I love my scanner

We got a scanner when some friends were moving last summer. I pulled it out this last week and I am in love. We have been Scanning everything we could find, a couple examples.

Paper Bag Puppet

Malcolms hand

My pearls
And this is why I am in LOVE. I have been adding my scans to digital scrap booking projects.
It has make the end results so much more meaningful and fulfilling for me.


To you this is a design that could add some fun to a page.
To me it is a scan of the stitching on my wedding shoes.

Isn't it just so cool.
I even scanned a rock that Steven and I found on one of our first camping trips.


I have always wanted beautiful books full of my pictures and memories framed with stickers and stamps but have never gotten into all the work and money it takes to do these books. I was really skeptical of doing it all digital because you don't get the 3D affect of hospital bracelets and ribbons. But when you scan your bulky 3D objects you can add them to your digital pages and it gives you more of a dept then a picture of the object would. Its the best of both worlds and I can scrapbook all my memories and pictures now.

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There has been the tiniest bit of snow here in Stillwater and Elliot has been interested in "playing in it". So this morning we ventured out into the wild world of Oklahoma snow. I laid out a quilt in a sunny spot for Malcolm to camp out on. While Elliot and I used an old cookie sheet to sled down the tiny hill by our house. It was fun enough for a couple minutes till Elliot proclaimed "Snow hurt" and promptly went inside. We are now watching Toy Story 3 wrapped in blankets and sipping Aunt Kristina Hot Chocolate on a Stick (which is amazing and I need to get the recipe because I Love it, hint, hint).

Here is a cozy picture of us thawing out after our play in the snow.

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Christmas Break was Great! We had so much fun.













It's going to be good to get back into our schedule but we are going to miss having so much family around.

42 : 26 thing about me on this my 26th Birthday

In no particular order:

1. I was born in a room without electricity.

2. I was in the Color Guard in the Marching Band all three years of High School and two years in College.

3. I am not a good speller.

4. I love pumpkins and anything Fall.

5. I have the best job, I play with cars and read picture book all day.

6. I am a Mom to two of the coolest boys around.

7. I love tulips especially if they are orange.

8. I was the first to graduate with a Culinary Minor from my University.

9. I have a bachelors of Science degree from Brigham Young University in Idaho.

10. I know what I am doing behind a sewing machine.

11. I love color.

12. I am married to the perfect man (for me) who I have connected with on levels that I didn't even know were possible.

13. I love to run with people, and have run 3 5k's this past year.

14. I proudly wear size 8 jeans.

15. I am not a morning person.

16. I love fresh cut pineapple.

17. I am really close with my family. My parents are amazing and I have two awesome brothers and two totally cool sisters.

18. My ears are two different sizes.

19. I catch onto things pretty fast.

20. My mood changes with my hair.

21. I love being around people.

22. I always have my toenails painted.

23. I am a bit of a kleptomaniac.

24. I love earrings.

25. I am Alison Sweeney's biggest fan.

26. I am not an animal person.

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It's gotten pretty chilly here in Oklahoma the last few days so we pulled out our hats and gloves.


We had our ward Christmas party last week and it was filled with great friends, fun and food.





We haven't really introduced the idea of Santa to Elliot so when the man in red entered the room all he saw was the candy he was carrying in his market sack.

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This is what I look like today. Not too shabby!

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Elliot and I have been doing some holiday crafts. I thought these guys turned out cute.
Elliot did an awesome job with his snowman face!