Mother's Day Photo Shoot

They hhhhhhhhhhhaaaaad to let me photograph them on Mother's Day.  I played the guilt card on them i.e. pregnancy sickness, labor pains and whatnot:)

Festival of Colors

MARK--Festival of Colors--Posing for Mom

MARK--Festival of Colors--Posing for Friends

Well, I PS'd it a bit:)  But, not the smile!

Young Blue Eyes

Whitney as my wallpaper<3

Puppy Obedience

Wait two years while trying and trying and trying to teach puppy and
Voila! --Stay:)

"A Little Help with the Drought, HERE PLEASE!"

Last night's snow can't hurt the snowpack in the Wasatch mountains.  We really need it. I hate feeling guilty in the summer when I water my garden and lawn. Daniel hated going to school leaving the snow just lying around all over.  He knew that when he gets home this afternoon the snow will have melted.

The girls wouldn't come out of their coop this morning. Sissies!

Popcorn popping on the apricot tree:) We probably won't have any apricots again this July:(

Forsythia is a garish Spring harbinger and I love it, although I won't dress in that color.

Last season's gable oak leaves rottening under the cherry trees.

Cool Yellowstone Bus

I love these buses they use in Yellowstone National Park. So retro!

Kick of a Door Decor

It's not the brightly colored umbrella spilling tulips and spring green fronds I saw on Pinterest, but this boot duo for the front door cost me zilch.  Of course I can't use my boots while they're hanging on the front doors, but it's worth it.

Daniel's Ski Day

The sun, the snow and the company couldn't have been better.

Cupcake Onsie Baby Gift

Ohhhh so yummy cute!
This is awfully easy to make. Roll a onesie up jelly roll style, then roll the onesie within a a flannel receiving blanket. Use packing tape to secure the onesie/blanket roll. (It will be covered up.) Tape or lightly stitch eyelet trim around the roll.   You can use double stick tape to adhere two slit Wilton cupcake papers around the onesie roll. Wrap 1/2" ribbon around the roll several times and knot.  Attach a red pompom with double stick tape. A dash of glitter and VOiLa!

There are numerous youtube videos about baby gift cupcakes, cakes and other.

Whitney's Rag Quilt

Working on a YW's project and baby shower gift was never so fun:)

Here's a tutorial on making a baby sized rag quilt; however, Whitney chain-sewed the blocks. Quicker!
Rag Baby Blanket Tutorial

Too Sexy for His Shirt

Dynamic Bob is too sexy for his shirt. I had a laugh when I looked up from the camera settings to see Bob helping me test the lighting for the Sweetheartz Photoshoot. I've embellished him a bit:) You'll notice his eyebrows are on his upper lip and a copy of his right eye is covering his closed left eye, hee, hee.

Forced Parrot Tulips

This was an easy project for the ladies at enrichment last November.  I'm glad I came home and potted up some more parrot tulips. They're awesome!

Mark's Sweetheartz Portrait

Saturday's Sweetheartz Dance was a blast for mom, too. Such cute couples. Here's Mark's portrait.

Here's his group, plus more at this LINK

Fly'in Mark

Father like Daughter

My Whitney Bean:

My Valentine 2012

Finally!, Snow

It has been unusually dry this winter. So, when we finally received enough snow on which to sled we needed to move quickly.

New Up & Coming Adventure Writter--Daniel

Raspberries in Winter

It's like eating roses.

"C" is for Cookie

People in our house have to make their own batch of chocolate chip cookies and then hide them. Sharing is determined on a moment by moment basis usually influenced by hormone and blood sugar levels. I can always collect a cookie because, "All the ingredients were mine in the first place:)"

I Love Sunflowers Even in a State of Demise

I was speaking with Charlene in my ward and she is an energetic grandma who once was a farm girl in Oklahoma.  Sunflowers are WEEDS!!! Yes, it is a challenge to clear them from the garden.  It can feel like you're trying to rip out a narrow trunk tree.  But, some of these hybrids are beautiful, don't you think?

Stuff for Whitney

Several of the items in the layout are from Whitney's room--some of her favorite things.

Steve & Me

Whenever I wear this sweater Bob says, "Wear'in your Steve Jobs sweater again."  I felt it was time to memorialize it since Steve has passed.

Turn Around

"Turn around and you're a young girl going out of my door.... Turn around and you're tiny. Turn around and you're grown." lyrics by Harry Belafonte, Alan Green & Malvina Reynolds

He Wore a Teeny Weeny Polka Dot

Only Sissies Need Gloves

Gotta Love It, Baby

The Will Ferrel quote is pretty funny on this scrapbook page.  He says, "Whenever someone calls me ugly, I get super sad and hug them, because I know how tough life is for the visually impaired."

Brad's Grown-Up Christmas 2011

Wow!  I worked this one till the paper had a hole in it.  Finally, I trashed everything except the tag/text and the extraction of Brad.

Barbie Head Party

Whitney let Shannon do her hair.  I was worried. Whitney can be pretty sensitive about her hair.

Sunday Clothes

The difference in time required to dress and to undress for church is phenomenal in Daniel's case.