Let me tell you, I was a scrapbookin' fool over my vacation. I got some Christmas money from Lou's family, and spent it on idea books -- you wouldn't believe the selection of books about scrapbooking there is out there. 
I bought 5 new books and read them over and over for a week. They're so cool! I also bought some new paper and stickers to play with. I also organized all my scrap mags from the past year (and dude, it's a lot) and scanned a TON of pictures to work from (many of which you will be seeing in the coming weeks.) This is a page I did of pics I had of last Christmas -- my parents and little sister got to go see Sheri (PinkStuff!) and her son Chris (and live-in hottie Robert!) in Atlanta, but I couldn't go because we always spend Christmas with Lou's family. You can tell how much fun they were having (because really? anywhere Sheri is, it's like a party. She's crazy fun. I can't wait to see her next week!)
AND I'm almost done scrapping Jake's 2nd birthday party (4 months later . . . ) Every friend who came gets their own page in Jake's book, so this is the page I finally finished of Cara and her kiddos. (Cara, what do you think? I used the expensive designer paper, so you should feel special!!! This page LOOKS relatively simple, but it took me FOREVER to finish because I just couldn't get it right.)
May 4th, 2002 Our wedding
September 14th, 2002. Going home from the hospital with 2 day old baby Jake!
10 days old and we're ALL worn out!
1st Halloween (6 weeks)
1st Christmas (3.5 months)
January 2003 ~ 4 months old
July 2003 ~ 10 months old
December 2003 ~ 15 months old
June 2004 ~ 21 months old 
Lou's 28th birthday. 10-23-2004. 
Easter 2005 ~ 30 months old 
CUTE! You're so good, girl. :)
Posted by: Ninotchka | December 28, 2004 at 12:32 PM
Jen!
Those pages are GREAT! I Love that picture of you and Jake blowing bubbles, it's awesome.
I can't wait to hear more about your Christmas.
Jenni
Posted by: Jenni | December 28, 2004 at 02:17 PM
So cool! You have done a great job!
Yes, my SBing supplies are cool and yet, not much time. I really need to put myself on a schedule and just do it!
thanks for sharing!!
Posted by: Shelly | December 28, 2004 at 04:21 PM
Jen,
you are amazing....I wish that we lived close enough so you could motivate me to keep caught up on my scrapbooking. I'm so uninspired lately. Your pages are great! I absolutely love the picture of you and Jake blowing bubbles.
(and thanks again for editing my xmas photo...we got many great comments on it)
Posted by: Melissa | December 29, 2004 at 10:22 AM
Jen,
The scrapbook layout is great! You are way too kind about me being fun. I am just a normal person who enjoys normal activities, like wearing pink wigs, and majorette boots and body glitter, while my live in 'Hottie' Harlin cooks gormet meals for me and serenades me by singing Beatles songs and playing his guitar. Now perhaps it is the queenly wave or the crazy feet pix that are misleading. You will find that spending time with Harlin & me will be dull, dull, dull, so please adjust your expectations accordlingly.
Have a wunnerful evening as Harlin (that's a mixture of Honey and Darlin') go out on the town. BTW, I am really his groupie.
Love Ya Sis! Can't wait to take lots of pix (high definition of course!) of you and Jake. Mwaaa-aahh!!!
Posted by: Pink Stuff!!!! | December 29, 2004 at 08:01 PM
AWESOME! Cara will love that page!
Love ya!
Posted by: Kelly | December 30, 2004 at 08:16 AM