THANKSGIVING DAY 2014

What a wonderful time we had at Garrett and Amy's home Thanksgiving Day!
Full house.
Full tummies.
Full hearts.
There were 13 adults and 15 grandkids. We have so much to be thankful for!

ISO Apps used:
#projectlife - Becky Higgins
#rhonnadesigns - Rhonna Farrer
#BubbleFrameApp

So Very Blessed - 2010

Thanksgiving Day 2010 -
My eleven darling grandkids waiting patiently for their turkey dinner. (Notice their clothes are still clean!)

"So Very Blessed" by Scrapyrus Designs

IN SEARCH OF COLOR

On this day I decided to drive to Greer Arizona to look for "color" - fall leaves. Just out of Show Low I began to see bright yellow and orange dotting the hillsides. ASPEN!! I took a few off-road detours to explore and discovered a couple of lovely little lakes. When I finally reached Greer, I realized that the best color was toward Sunrise and Big Lake. So I quickly backtracked so as not to lose the light. It was a beautiful day!!

HAWLEY LAKE - AUGUST 2013

What a beautiful day it was at Hawley Lake! The summer rain clouds were rolling in. There was a lovely breeze that kept us cool and comfortable. And the scenery was spectacular!!

Credits: Beck Higgins' Project Life App

COUNTRY ROADS

Country Roads
Take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia
Mountain Mama
Take me home
Country Roads

~John Denver

AUTUMN - THE YEAR'S LAST LOVELIEST SMILE

Even though we don't have beautiful fall leaves where I live, I am thankful that I can search for "color" online and find an endless array of photographs that help to satisfy my craving for Autumn.

Credits: Becky Higgins' Project Life App

FALL IN SHOW LOW

Journaling:
November 2, 2014 - It's a beautiful fall day here in Show Low, located in the mountains of Northeastern Arizona. The weather changes constantly - overcast & rainy, blue skies & clouds, and then moments when the sun peeks out to shine brilliantly on yellow, orange and green leaves. How I love Fall in the mountains!!

Additional Note: I took these photos in our yard where we park our RV year-round in White Mountain Vacation Village. The weathered wood is the deck patio and the steps down to the storage shed. I love the look of the pine needles on the steps in this photo but not in reality. The needles are dirty and messy and a pain to rake up in the rock landscape and planters.

Credits: Becky Higgins' Project Life App

ONE OF THE MANY REASONS WHY I LOVE DIGITAL SCRAPBOOKING

I love the complete flexibility of digital scrapbooking. If I decide that there's something that I don't like on a scrapbook page, even years later, I can simply open the PSD file and change it. If the photo is a little dark - brighten it. If the word art is a little off balance - move it. If the page needs a border to bring it all together - add it. And that is exactly what I did on this layout of my sweet grandson, Reed (18mo), that I scrapped in 2009. 

Here it is five years (2014) (and for me quite a bit more digi expertise) later, and with just a few adjustments, this beautiful memory is BEAUTIFUL!!

INDIAN SUMMER

Fall is my favorite season. If it was up to me, Fall would be 6 months long, and the rest of the year would be divided equally between Winter, Spring and Summer. In the Arizona Deserts where I live, we have two seasons: Hot and Hotter. The leaves don't change until February. How I would love to live where there are 4 seasons - or at least a beautiful Fall!!

Credits: Indian Summer kit by Scrapyrus Designs

FALLING FOR YOU

15 October 2004 -
We love searching for fall leaves in the Arizona mountains. In the valley, the leaves don't usually change until after Christmas. We stayed a night in Flagstaff and then spent the next day taking photos of Garrett, Amy, Bailey(4) and Alex(2). The leaves were the prettiest on the NAU campus. They were already gone at Lockett Meadow where the aspens stood bare and still. It was a wonderful day!!