It's getting close to that time of year again, when new scrapbooking stuff starts coming out, and there is just so much goodness it's hard to keep track of it all, but I thought I'd share a few of the things that I can't wait to get my hands on.

1. BasicGrey Oxford Bowties. These would make the perfect hair accessories.
2. Little Yellow Bicyle SWEET SUMMERTIME When life gives you lemons paper. Doesn't this just scream summer?!?

Today we took a wonderful trip to another planet....actually planets!

This morning we headed down to the Clark Planetarium in Salt Lake. I knew Zoe wouldn't do well in the actual IMAX shows, but the planetarium has several other exhibits and it's free!

Zoe couldn't stop talking about all the moons (planets) and alien monsters.

Here she is on Mars.

Today was a much better day, and we actually saw some sun.

Tonight, Zoe and I went on a Mommy & Me date. We had lots of fun just hanging out about town together, and car dancing of course :)


Li,ke I said yesterday, I've been in a bit of a creative slump, but I did manage to create this layout.

I used Echo Park's new line, Splash.
I've been wanting to scrap this photo of Jamie's boys for a long time but couldn't find the right papers, until now.

Here's a close up of the handstiched frame around the picture.

It's been raining all week.

Usually, it's my favorite kind of weather, but for some reason it's putting me in a slump.

A creative slump, a sit-around-in-Ryan's-sweats-all-day slump, eat-junk-food slump, etc, etc.

We're on the verge of another set of changes in the Humbert household and I think we're all a bit unsettled.

Zoe is potty training and doing quite well. We've transitioned her to a twin bed. She turns 3 in a couple weeks. I'm visiting preschools in the area for Fall.

She's growing up and as much fun as it is to watch, it's hard for me to say good-bye to my little baby girl.

Ryan is deciding on what school to pursue. He hasn't enjoyed BYU-Idaho, so we're now exploring other options and electrical engineering programs.

I'm coming to terms with Utah being our home for the next few years, and searching for areas to live, residency requirements etc.

I'm kinda feeling like we're back to where we were last October, making a lot of big choices all around the same time.
I feel like another fresh start is coming and itching to make some new personal and family goals.

I think getting out of Ryan's sweats should probably be goal #1, at least for today and while we're at it, goal #2, make something yummy to eat :)

XOXO,
Holly & Co.

5 years ago last week my grandmother passed away.
She battled breast cancer on 3 separate occasions and it eventually claimed her life.
This weekend also happened to be Mother's day, I couldn't think of a better week to celebrate my grandmother's life.

She was an avid reader, quilter and an amazing friend.
She made everyone feel like they were the most special, important person.

At a luncheon after her funeral, I was talking with several of my cousins, and we all commented, that each of us thought we were her favorite. Turns out we all were.

The last time we ran in this, in 2004, my grandma greeted us at the finish line.
This time, we all wore pink signs saying, "In memory of Grandma Baker."
I miss her all the time.

We had 11 of her direct descendants participate on Saturday.
It was a great way to celebrate her life and her legacy.


I'm proud to support cancer research and I'm so grateful for the doctors who've treated my mom and all our other family members who have been affected by cancer.



After the race, we all gathered here at my parent's house and had a big luncheon. We were joined by the other family members that were unable to attend the race. I think we had about 30+ people in our house.
Lots of food, laughing and stories about Grandma B.

It's amazing how much one person can touch so many people.

Marian is survived by:
7 Children
28 Grandchildren
12 Great-Grandchildren

Happy Mother's Day!

XOXO,
Holly & Co.

Hey Ladies,
So sorry for getting this up late, I had a crazy weekend and then got sick at the last minute. But don't worry, you have until Friday to enter the challenge.

For my Challenge, I did an embellishment challenge. I tend to use my embellishments by themselves, so I thought it would be fun to try a build your own embellishment challenge.

I used embellishments I already had in my stash to create layered embellishments for my page.

Here is my completed page:

Most toddlers are quite self-involved, including my own.
However, she is starting to come out of that a little bit and is becoming aware of other people needs.


This morning, we were in the basement and Zoe heard my mom rustling things around in the storage room. She stopped playing with her toys and ran into the storage room and asked, "Nona, do you need any help?"

Then she spent the next few minutes helping my mom build a little bed for her cousin who is coming to visit tonight. After she finished with the bed, she ran back in to the playroom and said, "Mom, I helped Nona make a bed for baby 'liza!"

She was so happy.

It was a proud mom moment for me, I'm glad all the talking/teaching/reminding is working.

A reminder to make an effort all the time, because she is watching/listening/learning.

XOXO,
Holly & CO.