My kind of scrapbooking

To the devoted scrapbookers(you know who you are) I hope you don't take my next statement as blasphemy...but I just can't quite get into scrapbooking. I thought once I had a baby something magical would happen and I would turn into a crafty queen. But as a mother the barriers with scrabooking are still there. I can't seem to break free from the dark side.

First of all, I think it is really hard to start from scratch. You either have to spend a ton of money buying all the equipment, or you are stuck being "out of style" with your scrapbooking because you can't keep up with the trends. Secondly, I'm just not that good at it. I know it takes practice but I don't think I'm patient enough. I don't really want to see my pictures framed with mediocre art when I know that they could look so much better (probably if one of Thorn women did it). And lastly, I'm not a big fan of things falling apart. They seem so delicate and fragile; it drives me crazy when I know that something could break if I look at it the wrong way.

So for now I am sticking to what I can do and can afford...Blurb. Blurb.com is a really cool site where you can build and design your own books. My sister makes the most beautiful books. It's not free, but for me the results are consistent and the structure is Marissa proof (which means a lot). So if anyone feels like I do, know that you're not alone. There are options out there for the non-scrapbooking women of the world...don't be ashamed. And for those who are not part of the dark side, you may enjoy this too.

P.S. These thoughts are only a reflection of my current views. I'm definitely open for future discussion.

Oh Happy (MLK) Day...

Wow! Another beautiful day! And when the sun shines in Seattle it is breathtaking.Clint had the day off so we spent some time outside. We walked to another park in our neighborhood. This is why I love the area we live in, there are so many parks around us. I found my self in awe of the scenery, so I was glad to see that the pictures captured some of the beauty we enjoyed.

The Ballard Locks...

Finally!! It seems like months since we last saw the sun. We wanted to take advantage of it since it could be months until we see the sun again! So we went down to the Locks. This is such a cool area. You can watch the boats as they transfer from Puget sound into Lake Union, enjoy the gardens and see the salmon as they come in. This is definitely a must see if you come to Seattle. Gideon was fascinated by this place, he couldn't take his eyes off of the boats...or it could have been that he was just too cold to move! We were fooled into thinking that the sun meant it was warm...it wasn't! Nevertheless we had fun, and it was good to see the sun even though we didn't feel it too much.

As you can see Gideon is growing so fast! Every day he seems to change and I can't keep up with him. His new thing is singing. He has a rock voice and an angelic voice. The rocker comes out when I play my music for him. He has fallen in love with one of my CDs (he also has a favorite song). Whenever I play it he kicks his feet and belts out his rendition of the song (it's pretty cute)! But there is a time and place for everything, when its time to go to bed we sing lullabys together and he sounds like a little angel as he softly sings with me...ahhhhhhh.

A walk in the park...

Despite the gloomy weather we decided to take a walk to the park. This is such an awesome park, you can pretty much see all of Seattle from it (and its only a couple blocks form our home)! But the major bonus of the outing was the pictures we took with our new Christmas camera. We are still learning how to use it but I think these pictures of Gideon are super cute!!

Merry Christmas!!

It is amazing how much everything can change in a year. Last Christmas we found out we were expecting our first and this Christmas we are somewhat sleep deprived and adoring parents. We feel so blessed to have a beautiful healthy baby boy!

Our lives have changed dramatically with Gideon's birth. This sweet baby boy has given us a new perspective on life, a new level of patience, a greater sense of joy, a clearer purpose and has expanded our ability to love all things.

We hope you have a very Merry Christmas,

Clint, Marissa & Gideon Thorn

Don't get any ideas...

Corinne made this quilt for Gideon. It is seriously the cutest quilt ever (there are little weiner dogs on it)! But don't get any ideas from this...I don't think she's taking orders.

 

Our blessed boy...

On November 22 we packed up our car and made the long drive to Utah (I would not recommend doing this with a 3 month old baby). The unfortunate part of long drives is once you start driving you really don't have any options other than to keep driving! We got there just in time for Gideon's blessing on Sunday. It was a beautiful and WARM day (we were expecting snow). All of our family and friends came to support our little guy, everything was perfect!

We spent the rest of the week in Utah. Gideon seemed to enjoy the trip...so much that he decided to stay awake more. Before we left Seattle he was sleeping through the night, but soon Gideon adapted to a new schedule of waking 4-6 times per night(we are still recovering from this). But sleep deprivation is worth it to spend some time with family and friends.