Project Life Week 7 - Happy Love Day

Week 7 of 2012 was Valentine's Week ... okay well, it was the week that included Valentine's Day, which in my book made it Valentine's Week. The Project Life spread for that week centred around that theme, with plenty of pink, red, hearts and love-related items. Even pictures that weren't taken on V-Day or weren't about V-Day got connected. And I LOVE it :)

Here's the two page spread, with a few inserts. Again, sorry for the page protector glare (I welcome tips on how to prevent it!).

Here's a closer look at Page 1. You can see HP opening V-Day prezzies from the grandparents, along with a few pictures of his cute mug... including the one that won him the V-Day contest at Bellies & Bundles. The journaling cards are simple, the first noting 5 things I love about HP and the other documenting aforementioned contest. A few added chipboard pieces, ribbon and stickers and we were good to go:

A quick glance at the inserts - all the cards from the grandparents, great-grandmother and Aunt Louie.

And finally, the second page. This page captures the notes about our V-Day celebration, HP's first steps, and a couple of random pictures of him sucking on an orange, hanging with Uncle T and picking out books a the library. I think my favorite bits on this page (aside from the pics of course) is the recycled packaging ... the first steps pic is mounted on some brown packing paper from something we got in the mail. It matched some of the other pieces I used nicely. The other heart piece with the added XOXO sticker is actually cut from a Gap direct mail piece ... again, I thought it tied in nicely. Reduce, reuse, recycle :)

There you have it - another week down and only 45 to go!

Happy Valentine's Day

When you are in love you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.

~ Dr. Seuss.

Given all the Dr. Seuss books we're reading and the lack of sleep we tend to be getting these days, this seemed like the perfect quote to celebrate Valentine's Day at the Ryan's. While I'll be keeping it low-key today with plenty of cuddles with the little man all day and a late post-HP's bedtime supper and glass of vino with my hubby, we did make sure to exchange love notes with HP's little friends last week.  

One of the many fabulous mommies I know hosted a playdate at her place last week where she had the most delightful spread of pink lemonade, red berries, and pink frosted treats. HP enjoyed the strawberries the most, while momma 's sweet tooth prevailed and the sweet iced short breads were tops for her. We also traded valentine's amongst the kidlets. There were cards and photos and word art with hearts and Winnie the Pooh for valentines HP. For his little friends I made these sweet little valentines:

I used pre-made felt hearts and birdies, mounted them on white cardstock along with a few strips of valentine-themed tape. Letter stickers personalized the notes and a greeting was stamped inside. Quick and easy, but special greetings for special little people.

And of course, if you're so inclined to share the love for my little man today you can head on over to the Bellies and Bundles facebook page and click like on his photo. He's in the V-day contest over there and, though biased, I think he's about the cutest little cupid there is:

I hope you all have a love-filled and peaceful day.

Happy Valentine's Day.

I Had a Featured Photo!!

I sometimes link up a photo from our week with Rebecca Cooper's Simple Things post on Sundays, as I did this week. In the days following, she also does a round-up of her favourite photos from that week and this week ... my photo was featured!! Woot woot! The sunny photo of my sweet valentine was the first of four photos she highlighted from the week... out of 96 submissions!

HP really is terribly cute, so I guess I shouldn`t be surprised ;) Of course, this is also the photo submitted in Bellies & Bundles Facebook contest, so if you want to support our entry head on over here and click like on the photo. The competition is very cute and a few are closing in on our lead quickly, so every click of support would be appreciated.

And just in case you need to see our sweet valentine again, here he is:

Simple Things: My Valentine

My funny + sweet + kissable Valentine.

This picture just makes me smile. So much so, I entered it in a contest hosted by our local baby/maternity shop, Bellies and Bundles. If you wanna share a little early V-Day love for my boy (and help us win to boot!) just visit this link and click 'like' on the photo. He's got some cute competition too, so every click helps!

Happy Week Everyone!