becky (samsmom)... i'm not [officially] stalking you, although, i may be stalking your gallery. desperately needed a design that was simple, yet allowed me to include a ton of pictures. i'm pretty sure leiks has done this design too and i forget who did it first, but you both are SUCH an inspiration in my work... so thanks girls!!!!!!!! xoxoxo!!! anyway... i've had this done for like 2 weeks, but just had to put the final touches on it, so here it is finally. these are our neighbors... big rodney works with my husband and gage plays with little rodney and khari on a daily basis. had to make sure gage (and even alyssa) had a documented memory of how much fun we've had with this family!!!

JOURNALING: Playing football with Big Rodney, Little Rodney, and Khari. Who knew that a random trip to a toy store and the purchase of a $8 football would initiate such fun. We were out here for hours... several nights in a row. We joked, we laughed, we played, we learned. We burned energy, we grew closer, we created memories. Better still, weve created new traditions.