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I Couldn't Wait to Share...

Here is Luke's PIRATE room. The room has always been pretty cool with the sign, and the jolly roger flag, the map and his "dead man's chest" CD player, but he's been asking for the Kraken for FOUR years. I kept thinking(hoping) he would get over it if I just procrastinated. Then Harrison moved into the room and he was too afraid. I thought I was out of the woods. But...recently Harry decided he wanted the playroom to be his room (almost done making it look "cool" not cute - I will soon post pictures).

So...the SECOND Harrison moved out of Luke's room, he asked, "So are you gonna paint the Kraken for me now?" "Yes, Luke, I will paint it over Spring Break." And here we are. It is pretty awesome, I must admit, and a little part of me does wish I had made this dream come true a while ago, but I will take all his outpourings of gratitude and unsolicited hugs any time I can get them!

Spring Break Project

You may have seen my poor-quality post on facebook of the spring break project we have been doing at our house. I painted the Kraken all over one wall of my little matey's room.

Above is a little poster I made for the Lukester's room - call it the finishing touch. As soon as I get this baby printed, framed and hung, I will post pictures of the full glory of the room that has taken a full four years to finally finish! (there's a story to why it took so long...)

Argh.....

YES!!

When I have an outdoor shoot scheduled, it seems like I cannot BUY a cloud. Tonight was a different story. I am so excited about the engagements I took today with an AWESOME couple. The lighting was so delicious. (that's totally cheesy, but it was, so there.)

On a side note, the rest of today was a really cool day too. BYU TV did a documentary on my uncle and the premier was really great - I am really glad I got to go.

And....it's Tuesday so I played volleyball - I also played yesterday. Check on both days' to do list for "work out." YES!!

I Need to Go There...Soon

Thank Goodness He's Cute

It's a good thing he's a cutie patootie, because he is doing a horrible job of sleeping this week with his cough, and all-around-not-so-fun-t0-be-around dimeanor! That being said, I am grateful for these kinds of trials, I know we are blessed to have them.

Midway Ice Castles

A more-detailed post is coming, but if you have the chance to get there, go see the ice castles in Midway. Cool stuff. (no pun intended.)

Gorgeous Camera Bag

This is on my "wish I could even sort-of justify wanting this" list....the Kelly Moore Libby camera bag. Pretty, huh?

Harry's New Little Friend

Harrison has been working hard to earn the $5 it took to buy this little Webkin he calls Marshmallow. They go everywhere together and he is so happy he earned the money and bought it himself. I hope this is the beginning of him being a great helper around the house and learning to work for what we want. I really can't get enough of this little face.

Luke's Baptism, Part 2

Luke's Baptism

It was so fulfilling to see our sweet Luke get baptized on February 5th. He was such a sweetheart all day and I really believe he was prepared to make that choice. No, he doesn't understand everything about the gospel - who does? And yes, he still picks on his little brothers and chooses not to mind me when I ask him to do certain things...but overall, I am so proud of the little man he is becoming. The day was wonderful, and we are grateful for the friends and family who came and shared it with us.

Love Day is Coming...

Here's a little sneak peek of what's to come from the bigboys. We did a little photoshoot today...when the v-day cards are all put together I will share!

Birthday Boy Sneak Peek

He is turning EIGHT tomorrow.

Sometimes, He Isn't an Angel

And here he is....glad I documented that he isn't always perfect. Sadly, lately I have seen this face a lot more than I care to!

Zach in a Hat

Here's the latest of my little goofball. Had a little mini shoot this morning and sweet baby Z wanted his turn too. I do love this little face. If only he would SLEEP - and not bite his brother - he would be the perfect little guy!

A Little Photoshopping

My sister Amy took the top picture of my sweet Lukester at Ivy's Bubblegum Princess birthday party on Saturday. I wanted a nice, recent picture of him for a family party invite, and, since he doesn't generally cooperate for me as well as he does for Amy, I really liked this one. But, Amy's adorable background of pink and green balloons didn't really scream out "My big boy is turning 8!" So I made some quick changes.I could have been much more precise, we can always be more perfect, right? But I thought this turned out pretty fun.

Inspiration

One of my favorite places to wander is through the pages of Communication Arts Magazine. A few years ago, my brother gifted me with a subscription I didn't know at the time I would never be able to live without. Although inspiration can be found in abundance everywhere around us, particularly as we weave our way thorugh the world wide web, I find something special and unique about thumbing through actual pages of a great magazine. Now excuse me, while I go curl up with the latest issue and a french vanilla hot cocoa.

Second Grade Knowledge

I asked Luke what he has been learning about at school today and he said, "Well, I used to think humans were at the top of the food chain, but now I know it's really polar bears." I said, "Oh really, do polar bears eat people?" "Mom, you know there aren't any people other than santa and elves at the north pole and they are protected....sheesh."

PhotoBooth

How can I not share these with the world? Welcome to the world of Mac. Luke was SO excited we now have PHOTOBOOTH!!