Long time no post! Sorry everyone!

It has been crazy busy around here. After the creative arts show my little brother got married! So I had been busy with that, and then Easter and just trying to get things calmed down around here. I just kinda forgot about the blog.

So things I have been doing since you last heard from me. Well I went to the Dallas arboretum with my husband. He took me on a nice trip for our 10 year anniversary.

It was the peak of the tulips...Dallas Blooms I believe they called it. It had a little shower the night before so all the flowers had a nice dew on them.

He is so bored, but tried to be very patient with my picture taking.

 Such pretty colors!

Such a wonderful man God has blessed me with!

My brother and his wife are also expecting a little boy in June. So I decided to paint something for the baby's room. I used this duck as a reference. I named him Mr Quackers. What do you think?

This painting is now hanging in the nursery waiting for the arrival of my nephew!

 Also made this diaper cake for the shower  hehe. 

I have been doing a lot of creative things lately. From helping with a wedding shower, to the wedding, doing wedding photos, painting class, photos for fun, drawing and more baby shower fun.

Here are some other photos that I took just for fun.

I'm picture happy and can't just pick one!

My first creative arts show, and a nice surprise.

So I mentioned I was entering a few things in the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo Creative Arts fair.

This was my first time ever entering anything. So I entered a little bit of everything I do, a painting, two drawings, and two photos.

Can you believe my surprise when I learned I placed. I got two 4th places!

Here they are:

My Iris oil painting. I love this picture. I am not used to bragging on myself, but this just got me so excited. Can you believe this was only my second oil painting ever?!? I love oil painting. Although it is very time consuming.

This is Lexi, isn't she a cutie! I drew her and her siblings for Christmas, their mama's present from daddy.

So today I went to pick up my entries. I was told that everyone loved my painting and my drawings and the judges had a hard time picking. Especially between the two drawings I did. Apparently it was a very tough decision for the judges and they took a long time to pick lol. Good for me I guess LOL

Then I went to pick up my photos and got a really nice surprise. I WON FIRST!

This is the photo that won first in its category:

HOW COOL IS THAT! I'm so excited! haha

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Look at that ribbon! lol I'm such a dork.

Here are the other things I entered just incase you were curious:

Anyway I just wanted to share my excitement!

Got the itch

I've been in the hospital...and I have the itch to take some photos. I just gotta!

Creative Arts Fair

DUN DUN DUNNNNN!

So I finally decided to take the plunge and enter into the creative arts fair. Well as long as they still take my entry form tomorrow. Yes I procrastinated, I couldn't decide what to enter.....part of it pushing myself out of my comfort zone.

Do I expect to place at all? No. But it is a neat opportunity and you never know. There are so many other very talented people out there who will be entering too.

I'm going to enter two charcoal drawings, an oil painting, and one or two photos.

Here are two of the entries. I'll post the drawings later.

I still need to get my Uncle's permission to use this, but I am 99% sure he will be more than happy to let me use it.

And maybe this one of a local water lily.

What do you guys think?

Winter Happenings

It's been a long time. I've been busy with the holidays and haven't made time to update the blog.

Thanksgiving came and went. Christmas came and went.

We went to Ruidoso for a few days after Christmas. I got some neat photos there, and it was nice having a "white" Christmas for once haha.

The deer pictures were taken through a foggy windows, so they aren't all that great. But I am surprised at how well some did turn out, especially the mama with babies (she actually had triplets) and the close up of her.

Loved the contrasting colors.

And here is a silly picture of my dog Samson....his favorite toy is a ball if you can't tell. haha!