Just a quick portrait today from a photo no bigger than my thumb.  I didn't feel like printing one tonight. I'm a bit tired after Kalvyn's birthday party. He had so much fun, and I will have more on that later with pictures. Brian and I have been watching Downton Abbey all week.  Got the second season from the library and have to give it back in a couple days.  We are trying to get it all watched! :)

Didn't have a portrait to do today so I went snooping around on facebook.  A dear friend of mine is my "family picture" hero.  She is faithfully gets wonderful pictures taken. . . and posting them on facebook.  This is something I need to work on!

One of her little men Logan...

 
So here I go trying to do better.  Kalvyn's 3rd birthday . . . 

                                               My favorite shot! :)

I forgot to take a picture of the finished portrait today before I dropped it off.  So my friend is going to send it in the morning and I'll post it then! :)  

OK, for those of you who want an update on my life. . . 

My mom said I need to start writing more about life so I have it down to look back on, and of-course she is right! :)
 

Life has been busy but good!  Kalvyn is getting very water confident. . . I'm hoping we will be able to keep it up through the winter so he just keeps improving.

Some vacation photos

                           Spent hours here!  He even got one of the life-guards to let him go down a slide he         was too short for. . . that one was his favorite :)

                                                 He wanted this soooooooooooo bad!!!!

                                     Bed time with piece of baby!

                                                I think he thought he was too big for this ride!

So glad for a dear friend of mine.  Her mother is done with chemo today!  :)  I am doing a portrait of both her mom and dad. . . 

Happy 3rd Birthday to my beautiful boy.  You are no longer a baby. . . growing up so fast.  You teach me so much every day Kalvyn.  I'm so blessed to have your precious self in my life.  You are a treasure, and daddy and I love you to pieces.

I wanted to do this deer a few days ago but couldn't figure out how to print it.  Always wanted a pet deer!

 

We are at a hotel now on a couple day family outing.  I don't have a way to upload the portrait photo right now, but I'll upload it tomorrow evening!

 I did this in about 40 min from the cover of Stand By Me.  No it is not Justin Beaver. Although it might look more like him than the boy I was drawing! :)