A special layout

When I went scrapbooking with my gals in January I brought Sophia along. I went into it expecting not to get much done as far as scrapping. We had a fabulous time and Sophia was quite the hot item there! :) I did manage to get this one page done. It's a special one because it's the first one for Sophia's album. It also means a lot to me because daddy and daughter have a special bond from day one. She knew right where her spot would be with daddy. Close to his heart. It's wonderful to have a girl in our little family. The added bonus: the bow in her hair!

Products: Paper, tag, and journaling spot: Making Memories; rub-ons: Basic Grey; ribbon

I did also start a mini album for family photos and I will post that once I get it finished. I am looking forward to a day of scrapbooking with Sarah and some other friends this Saturday.

~Jenn

It's been too long...

Hey everyone. I know that's it has been awhile since I posted on this here blog. We are still chugging along here with the store. We've been getting more orders lately than I expected. Which is GREAT! It's always interesting to see what people order from us and honestly it helps pay the bills a bit. :)

The last month has been filled with lots of things. Valentine's Day, school conferences, joy for Sarah's family, first smiles from Sophia, and daily life. I am so grateful for all of those special people in my life. You know who you are! :)

Keep on scrapping and pray for warm weather to stay in MN soon!

Photos: 1)Bridget, Jacob, Tyler, and Matthew this summer (minus Colton-the other Niemi boy)

2) Weierke Valentines Day

~Jenn

I'm going Scrapping!

I'm going to our annual scrapping retreat at Birch Park this weekend. I am bringing Sophia with me and we will be there during the day for sure. I'm not sure if we are staying over night yet. We will have to see how it goes day to day. I haven't worked on any scrapping projects since August! Will I even know what to do anymore? I did make some cards for a fundraiser last month, so I haven't been totally out of the crafting loop. I know it will be interesting to see how much I actually get done this weekend! :)

Sarah and I have talked about having a store sale soon. 2008 was a slow year in the industry. Let's hope 2009 will start out right for us! Keep checking back here for details.

~Jenn

Our little angel has arrived!

We were blessed with little Sophia on December 26th. She knew when she wanted to arrive, so things went pretty quickly. Matthew and Tyler love her to pieces and are so proud to have a little sister. There is no doubt that she will be protected by her big brothers and her daddy! My heart is bursting with joy with her arrival. I now have my girl! :)

~Jenn

Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays from Scraploft to you! We hope your season has been filled with joy so far. Thank you for all of your support during 2008. Here's to 2009 being full of even more memories to be shared!

~Jenn and Sarah
scraploft.com

5 years old!

My baby is 5 years old! I can't believe how time has flown by. I remember holding him for the first time in the hospital. Now he can hardly sit still long enough to be held. :) That's my Tyler. I will be forever thankful that he was born into our lives. Happy birthday, buddy! We love you...

~Jenn

For all our blog readers...

We are posting a "blog only" coupon to our loyal blog readers who are out there. In honor of Turkey and shopping take 30% off your entire purchase through Friday, December 5th. Enter "Blogreader" in the coupon code box on the view cart page. Thank you for continuing to read our blog even though it isn't updated as much as it should be!

We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

~Jenn and Sarah
scraploft team

An update...

Matthew and I had our "date" on Friday night. We went out to Noodles and Company (his choice of course) for dinner. We did some talking there. He didn't have much more to share with me about what's been bothering him, but that's ok. We then went to look at some things for the his little sister. He had fun playing with the mobiles at Pottery Barn kids and coming up with other ideas for playing in the crib with her. It's so funny to see how his little mind works!

We then stopped in Barnes and Noble cafe for a treat. He got a smoothie and I got hot chocolate. We sat down at a little table for a bit and chatted. He says he is worried about me missing him while he is at school. He thinks about me while at school and wonders what I am doing. I told him I do miss him, but I am fine. I look forward to seeing him after school and encouraged him to not worry so much. I also told him how proud of him I am that he did not cry at school on Thursday or Friday. He said he had a fun time with me and he is looking forward to more times alone with mom. I think it went well. We will see what the coming week brings.

After discussing with his teacher, I will try not volunteering on Wednesday. I think if he sees me at school it makes it harder for him. We'll see if that makes a difference.

I haven't been able to scrap at all because all of my stuff is packed up in bins. Getting ready to move stuff out to the garage so we can work on the basement. Hopefully once our office is done (and we adjust to having 3 kiddos!), I can scrap to my heart's content. :)

We are looking forward to Thanksgiving this week. I always look forward to spending time with my family. Also I am looking forward to shopping on Friday. I hope to get a lot of my xmas shopping done.

~Jenn

Only time will tell....

Matthew has been having a rough time since last Monday. He's been crying when he has to go to school and even when he is going to bed. He says it's because he misses me while he is at school. He also worries about me missing him too much. He is scared about what is going to happen when his little sister arrives. All kinds of things going through his head and he is having trouble dealing with it all. For a six year old, he worries a whole lot. It makes me sad to see him crying. I send him to school every day hoping that will be the day there will be no tears. He is exactly like me though. Holds his heart on his sleeve. Sensitive and caring. I guess that's why it's so, so difficult for me to see him going through this rough patch. I have promised him a mommy/matthew "date" this weekend. He picks what we do. I am excited to see what we will do together. I hope it helps him through this.

