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!

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!

Busy Xs Three

It is crunch time...

3 houses being made ready all

at once, 2 move in dates for all 3

and me going back and forth between

them all, with new grand baby and paint

and cupboards the wrong color and 

redoing them and packing up treasures

and sore backs and refinishing furniture...

but as a friend pointed out to me today

God knows what we need and I am busy

right now in these good ways because

it holds back the sorrow and the pain.

Really, it eases, not holds back

for in the labor of helping my children in 

this way I bring back tender memories

of my own parents serving me, 

so they are closer and the loneliness

of single life fades away.

Table redo for my son

 Footstool redo 

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

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.

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.

Memory Bears

There were two little girls,

 taken young to heaven

who left us here to mourn them,

one at 3 and one at 7.

Gone to be with Jesus many years

apart,

but always and forever in their 

Mama's heart.

In boxes in a closet now that 

she is gone,

we find the memories packed with love 

and tears

and nighttime song.

From those sisters, one I never knew,

and one I saw go home

I chose a dress to keep them close 

and remind me of my mom,

who never ceased to long for them

through many many years. 

And from those little dresses came these

memory bears.

In memory of Pauline, age 3- the plaid bear

In memory of Janet, age 7- the blue bear

In memory of Mom who loved and never forgot

Lovingly and beautifully crafted by 

my dear cousin Emma.

She used the buttons, collars, lace and zipper

 along with the dress fabric.

( the embroidery on the feet was done by Janet 

on a piece of white fabric

and found in the boxes too)

Tractor Birthday Party

Pierce had his 2nd birthday party

and he LOVES tractors so that was

the theme!

 However he was not thrilled with the party itself

and being the center of attention...

he just wanted to play with his tractor!!

2 Year Old Photo Shoot

Pierce is going to be 2

next week and I got to be

 photographer for his pictures.

 2 year olds move very fast

 from one activity to the next 

and I was kept hopping!

He is such a happy boy and so excited about

everything that it was a lot of fun to do.