I Hope You Dance! - Afton, Box Album

I made this box with an accordion booklet for Afton, using the lyrics to the song "I Hope You Dance" by LeAnn Womack.  I've always thought they fit for Afton's personality.  The bright colors are a good representation of her too.

Perfect Excuse 4 A Party

Journaling:

4th Grade

IT'S THE LAST DAY OF SCHOL!!!

Estaban, RJ, Jacob, Marcus (hidden in back) and Brady played and partied and WHOOPED IT UP! all afternoon on the last day of school!

June 6, 2008

100 Miles

October 11, 2008

Condor Classic

Hollister, CA

Loren Dickson

Brad Meyer

Rick Shattuck

100 miles in under 7 hours (barely)

Heidi's Favs

I stamped the blue and pink flowers on transparencies and then painted the back.

My cat Heidi died this year. When I knew the end was getting near I wrote down these things she liked to do. After she died I made this page in her memory.

Heidi's Favs

sitting in the sun

helping me feel better when I'm sad

clawing cardboard

knocking over her bowl

following me around

talking

taking care of Truly

standing up to dogs

coming when I call

playing with her tail

rolling around on the sidewalk

growling at brad

Go Big or Go Home

I wanted to create the feel of a faded OP shirt that I used to wear back in the 8th grade

The Five

Kelsi's 13th Birthday

Angela

Bonnie

Kelsi

Alyssa

Anna

Afton Style

No journaling necessary on this layout.  I like the bright colors, it fits Afton's personality.  I also liked what I was able to do with the photo.  It was an old "film" photo so I couldn't do any computer editing.  It was a very cluttered photo with people in the background and a head in the front.  I was able to cut the top and put a flower on the bottom.  Now you would never know it started out to be a pretty lousy photo.

Pink Luv

Someday I want a car like this...

Journaling: (behind the hinged picture of Afton)

Even though the car show was called Woodies on the Wharf, and this particular car didn't have any wood, we couldn't resist taking photos of it anyway.  I had to use some really creative camera angles to crop out the chubby lady wearing a hot pink wig and bikini.  It must have been her car but I didn't need to remember her, just her car and the good time the kids and I had in Santa Cruz one Saturday afternoon, checking out cool vintage surfer cars and breathing in some salty, sea air.

Refresh Button

Journaling:

While playing in the sprinklers Brady would play like crazy and then go take a quick nap before resuming play

Social Butterfly

Journaling: (on tag behind photos)

Afton is so good at making friends!  It doesn't matter if they are younger or if they are older.  Heck, they can even be adults.  Sometimes people think she's stand-offish because she likes to scope out the situation first. but give her a few minutes and she could be your best friend.  She is going to be a great babysitter. She likes to take care of little kids and little kids like her because she'll play with them.  Yet Great-Grandma thinks Afton is really friendly and interesting. 

Such is the life of a Social Butterfly.