Digi Book

I’m working on a really fun project right now. Did you know over here at Shutterfly ( http://ck.shutterfly.com/inspire/? ) you can print a high quality picture book of your own design? You can create your own digital design pages or use their super easy templates. I am working on a few ABC books; a family one, and one for each of the kids. Each letter gets a word, a picture and a little explanation.

Here is a few from the ABC’s of Owen
B is for boots
E is for Ear protectors
F is for Firetrucks
G is for Gloves
O is for Oatmeal
P is for Perrie

Here is a few from our family ABC’s book:
C is for camping
D is for Dancing
G is for Gardening
H is for Hikes
V is for Vacations

I have most of the letters figured out, now I just need some more pictures to match up with them. You could make this project yourself with just scrapbook supplies. Check out the website though because they have a big list of ideas for each letter and some great examples. Fun huh?

Lost in the woods

“Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.”…
“What business have I to be in the woods and be thinking of other things?”

Henry David Thoreau

We took a hike yesterday and I heard my soul sigh “Ahhh.” I am so at piece in the woods (as long as there is not grizzly bears around) No messes to clean up, no tv-phones-computers, the kids can run and not argue, we can all breath and use our senses and just BE. I find a lot of spiritual strength there. I like how it makes me feel small and humble. I have really been needing this. It has been too gray and too wet here too long.

We feel like we are visiting a royal museum when we hike. We try to be very respectful, quiet, and notice everything small and big. However some do not take this same appreciation. One trail we took today was a bit more popular and we passed a group of people who where shouting, yelling and making weird jokes about nature. We saw a fair amount of litter on the trail too. It was very annoying and I wondered why those people even come out to the woods.