Addict

Hello, my name is Natalie, and I'm an addict. You've probably gotten the hint that I've been pretty bummed-out for the past little while. Mostly I just think it's hormonal. My coping mechanism, since sleeping is out as an option, has been taking my emotions out on scrapbooking. I have hundreds and hundreds of decals and 3D elements for pages, but was waiting around until I had a house and more time to make scrapbooking the past 5 or so years a bit of a project. This project came a lot sooner than expected. It certainly helped that my mom and I hit up a scrapbooking store that was going out of business, and I was able to get all my cute paper for way cheap. 

Below is all that I've been able to accomplish. A few pages each night before bed. A few of them still need work and more decals, and all of them are missing labels and journaling. For now this will do. I was worried that if I didn't start documenting this stuff now, Lilly's birth especially, that it would never get done. I'm relieved I've gotten so much done. I was also able to scrapbook Susan's bridal shower for her, but didn't get any pictures of it...I'm such a dummy sometimes!

The first scrapbook I made contains pictures from all of the pregnancy and birth of Lilly. The Sesame Street scrapbook contains all of her growing up. Suffice it to say, I'm completely, 100% out of scrapbook room, so if you're wanting to randomly buy me something, because you're awesome like that, I desperately need another scrapbook!

Still working on this one...

Lilly's blessing day

Still hunting down the perfect pirate decals

I was surprised to find that I didn't have a single Christmas decal. This page is still under construction

Same with this one...

Lilly's "1st" page. Still needing LOTS of labels and a few decals... First "real" food, first smile, first time at the laundromat, first merry-go-round ride, first mustache....

First time voting, first 4th of July, first bath, first shower, first big girl car seat...

First picnic, first time at the beach, first time on a boat, first trip to the zoo (under construction)

First time moving, first tooth, first time swimming, first Notre Dame game (again, needing lots of labels and decals.)

First birthday, first Thanksgiving, first plane ride (under construction)

I'm working on pages for each grand parent. My mom is the only grandparent to have her page completed so far. I'm excited to have one for each grandparent.

Monthiversaries

I had to re-order her 7 month picture, so it's not on yet

This trip to the beach yielded so many amazing pictures, I think I could devote an entire album just to this day

In my opinion, this page needs lots of work

This page should be pretty cute once I find some merry-go-round decals

Lilly keeps finding the scrapbooks and loves to sit and look at pictures