My Birthday

Thanks to my hubby, my birthday this year was one of the funnest I've ever had. And.... Jared got me the shirt from below. =) Here's my sis Britt, me, and my cousin Melly from the great party.

Caught My Eye On Etsy

I saw this shirt on Etsy here. I like that it's just a t-shirt really, but the ruffle makes it oh-so-much cuter.
I might end up buying this necklace if no one else does today..
I'm strangely attracted to this octopus necklace although I have no idea when I would wear it. Also, I think I would have to remove the danglies..... and maybe wear a patch?

Bee Ditty Beep

New Post on A Vivid Grey

Start Stretching

Even though the finale of American Idol was this week it holds nothing to the excitement I feel inside about the first show of the 2008 season of So You Think You Can Dance. I've always loved dancing even though it's VERY VERY freestyle. Channel 13, 7:00 p.m. I am there!

I Love The Whole World Too!!

My friend Alisa posted this video on her site and I LOVE IT!! I'm also a fan of the discovery channel and the whole world. I can't seem to paste the video on my site so here's the link.

..and Alisa I know I was tagged, but I'm a procrastinator. =)

Millie's Baby Blessing

Yesterday our friends Katie and Jeremy Smith blessed their new daughter Amelia. We started hanging out the the Smiths about 6 years ago and they have become family to us. We're so excited about the new member of their family and the old member Paxton. We love you guys!

Here's the ladybugs that I did for Millie in her nursery.

The End of the Jazz Season

My heart was pounding last night when the Jazz lost a valiant fight with the Laker's. I was in a bad mood the rest of the night! In tribute to the Jazz here is a tribute to the biggest Jazz fans I know. The Hopkins!!

ChrisShell

Isabelle

Ava

I Want To Be Cowboy And You Can Be My Horse

Today we spent the day with Naomi & Alysa at Gardner Village. We spent some time at the petting zoo chasing the sheep and goats and then had a pony ride. It was $2 to get in and $3 to ride the pony (it's silly but they make the parents pay too). After the ride we had lunch and stopped by to see Wendi at Posh Frippery. She's got such fun stuff there. You need to go see. Thanks for going with us Naomi & Alysa!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all you moms. I'm so grateful to my mom this day. I've never met anyone who has a purer heart that my mother Judy. She's been such a great example to me in every way possible. Thank you for making me feel like I was as great as you thought I was. I owe every good part of me to you & Dad. Love you so much! -Andy

A Vivid Grey Update

I've added a couple of paintings on A Vivid Grey.

Binky rehab??

Since the new findings that some plastics contain a chemical called BPA have been coming out, I've been throwing away all of Luke's sippy cups and all of our tupperware that has the toxic chemical. Well, as I put Luke down for his nap today I started thinking about the binky that he is currently sucking on as I type.... I looked it up here. It's on the list of "bad" plastics!! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! We don't let Luke have his binky other than in his bed or car seat, but we haven't taken it away completely. As bad habits go the binky is down on the list for a 2 year old I'd say. Has anyone really seen someone graduate or get married with a binky? No! Yes there may be a few buck tooth kids out there but hey, I had braces and they make for a good smile. So most likely Luke will need braces anyway....right? I really have two options to avoid the most guilt, which is usually what I base most choices on.
1. Get rid of the bink completly- cold turkey style. (This option is not looking good.)
2. Replace the binky with it's non-toxic counterpart and take it away at a later date. (This option is going to win.)

Art Lessons

Today marks the day of Isabelle's first art lesson. Isabelle has basically been my surrogate daughter since she was born. If I didn't have a date on the weekend I would drive from Pleasant Grove to Salt Lake to hang out with her so her parents could go out. She is now 9 years old and is growing up into a beautiful, intelligent, thoughtful, talented young woman. I'm excited for our up-coming art lessons and love spending one-on-one time with the up and coming artist Isabelle Gwyn Hopkins.
Belle's first piece! She did such a great job!

Baby Steps

Lucas is just over two, as you well know, and Thursday night was the FIRST night I've ever been away from him. Wow! I can honestly say that both he and I were ready for the big night and everything went without a hitch. Luke stayed with my sister Shell and partied the night away with his cousins Isabelle and Ava. Thanks Shell! Jared & I flew to Minneapolis for a work/fun getaway. It was great to dress up and spend time with just the grown ups. We got home Friday night and this morning we all slept in until 10:30!! De-lightful!