Wednesday, August 19, 2009

32 reasons to love michael sanford.


1. the way he teaches his son about life
2. he's crazy funny
3. his smile makes my heart h.a.p.p.y.
4. he loves intensely
5. he believes its important to do the right thing
6. he loves the things i create
7. he's really good at talking to people he doesn't know
8. he's devastatingly handsome
9. he makes life an adventure
10. he used to come knock on my window late at night
11. he would also call me to tell me random funny stories
12. he is a loyal friend
13. he is not afraid of hard work
14. he sings with passion
15. he's an incredible musician
16. he looks great on stage
17. he believes his salvation comes from jesus
18. he loves jesus deeply
19. he loves to play with his kids
20. he shows them how to use their imagination
21. he's the coolest dad ever
22. he loves to make people laugh
23. his heart is huge
24. he and sarah have a magical connection
25. he's a really good cook
26. he doesn't always play by the rules
27. and i learn a lot from that
28. he wishes for a ferarri
29. he wished for me and his wish came true
30. he tells me that i get better looking every day
31. he still takes me on dates
32. and sweeps me off my feet

Happy Birthday Michael.

I love you for all these reasons. And many many more.

:)

Sunday, August 16, 2009

new work!!

blooms of red lollipops



a bit of collage using fabric and a little experimentation with stitching directly onto the canvas... it was super fun!


hello mr. red owl




that toy store in taos...




and some handpainted journals


Friday, July 31, 2009

a perfect combination

i have found a new love

jif *natural* creamy peanut butter

pbj's are made daily in our house,
so peanut butter is a staple

i used to buy simply jif but
decided one day to pick up this new kind

well... it's fantastic.

absolutely yummy

it's perfect on a slice of green apple
it's perfect on a slice of toast
it's perfect on a dark chocolate hershey bar

it might be perfect for making peanut butter cookies...

but i have yet to try it

if you wanna know how to make amazing peanut butter & jelly sandwiches,

she made one for my husband one time
and he thinks it's the best ever.

ever.

Monday, July 13, 2009

goodbye to another tooth


i made isaiah a tooth pillow a long time ago... and i was excited that we finally got to use it! i had found some cuuuute ones here and decided to make a similar one.



Monday, July 06, 2009

June part 3


road trip!
headed to Taos, NM for a weekend of fun and another wedding...

we found a super cool toy store in Taos... it's called TWIRL.


my brother, spencer and his lovely bride sophia got married here. not too shabby, eh?


i didn't take very many pictures, but here at least you can see the bride & groom!


and isaiah lost his first tooth!!


Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Where did June go?

i can't believe it's july... already! i knew going in to june that it would be crazy, that it would fly by and i was completely right. here's part 2 of our june (part 1 was sarah's dance recital, btw) 


swim lessons!

we've done swim lessons at Texas Tech for the last 6 years. this year was different because #1: i didn't get in the water with anyone (we've outgrown the "parent & me" class!) and #2: the lessons were relocated to a brand-spankin-new pool... a pool so fantastic that i'm really bummed i didn't get to participate other than acting as the observing parent. but the kids loved it, learned new things, and on the last day they got to take a ride on the lazy river. 




jerrie's wedding! 

michael's sister, jerrie got married. this was the first of two weddings our family experienced in june. this one was fun because, well, jerrie is just so stinkin fun to be around. i participated as a bridesmaid... sarah was the flower girl... and isaiah was a ring-bearer. 


sarah LOVED dressing up 


and isaiah, well... after my dad helped him get dressed up in his tux he refused to come out of the bathroom. it took much coaxing and a bit of force to get him out. notice the look on his face in the family picture above. good thing we had lots of time before the ceremony for him to warm up. in situations such as this, i have learned "no talk, no touch, no eye contact" is about the best policy. i learned that from the dog whisperer... but it worked and isaiah handled his job like a pro. 

here he is with scooter. scooter's been in michael's family for a very long time. 


at the reception, sarah discovered the microphone and proceeded to sing. she sang 3 songs. i couldn't break her away.


but dancing with this man... well i'd put down anything for such an opportunity :)



Tuesday, June 16, 2009

cutie patootie

happy happy happy am i that sarah got to be in her dance recital :) this little girly-girl emerged from within her. the make-up, the costume... performing on a real stage... she really enjoyed the spotlight. my amazingly talented photographer friend melanie agreed to be there with camera in hand to get good shots of the moment. after the show, we took sarah off to get some more pictures. 
that's sarah... the tiny one on the end. :D








thank you so much, melanie... i love them!!! 

ps... i did do a little editing on the ones that have that vintage look. not the last one, though... that one's all melanie-goodness! i think i will use it for my new blog banner!