Faux canvas prints

I've been wanting to put some pictures that we took recently as a family but haven't wanted to frame them the traditional way but also didn't want to pay the hefty price to get them printed on canvas. Enter: Mod Podge. I've been a fan of mod podge since college and have used it in many different ways but this is pure genius. I bought some canvas' at Michaels craft (50% off), printed my pictures at the local Costco and painted the edges of the canvas' with craft paint. I had to trim my pictures down to fit the canvas which was pretty easy. Then I mod podged the prints onto the canvas', waited for them to dry and then painted over the entire canvas. I only did one coat. And voila. If you look closely, you'll be able to see that they are not the real deal but I don't care. They look nice and when we get new family pictures next year, I won't feel bad throwing these away and getting new ones. It helps to have such cute subjects for a photographer to capture. Not me of course, the kids.

Alright! I'll do it!

I've been getting a lot of grief from my good friend, Jayna, about not updating this blog. She even went as far as you redecorate it and add her own little flourish. Look to my profile on the right. I will give her this though, it could be good to get back on the blog train. No, it's not as flashy and instantly gratifying as Facebook but it does offer me a good place to post about our everyday. Maybe one day I should put all this stuff in some fancy journal (Jayna...hint, hint.)

So. It's been a year. How can I wrap up what's been going on in a year. I don't like long, wordy blog posts in general so here goes.
Matt- Still working at Edwards Lifescience. Starting the MBA program at University of Utah. Has been growing an insane amount of tomatoes. Put word working on the back burner for a bit. Pretty handsome.
Carrie- Reads all the time. Heads up the local book club. Has run a 5k and is running another one in 2 weeks. Hates running. Feels peer pressure from neighbors to run 5k's. Coming up blank. Maybe has a really boring life but a good one.
Roxie- Started 1st grade. LOVES reading, just like Mom. Cut her hair. Thinks she's a tomboy. Doesn't know what a tomboy is. Played on her first and most likely only soccer team. Lost some teeth. Love art. Still dramatic. Makes life interesting.
Peter- Still the sunshine to the family. Sucks his fingers. Loves his neighbor friends. Goes to neighborhood playgroup. Potty trained. Adores Violet. Got stitches. Loves dried mangos. Jumps on anything. Cutest 3 year old on the planet.
Violet- Is almost 18 months and refuses to walk just on principle. Is growing hair. Has some teeth. Eats anything. Sleeps with a stuffed Kitty. Loves kitty's like crazy. Tiny. Maybe in the 4th percentile for weight if she's lucky. Adorable.

There you go Jayna. Hope you're happy. Maybe I'll keep this up. You never know. Now, an onslaught of pictures!!!