a mermaid, a bribe, curlies,& book covers

For all of you out there with your own little mermaids, i wanted to share a painting project i did with Caroline a couple of summers ago. I love hand print paintings & have framed many that the girls have created over the years. i think its pretty self explanatory--all the tiny dots are made by using their fingertips, we added some fine glitter to her scales & some sequins to the top of her tail. i also used canvas instead of art paper. i prefer that artsy look!

so , speaking of my little mermaid

the other day we were out shopping & she found some shoes that she just

"had to have"

i made a deal

i'd buy the shoes if she promised to wear Lilly at least once a week

sold

the next day we were getting ready for church

she comes in all dressed in Lilly

"I'm keeping my promise mama"

incidentally

the shoes give her blisters so she's only worn them twice

but the Lilly deal lives on

since this blog post is all over the place

i figured why not throw in some pictures of cek's curly hair after playing in the pool all day

which is where i live now

which is why my house is .....well, you can imagine

she still looks like such a baby girl in these pictures

she's getting a couple of braces on her front teeth later this summer

she's so excited

i however am completely smitten with that gap toothed wrinkled nose grin

guessing she won't look like my baby for long

sigh

i've previously confessed that i am hopelessly devoted to any book sporting a great cover

you know the cliche though

i guess i should finally learn my lesson

because despite its fabulous cover--

i thought "girls in trucks" was awful

yuckcomplete disappointment

the ending--ugh

but because i had actually purchased this one

( with a coupon none the less)

i was bound & determined to finish feeling certain it would have some redeeming quality

seriously, with a cover like this

wouldn't you have thought the same?

on the other hand

i enjoy patti callahan henry & feel certain these books , with their equally fantastic covers

will be winners

they will be heading out with me in 6 sleeps to seaside!! white dresses & sand dollars

surely these will be an incredible

i'll keep you posted

just finished true colors

definitely better than the girl/truck fiasco

but not quite as wonderful as firefly lane--a must read

hmmm... i think there are beaches and seashells on each of these covers

i'm sensing a theme

xo