“Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt..."

Okay so if you haven't figured out yet, I love quotes and especially love making up quotes or changing ones that just don't make sense to me. So although that is a beautiful quote about painting by Leonardo da Vinci, I have to disagree with him on this one. When my kids paint, I SEE IT AND FEEL IT!

Have any of your kids gone through the painting obsession? That is what my boys want to do everyday. I had to learn the hard way the first time. I thought "oh they are going to be careful and not get paint everywhere". Yeh right! They now either wear a full coverage cape or they create their masterpieces in the buff. They sure are cute doing it and they are extremely proud of their work.

GO COUGARS!!!

For all of you BYU Cougar fans out there, we are starting him young. The poor kid is so skinny that the shirt is falling right of of him. Ha Ha I couldn't even get it to stay down over his big belly so that you could see the BYU letters at the bottom. Easton is going to have to be my little cheerleader since it doesn't look like a girl is in the mix for the Hinckley family. Thanks Easton.

Papa is his name

All the grandkids adore Papa. He has always been a favorite! I wanted to do something special for his birthday this year so I whipped up a little scrapbook page and put it in a shadow box so that he could hang it and be reminded daily of the three "little men" in Philly that miss him. They ask all the time, "Where is Papa? Is he in his RED TRUCK?"

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. ~e.e. cummings

I find myself going back through my photo library at least once a week just to find this photo and take a moment to remember what is truly important. My men were having a most wonderful time. I just wished that there was one more spot for me and a pair of red footed jammies in my size. Find a moment to laugh today, if you haven't already.

Boys Will Be Boys

All I can say is Thank Goodness for indoor family fun centers during the cold months. After two months of cold weather, my boys are bouncing off the walls - ready to get outside - but it is just too dang cold!
It is so nice to have somewhere to take them that is safe and clean, where they can run around, jump, laugh, and just be boys. This particular place is filled with the inflatable bouncers, slides, climbing gyms, etc. It is called JUMPERS.
We love it. We go there a few times each winter. There are several other indoor places in the area, but this is our favorite.
I am so glad that I got a shot of Jaxen's out of control hair. His hair always pulls some crazy stunt when he is in his "active mode". Even Kringle (Kaden's Horse) had a great time on the slide.