I have listened to the pleas of Miss Kaitlyn for quite some time requesting a "real" dog or a "real" cat and I have been blocking my ears and humming lalalalalalala in an effort to avoid any additional work in our household, but this week I caved! A new addition has arrived and it is cute, cuddly and rather furry! Miss Kaitlyn is one VERY happy girl! There is debate in our household though as to whether it is the entire families pet or Kaitlyns!! Kaitlyn thinks it is entirely hers and the boys are in quite some disagreement with her, adamant it is all of theirs. So, when they pester me about it I blatantly tell them, if it weren't for Katilyn's pleading then "Tickles" would never have come to our family!! I have not gone as far to say it is 'her' kitten, but it kind of is! LOL!
Kaitlyn went to bed the first night with "Tickles" sleeping on the mini couch next to her bed. Just before I went to bed I popped Tickles in the laundry to prevent any nasty little surprises in the monring. Well, Miss Kaitlyn woke up at 6am, wandering through the house looking for her and promptly popped her into bed and this is how I found them! Too cute! Mind you, Kaitlyn looks like she could have done with another couple of hours of sleep in this picture! (yes I forgot to change the date of my watermark on that first picture!)
As you can see, Tickles is providing great amusement for the whole family! Tonight she decided that my dangly earings made great toys and was swiping away at them! I quickly took them out before I had a nasty accident involving caught kitten claws and ripped earlobes!
On a seperate note, today was Australia Day and we had a lovely BBQ lunch at the lovely Jane Cocks' house. I first met Jane years ago when I owned my Scrapbooking Shop and ironically we now work together at Adelaide University. In fact we share an office together! Such a small world! But before we arrived there, I found myself waiting for DH to return from doing some work, so to kill some time, I had Lachlan take some photos! I may have edited them a bit afterwards! ;)
It is so hard to get photos with the kids, but I think I have found the answer now that Lachlan is getting older and is quite good at framing a shot. He loves to take photos, so that is even better! For those that know me quite well, you may also notice I have a fringe now! I was bored the other day so I decided to cut my hair and give myself a fringe! I am so glad I did as it is so much softer around my face. Mind you, I have to blow dry that little bit of hair and get the hair straightener onto it every day now, unless I want an unruly mess of frizz around my face! I suddenly feel 'high maintenance'! I am quite used to brushing my wet hair into a ponytail, quickly putting on mascara and lipstick and dashing out the door! I very rarely go to much more trouble than that most days! Having said that, I do have a full face of make-up on in these pictures!
On the scrapping front, I have done sooooo much this first month of 2012! With the frantic pace of CHA I have created 18 LO's, 17 cards, 4 OTP's and am now exhausted! My dining room table has been taken over with my scrap stuff and I have forced the family to eat outside for every meal! Hopefully things settle down in February! I can share a few projects with you now....
This LO uses the new Prima En Francais line.
and this LO using Prima Almanac line...
Thanks so much for stopping by my blog, and for all the lovely messages of congratulations on Websters left on both FB and here on my blog.
ok, seriously that first pic of you guys is STUNNING... they're all gorgeous but wow... loving the fringe and you do have the most amazing eyes!! mine are just meh... lol
Love the layouts too, can't believe you can do such beautiful work and produce so many... :)
Posted by: Louise Williams | January 27, 2012 at 08:06 AM
Aww! I have a little weakness for kitties and yours just got me smitten:) He is soooo cute! My kitty still sleeps in my bed too, there's nothing better than waking up with a little purring furry friend next to you, LOL!
The photos of you and the kids are gorgeous! Your boy definitely has some photography talent, just like you do! And your layouts for Prima are absolutely stunning too! The new CHA products have just blown me away!
Posted by: Romy | January 27, 2012 at 09:07 AM
You guys look so amazing!! Gorgeous photos! and of course gorgeous layouts :) not sure about the kitty, lol! xoxo
Posted by: Jing-Jing Nickel | January 27, 2012 at 09:23 AM
Janine, I just love it when you post! You crack me up! I especially love your En Francais layout- blows me away. Love all the paper layers. So beautiful. I cannot wait to see what else you come up with and am so excited you are now on Webster's Pages Design Team- You deserve it!
Hugs from the U.S,
Adrienne
Posted by: Bry-and-i.blogspot.com | January 27, 2012 at 01:16 PM
Hi Janine! Congrats on the new addition to your family, that little cat is so cute. Speaking of cute, those photos are so precious, really, straight out of a magazine! And of course, your Prima LOs are as stunning as usual, you always inspire!
Take care.
Hugs,
Jolaine
Posted by: Jolaine | January 27, 2012 at 03:41 PM
HI.. i think tickles is going to be loved so much!! and get scrapped quite often too! beautiful photos... now i know why your children take such good photos.. you look amazing!! gorgeous layouts too!! and i hope your dining room table recovers from all the scrapping!! look forward to seeing what you have created!!xx
Posted by: lizzyc | January 27, 2012 at 05:55 PM
What a cute kitten, and such a cute name :). You have some beautiful photos there too.
I didn't know you were working at Adelaide Uni now! Did you know I worked there for years and years and years? In which department are you working now, and what are you doing?
Posted by: kathie | January 27, 2012 at 10:46 PM