Happy 8th Birthday Tyler!

Our sweet nephew Tyler is being baptized today.


Dear Tyler,

Thank you for being such a wonderful example to your cousins. You have made a wonderful decision today and we could not be more proud of you. We love you and wish that we could be with you for this special occasion.

Love,
Uncle Steve and Aunt Jaclyn

Almost 7 Months Old

By popular demand, here is your Sophia fix. I just can't decide which ones I like the best. I love these candid photos because they really capture what she really looks like.  She has a special infatuation with shoes. Hers, yours, mine, dirty, clean, black, white, brown, red, pink. She loves them. Surely this cannot be indicative of the future - or is it? 

Sushi

Our first attempt:

Peyton is a big fan.

A Few Finished Projects

Instead of spending $299 on this Galaxy LED art from PB:

Steve and Abe painted this:

And instead of spending $179 on this Bella Butterfly Art also from PB for Sophia's nursery:

I created this thanks to a little sequins and Angela's endless supply of buttons:

I may fill in the center with a few fabric patches, but not until I find a fabric that I really like.

El Superclasico

Boca Junior vs River Plate

April 19, 2009

Come What May & Love It

I LOVE these messages! I really needed this today. This is not just a message for members of my faith, but for us all. Can you imagine what the world would be like if we all heeded to this counsel?

Life is not about the trials in our lives, but about how we handle them.



This was Elder Wirthlin's last conference address before he passed away in 2008, at the age of 91. 

Jesus is the Christ and Son of the Living God

My First Photoshop Action

I used this one to make the frame just to get an idea of how they work.  I found it here with these freebies.  I have quite a few photos that would be awesome with a little work.... like this one in the frame for example. 

Clase de Danza

Peyton is in this great dance class on Monday afternoons. Instead of sending the girls to a studio, the moms from her kinder 3 class have all come together and hired a private instructor. One mom, who lives in a gated community, offered the studio in the main plaza. The instructor is wonderful. I am very impressed. This is a great start. The room is small and it is hard not to disrupt them with my large black camera. So this is the best I have for now.





She has dance clothes too, but for now, "They bug." We'll see if we can find something that does not bother her.

St. Patrick's Day

Last year, Abe read this post and laughed and laughed and laughed. He even mentioned it a few times in the week that followed. So this year, about 2 weeks before St. Patrick's Day, he and I were saying our prayers before bed and I hear him say, "...and please send the crazy leprechaun to our house to mess everything up." What in the world? Now the leprechaun was sure to make an appearance.

So without reinventing the wheel, and Daddy out of town, the Crazy Little Leprechaun did this:





When Abe realized that he had come, he proclaimed, "See Heavenly Father DOES listen to our prayers."

Peyton just kept repeating, "What a crazy little leprachaun!"

The Hair

It has been mentioned in many posts before. We tried to tame it, comb it, and gel it, but to no avail. Here it was moments before the haircut:


And sound asleep after crying and pleading to keep it (and a bath):

Facial Recognition

The New iLife ' 09 for Mac has more than exceeded our expectations!  The new iPhoto program includes a facial recognition software, which is unbelievable!  Once you "name" a face, iPhoto pulls all of the other photos from your library with that person in them.

Now the funny thing is, Sophia is throwing the program for a loop.  Just like the rest of us, it does not confuse Peyton and Abe, but often pulls their photos when looking for Sophia. 

Facial Recognition software in the standard package?  What will they include in iLife '10?

Just another reason, I LOVE MY MAC!