have a great weekend. I know I won't. :( I'll leave you with a few blogs to check out. They are all great and offering wonderful blog candies. I normally like to tell you a bit more about the blogs, but I am just too tired, so here ya go. I'll try to edit it later when I don't feel like I'm going to pass out at any moment!

1. Sally
2. Irina
3. Rach
4. Pink Gem Designs-They're releasing some great new stamps this month!
5. Michelle
6. Lim
7. Simon Says Stamp-All I have to say is...WHOA.

Great candies out there. Good luck. ;)

I'm Walking for Alex!

I'm walking in the March of Dimes March for Babies for my little Alexander. There is a place on my sidebar to donate, but even if you can't donate (I know we can't right now) maybe you could participate in a walk in your own area. And those of you that are local-come join my team! I know for sure that Mom and I will be walking, and depending on the weather I may bring one or both boys! Aaron will make you laugh the whole time! The walk is on April 25 (that was actually my due date for Aaron, and I always remember that!) and it is 5 miles long.

Having Alex so early, and seeing him in the hospital for 22 days was probably the worst thing I've ever experienced. Thankfully he is perfect-5 months old and 15 pounds! He's healthy and one of the happiest babies I've ever seen. It breaks my heart thinking about the babies that never make it home. Thanks for stopping by! :)

Goodies to share and a RAK!

I am such a lucky girl! I was given a little bit of money and gift cards to spend on MYSELF for Christmas. And what did I do with almost all of that money?? Bought things for the boys, of course. Lol. Bought Aaron a few new cups, Alex a few new bottles, bought some things to make Alexander's baby food (anyone done this? Advice?), had to order a toy for Aaron from Amazon because I couldn't find it anywhere (the Yo Gabba Gabba Dancing Brobee!), and I got some other little things that they needed. I did have some money left over though, and got this stuff!I got some of the Martha Stewart products on sale, including a yummy Christmas paper stack, some glitter, and 2 acrylic stamp sets. The paper and glitter were only $4! YAY! I also got some things on sale at ACMoore. They had a bunch of clearance things, so I got the Halloween stack for $5, and the Heidi Swapp mini iron for $3. I love the Halloween papers, and hopefully I can finally get the boys Halloween pics scrapped! Then I got some Wall Pops-black, red, orange, yellow, blue, and a cute pink and purple striped border that I'm going to put in my scrap room. I didn't even spend $30 for all of that. ;) I love a deal!

THEN, a few days ago I went over to my friends house and she gave me all of this and MORE!

She used to own the LSS that I worked at, and these were some things she had left. (Also, besides the things for me, she gave me a ton of kiddie stamps and 20-30 decorative scissors to add to Aaron's craft stash!) I got a Coluzzle envelope template, a bunch of great idea books that perfectly fit my style, about a 4 inch stack of paper (PAPER!!!), TONS of stickers and embellies, 2 Bo Bunny class kits, 2 Karen Foster 12x12 rub ons, a bag of ribbon (!!!!!!!!), 2 Scrapbook Girl tees (I LOVE the green/pink one!), and a lot more. To be fair though, I won't be keeping a lot of it-a bunch of it is for my 15 year old sister who I've just gotten started scrapping! Now I'll always have a buddy to scrap with, since she lives behind me. ;) Isn't all of that wonderful! I'm so happy about all of this because I am now on a spending ban. Ughhh. Just saying it makes me cringe! YUCK! So from now on I will only be buying necessities like cardstock and adhesive. At least thats the plan!

Now for my RAK. I bought this before Christmas to do a RAK. I found it at JoAnns in the dollar bin. The dollar bin! So I bought 2-1 for me, 1 for one of you. ;) Not a great pic though...

I will also add some other goodies before I send it out of course! All you have to do is leave a comment and I will have Aaron pick a name out of the hat next Saturday the 10th! I will put your name in twice if you link me on your blog!

I'll be starting to pack up the Christmas stuff today and finish tomorrow. I was going to do it last weekend but my mom yelled at me and said its bad luck to take your tree down before New Years. And since we need all the good luck we can get right now, I thought I'd better wait. ;)

What will you be doing tonight? I haven't been up to see the ball drop in years. I think I will stay up tonight. We'll see! Maybe I can keep myself awake by staying in my scrap room until about 11:30! I hope you have a happy, happy New Year! Thanks so much for stopping by!

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! Ours was perfect-how could it not be with these two??

If Aaron looks like he was "caught" in that picture, its because he was! He took those Junior Mints out of MY stocking and ate a ton of them while I was in the kitchen getting his breakfast. Little stinker.

Aaron got some great toys including a Thomas track that's as big as the kitchen table (what am I going to do with that??!!) and his Leapster that he just loves. He got a few clothes, books, and movies too. He's very spoiled. :) He also woke up one morning with a much higher IQ-he now knows all of his colors, shapes and most of the alphabet. I think I can have him reading when he's 3! I need to videotape him doing the ABC's, its too cute.

Alexander got some cute little toys too, including this one that he loves:

Its his "First Bear" and it rattles. He also has this cute little frog that sings and vibrates, but Aaron's been playing with that! How happy is this little man?? You can tell in the picture that he had a fever (stupid teeth) but he's just smiling away. I love him.

Jamie and I didn't exchange gifts this year, which felt a little weird. :( My parents and grandparents did get Jamie some much-needed clothes though. And my mom got me the Paper Doll cart which I've been dying to use. We also got some gift cards for groceries, and lots of diapers and formula-we shouldn't need to buy anything for at least a month or two, which helps us out immensely.

I could write 10 posts about Christmas. It was just so wonderful. I loved all the time we got to spend with my family. My family is the best. Aaron was so pooped from all the fun that he fell asleep around 4 in the afternoon, so Jamie and I got to actually sit down and watch a movie-UNINTERUPPTED. Wow. We haven't done that in years! He got The Dark Knight from my grandma, so that's what we watched. I didn't like it though. Maybe a little too dark for me. But the day after Christmas I cuddled with Aaron and watched Horton Hears a Who-much better. :)

I have a few things to share, but need to let my camera charge first! I did make more Christmas cards, but forgot to take pics before I gave them away! Oops! Thank you so much for stopping by! I'll leave you with a link to Karen's blog who has some awesome blog candy. Wouldn't that be a great belated Christmas present?? I also have a small little RAK I'll be doing soon, just need to take a picture of it! Have a wonderful day. ;)

Update on my guys

So I posted a few days about my little Alexander being sick. Thankfully he is much better. They diagnosed him with bronchiolitis. He is taking an antibiotic, a steroid, and using a nebulizer every 4 hours while he is awake. He saw the doctor twice this week and will go back next Tuesday. Poor Aaron is sick as well. He has an ear infection and an upper respiratory infection. I'm glad they are both on antibiotics and well on their way to being better so they aren't sick at Christmas! Aaron was sick last Christmas and didn't even want to open presents! I didn't even get any pictures to scrap! Hopefully this year will be different. :) Thanks for all the prayers for my little men. I know it helped.

I probably won't post until after Christmas unless I get some extra time. I still have a few presents to finish and wrap, and LOTS of baking to do! I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas!!