Scrapbook Circle | June Sketch Challenge

I'm on a roll with another scrapbook layout for the June Scrapbook Circle Sketch Challenge.

For this challenge, I selected a photo of Noah and Brian playing in the ocean near Bodega Bay. (I'll be sharing a post with more pictures from our trip next week.)


I thought this layout was the perfect opportunity to talk about the popularity of Noah's name (hence the title: "hello, my name is Noah") as well as how my name and Brian's name were quite common the year we were born.

I wrote the journaling on a brown tag that slides right behind the photo.



Here's the short note I penned to Noah:

Dear Noah,
When we chose your name, your dad and I had no idea how popular it was! Just recently, I learned that in 2012, it was the fourth most popular boys name and in 2013, it was THE MOST popular boys name. So chances are, you'll have quite a few classmates/teammates/friends with the same name. Oh how your dad and I can relate! In 1978 (the year we were born), THE MOST popular girls name was Jennifer and Brian was the ninth most popular boys name. I think you'll find (as we did) that nicknames and the first letter of your last name will come handy.
Love,
Mom & Dad

Your turn: How popular was your name the year you were born? Click HERE to find out and then leave a comment below!

Noah & Noah Layout

I'm back with another scrapbooking layout!

When I first saw this picture in February, I knew I wanted to create a layout to share the photo + the story.

I converted the photo to black + white, printed it, and pulled a piece of white 12x12 paper from my scrapbooking stash.  Then, while shopping at Jo-Ann's, I found this great 6x6 paper pad by Basic Grey and adhered three sheets behind the photo.  The tag under the picture is also by Basic Grey--from the Hey You! snippets pad.

Journaling: Noah, who is one of my dearest friends from high school and a doctor in the Air Force, bought Noah a flight suit, complete with patches.  Noah looks so cute in it!  I'm so glad Noah got to finally meet our Noah.  February 2013


Here's a close-up of the flight suit--which is available for purchase here.

Thanks, Noah, for the flight suit.  Toddler Noah loves wearing it!