In Celebration Of Kat's Birthday...

I can't believe it's been 17 years since my daughter came into this world!! So many emotions flood me as I think of all that has happened since that day...but the majority of those memories will be put on shelf for another day. Today I just want to celebrate, be happy, and remember how my heart swelled so big with love the moment she was placed in my arms.

Even though today is officially her birthday, her party was last night. It was a small party...family only. Kat, Tommy & I had dinner at our fave Chinese restaurant (though none of it agreed with me half an hour later...very embarrassing...but a story for another time). Afterward, we stopped by Walmart and she picked out a cake, selected a new bathing suit and grabbed a box of hair color. On the way home, we picked up Matt from work. Once home, Matt's GF (Amber) came over and we cut the cake. (I had a very tiny piece, but it didn't agree with my sensitive tummy either. *sgh*) Matt & Amber left while Tommy & I gave Kat her presents...and then she had me color her hair.

I would have preferred to do everything today, but she left just after church service to Myrtle Beach for the next week with Melody and her children, Nina, Deanna & Alex, which is why we planned everything last night. To keep me from just breaking down in tears every 5 minutes, I decided to scrap a couple of pages.

CREDITS:

QP: Tea Party Freebie
Background: Opsy Daisy Freebie
Word Art: Once Upon A Time Freebie
Ivy and Shoe: For My Baby Freebie
Yellow Flower and Petals: Spring Freebie
Button Hearts: Sweet Freebie
Program: PSP-9
Action-Script: tp_Surreal (on extracted photo)

CREDITS:
Lily Designs:

• BG from Spring Freebie
• Clouds, Butterfly & Box from Angels
• Blue Stones from Sweet Freebie
• WordArt from Secret GardenII

SussieM Designs:

• Glitter Tree, Grass, Mushrooms, Wings from Secret Garden

Program: PSP-9

A Sleepless Night...

No matter what I did last night, I just couldn't get comfortable enough to sleep...so I opened up PSP again and created 2 more layouts.

FULL CREDITS:
KITS: Cherry Crushed Denim, Cherry Crushed Denim Add-On
DESIGNER: Veronica Spriggs
FOUND HERE
TEMPLATE: Christy Haig
PROGRAM: PSP-9
TITLE FONT: OldgateLaneOutline
JOURNAL FONT: Tall Paul

JOURNALING READS:
It amazes me how much you can change in a period of
two hours...you went from a little girl to young woman!
The morning of your 16th b'day, you had your hair cut
into an inverted bob, and colored red with black streaks.
It's a style that suits your personality!

FULL CREDITS:
KIT: Cherry Crushed Denim, Cherry Crushed Denim Add-On
DESIGNER: Veronica Spriggs
FOUND HERE
LAYOUT: Jay Elliott
PROGRAM: PSP-9
FONT: Tall Paul

An Early B'day Gift For Kat!!

I can't believe that a year has passed since my baby girl turned 14!! Another entire year of watching her grow & mature into the wonderful young woman that I see before me!! I feel truly blessed to have such a sweet, kind, & amazing daughter!!

This year is VERY special for her...she is turning 15 on March 15th!! Her "magical & golden" year!! So to celebrate, I gave her one of her gifts a couple of days early...I colored her hair. For as long as I can remember, each year she has begged to get her hair colored, even if it was just highlights. So Monday I broke down and bought a box of color and got to work. I must say I totally LOVE how it turned out. It's nearly the same color she had at birth!!

As another gift for her, I created several scrap pages for her to remember the occasion!!