Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Clever Sisters

I have such clever and creative sisters. Two of my little sisters have ventured into the small-business world and I just wanted to share the joy! My sister Tiffany is a beautiful "princess." She shows up to your little girl's birthday party, or your corporate event and dazzles these youngsters with her fun games, her winning personality, and her cute puppets and stories. Of course she is a princess in real life, but she doesn't always get to wear the crown and ball gown when she's doing dishes, so these parties are a great way for these little girls to see her in her "true form" ;)





Check out her blog!
http://www.pinkprincessparties.blogspot.com/

My other little sister is the artsy type. Amy has created GORGEOUS felt pictures that have brought my family home evenings and nursery and Sunday School lessons back to life. They are adorable. I just got some for my family for Christmas, but when I saw how ADORABLE they were, I just had to open them on the spot. See for yourself!





Check out her blog!
http://www.familynightfelt.blogspot.com/

It's fun being related to such a talented crew!

Monday, November 24, 2008

True Colors

Rise and Shout...a Utah Man am I!?
I laughed out loud when a few days before the big game, Ashley came home from Art Class with this special little clay model:

It's a little hard to tell 2-D, but it's a cougar pinning down a red-tailed hawk! I thought that was so funny. Anyway, we were all set and ready for the big game!
And, despite a blowout for the Utes, the extended family had a BLAST at our BYU/Utah rivalry party! Pics below:
Most of the fans...like the window painting?

BYU BLUE BYTHEWAYS

The Decorators:

The decor:

The most important part; THE FOOD





And despite a crushing blow for the Cougar fans, and a lost king-sized Snickers to Michael from me, it was a wonderful evening! Win or lose, I can't wait for next year! Go COUGARS! :)

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

He's at it Again!

So, speaking of art, just wanted to post John's latest. I think this took him an hour and a half. Isn't he cool?

My favorite Artist for Children

I love the artwork by Scott Gustafson. I don't think the detail will show in these little pictures, but he really has a way of making these little Fairy Tales seem "magical." I dream that someday when I'm old and grey, I will have a "grandchildren room" and these paintings will line the walls...

The Frog Prince (notice the face on this sweet little girl)

Little Bo Peep

Alice in Wonderland

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary

Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater

"Patty-cake"

The Owl and the Pussycat

Old King Cole

Little Miss Muffet

Little Red Riding Hood

Jack and the Beanstalk

Humpty Dumpty

Hansel and Gretel

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

The Wizard of Oz

Entitled "Happily Ever After"

St. Nicholas in his Study

The Night Before Christmas

Tom Thumb

The Three Little Pigs

Entitled "The Journey Begins"

Entitled "Special Delivery"

Rumplestiltskin

The Queen of Hearts

Puss in Boots

Hope you enjoyed visiting the gallery with me. I just love the sweet little innocent faces of the children in these pictures. Thanks for indulging!

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Nothing, really

I just thought I'd post some random pictures that made me smile. There's really no point to this post, just some happiness for me.

Ashley has taken to "stealing" my camera and going around the house trying to take pictures that make her laugh. Here I am feeding Bethany.

Up close and personal:

This is such a typical scene in my house. My kids constantly use my laundry baskets as "vehicles" to pull each other around. I thought that gorgeous ribbon from Costco would go on presents; I never envisioned it's "double" duty as "reins."

John likes to feed Bethany cheerios, however she's still fine-tuning those small-motor skills, and most end up dropping into her high-chair seat. After she's done eating, she stands up and babbles. John picked her up, and I had to laugh at her feet!

(Uh, and notice the "jet" jammies. That's what we call a lapse in the laundry chain...)

Here's a shot of Timothy...another laundry lapse?

One afternoon we were tending the Dustins, a rare treat. Of course we got snow that morning, so the obvious option? Build a snowman!

Bethany and cousin Daniel, just about 6 weeks apart in age:

At night, Abby wanted to put on jammies, so she borrowed some from Natalie. They thought it would be cute to mix the tops and bottoms so they matched:

I love how my children play with each other. They seem not to notice their age differences and involve each other, and accommodate even the younger children so everyone can play. This is my own version of "Charlie's Angels."

The End.

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