scrappingandeverythinginbetween

me here... scrap sarap

thank you! 

I was tagged by Jo (my college barkada).

this is an-almost finished 12x12 lift from the gatefold album [scrapjam].  i used the paper pack Marisa (who is so kind) gave me.  these are kaiser-craft papers with a boys theme.  i will still be including pictures of tiny JP during his first year.  pictures of him learning to walk.  his interactions with mommy and daddy.  the milestones of his first year.

Littlejoaquin

Littlejoaquin2

Littlejoaquin3

i found this bargain creating keepsakes magazine early last year and i fell in love with becky higgins.  liked the sketch in her column because it works with multiple photos.  she is very good with that set up, lots of photos in a single sketch.  gave it a try too.  this kind of sketch works well for events when you simply cannot stop snapping that camera shot after shot after shot.  

Sketch

Sketch3

 we had the Angeles City scrapjam on July 11 but it was only during my last week's days off that i had the chance to finish my 2-page layout, my gatefold album, melissa frances card and an additional layout from the boys paper pack Marisa gave me when she came over to the phils. 

because we were assisting the other participants, yoyin, rome and i were not able to start our projects at the jam.

my jam projects

SJprojects2

 

Marisa left the sample 2-page layout to me and so i decided to turn my layout around using the same elements.  here is Marisa's layout

MarisaK1

 

and my [assignment] journal

MarisaKjournal

 

my 2-page layout

BoysSpread

 

i just remembered JP's old bike.  {it was a hand-me-down from cousin Miggy}

it's no longer the first sight in the garage.  hubby stored it to be given away to charity.  what brightens my son's mornings nowadays is his new ride.  yeah, new ride!  it has no name.  it's simply JP's bike. {my son has not gotten to that point yet when his rides has names, like other big boys do (right daddy?)}. 

JP chose the color {i was really hoping he'll choose green}.  it was actually an end-of-the-schoolyear gift to our son, not just for completing his first year in school but for doing it with a mark.  he made us proud and we want to reward him for it.

you see, we are in the stage when we want our son to remember that huge and expensive presents are given only during birthdays, christmas and occasions like graduating top of his class. 

we do buy him a few, little surprises on ordinary days {what we filipinos are famous for - pasalubongs}.  but we do not want him to grow up spoiled or someone who needs to have what he wants all the time, immediately and without effort. 

it's pretty hard because having an only child makes you want to give all that he wants.  you are torn between showing your love and showing your love the right way without sacrificing the values that you need to instill in him.

he is in preschool and this is the age when you, as a parent, play a key role in the molding of your child's presonality because there are now outside factors that affects his growth.

everyday, i try my best (we try our best) not to give in to stress and simply say yes to whatever requests our son has.  we try our best not to promise things that we know we cannot afford to give and assume that he will forget about them one day.

our children are works in progress and each day, i say a silent prayer that i'd be successful in playing the part of a PARENT in my child's life.

yeah...JP's new ride.  

Replacement bike

JP riding his new bike

 

and he loves it!