An elegant solution! I usually dive into my branches/foliage/WeirdStuff folder to cover up the missing parts LOL

Excellent use of the greenery (and Santa in his flying machine)!

Absolutely delightful!

LOL and great work with the log and other elements!

Very beautiful, and loving the glow.

I remember those projectors! Another excellent page for this treasure of an album.

Such a sense of unity on this page--beautifully done! The strategic placement of the b/w photo works wonderfully.

That sweater is Ka-POW! Well done! And loving how the spread radiates with the gold tones. May you walk many, many, many happy miles in your new shoes in 2024!

Congrats on the Standing O! I'm loving the background and how it works with the photo too.

Thank you. I was trying to express the magic for the reasons that you say. Being an elder in American can be confusing at times, and the kids/grandkids are centering, and I'm grateful for that.

That's exactly how I read it, and while he did like the birthday socializing, he was very much processing the difference in his routine. Christmas was the same way, loving the Christmas trees and waving at all of them, but again, bemused by the behavior of all those adults (and inspired by the...

Merry Christmas Miki!

LOL totally agree, and what's more, my three kids resemble each other to the point, when the third was born, my ob-gyn asked me how I could produce the same child three times!

I've been admiring your organization throughout this album--you cover so much territory, but it's always clear as a bell. I have yet to make it to Disneyland but am an experienced DisneyWorld visitor...and to tell you the truth, the older days were better IMHO.

Love the use of the warm tones here!

Love the juxtaposition of the cardinal and the tree. A safe haven!

Love the journaling, as always. Merry Christmas!

Reading “The Night Before Christmas” was always a big deal in our house, and we cracked it open starting every Thanksgiving. I found a board-book version with a pillow-top cover for Elliott's birthday to keep the tradition going. I started this layout by dragging the frames onto the canvas...

Thank you!

The extraction against the frames is brilliant!