look at what i finished. i still want to add some sparkle to it. but for the most part it is finished and on the wall. now charlie and zella don't have to hear me say "be careful, it's on the floor" or "don't step on it" and not least "watch where you are walking".
a different angle
i only have the z and the e to hang. i changed the paper on the z. i just wasn't in love with it.
zella loves to play on the computer. she wanted to play last night, but wanted to play in the living room with us. charlie brought out the laptop. and all was good with zella. (and yes, that is one of my Christmas trees from last year).
i thought it was cute the way she was sitting on the bench, and playing on the computer. notice how close the blankie is.
i love watching her concentrate. she was learning something new on the computer. charlie is right behind her. he had just shown her something. (like my computer vocabulary?)
she got it!
and this is a picture on how the rest of our night went. we moved the laptop to the coffee table, so she could be closer to us. charlie on the couch playing xbox. and me, taking pictures.
i started to hang my project. the bottom of the frames sits lower than i thought. and hangs a little over zella's bed frame. so part of me feels like i ruined it. but i know that i didn't, it just looks a little low to me. but i think when we turn her bed around it will be fine. 
i used that double sided Velcro, and it works great. you just need to know where everything is going to go before you pull of the sticker on the back of what you are hanging. i could of finished the hanging, but i couldn't find our hammer. i looked and looked for it, but i couldn't find it. i used a screw driver handle to put in a few nails. and for that hammer...charlie took it camping with him. 
so hopefully it will be done tonight. i will take pictures when i finish it.
we had our girls day today. and it was a big success. largely because emma came with kim. she entertained zella the whole afternoon. so mom, kim and i were able to work on our "wedding" album. we got about half way through and decided we wanted to put in more photos than what we had printed. so kim and i printed off some more pictures and went to costco to pick them up. we have agreed to meet again real soon to finish our books.
zella had a great afternoon with emma. at times they were running through my house and being very loud and having a ball. we even got a musical parade from them. zella played the drum and emma road the tricycle.
i have been trying to take pictures of things that chances are i will not be doing/seeing five years from now. i have started to take a lot of pictures of zella and her toys. i love the way she is always stacking or arranging toys. every morning there is a new configuration in her bed. and i find all sorts of "collections" all around the house. i am so grateful that i get to experience the creativity that she posses. she is so sweet, and i am humbled to be her mom. (these are the moments that i was afraid we would miss out on. and i am so glad to have them!)
my charlie is going camping this weekend, so my sister and mom (and dad) are having an all girl Saturday at my house. after talking with my sister, i decided to have a "craft" day and make a scrapbook about all of our weddings. so here is a sneak peak of the covers
i went ahead and did the cover for all three books. there were many layers and the scalloped chipboard were a pain in the bum. but i promised my sister that it would not be a scary event.
hi everyone. i am back. and i think that the project will be done soon. i have decided the layout of everything, and i think i am ready to place on the wall. charlie and i rarely argue, but one way to get an argument started is to a. when charlie tries to park at the mall, and b. hang a picture on the wall. something about getting a picture to be straight is a sure-fire way to get snippy. but i will hold my tongue and try to get everything on the wall this weekend. the first photo shows the wall where we are going to hang it. i still need to paint around the outside of each letter. you can still see the paper sides. i am going to cut out some more butterflies and randomly place them. i will post the wall when i am done. i don't know why this keeps turning my photo sideways...
here is a more recient picture of my parents new kittens. they are growing so fast and are still very curious of everything around them. they let zella pick them up and carry them around. she does the classic child-holding a pet hold and carries them under their neck or a paw or two. i had their attention by breathing like darth vadar.
the nights are starting to cool off well enough to play at the park. we have gone everynight this week. i finally remembered to bring my camera. zella loves the park, and playing in the sand. she gets completely sandy and loves it. charlie and zella play dino's in the sand. we have about 25 dino's that we bring and play with in the sand.
