I think that I have mentioned before that Jayce sometimes watches CMT with Chris, and now knows that when he hears country music, he should stomp his foot, clap his hands, or smack his hand on his leg along with the beat. Last week in the car, I heard Jayce singing “Boom boom boom” along with the Black Eyed Peas on the radio. Later on in the day, he came into the kitchen, pointed up at the radio and asked for “Boom Boom Boom.” And then started breaking it down.Though Chris is responsible for the country “dancing,” I am not responsible for this....
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
I had a successful thrify re-do this week that turned out well and I thought I’d share. I came across these old blocks at the thrift store last week, I knew exactly what was in store for them. I popped off the wooden letters, painted the front black, and printed off some letters in various fonts. I liked the way the black letters on white looked so much that I painted white over the black background. I then traced the backs of the letters...
Friday, February 19, 2010
LCU’s alumni publication, The Restorer, recently did an article about Chris receiving the Templeton Award. Below is a snapshot of the article, and if you want to see a PDF of the whole magazine, I put a link here. Once again, I just can’t help but share this great news, which we are only now starting to wrap our heads around. We are beyond excited about the opportunity to return to Europe for a a little bit this summer where Chris will...
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Yesterday afternoon I was sitting at the kitchen table making a grocery list while Jayce played in the living room. I glanced up as he walked into the room and saw this. (I promise that this was in no way staged or instigated by me!) Luckily, I had downloaded some pictures the night before, so the camera was sitting on the table and I was able to catch this. He didn’t make this shot (surprisingly), but grabbed the ball, headed back towards the...
Monday, February 15, 2010
I picked up this stool at a yard sale last summer for a few bucks. It was the perfect size for Jayce and just needed a little glue, paint, and something else that I just couldn’t put my finger on. I hadn’t known what direction to go with it, until I saw this cute little stool on Poppies at Play. (Have you seen her header? It’s adorable.) Anyway, I knew I wanted to do something a little different, so I went shopping for some scrapbook paper....
Saturday, February 13, 2010
This year for Valentines Day, I discovered a cute and incredibly easy way to get exactly what I want. Picnik. I have talked about Picnik before: how it’s great for collages, but slow with big files. (Though it will give you the option of resizing your photo smaller so that the program can run more quickly, but then the quality isn’t as good. It’s a toss up.) Anyway, my favorite thing about Picnik, is that it lets you upload your pictures onto...
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Yesterday, Jayce and I were sitting on the couch reading a book. He is normally kind of a bossy reader, meaning that he points out different pictures, and gets mad if I just read the story instead of telling him about whichever picture he is currently pointing at. At one point, I realized that he wasn’t looking at the book anymore and was watching TV instead, so I glanced up at the screen. It was a commercial with Jillian Michaels,...
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Chris and I went to school with Charlie and Kelly Butler at Cincinnati Christian University. Though we weren’t close friends with them, it was a small enough school that everyone pretty much knew and was friends with everyone. The Butler family has experienced a lot of heartache in the past few years, and we have been following along with them and their story. There is an opportunity for them to be recipients of an Extreme Home Makeover, and I...
Monday, February 8, 2010
I had a cute necklace holder a few years ago that broke, and a new one has been on my shopping list ever since. I have looked at several in different stores but never found one that I like or that would accommodate my looong necklaces. Those are the ones that have been tangled up in my drawer and really need to be managed in the first place, so that’s the priority. Last week, Chris ended up detangling a knot of necklaces while I finished getting...
When we opened up the little potty this weekend, I thought to myself, “No Erin, this isn’t a camera-necessary moment.” And then 2 seconds later this happened, and I was so happy that the camera was just outside the door. And I promise that this was straight out of the box! Even though a small (very small) voice in the back of my head was saying, “This is probably a moment for teaching and not laughing,” there was a louder voice that...
Monday, February 1, 2010
I have never really decorated for Valentines Day before. I’m sure it has to do with somewhat of an indifference towards the holiday (not antagonistic, just indifferent), or being a little burnt out from both of our birthdays and Christmas coming right after one another, and just not ready for another holiday. But really, I think it mostly has to do with my general distaste for hearts. I guess I’m just not really a “hearts” person, and while I can...
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