Author Archives: allyanne

This week, we started our first year of kindergarten at home. I had meant to start last week, but between illness and broken appliances, it just didn’t work out. No worries, though. That’s one of the reasons we’ve decided to … Continue reading →

I made a lot of pages this weekend. Here are some more. Click to see enlarged view.

Click on each image to view larger. Enjoying our rainy, cool day! Fall!

I did a little bit of scrapbooking this morning. Aiden’s fifth bday party: May Day Flowers And my mud-loving boy.

OH July! You are so busy and full of photo opportunities! Stop it! Share with January! Share with November! Stop being so fun and pretty! I’ve taken almost 1000 photos this month. Scratch that: I’ve kept almost 1000 photos this … Continue reading →

I’ve been seeing this kind of face a LOT lately: Not sure why he likes it so much, but there it is. Yesterday was Camp Allyson, and we went on a field trip to Dan’s Dogs. Root beer floats (“I’m … Continue reading →

. . .You should definitely take its picture. Cherries, blueberries, muenster cheese, carrots, eggs, and bacon on a bed of lovely greens. Yummmmmmmm. . . . And I was worried that bacon + cherries would be a weird combination. It … Continue reading →

Hello, beautiful! Funny story about these peppers. Last year, I planted what I thought were jalapeno peppers. The tag said so, the plant looked right, the peppers looked right. But they didn’t taste right. They were completely NOT hot. Like … Continue reading →

The lovely house Kam and Kymberly shared with us during our stay. Just a short walk to the Inner Harbor and many of the other delights of this beautiful city. Outside of Murchie’s, my favorite tea room in Victoria. Inside … Continue reading →

OH MA GUSH, I love this baby! I am the luckiest auntie in the wearld. All coy here. And look at this smile. AHHHHHH! Slain by the cuteness! Let’s zoom in and look again! Love this baby.

I’ve been doing a little scrappin’ since we got home. This is from June, when the Cousins Aide(a)n were together: And here are some pages from my Dad’s visit at the beginning of July: I have a ton to catch … Continue reading →

So, on the Fourth of July, we went to Canada. Yes, I know that sounds disturbingly unpatriotic, but it was SO much cheaper to travel that day, we could not resist. And how many times can one say that she … Continue reading →

So, July is half over already. Huh. It began in a blur, two weeks ago, with a quick, two-day visit from my dad. Yep, just two days to see all of us, but we will take what we can get, … Continue reading →

I’m in the “ebb” part of my ebb-and-flow scrapbooking cycle. It doesn’t make me anxious the way it used to. I know it will come back around on the guitar soon and we can sing four-part harmony again. But these … Continue reading →