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.