I always loved it when people would turn their Christmas lights on in the summer. Since we finally got Christmas lights last year, I can now be one of those people! I love that they are beautiful, unexpected, and as we taught the boys in December - the lights remind us of Jesus, the light of the world. Who he is and what he has done for us is a bright light shining in a hopelessly dark world. Who doesn't need a reminder of that year round?!
It was Fun Day in the Park today in our neighbourhood, complete with bouncy castles. Markus and Wyatt took a little while to work up the nerve to go in, so we went to get their faces painted. Then we found a bouncy thing with not many kids in it, so off they went. They were thrilled with it, like I knew they would be once they finally just tried it.
Apparently Markus was really getting into the whole dog role - cutest little doggie I've ever seen.
Took this up at the lake - kiddos and I joined my parents up there, as Clay was away for the day.
I was captivated by the incredible clouds today, and thought this was a good day to attempt an HDR in post. I'm not sure if I am happy with the result, but I didn't have a lot of time to play with it as it is LATE and I am wiped out.
I was captivated by the incredible clouds today, and thought this was a good day to attempt an HDR in post. I'm not sure if I am happy with the result, but I didn't have a lot of time to play with it as it is LATE and I am wiped out.
I've been accumulating a bunch of fabric scraps over the past few years, thinking surely they'd come in handy for something. I kept thinking I should really get rid of the scraps if I wasn't going to do something useful with them. I had been toying with the idea of sewing a bag with them, and came across this today.
So, voila! These are the bottoms of my dining room and living room curtains! I added a few extras - pockets on the inside. I am thrilled with the result, and perhaps the most thrilling part of all is that
I DID NOT CRY !!!!
hahaha! It sounds ridiculous to say that, but it's a big victory for me every time I complete a sewing project without breaking down in tears and wanting to quit at some point :)
I get such a kick out of Bailey in these pants. Only when you're a baby can you get away with a style like this!
This little gal will be one year old tomorrow - it really is incredible how fast they grow up!!
Here she is with whipped cream smeared all over her face, after our family's customary first birthday cupcake, dressed in nothing but a diaper. She ate the whipped cream and strawberries off two cupcakes, but wasn't at all interested in the cake itself :)
Happy birthday Bailey!
Here she is with whipped cream smeared all over her face, after our family's customary first birthday cupcake, dressed in nothing but a diaper. She ate the whipped cream and strawberries off two cupcakes, but wasn't at all interested in the cake itself :)
Happy birthday Bailey!
Could we with ink the ocean fill,
And were the skies of parchment made,
Were every stalk on earth a quill,
And every man a scribe by trade,
To write the love of God above,
Would drain the ocean dry.
Nor could the scroll contain the whole,
Though stretched from sky to sky.
I was singing this hymn this morning, and when I was out in the yard yanking dandelions my fingers stumbled upon this heart shaped stone. He loves and cares for even me.
And were the skies of parchment made,
Were every stalk on earth a quill,
And every man a scribe by trade,
To write the love of God above,
Would drain the ocean dry.
Nor could the scroll contain the whole,
Though stretched from sky to sky.
I was singing this hymn this morning, and when I was out in the yard yanking dandelions my fingers stumbled upon this heart shaped stone. He loves and cares for even me.
Cue Bon Jovi....."Ohhh, we're halfway there!"
50% done my project :)
I thought I'd have some fun playing with water this morning. I love my new macro lens.
50% done my project :)
I thought I'd have some fun playing with water this morning. I love my new macro lens.
Behold, my recreation of the shot I missed getting today because I left the house without a battery in my camera. I know, I know, you are all dying to know where you can get a framed print of this original masterpiece. Dream on.
3/5: People with ear infections in our house.
Markus went to see a doctor on Thursday and came home with medicine ("I don't like that cherry medicine."), and tonight it was Wyatt's turn ("Mmm, I like that berry medicine!"), along with myself (I am indifferent to these capsules). Not the most exciting thing I could have captured for my first kick at posting a macro shot, but we got home after 11 so this is as good as it gets for today.
Markus went to see a doctor on Thursday and came home with medicine ("I don't like that cherry medicine."), and tonight it was Wyatt's turn ("Mmm, I like that berry medicine!"), along with myself (I am indifferent to these capsules). Not the most exciting thing I could have captured for my first kick at posting a macro shot, but we got home after 11 so this is as good as it gets for today.