Hey everyone. My dad, Steve Parsons has openings in his oil painting class!
If you are interested in oil painting (for beginners - advanced painters) he would love to have you there!
It
is such a rewarding experience to learn how to paint and create a
painting that you did yourself! Steve Parsons will not let you leave
without having a amazing piece of art.
Hey check out this great new book: Curse of the Jaguar by Audrey Grant. Love it! www.audreygrantbooks.com
summary of book:
"A dark and powerful force has been
hiding in the dense jungles of Guatemala for the last several thousand
years. Now that nearly uncontrollable force has become the new weapon of
a ruthless man willing to destroy his own country in exchange for
unprecedented power and wealth. Christian Hunt's life has gone from
normal to disturbing in a single night and now it's about to take a turn
for the deadly. Everyone he knows and loves will become pawns in a high
stakes game with evil. Allegiances will be tested. Love will be pushed to the edge. And the line that separates human from animal will be blurred."
Jaden's first day of 1st grade. He was super excited
Cutest little photogenic girl ever
Brooklynn's new short haircut
Brooky's first day of Preschool
Brooklynn was just minding her own business when JaKelle came up and started bugging her. It was pretty funny because Brooklynn usually just ignores JaKelle and JaKelle wants a reaction so she just kept bugging her until she got one lol
JaKelle posing again
Brooklynn loved these sunglasses....for about 2.3 seconds before she ripped them off lol
As you can see, we have a little model on our hands. Jaden loves the camera lol
All the kiddos. Jaden again posing lol
JaKelle didn't quite know what to think about the glass floor with dino bones beneith. She was so scared at first but then thought it was cool.
We went as a family to the Natural History Museum...the kids wanted to see the dino bones mostly. Jaden kept saying on the drive up, is it like on Night at the Museum? And thought that everything would come alive hehe. They oooh and ahhhhed and it was a lot of fun.
I thought Brooklynn was going to hate the boat but she loved it! she loved the wind and layed back and relaxed the entire time. (love the face zac is doing in the background)
We went on a trip to bear lake this summer. It was a lot of fun. We took the boat out almost every day even with the girls. lol. gotta love their life jackets. It squished their chubby cheeks a bit but they got used to the life jackets after a few mins and hey they were safe :). Pics above are us wake surfing...or at least attempting it. Jake got up on the board the first time, it took me till the 3rd day and many times of falling to finally get up on the board and stay up. Unfortunately I didn't get any pics of the time I actually stayed up. Jaden did really well and despite his fears of getting into the water, he did and realized it wasn't so bad.
After 3 years of hard work and dedication from both Brooklynn, her therapists and Me, she finally decided to walk on her own!
This past Sunday, I was helping Brooklynn walk (with help from her holding on to my hands) and she decided to just let go herself and take a couple steps. I was super excited but I knew it was probably just a one time thing.
Then later that day I looked over and she was walking to me! I was in total and complete shock! She spent about 2 hours going back and forth in the kitchen and living room walking without any help! :) She doesn't walk 100% of the time still but she walks quite a bit now.
Our family is so excited and are so happy to see our little cutie continue to learn and grow. Thank you all for your love, support, prayers and encouragement throughout these past years :) We love you all! :)
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Hey guys I have done some designs for my design classes and I am deciding if, or which designs that I should choose to put in my portfolio. Some still need a little work but I was hoping you could tell me which are your favs. This will help me have a fresh eye on the work and see what others think about it. I am totally up for critiques as well :) Don't worry, I am tough ;)
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