Other than that...7 weeks (about) and counting until our little one is here. Our house isn't ready, but that's ok. We will make it work. That's what being a parent is about. Daily adjustment. Dealing with what comes our way. It's great and rewarding!

It's cold outside and I am so ready for spring already. Ha Ha! It's going to be a VERY long winter for me I guess.

Waiting for the day when I will be able to scrap again. Maybe in January for a day or two with the gals!

~Jenn

Thank you...

We would like to honor those who have defended our country in the war. Previous and current battles alike. THANK YOU! For without you, we would not have the freedom we have today.

~Jenn and Sarah
scraploft team

Wii mania has hit our house!

Matthew and Tyler have been saving money up for a Wii. It started with the first deposit into the "Wii cup" on Matthew's birthday. 6 teeth and extra money along the way later, we have a Wii! The boys were gone over at grandma's house and Joe set it up last night. Joe and I played a couple of games of bowling because we knew once the boys started playing it would be rare that we would get to play eachother! :) I can see how playing it can become addicting though.

The boys came home today and said, "what are the Wii controllers for?" Then they looked up and saw the console on the shelf. They both started to scream from excitement. They are upstairs playing baseball now. Wii mania is in the Weierke household...Look out!

~Jenn

Randomness

First off, yes I will admit I am happy with the results of the election. I know some of our readers may not agree, but I am ready to see what our new president can do for us.

Second, life throws us curve balls almost on a daily basis. Simply amazing to me what life can bring.

Happy scrapping! I know I miss it and I think it's what I really need right now. Some therapy! :)

~Jenn

Vote for Change...

Very simple post today. GET OUT AND VOTE!!!!

~Jenn and Sarah

a new Adventure

Just wanted to say good luck to our friend Linda! She has made the move to Arkansas and will be starting a new job soon. Here's to new adventures! We can't wait to see you in a couple of months.

Such great people we meet while being involved in this art of scrapping. Thank you to all of our friends always!

~Jenn and Sarah

Halloween Pics

We had great fun on Halloween. There were lots of screams (of fun) and good food. Trick or treating was fun with all of the kiddos. The older kids enjoyed running ahead to the doors and the little ones literally "fell" behind at times. I don't know about the other adults that were with, but I was tired upon returning back to my house! :)

My camera was being fussy so I didn't get as many photos of the night as I wanted to. The one of all of the kids by the garage is my favorite.

Left to Right: Jacob-Superman, Bridget-Elegant Witch, Matthew-Alien, Steven-Optimus Prime Transformer, Tyler-White Power Ranger, Katie-Doctor

~Jenn

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween to all the boo-monsters and their families out there! Looking forward to trick or treating with all of the kids tonight! :)

Picture of Tyler heading out the door for preschool with his costume on. Photos of tonight will be posted soon...

~Jenn and Sarah

Looking Forward to more fun!

Hello to all! I have been meaning to post pictures of the adventures we have been on this Fall. Unfortunately I'm having trouble figuring out how to do that since my hubby rearranged the pictures on the computer.

We are now looking forward to Halloween! I (Jenn) will be hosting and the boys' cousins are coming over for trick or treating. There will be 8 or 9 kids in my house. It will be a blast! :)

Other news...baby is kicking away. It's such a good feeling to have her (yes her!) moving around in there. We are so very pumped to welcome a little girl into our home in just over 2 months. My boys are crazy excited for a little sister!

Our Scraploft business is going fine. After my baby is born and we adjust, we will bring more focus back to the business. Family time is #1 in both our lives.

Hopefully I will have enough patience to get some photos uploaded soon! :)

~Jenn

Family coming home

My little sis and her family are coming home on Tuesday! They are moving back here from Arizona. They left for Arizona in March 2007, have had some changes in their lives, and have come to realize home is where they need to be for now. So they are headed back to Minnesota tomorrow! They are all flying in, so I pray for good travels. With three kids in tow, traveling can be interesting. We are having a welcome home get together with them on Wednesday. The best part...(besides having them close to us again) is getting to meet my new niece, Izabella. A new baby adds more joy to an already happy life! :)

I will post pictures of the welcome home party later this week!

~Jenn

Fall Weekend

This past weekend was a fun weekend for our family. Saturday we went to a local apple orchard with grandma and great-grandma. Matthew rode a pony and both the boys went into the petting zoo. They also discovered a playground there that they really enjoyed. It was a beautiful day to be outside.

Sunday we had made plans to go to get pumpkins with Sarah and her family. We were all geared up to pick pumpkins, go on a hayride, play in the hay hill, and eat some apples. But the weather didn't cooperate so much that day. It rained in the morning and was gloomy most of the day. However we did spend a wonderful and fun-filled day with them. We went to the Mall of America, specifically the Nickolodeon park. All of the kids had a good time going on the rides. I had a great time watching them. As usual, I took lots of pictures. It was nice to have some fun with everyone. I can't wait to do it again. Our pumpkin day will be rescheduled. We are looking forward to that too. Continuing traditions is very important to our family! :)

We hope you are out enjoying the fall weather. Taking lots of photos and finding time to scrap them!

~Jenn

Tons of Clearance Items

Our clearance section has grown by 100s of items! There's patterned paper, stickers, die-cuts, and even albums galore.

When we did some inventory this summer, we realized we forgot to enter some Maya Road products that we received. So there are now even more sheers available.

Come check out our clearance section soon!

~Jenn and Sarah
scraploft team