Crafty Weekend

It was a super crafty Saturday morning.  It has been great hanging out with family lately, but Sat morning it was nice to just do what I wanted to do.

{create}

On Friday I got my Pan Pastel set from Donna Downey here.  And Saturday morning over coffee I watched her pan pastel 101 video available here.  And then I went up to the studio…and played with them.  Woot!

Love the butterflies on this stencil.

And totally love the effect with the pan pastels.  I can’t wait for 102 to come out!

I also bought a Smash book for myself and for Elizabeth on Friday when we were in Downer’s Grove.  I Archivers.  And bless their hearts-the smash books were on a table right inside the door. 

So I have been filling it with inspiration   Elizabeth has been filling hers too. We are in love.

I had to pick up some add-ons while I was there too. 

I LOVE the embossing on the book…

And the polka dot tape.

And the red and white paperclip flags. 

And smashing pics in. 

I have also been playing with my watercolors.  I am also loving Alisa Burke’s Watercolor Bliss class-available here.  I don’t think I have ever used the tube watercolors-but I am getting ready to play with them right now. 

Hope everyone had a crafty weekend.  I wish there was more weekend left.  There are still some things that I would like to do

Happy Monday!

Happy Early Father’s Day, Daddy!

After much freaking out and searching and hoping and sucking it up and getting the loan…

And test driving and probably frightening a couple of car dealers…

the choice was made. 

Daddy loves the precious very much…and so does William. 

Happy Father’s Day, Daddy! 

We love you. 

In the Mail…or…Ha! How did they know?

Dear Audi,

You get me.

Thanks,

Love, Christina

Happy Friday! 

Awesome Family Weekend-Part 2

Wii Frisbie Golf

Good form, Jack!

Mmmm….good food

Baseball.

Note from Hailie to William: You are a nerd and a dummy. 

Father and Son

Beautiful lilies blooming!

Love this guy!

Look at all those handsome guys in one photo. 

Happy Thursday!

Awesome Family Weekend!

Ralph is wiped out after a night of whining because we left him at G-mas.

Sisters!

All of us girls together

Sari and William

Sarah with her awesomely tall new shoes on…

Mom and Sarah  

We had a totally awesome weekend hanging out with family. 

{Love family weekends}

Happy Monday!

Happy Gradumanation Day Part 3

Party!!

Beef sticks (Inverted Combos, William called them).

Beautiful Lilies for Elizabeth!

Hy-Vee cake (Cake #2)

Mmmmm….

Love the dress (although it was a little shorter than I would have liked).

Ummmm…scary…

 

Best BBQ chicken ever…

 

Elizabeth and Tara.

My table.

Brother and sisters and aunts and Grandma.

Family.

Elizabeth and Matt.

Gifts!

Sunday-hanging out.

Baby! There was lots of baby holding.

As you can see, I didn’t put a lot of effort into my appearance on Saturday.  More time spent on fixing the house and the food instead.

More Partying!-Photo by Dad

Jake:  This Life is harder than the Life I’m used to. (photo by Sarah.)

The real party

Hahahahaha…Brothers

Graduation was good times.  I’m glad I have a year off before the next HS graduation and then 2 years until the next one…

Happy Friday!!

Locker Cleaning Day 2011

I remember when the kids were little, and I would have a huge stack of papers to look at at the end of the year.  And the end of the year was always so crazy and I didn’t really enjoy it so I would put it off.  Fast forward to this year.  While Bryan did bring home a binder full of stuff from his locker (I’m glad I didn’t have to CLEAN it), there were only a couple of things that he really wanted me to take a look at. 

The one above is my favorite! 

I love the design and the color!-they have an amazing art teacher at Bryan’s school-wish I’d had such an awesome art teacher at that age! 

I also love this one-Bryan had a color wheel that he colored as well, but I forgot to take a photo of that one.

And I love this-don’t forget!  And it’s all crumpled up.  (Wonder if the padlock did make it to the counseling office?)

Happy Thursday!