max-bot…

October 6, 2010
my bestie bex, has a mister named max.

he is one handsome buddy to my sela and kj.
sela & kj have some very fueled sibling arguments over who’s friend he is.
you understand, max is very loved in our home.

well, my bestie’s mister is turning 5 today!!!
and i was the lucky friend-party lover who helped her with
some little robot plans for his party,
a couple weeks ago…

for example,

i volunteered to build max a robot for the party.
{i am crossing my fingers he wears the costume for halloween too!}

this project reminded me of great memories when i designed this.

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my first graphic designs…

October 1, 2010
in print!
ta-da…

…these notepads were an assignment for my digital prepress class.
for me, it was more of a…
pinch-me-and-tell-me-it’s-real,
i-can’t-believe-how-much-fun-this-is-to-design-kind-of-gig!!!

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back to the weekend…

ah, the weekend. where much crafting is mandatory.
if your kids are ever bored and climbing the walls,
might i suggest the ever stimulating craft escape…

voila:


happy, little crafters!

warning: a couple months ago, sela woke up one sunday morning, and started crafting without supervision. everyone else was following strict sunday morning sleeping-in protocol. when we woke up, we found she had entered the pantry, very quietly opened all the paint supplies, and thoroughly painted every tile square on the pantry floor.

including a few in the kitchen, and a small trail of paint to the mudroom bathroom,

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my husbands older brother lives on a ranch in reno, just outside of the city.
his wife, is an incredible rodeo-queen coach…

they board horses, and auntie trains on average twenty girls who come and go all week long. some of them stay for a few days, some come for one… but everyday there are pre-teen and teenage girls at their ranch, riding horses & training for rodeos.

a girls horse heaven. you can imagine.

last summer {here}, our girls had the time of their lives while they spent five days at their uncle & auntie’s ranch.

this summer, our girls begged to go again,

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back to school…

August 9, 2010
i get so excited for the kids, all FOUR of my kiddo’s go to school this fall.
and I will be returning to school too,
with a 20th century art history class & a digital pre press class.

i love new school supplies!

seriously, my heart beats faster when i see them arrive in the stores!
am i such a nerd???
freshly sharpened pencils. new backpacks. crayons. new shoes. new clothes.
new accessories…new haircuts! i just get so excited! {so do my kids.}

because husband has been out of town, the kids & i decided in july,

to conquer it all while he is gone.

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my myla…

August 3, 2010
robots need a day off, too!


while on this trip,
myla set-up kj’s robots on a pool lounge chair.
they each had their own towels to lay on,
and refreshments.

{my moosey’s creative mind knows no end}

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