Remembering Busy Times

Oh my, I remember this day! Mark and I were in the process of moving from Pontiac, IL to back home. Things were so hectic. Mark was starting a new job in January, we were selling our house in Pontiac, there was the actual moving (in a blizzard by the way), it was the holidays, and Mark, our niece Julia, and Mark's dad Jim all have birthdays close together. We were unable to make Julia's birthday and couldn't come up for Mark's, so we did it on the 22nd of December. We gave Julia her gift then as well and she seemed to think we were celebrating her birthday, not "Uncle Mark's". It was so cute! And, as you can tell from the pictures, the pony present went over very well...even with Mark's brother Matt!

There was so many funny things that happened at that "belated birthday" party. Julia decided to decorate her brother Dustin with ice cream and the actual cake was a pumpkin pie! Mark has a thing for pumpkin pie, and whatever you want for your birthday dessert you get! And, with the help of Flip Flaps, by Close to My Heart, I was able to include all those memorable photos on one layout. These things are so great! I even did a beautiful technique on the title. It is very shimmery and sparkly from using a little bit of water mixed with CTMH's Create-A-Shade Pearl paint. What a pretty way to dress up a little girl's layout!

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