Happy, Happy Birthday, Mother Dear!

My mom recently had a birthday! I decided to be creative and "make" something for her.



This piece of furniture became my project.



I sanded and painted it. and eventually finished it. I don't have a picture yet with it completed with the door on, but here it is painted.



It turned out like I had hoped! Happy Late Birthday Mom!

A day with Erin

(She told me exactly how to pose, this is apparently how models do it)

Erin is growing up so much. Being the first born of my nieces/nephew I can't believe that she is approaching seven! She is in Kindergarten and is six going on twenty. It is hard to move away from them. Though I do love to travel and change is always an adventure, They grow up so fast and it seems to go faster when you aren't there to enjoy it.

I love spending time with each one of them, altogether and individually. I Love being an aunt. It is my favorite!

So Erin comes to my mom's sometime and living there currently I have had the opportunity to see her a little more often. One Sunday she was over and found Grandma's curlers. She decided to put them in my hair and make me beautiful.




It was pretty fun. I was also able to talk her into letting me use the leftover ones on her! Times like these are what you will never forget!