Bear Lake

We spent this last week in Bear Lake! My sister-in-law's family owns a cabin up there, and they were kind enough to invite us up. Terry went hunting with his brothers the first few days. (No they didn't kill anything.) So the girls that were left behind ejoyed time on the beach, and talking and laughing about our husbands.

Now, I could tell you about how we didn't shower for 4 days. How we constatnly had sand in our socks and underwear, and how we all have about a hundred mosquito bites. But when I look at the pictures, all I can remember is how much fun we had! Makaylee loved swimming, and playing with her cousins. She got to ride on a jeep, a tractor, and a lawnmower. We spent hours picking out pretty seashells. We ran after birds and tried to catch frogs. We roasted marshmallows, and laughed around the campfire. It was beautiful!

Makaylee's Masterpiece

As you can tell by my last post, I've been really into painting. This week I painted a big canvas to go over my dining room table. While I was painting Makaylee kept saying "mommy, it's my turn!", " I want to paint mommy!" I kept telling her that she could paint when I was all done with my painting. She was so patient! (Because it took a really long time to finish!) When I was finally done, I gave her a piece of paper and the 4 colors I was painting with, and let her go to town!I honestly think her painting turned out better than mine! She was such a perfectionist! It took her over 30 minutes to paint this. She loved it! We have her masterpiece hanging on our magnent board, and she loves to show it off to people when the come over!
This is the painting I did. It will give you a head ache if you stare at it too long! :)

Painting

I got bored this week and painted a canvas with my friend Sonya. Hers was bright green, with black and grey ovals. It was tons of fun. It may not be professional, but it only cost $15 for all the supplies! That beats $150! I also painted the trim in our office a dark brown. It is different, but I like it!