My baby is 2!

Well, it has been a long time since I posted. I haven't done any scrapbooking for a long while, as I have been busy relieving at school. We had Kate's party today. I made the swimming pool cake, which she loved. We just had immediate family and two close friends attend. Lovely sunny weather, and lots of party food. I'm hoping the next two years with my wee darling will be easier than the last two, and that she might begin talking and behaving - lol. The speech therapist comes on Tuesday. I'm hoping for a miracle.

Friends

No matter how many times I rotated this before uploading the image it always went portrait. I'm furious that I can't figure it out. Does nothing for the layout being on its side, and makes it hard to view.

This is Lucy and her first pet lamb named Baa-t (by her) as Lucy was only 16mths old and it was about all she could say. They were great friends. Baa-t was so gentle with Lucy and followed her everywhere. Sadly Baa-t died young. We're not sure why, but suspect it was a heart attack due to being so obese.

Scrambled Eggs

Here is another of the layouts I submitted - often the eggs end up cracked with Kate throwing them in the bucket hence the title.

Rejects from Up2scrap magazine...

I submitted 6 layouts to Up2scrap for a future feature they are doing called "Fun on the Farm". Five were shortlisted, but now they have shortlisted again and it is down to one - the ugliest and least creative of them all. I would love to know on what basis they select layouts. Below are two rejects....I'm not showing my two favourites yet - I will keep them for another day.

Oh and once again one has appeared on its side - damn it!

I've been on holiday...

...in the beautiful Whangamata for a week with Paul and the girls. Had great weather until the day we had to come home. There were weather warnings out - lots of flooding and trees down.

Here is Lucy with one of the fish she proudly caught using her new Lipstix (bright pink) fishing rod she got for Christmas.

And here is Kate sporting the latest in beach wear - some geeky goggles that she insisted on wearing. The majority of the time she thought the beach was for nudists and got her kit off.

And here are the girls together early one morning watching a spot of TV!

Lily as a new pet!

Here is a page I completed a long time ago. It was the first page map (sketch) I ever tried. Now I love them. Am off to work today. Looking forward to it, as it will be a nice break from sick kids! Here's hoping this pic is the right way up, and you don't have to turn your head to view it.

Oh shit - I really have to work this out - why blogspot rotates everything!

No picture tonight...

Have a few pics uploaded of some recent layouts, but I was very brave and submitted them to the Up2scrap magazine for an upcoming theme. 5 of them have made the shortlist, so I am not allowed to publish them in any way including on a personal blog, until they have made their final decisions in March. Kate is unwell today - infected throat and ears, so best I get to bed incase it is a night of no sleep like last!