More Scrapbooking

Scrapbooking, YES I've been scrapbooking :)) I've been busy making lots of cards - Valentine's Day, Easter & Christmas!! I haven't had much desire to scrapbook. I think I am feeling stress over how quickly our first year home with our son has gone and I'm still doing China pictures! My picture pile is ever growing!! How can I keep up? Any tips??

I'm learning how to use the new Blogger changes. I hope these two page layouts actually show up side by side, even though I am pretty sure they won't. Below in the 2 page LO "Entering a Time gone by" was one of our favorite excursions while in Beijing- The  Summer Palace- We are at the entrance standing in front of several of the Dragons.

   I turned 40 while in Beijing, bringing our son home from China! It was a glorious trip for many reasons. I couldn't resist making a page about "Julia at 40"

Beijing Zoo, Giant Panda (2pg lo)
My friend Monica helped me with this particular LO. She let me scrap lift the page design from a class she took at CKC. I was so out of practice with sbing but with her help I managed to make my way through it! We went to the Beijing Zoo on my 40th Birthday. It was my request to go see the Pandas. After the Panda Exhibit the guide said let's go, I said, no way! And, looking confused he asked, "What other animals do you want to see?" I said "Everything, Lions, Tigers, Bears, Elephants..." For some odd reason he was surprised but he took us around the rest of the zoo. We were disappointed to see the state of the zoo. The animals had horrible living conditions (mostly in small cages) and there was all kinds of trash thrown in by the crowds. However, that said it was a lovely day. I was 40 (urgh) and had my son in my arms and my husband by my side. A GREAT day!