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Monday, July 12, 2010
Visit from George's family
Over the July 4th Weekend, George's family came down for a visit. They wanted to hear George preach and it coincided with a long weekend. We had a great time with them and were really glad George's Granny got to come too.
Hallie, cousin Jack, and Hudson {Jack is 10 months younger than H&H}
Our attempt at getting all the kids with the grandparents wasn't as easy as we'd like... Can you tell YaYa is trying really hard to keep Hallie in the shot? She wouldn't cooperate!
She wanted her "own" picture I guess. Since we RARELY capture a smile of hers on 'film' I just love this picture!
Now a Cousins shot...this time it's Hudson's turn to act up.
Finally... {notice who is NOT smiling!}
Hallie, cousin Jack, and Hudson {Jack is 10 months younger than H&H}
Our attempt at getting all the kids with the grandparents wasn't as easy as we'd like... Can you tell YaYa is trying really hard to keep Hallie in the shot? She wouldn't cooperate!
She wanted her "own" picture I guess. Since we RARELY capture a smile of hers on 'film' I just love this picture!
Now a Cousins shot...this time it's Hudson's turn to act up.
Finally... {notice who is NOT smiling!}
Friday, July 9, 2010
July 4th Celebration
We got together with some of our friends over the July 4th weekend. The kids had fun swimming in kiddie pools and Ben was nice enough to grill hot dogs & hamburgers for 6 families and their 15 kids!! Obviously it was never a dull moment...but we loved every minute of it!
Oh and let me just also mention as you can tell from the pictures below... 12 of the 15 kids are GIRLS... wow! Hudson's future wife I am sure is in the bunch...now if only my friends would take care of Hallie & Brooke I'd be happy. :)
Hallie didn't enjoy the inflatable pool...so no picture of her. And I had all 5 of us coordinated in Red/White & Blue and we didn't get a family picture. Just imagine it... and then imagine us looking even better & that's what it would have looked like. Haha
Oh and let me just also mention as you can tell from the pictures below... 12 of the 15 kids are GIRLS... wow! Hudson's future wife I am sure is in the bunch...now if only my friends would take care of Hallie & Brooke I'd be happy. :)
Hallie didn't enjoy the inflatable pool...so no picture of her. And I had all 5 of us coordinated in Red/White & Blue and we didn't get a family picture. Just imagine it... and then imagine us looking even better & that's what it would have looked like. Haha
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Friday, July 2, 2010
Crafty Friday - Kids Room Artwork
Last weekend George was out playing golf & the kids were with my parents so I had a morning to myself to be all crafty. Everything began as normal until this happened....
Yes, that's my camera lens from my new camera (birthday present from February!). I was so angry at myself!! Luckily I had an old lens from the old film SLR that fits but still... how frustrating is this!
Back to Crafty Friday... I have been on a mission to decorate Hudson & Hallie's room since they moved to big girl/boy beds in February. We've rearranged the furniture a few times since then and finally have settled on a final arrangement. But the walls have been screaming at me for love. I finally had the time and motivation to get working on it.
First, I bought a 30x24 canvas at Hobby Lobby and had a paint color matched to one of the colors in their bedspreads.
Because I am impatient.... waiting for paint to dry to get started on the actual decorating!
My original idea for stenciling didn't work out because I ran out of space so I had repaint the top and planned to start over. You could faintly see the old letters underneath so I had to come up with a Plan B on the fly... here's what I came up with.
After painting the stripes they felt incomplete so I decided I'd put circles on either side of the canvas since their bedding is covered in circles.
I got all technical and used this cup as my circle guide.
Then I decoupaged this verse on top. I had made this verse (and one for Hallie) on the computer and had them printed. I planned to hang it in a frame with a mat, but didn't ... so luckily my Plan B needed it.
It's home above Hudson's bed. Hallie's will look the same - just with a different verse. Once Hobby Lobby puts their canvases on sale again I'll start hers!
Yes, that's my camera lens from my new camera (birthday present from February!). I was so angry at myself!! Luckily I had an old lens from the old film SLR that fits but still... how frustrating is this!Back to Crafty Friday... I have been on a mission to decorate Hudson & Hallie's room since they moved to big girl/boy beds in February. We've rearranged the furniture a few times since then and finally have settled on a final arrangement. But the walls have been screaming at me for love. I finally had the time and motivation to get working on it.
First, I bought a 30x24 canvas at Hobby Lobby and had a paint color matched to one of the colors in their bedspreads.
Because I am impatient.... waiting for paint to dry to get started on the actual decorating!
My original idea for stenciling didn't work out because I ran out of space so I had repaint the top and planned to start over. You could faintly see the old letters underneath so I had to come up with a Plan B on the fly... here's what I came up with.
After painting the stripes they felt incomplete so I decided I'd put circles on either side of the canvas since their bedding is covered in circles.
I got all technical and used this cup as my circle guide.
Then I decoupaged this verse on top. I had made this verse (and one for Hallie) on the computer and had them printed. I planned to hang it in a frame with a mat, but didn't ... so luckily my Plan B needed it.
It's home above Hudson's bed. Hallie's will look the same - just with a different verse. Once Hobby Lobby puts their canvases on sale again I'll start hers!
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