Slipping By

Hi guys & happy Monday.

Today is  my nieces's 17th birthday! How is it possible? I remember the day she was born & my poor sister was in labor for over 36 hours.
She has begun looking at colleges & planning for her near future. It all seems unreal to me. And I'm not even her mother; I can't imagine what my sister is feeling!

Yesterday we went to the pumpkin patch. And looking at my kids then made me realize again how fast they are growing up too!

These past 10 years have gone by so quickly. I have been feeling very melancholy lately & am sad at how fast they are growing up. If you told me 3 years ago I would feel like this, I would have never believed you! Before I know it, my kids will be touring colleges! It's all so fleeting....I hope they continue to want to take trips to the pumpkin patch with us as they grow.

I also want to share my latest kit I received from Memorable Seasons. It is from Simple Stories-their Smarty Pants collection. What a great kit to receive this time of year!!

  My first project is a mini album I made using the journaling cards from the printed paper.
 

I want to do a seperate mini album for each year of school for the kids. I just finished this for Leah's 2nd grade year (she is now in 5th)!!

 I also created a layout & a card for the Member of the Month lift challenge at MS. This month's chosen member is Colette & you can see her gallery here. I lifted this layout of hers:

And here is my take (using the Simple Stories kit):

I also lifted this card of hers:

Be sure to stop by the forum at Memorable Seasons and play along!

Have a great night!
~Stephanie