Here are a few shots of our quiet afternoon together today..we really had a lovely time!
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A Special Day
Published October 30, 2009 dresses , family 6 CommentsTags: lds baptism, one small child dress
It’s been a few weeks ago now (ummm…where did October go?), but I wanted to share a couple images of Miss J’s baptism day. I can’t believe she’s this old…or this beautiful. I so love being her mom.
Of course, we got her dress here. 
I tried talking her into a Mom-made dress, and she vehemently declined. She’s loved this one since she laid eyes on it…
You haven’t heard from me much this last month…I have been helping my husband harvest his efforts of the year. Here are a few snapshots of what we’ve been up to:
Spud Harvest
It was a slow process, but we finally finished!
Sugar Beet Harvest
Defoliator:
Beet Puller dumping into truck
Baby Kay has loved riding in the truck for many weeks now. Thankfully!
My view.
Scale house.
Long lines.
Haul on,
Truckin’ Mama (Kayla)
She’s Got the Bug
Published September 8, 2009 crafting , family , just for fun 1 CommentTags: crafting with kids
Miss J asked me to teach her to sew this afternoon. As much as I’d like to, my desk and sewing area are a disaster right now, and I’ve got a long list of other critical things to do tonight. So we settled for a quick lesson with needle and thread: Shoney-the-Horse was threatening to lose her stuffing, so we mended her. Following the fix-up, Miss J decided her horsey needed a hat, and a sleeve I cut off her favorite T-shirt last week made a perfect visor. We pulled out the glue gun to add a little bling, and VOILA! One project down…we’ll see what happens to all the fabric scraps the girl is cutting into as I write…
Loving my girl,
Audrey
Custom Heirloom Art
Published August 26, 2009 business , family , my sister's photography 3 CommentsTags: custom paintings, heirloom art
Our AMAZINGLY talented mom is always up to something new, and recently, she’s perfected an artistic process that enables her to transform any photo into a canvassed painting. The results are stunning, the finished product just glows. Check out these before and afters:
You can learn more about this custom heirloom art here…what do you think?
Audrey & Kayla
Oops! I disappeared there for about a week…that went fast! Here’s what I’ve been up to: helping my hubby finish a major remodel on a camp trailer to take on our annual family-reunion-camp-out. It was a race to get everything ready in time. We spent a lot of late nights at my father-in-law’s shop, cutting, caulking, welding, stapling. We had a bunch of picnic suppers, and the kids enjoyed zipping around on bikes, climbing on everything and watching movies while we worked.
Somehow, we made it to the finish line and took them camping for five days. It was so fun to relax in our new space, have fun with cousins, and eat lots of yummy food.
Still catching up on laundry,
Audrey
I’ve always admired girls who can pull off a carefree, bohemian look with confidence…free from rigid rules of matchy-matchy primness. Truth be told, I’ve always considered myself a member of the latter class, with a secret yearning to be more adventurous. Both my girls started expressing strong wills in clothing at what I considered to be a young age, and I’ve often cringed at the combos they put together. I’ll even admit to some butting of heads over wardrobe choices. But I’ve worked to let it go (easier in the summer) and let them wear what they want to wear…for the most part. I find that they’re more open to guidance when it’s necessary if I let them be in the driver’s seat most of the time. So, this is what Miss M put together today, and I giggled when I saw her unexpected punch of personality…can you see it?
Turns out, there is a use for the cut-off hems of holey-kneed leggings. And maybe I’m getting more relaxed with age, but I think it’s kind of genius!
Looking forward to what tomorrow brings,
Audrey
Two of my darling nieces had birthdays last week, and thinking I’d like to do something different than the usual gift-in-a-box, they received these cards: we’re gonna have some fun together!! Stay tuned for results next week!
Love,
Auntie Audrey
Locks of Love x 2
Published July 9, 2009 family , just for fun , my sister's photography 12 CommentsTags: blackfoot photographer, locks of love, short haircuts
I took the kiddos and myself to my friend for some hair-trim-ups today, and had an unexpected life-changing experience. It’s been two years since we chopped Miss J’s hair to donate to Locks of Love, and her hair has grown quite long, so we checked to see if she had enough length to donate again. Sure enough, she did. But her haircut ended up being a bit shorter than she wanted. I could see her trying to be brave and holding herself together in that chair, so I said, “Why don’t we see if mine is long enough to do it too?” And it was! So we both ended up with some super-short dos. All together, we got 6 ponytails to send off. Woot!
Afterwards, we wrangled Kayla into shooting some photos of our new looks, and she didn’t disappoint:
Feeling like a new woman,
Audrey
School’s Out, and We Need a Plan
Published June 8, 2009 family , organizing , tips 2 CommentsTags: summer schedule for kids
Poor Miss J…she is my “Mini-Me”. Which means that she needs to know what to expect every day, to be able to mentally map out her day ahead of time. We can be flexible, us silly girls, but we like to know what’s coming up. Besides that, we need to do what we can to avoid as much of the ‘summer slide‘ as possible, because these are the kinds of things wierdos like me worry about.
Last night, she and I sat down and talked about the tasks she needs to accomplish each day (once they’re done, the day is ALL HERS!). She picked out some colorful paper, and I put this daily schedule together for her. We shall see if it’s helpful!
