Jump!

Journaling: On a Summer day in Broken Arrow, the family all headed to the neighborhood pool. Hannah spent a lot of time splashing in the kiddie pool, while Kyle and Josh played in the big pool. I thought it was great to show each of them jumping in!!

Hair Color Obsession?

Journaling: Over the years I've had a love/hate relationship with my own hair color. I've been REALLY blonde, brunette, auburn, magenta. So many colors and so interesting to see how the change in hair color can bring out new and interesting personality traits.

I couldn't tell you where I got the paper and elements that I used in this page, because I'm not that good at organizing my scrappy stuff. But I can tell you they had the name "Claire-Stephens-SD" in them. So feel free to Google it and maybe you'll get lucky. The other day I was just thinking of all the many hair color choices I've made over the years. So I decided to put them together for all my friends to be able to see in one place. hehe

FYI, the picture from 1993 is PRE-any hair coloring!! So that's the real me! The 1999 picture is natural as well.

Stages of Me

Journaling:
1975:
humble beginnings

1982:
a day by the fountain

1994:
my loving family on my wedding day

I've seen several other people do projects where they chronicle sections of their life in scrapbook. This is my first attempt at something similar. Pink has always been my favorite color and I LOVE the way it combines with that certain shade of medium brown. Most of these pages I've made I have an idea in my head of what I want them to look like and how I want them arranged, not this time. I knew the colors I wanted to use, but I had several pictures to choose from and no clue as to their eventual orientation on the page. So whereas a lot of the previous pages have taken me 20 minutes at best, this one took the better part of an hour. Hope you all like how it came out in the end.

Easter 2004 in Clifton

Journaling (Clockwise from bottom left):
Betty taking pictures & me looking on

Papa & Bill enjoying the day

Memaw, Bill, Tom, Hannah, & Owen hunting eggs

Jamie, Zane, Hannah, Owen, & Josh

For Easter we all met up at Kyle's mother's home and had a lovely dinner followed by a fun Easter Egg hunt! All the kids had a great time and the weather couldn't have been better if we'd ordered it up!

My Graduation

Journaling:
Graduation Day 2007
After working diligently for 14 yrs, changing majors countless times, and attending a handful of different jr. colleges...I DID IT! I graduated from Collin County Community College in May 2007 with an Associates of Arts-Business degree! I was SO proud of myself. My kids, hubby, and parents attended the ceremonies.

Halloween 2003

Halloween is kind of a big deal around our place. Kyle and I LOVE dressing up and going to friends' parties! We've gotten together with Chad and Lacey almost every year, even if just to hand out candy or let the kids trick-or-treat. In 2003, we went to their Halloween party out at their house and has a fantastic time!!

Here's the cast of characters:
Top left: Kyle and Dorsey as Beaker and Bunsen Honeydew (from the Muppets)

Middle: Hannah as a Cool Pink Lady

Top Right: Anjie and Alayna as a Cute Baby and a Ladybug

Lower left: Chad and Lacey as Neo and Trinity (from the Matrix)

Lake Somerville

May 2007 I graduated from college, (yeah!! finally got my associates degree!!) afterwords we headed to Lake Somerville for some fun with the family for Mother's Day weekend. Kyle, the kids and myself decided to stick around one day longer than most everyone else. So in the morning we hung out at the beachy section of our park and relaxed in the sun.

Journaling:
Josh and Hannah enjoying the sand

Me relaxing in the cool water

Me and Kyle...chillin'


This was quite possibly one of the best Saturdays ever!! A lot of us spent most of the day on the barge and just hangin' out. The kids actually taxied drinks from the shore out to us and giggled and had more fun, also.

Journaling:
Gary, Donald Ray, Glen, & some other guy

Everyone on the "Moyer Lake Barge"

Meghan, Matthew, and Josh

Pool Time 2003

Under pictures (clockwise from left):
Everyone enjoying the cool waters

A quick kiss for Papa Ralph

Meme, Karen, Papa Ralph, Jimmy, and Josh visiting

"Jump Tiffani!!!"

Journaling: A typical summer day at Meme and Papa Ralph's home is spent in the pool. Today the whole gang was there! Josh and Hannah had lots of fun playing with Meme, Papa, Karen, Jimmy, and Tiffani!

Freedom Day

Journaling: Through my husband's company they had a volunteer opportunity. Station #3 of the Dallas Fire & Rescue was in need of some repair. So these individuals took a day and gave back to these brave men and women. Kyle and his team built some shelving units, swept, cleaned, painted, repaired parts of the ceiling, landscaped, refinished a table, and more in the short time they had. It made my them all very happy to be giving of their time and abilities. There was a ceremony/party afterwords where many firefighters shared their own experiences with 9/11, many had gone to NY and ground zero. I get tearful thinking of these great men and of the time my husband gave to them this day.

10th Birthday

On May 27, 2007 I baked a cookie cake for my "little" girl's 10th birthday. Serenaded by her Daddy and brother she enjoyed the meal and relaxed for the day. She had some friends over that evening for a sleepover, popcorn, and movies.

I wanted to keep this layout simple, hoping to capture the innocence of my lovely daughter. SO glad I snapped the pictures of her before we sang and of my hubby and son singing to her.