Layouts by the numbers

Barnes & Noble

I think it's possible that somewhere out there, someone loves bookstores more than me . . . but I haven't met that person yet.  :)

ART!

Ok, first of all, my kid rules.  He is HILARIOUS.

Second, I scanned this drawing of Jake's, which was 8.5x11, and printed it at a bit smaller than 5x7 so it would fit on the page. (Isn't it obvious that it's Mario & Luigi with a star bit?) Later on will probably do the same and make a collage of the awesome things he's been drawing lately. (Especially his latest - Darth Vader. LOL)

Edited to add: Here are some of the other drawings:

 

This would be Darth Vader, Darth Maul, and Anakin Skywalker

7th birthday, take 2

This one is for the chronological album.

Note to self: adding .02 to each dimension in canvas size makes the perfect black outline in Photoshop.

7th birthday

These guys are a hoot.  For Jake's dad&me album.

Another Chuck E. Cheese page

for Jake's mom&me album

this is a paper page with the actual photo print-out

9-19-09 Chuck E. Cheese

The kids and I get a kick out of the photo booth at Chuck E. Cheese, but I can't ever get them to look INTO the camera.  E's looking to the side, J is looking up, and L is looking down.  Good times.

P.S. this is my first digital page in quite a while.  Has been easier to do paper lately, but these pictures are easier to scan and work with.

First day of first grade

Remember This

Backpack Tags

Some of the kids at school have the same backpack as Jake.  And with Jake, who knows what each day might bring . . . I rest easier knowing that he has all his contact information attached to him, should something come up.  You can buy these badge holders at Staples or any office supply holder.  The tops need to be reinforced for heavy usage (which this picture doesn't show - I used Duck Tape colored duct tape.)

He is picked up from school and never walks anywhere alone, which is why I put his name in plain sight.  (Many suggest that your child's name not be visible, so strangers can't call out their name and convince them they are a friend.)

 

This is a tag I made for my best friend's youngest, who started preschool this year.  She has severe allergies, so one tag has her contact info, and one tag has her allergy info, including when to administer Benadryl, and when to administer the Epi Pen.

Dog Day at the Bakery

So my husband's aunt and uncle own a bakery in the adjoining town.  And it's a pretty dang good one.  It's been open almost two years now, and we're there constantly.  (Also, my mom works there, so we're always visiting Nana.)

In addition to selling people food, the bakery sells dog treats.  This summer they decided to have kind of a parking lot fair for dogs and their people.  It was SOOO much fun to see everyone there with dogs of all sizes - and I mean ALL sizes.  3 pound Chihuahuas and huge dogs that had to be close to 150 pounds.  Crazy stuff.

Jake was highly amused by all the goings on - and is obsessed with dogs anyway - so I made him a book of all our new dog friends.  :)  It's a 7x9 book, ordered from Shutterfly. ---> (View the album at Shutterfly by clicking here.) <---  I left quite a bit of white space around the edges, and have added a black outline for the web images to make them easier to view.

For this first page, I copy/pasted the promo e-mail they sent out.