Weekend Plans

We are pretty simple folks here.

So our Memorial Day weekend

will probably be something like this....

spend some quality time outside
gardening and watering the flowers

go somewhere downtown

I really want to go the "Kissing Statue"

before it leaves San Diego

Have a picnic somewhere 

with our good pals,

Patty and her two boys

And of course, we will remember

all those who gave their lives

for our freedom...So thankful.

What are your plans?

Glimpses of Yesterday

Making Play-Doh animals with Lily

Picking up this much awaited

book from my lovely library

Having to get a visitor pass after

the library presentation was moved to our local elementary school

and I got only half of my face :)

Lily wearing a top

that has nothing to do with dogs...yay!

at least she's expanding her horizons

Sweet and Scary

This is Casa de Estudillo Hacienda built in 1827.

It is now a museum in Old Town San Diego
and one of my favorite places to visit.

I photographed the room in hopes of
capturing a sweet spirit that might want
to make a special appearance.
I don't see anything....do you?

This was a sweet little girl's room
who's name I don't know, but I'm searching high and low for it.

I love her little dolls and doll beds,
but I especially love her little velvet rocking chair.

Honestly,

this painting freaks me out,

 but I love it at the same time.

I have more photos to share
of this lovely hacienda soon.
Hopefully we could spot some sweet spirits :)


Boy, do I wish I lived in the 1800's
when life was slow and real.

So jealous of Laura Ingalls Wilder

KIDS HEART ART WEDNESDAY

Lily had her first formal art class on Saturday.

To say she liked it is not enough,
this little girl is in love with ART!!!!

Relaxing her hand 

and drawing lines and shapes.

Tracing a frame for her drawing.

Drawing what else? a dolphin of course.

As you can see,

Lily drew a dolphin, orca whale, sperm whale,

sharks, sea star, sea urchin and kelp.

Lily then painted and blended her drawing with pastels.
She's so funny because she talks to herself about the colors,
as if nobody was there ( I do it too).

She's going to finish the drawing in two weeks
as she still needs to blend and outline with black.

After the class,
we grabbed a yummy lunch at Panera
and then made it just in time to her 1:00pm
open studio art class.

I know it's a lot to have two art classes in
one day, but she insisted she wanted to go to both.

I will post pics of her other art class tomorrow.

Have an artsy day!

Eyes Photo Challenge

I took this photo of Lily's eye peeking through

her colorful flower bracelet.

I simply love it!

Joining 

iPad Favorites

Exhausted is an understatement

on this Monday.

My weekend plans were changed a bit for Sunday,

as my sister was moving and needed all the help possible.

Lily insists on only wearing anything with dogs,

so if that means wearing the same shirt as last week, then that's how it will be.

This cute little monkey I made for Lily 

last week. He needs a name though...any suggestions?

Before heading to my sister's yesterday, 

we made a quick stop at Target.

And guess what I got????

super cute tape from Kid Made Modern 

and cool colors for Lily.

Cool Fact....If you google Todd Oldham Target,

you will see my blog post from Thursday...Wow!

I have to have to buy this book for Lily and I.

It's about a little girl 

who isn't good at sports, ballet and video games,

but is super crafty(sounds familiar).

Chloe(the character) is invited to a birthday party

and as she's about to buy a doll for the birthday girl, her mean friend London,

snatches it from behind her....so mean!

What does Chloe do..you ask? Like any good crafter ,

she makes a dress for the doll that London

took away from her little hands.

Love the message of this story.

I always tell Lily it's better to make something you don't have

because you have to think about how you're going to make it, and the 

best part is.... nobody else will have it :)

How was your weekend?

Funny Faces

Making funny faces when taking photos are funny and cool,
you should try it this weekend!

Weekend Plans
****Take Lily to two art classes (I was just going to take her to one, but she begged me for both)****
can't say no to art...right?


****Go to Costco and buy things I really don't need (love their blended mocha's)****


****Take Lily to a  Children's Book Sale****


****Work on making some shirts for the store order****


****Try to figure out how to make a link button for my blog...HELP!****


****Go to church on Sunday****


What are your plans for this weekend?

Art Messages

I love waking up to the sound

of birds singing...don't you?

This by far was my favorite quote

written by my sweet hubby

and such a lovely surprise :)

I really want to do this with Lily's name

and a tutorial too.