Digital Scrapbooking

I want to digital scrapbook but it just seems so much harder than I want it to be. I just want to be able to grab and place. Anyone have any favorite programs. I've heard Memory Mixer is good, and of course Adobe Photo Shop but it just seems too complicated for what I want to do
(if I'm wrong let me know and then come give me a tutorial (; ). This page I did on Picasa but it wouldn't let me pull up files of fonts that I have downloaded. Am I just not catching on or is digital scrapbooking really time consuming and difficult to learn? HELP!

THE RULES!!

This sign just cracked me up! My favorite part is "If you walk in without knocking, you get to go see mom & dad." What a threat. It seems like yesterday my sisters and I were at war with each other. Oh the days when you had a room to yourself and you could threaten everyone who stepped foot in it.
I am amazed at how fast kids change when they hit middle school. Now Molly knows everything there is to know about life (or is happy with what knowledge she has) and I am now officially inept (you know on things like hair, makeup, friends, school, etc.) All my years of experience mean very little to her. But I do still love this age. No matter how crazy she says I am I know deep down she loves my weirdness. She does still give me hugs in public and wants me to be with her at school, church, activities, so somehow I am still cool. I hope that never changes. Molly is dying to be in Young Women's RIGHT now. She has such a late birthday but her first activity is girls camp. YIPPEEE! I love you Molly!

It's Christmas Time

It's that time of year again; parties, food, friends, family, more food. I love the spirit of the season and the happiness it brings to my children. But I have to say that it is a bit stressful for me. Trying to find that perfect gift, trying to not spend a ton of money on stuff we don't really need, and hoping everyone will like what I slaved over picking out. But now that all the shopping is done and all of the packages sent I can relax and just enjoy.

On Saturday we got to go see the Tabernacle Choir in their Christmas program. It was beautiful. There is nothing like a trip to Temple Square to feel the Christmas Spirit. And as a bonus we ran into Michael McLean and chatted for a moment.

Our ward Christmas party was this week also and I think Lyndie entertained the whole ward when she screamed hysterically when Santa came bursting into the room and she couldn't find me. I figured that ruined any chance of her sitting on his lap. But a friend of mine tricked her and we did the 1,2,3 take a picture quick routine. The problem is that Lyndie holds a grudge and may never sit on Santa's lap again. But it does make for a great picture, screaming and all.

This was just after the big bearded man crashed the party.

I was the proud owner of a lamb and two angels.

Grace always loves a good party.

Why do we like to do this to our children?

My Favorite Holiday

I absolutely love Halloween! I have always liked to dress up for Halloween (although this was the first year I have dressed up since I've been married thanks to a persistent friend). Even though things get crazy busy on Halloween I just love being out with the rest of the town enjoying a walk or drive around the neighborhood. We have been wanting to go trick or treating to G&G E's neighborhood for a long time. This was the year! It was a nice change of pace. Elk Ridge trick-or-treating is a great workout (all those hills). Me and my sister-in-law Kristen took 10 kids ages 2-12 (Our husbands were busy hunting). The kids were done and worn out by 8:00pm. I don't think we have ever quit that early, but it was kind of nice. Not too much candy (not a big fan of wrappers all over).

Grace the Vampire's Wife, Olivia "ANNIE", and

Molly the 80's Cheerleader. Her Pom Poms

were each the size of a large beach ball.

Olivia's Kindergarten Halloween Party

My shirt and shoes were my friends D.I. find.

Oh the things you can find at the D.I. I had about

ten minutes to come up with the rest of my costume.

My skirt is one of Tony's t-shirts cinched at the

bottom. And thank goodness I hung onto my old

Disneyland ears. I'm only creative in a crunch.

Yes all ten kids are crammed in front of that door.

We had been trying for weeks to get Lyndie to try

on her lady bug costume with no luck. So just before

leaving to Trick-or-Treat, I forced it on her while she

kicked and screamed. As soon as I let her down and

she saw herself in the mirror she totally struck a pose.

I guess our theme for the night was RED.

Not on purpose. I didn't notice the theme

until we were done trick-or-treating.