Just a Peek!

I am participating in my first "issue" on the Paper Issues Blog this Sunday, and am finding I am a little nervous about it :)
Here are two peeks at one of my projects. The one that will be featured on the blog hop!

For all of you scrapbookers, can you guess what line I was given to work with? :)
I have a few other projects I made and will share those over the next week or so.

Now like I said previously, I am finding May is high on the busy scale. Right up there with the month of December. Between finishing school and Evan celebrating his birthday yesterday,  (my boy is now 11 and I just can't believe it!) I had two field trips to go on last week.
Erin's kindergarten class went to a park for an all day excursion. And the only photos I have from that day are still on my phone. Forgot to bring a camera.

But Evan's field trip to our state capital is another story. I did bring my Canon point and shoot camera for that trip. After a two hour bus ride, we arrived at Jefferson City. I have driven through before but never visited the capital.

It's actually quite lovely outside...

as well as inside.
And I really love the lounge with the mural by Thomas Hart Benton.

It's such an amazing representation of Missouri history. The good and the bad :) You can read a little more about him and the story behind the mural *Here!* I really found it fascinating. And for Evan, who loves art and architecture, this trip was fascinating for him as well.

There was also gorgeous stained glass!

Then we went up to visit the Governor's mansion and gardens. And what I love most about Evan's social studies teacher is that she really puts things into perspective for the students. While everyone was voicing their opinion that "it must be nice" to live in a house like that, she reminded them what a huge job and responsibility our governor had. But in a respectful and thoughtful way that caught their attention.

The view from his gardens :)

It was just a really great field trip in all and I personally felt like I learned a lot! I've felt that way on several of their field trips this year. :)
Really glad I could go on this one!

Hope you have a great weekend! I will be back next week sharing my Paper Issues project :)