Hugo at a {Year and a Half}

Wow I can not believe Hugo is already a year and a half. Were is the time going?



A pieces of my heart ...  

I tried to get some photos of the Lil Man on Saturday (April 27) in the morning as that is usually when he is in a good mood, but he thought it was very funny to run at me and jump on me while I was trying to take the pictures, so it was a weee bit difficult ...

On Sunday, when we were outside enjoying the beautiful summer like weather we had this past weekend I was able to snap a couple more pictures of our little man. It was absolutely gorgeous both Saturday and Sunday. Saturday reached a high of + 20 and it was just as nice on Sunday. We tried to spend as much time as possible enjoying the fresh air and sunlight.  Hugo still loves bubbles and now he thoroughly loves being outside. He has mastered how to walk in his rubber boots on the uneven ground and when he falls down he is able to get himself back up most of the time. The odd time he decides he will just sit until we come and help him get back up.

Each day two pieces of my heart go walking outside of my body ... one belongs to my Hubby and the other to our Lil Man, we are so lucky to have you Buddy!

Digital Easter Cards

This year I decided to go a different route with my Easter cards. It's not the same as snail mail but for this year it worked as I was a little short on time. I emailed friends and family a digital Easter card to wish them all a Happy Easter. I snapped all the photographs that you see on the cards myself, which took a lot of time and patients, but it was worth it. I also designed all the cards myself which is a big accomplishment for me since I am just learning how to use Photoshop.

Here are the cards that went out ...

 

 

I also did a Portuguese one for my Grandma's (since they don't have email I required the assistant of my cousins to show them- I must admit this is one of the big downfalls of sending cards via the Internet) ...

 

 

 

I'm not sure if I mentioned it on here before, but one of the projects I am currently in the process of putting together is a digital project life book. Sherelle Christensen from My Crazy Life As A Farmers Wife Blog has shared with her readers five free Project Life templates. They are great if you have a basic knowledge of Photoshop. I have used them in the following posts if you want to check them out  Bubbles and Easter 2013.  You can find the templates HERE on her blog. I have started to create some of my own templates for our Project Life Book for 2013. The following is one of my layouts which will be included in our book for this year. I also created  the gingham pattern that you see in the background.

 

 





 Do you use pre-made templates or do you design your own? I personally like the flexibility that is available with creating the templates myself. However, I appreciate the pre-made templates that others have decided to share, as they speed things up.