OK.......Here it is

This is the box that some of the butterflies are flying out of on wires.

This is what I did in lieu of a frame.

It is just the same paper from the box pasted around the sides.

A full side view to show how much the butterflies come off the canvas

and how some are even on springs.

And the front view. OK, so it's not dead on.

The sealant is so shiny that the pics that I took of it straight on are just a glare.

See what I mean.

I love it and had such a good time helping the kids in making it.
So what do you think?

What we have done so far

Every year the school has an art auction. Every class makes some thing or things to auction off to make money to support the art programs in the school. I didn't get to go last year but it sounded pretty cool.
This year for me it started with a phone call from my good friend Misty.
She informed me that Jackson's class did not have a parent helping with their project and was I interested in doing that, Oh and she would be happy to watch the girls for me.
Hmmmmmmmm!
Get some time away from the house, make Jackson happy and play with art stuff.
YES!!! PLEASE!! AND THANK YOU, MISTY!!!
I went to the school with some thoughts in my head not knowing if the teacher had any of her own. After chatting with her and finding out that she didn't have anything in mind and I could do whatever I like. I was so excited to get started.

So this is what we have so far. The first day we did the sky.

The second day the kids signed their names on the back and

water colored the butterflies.

This one is Jackson's

And the third day we did the clouds and the grass.

I'll post the end product next week.

WHY!?!?!

Runing off to the Circus

I had gotten a call from the Shriners asking to donate some money and they sent us tickets to see their circus. My kids didn't know anything about it so this afternoon I said to them if you pull all the weeds in the front yard Daddy and I will take you to the circus. Boy did they pull those weeds.

This was the first act. It was a tight rope motorcycle trapeze combo.

and yes they spun all the way around.

Ainsley kept yelling WOW she IS fabulous.

This little dog is doing a head stand on its trainer's hand.

Jackson didn't say much the whole night.

That may be a bad thing, I see him doing all the things you're told not to try at home.

Once again Ains yelling Wow They are fantastic.
And Emery was dancing her little butt off. They did play some good club music.

And what's a circus without the elephants

Tulip Festival

Aarrrrggggghhhh!!!!!!!!

So we have been getting mice in the house at the coast as long as........ Well always. Every spring the little buggers come in make a mess and make the house smells like a hamster cage. I hate it. So every year I go on a killing / cleaning spree. Last year Jeff had someone come in and re-duct the house with steel ducts with the hope that it would stop them from coming in. We were wrong. The last time we were at the house it smelled a little funny to me and this time it was the hamster cage all over again. I started looking around and found that they had been in our bed and all over the down comforter. So I started cleaning , setting traps and loaded up the linens to be dry-cleaned. Boy it's fun to have to do this every spring

Princess Emily

J's Friend Party.

Every odd year my kids get to have a party with their friends and every even year its just the family. The more kids I have the less stress of planing some big party for every one every year. I can't take any of the credit for this stroke of genius its what my sister Becky does with her fam and I just think its a great idea.
This year J wanted to go to the new Kroc Center and boy was it cool.

Thanks to Ashly for the cake. I just didn't have the time to do one of my master pieces this year.
And I do like what she did.

After cake, pizza and presents we all climbed the rock wall.
J getting strapped in.

And we're off. He was doing so good.

Ummm, Yes, that's me. And Yes, I'm like almost 3 stories off the ground.

Coming down

After the kids got bored of that we went swimming and boy the water park is COOL.

Ainsley and my friend Amy's little boy.

Doesn't that look fun.

the kids shooting water at the other swimmers.

J and the girl he has said that he is going to marry since he was 5.

I think it was the best party yet and we are so going back cause the place is super fun.

Easter

This year due to the fact that my dad is in the middle of his chemo and has no immune system we had our Easter at my sister Amy's house. It was not the same but the kids had fun, the weather was great and with the exception of my Mom, Dad and Grammy we were together.

The kidos anxiously waiting to color eggs.

There was not enough room for his whole name.

Good work buddy!

Ains-Look Mama its Oinj.
Me-Yes it is

Look at how excited she is to be coloring the eggs. My gosh she is getting so big.
I'm more than a little surprised that Em didn't drink the dye.

The Dads huddling up to hide the eggs.

Ready? Brrrake!

Can you see the one Jeff put in the water.

And here comes the thundering herd.

My baby's first egg

Boy, Ains was just on the go.

Ok so Jeff was right when he told me that they would step on the ones in the grass.

G Rant finding the hard ones

All our little Angels

My Happy Family

I love pics of food. I don't know why; I just do.

And after all of that we celebrated our spring birthdays.
Amy made this fantastic R2D2 cake for the boys.