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Mr. Dinosaur Puppy made his way from Brian’s childhood bedroom to SJ’s toy box. He is a tap dancing dinosaur you know. Who wears princess shoes. And is a great horsey despite the fact that he collapses to the floor every time sophie saddles up. Oh, and he also likes to eat doritos and popsicles.
Think Toy Story.
Do you have a favorite childhood toy? Have you passed it on to your kids?
Now that Picnik is closed everyone seems to be on the hunt for a new online photo editor. And while I use photoshop for most all my photo stuff I recently tried out PicMonkey and it is SUPER fun, FREE, and easy to use! Besides basic color and exposure editing there are also a lot of fun photo effect! I spent the afternoon testing them out! I am a little in love with the Dark Edge Effect and the Cinerama Effect!
[Volcano Park] – Dark Edge Effect
[At the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival] – Color Process Effect
[Mauna Kea Beach] - Cinerama Effect
[Flower] - Fancy Focus Effect
[Junlge Beach Road] – Holga Effect
You should give PicMonkey a try!
Last week was my Mom’s birthday!
[pause for a tiny bit of history background]
Basically my whole family lives in Utah. We used to live in Utah. One year ago [man, time flies!] my Husband, SJ, and I moved to Hawaii for my Husband’s school. My Mom and I are really close and I am the only daughter. One of the things I have missed while being away from home is all things my mom and I used to do together…. day outings, trying new places to eat, window shopping, talking about blog stuff, projects, look for shoes and purses, etc…
Okay so now that you know the background … A few weeks ago I decided it would be fun to do something special for my Mom’s birthday. I had already helped my Dad order her a Project Life Album and sent her a little something from The Wanderlust. But I also knew that she might appreciate a “girly” touch on her birthday [I have 2 brothers who constantly discuss guns, ammo, hunting, race cars, etc.] So I went to Target and picked out some birthday party decor! It was so much fun to try and plan party decor in my head, and to make sure all the supplies would fit in a flat rate envelope.
I sent the decor to my Dad and Brothers and they kept it a secret from Mom. Along with the party supplies I drew up a little “guide” for them showing how to set up the decorations. On the day of her birthday they put up the decorations and she *loved* the surprise!
:: Almost all of the items I used for her party are Mara Mi, from Target.
