The One with August 2013 American Crafts Layouts

Barely sneaking this in on time! Here are my monthly American Crafts layouts - using product from the AC-owned company, Studio Calico.  EYES EARS MOUTH & NOSE Journaling says: When we first brought Jane home from the hospital Fox's favorite thing to do was point out her facial features. Eyes. Ears,. Mouth. Nose. We had to pay close attention though to make sure he didn't poke her eye...

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The One with "Jane, How Old Are You?"

Since day one Jane has been Fox's biggest fan.

  Wherever Fox is, Jane is sure to be close by.

  I've never had an older sibling, so I'll never know what it's like to look up to someone so fiercely, but I can feel through Jane's love just how awesome and intense it is.

 Boy she could stare at him all the live long day when she couldn't do anything else besides stare!

 Then once she started getting more mobile, wherever Fox went, Jane went.

 Most of the time they get along great.

 I can even coax a kiss or hug or two out of Fox for Jane.

 But, ya know, what are big brothers for if not to pester?

 If Fox has a toy, Jane wants that toy. And vice versa.

When Fox is still napping and Jane wakes up she is BORED to TEARS! Literally! She misses him like crazy and can't wait to follow him around some more.

What am I going to do when he starts school and she's home by herself? Maybe we'll have more kids by then to keep her entertained...

Blank stares...

Bug bug bug.

Jane wanting to do what Fox is doing, all day, every day!

I even try to coordinate their outfits :) Gray and neon yellow!

If Fox is crawling, Jane is crawling!

 Jane likes cars and trucks and dinosaurs and helicopters because that's what Fox likes!

 I can't wait for her to start walking and to see the new interactions they'll be able to have.

 My kids.

 Today Fox figured out how to climb this fence dividing our yard from our neighbor's. You can betcha Jane tried climbing the fence too!

So I guess it's no surprise, with all of this love and affection and admiration Jane has for Fox, that she's starting to pick up on some of his favorite phrases like "No" and "Yes" and "Thank you." Constantly throughout the day we ask Fox, "Hey Fox, how old are you?" "TWO!" (We're still working on getting him to respond with "two and a half" even though in a couple months he'll be three!") So now when we ask Jane how old she is, this is what happens:

"Jane, how old are you?"
"Two! Hahaha!"
She's so proud of herself :) At least she has the right number of fingers up!
What a cutie patootie.

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The One with Playroom Inspiration

The "playroom" (downstairs in the deep, dark, and scary basement!) is a blank canvas and I'm in need of some ideas and inspiration! Where else to turn to than handy, dandy, trusty Pinterest? I'm envisioning light and bright colors with lots of Fox's artwork displayed, paper chains, banners, pennants, baskets of toys housed in none other than IKEA expedit shelves :) We have one of these exact expedit...

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The One with Regensburg, Germany

Today was a Regensburg kind of day! Regensburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany, located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen rivers, at one of the northernmost points of the Danube. To the east lies the Bavarian Forest. Regensburg is the capital of the Bavarian administrative region Upper Palatinate. The large medieval centre of the city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We went under this cool...

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