3rd Birthday

It was a monster truck bash,

and it had to be green!

That's what my 3 year old

grandson wanted!

He drove the truck up and down the frosting hill

and that made him very happy:) 

One Year Birthday

The month has flown by and I still haven't posted 

Beckham's

one year birthday!

I did a Camping Theme

 With a tent and campfire cake...

 The cutest bear ever for the don't feed the bears sign...

 Lanterns, sticks and pinecones.

 The birthday boy did not think it appropriate to 

eat with his fingers,

he requested a fork and carefully

ate one forkful at a time!

His older brother however put his whole

face on top of a s'more bar

and had marsh mallows stuck to his face:)

It

9 Months and Stolen My Heart

We call him Beckham boy...

and he is the snuggliest, most expressive

little munchkin!

Precious New Life

Here is Rory, my newest grand son.

I watched him while his parents went for 

dinner for their anniversary.

When I babysit him he always sleeps

the whole time!!

Isn't he so cute?~ I might be somewhat subjective!

My Sunshine Boy

Beckham is my 3rd Grandchild

and he is such a snuggly, love.

When he hears my voice or sees me 

he goes into a frenzy trying to 

make me notice him and pick him up!

Precious, precious blessings!

Oldest to Youngest

Life keeps moving on!

I have a new grandson, a beautiful

tiny little person who came to 

steal more of Grandmas heart.

Here he is with my oldest grandchild-

my only grand-daughter so far.

She is a natural mommy already at 5

and loves to help with babies

Brielle and Rory

Doll House Upcycle

This Fisher Price doll house was the best

garage sale purchase I have made

 for my grand kids. 

They play with it every time

they come over.

It is a typical hard plastic.

Because I am a person who likes things to

"go together" I decided to give it a little make over

so it will match the kids play nook I am

going to have in my new place.

I wonder what my grand daughter will have to say

about it however? 

She may not be very happy that I got rid of the pink!

Sweetest Smiles

My littlest grandson is 

6 months old already!

He is so happy to see me

and gets so excited when he gets

to be with me. 

He is the cutest, snuggliest

happiest 6 month old boy

and it was so fun to do his pics.

I did them in the garage again which worked

well especially as I purchased a space

heater so he stayed warm!

 It was so cute when we put a mirror

by him and he could see himself!

Christmas Day 2013

It came

It went

It's over for another year...

The sign above was given to me by my son and his wife

who apparently know me well!

Catch Lights in Her Eyes

I used a great idea that I found on Pinterest,

in which, as an indoor studio you 

use your garage with the door open.

This is where I did my 5 year old 

grand daughters' photo shoot.

I was able to catch the light in her eyes

as the lighting was great. 

We just had to go in and warm up every few minutes

as it was in the low 20s that day.

She was a delight to work with 

and came up with creative ideas for

ways to pose;)

The back drop is a sheet that I covered in ruffles

and the floor in the top photo is strips of

pine paneling I painted to look weathered.

Ombre Cake and Birthday #5

My Grand daughter is 5..

so it was mermaid time.

The cake was fun as it was my first try at ombre. 

The mermaids were from the DT

and I just added the glitter so they matched.

5 year olds are so cute because everything

about a birthday is so exciting!

The Trials of Childhood

Okay, here's the deal

I tried to do family pics for my daughter...

tried being the operative word!

Mr. 2 year old was grumpy

Mr. 4 month old got sad and cold

Miss almost 5 year old was marvelous

Dad and Mom were feeling overwhelmed maybe!

This is the last one I took:)

I think you can see what I mean!

What would people think if she sent this one

out in Christmas cards?

I bet she'd get a lot of laughs...

Pumpkin Patch 2013

Here's to a gorgeous Fall day

and family

and kids who make everything

exciting 

and to Tessa who was 30

that day:)

3 Month Photo Shoot

Funny how even babies know

that the minute the camera comes out

they should quit being happy and start crying!

I did my grandsons 3 month photos

and he just did not enjoy it very much...

especially one area of the yard,

every time we put him out there

he melted into tears but he liked

the porch, go figure, so we did them all there.

Unfortunately the light wasn't the best there.

But he is so cute it really doesn't matter and I got

some that show his personality.