Oh Kindergarten

Saddest day for this momma. Best day for Olivia.

Happy Birthday To My Little Mister Landen

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I got so choked up making this video of Landen, he was the sweetest little boy ever. It makes me so so sad he's getting bigger everyday, and pretty soon he won't let me kiss on him and ask me for a hug every night before bed ;( So I better cherish every one of his funny little quirks before they're gone because I just know that I'm going to turn around and he's going to be all grown up.

Happy Birthday To My Beautiful Princess Peepers!

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It was Penelope's birthday Saturday, and since we were out of town- her birthday video is being shared today. She had a fantastic birthday filled with presents, Chuck E Cheese, and balloons and is just getting sweeter and sweeter every day. I love you my sweet pea!

What I'm made of

Do you know the feeling of music running through you? Like there are some songs that the guitar strums literally start to flow through your veins and you close your eyes and you can feel the singer's voice penetrate your body. Do you ever get that feeling? I get it All. The. Time. I think that's why I became a dancer. I had no other choice- some songs just force me to move and carve out the song with my body.

I don't think I've ever been the most talented dancer, a lot of people have higher kicks, can do more turns, have better technique. Plenty of people can do amazing things with their strength and control and have trained for years perfecting that. I am not one of those people.

But I don't think you'll find anyone who loves it the way I do. Movement and music are the fabric of my soul and I don't think I'll ever escape it. Sometimes I close my eyes and I can envision myself on a stage with the lights shining on my face and I start to dance in my humble little living room, letting all that I am come spewing out and when I'm done I am in tears without really knowing why.

I'm sure my neighbors think I'm Looney Tunes.

Anyway, this is the song that forced me to dance the way I've always done. Give it a listen-it's nothing spectacular, nothing you'd hear on the radio, nothing popular; but I think it was written just for me.



Listen to it really loud, and I bet you'll see what I mean.

We interrupt your Monday for a new favorite jam....

And some attractive male hip hop dancers. This song has been playing over and over in our house. This band has sooooo many good songs- my dad is a HUGE music lover and has become obsessed with The Airborne Toxic Event because they actually have some real musical and songwriting talent. If he likes them, you know they're good.

PS_ We've extended our hello there! house Linking Giveaway until midnight tonight- link to the hello there! house blog & leave us a comment and you can come to our 2 day Event full of classes, good food, make & take projects, swag bags, & our Goodbye Bash! All that just for linking to us!

Announcing: Our First Vacation Without Kids!

OMG guys, we were listening to this live version of one of our favorite songs last night, and Braden said, "We should totally go see him when he comes to town."

Of course I was more than down with that idea, so I jumped on his website and checked tour dates. Only one left in 2011. In VEGAS. With KEITH URBAN. As I was saying these words to Braden, I saw these lightbulbs going off in his head and big fat smile creeping over his face.

"Let's Go." He said.

Sometimes we talk about stuff we should do- like going on a cruise, or flying to Paris or New York but it's always just in a dreamy non-realistic way. We have 5 kids under 5 years old. Traveling and having fun is not really in our realm of possible things. But this was different. We've been wanting to take a honeymoon for about a year now- we never got to go on one when we got married because I was pregnant with Penelope and we had a 1 year old and a 2 year old. So now that we have TWO 1 year olds, a 2 year old, a 3 year old, and a 4 year old- CLEARLY, this is the best time to go on a vacation.

So, I called my mom and asked if she would be ok with watching the kids for a weekend (Which she totally was. How much do I love my mom? Too much to even describe) and we searched for concert tickets & our flight and hotel.

I swear I had butterflies in my stomach and was sweating when we pushed that "Purchase Now" button- but we're going! OMG you don't even know how exciting and scary this is! We're taking our FIRST real vacation together. Ever. We've known each other for 6 years now and have never gone on a vacation together. I'm so happy, I don't even know what to do :) Get ready for some awesome Vacation 2011 posts here on the blog & on Facebook. It's bound to be hilarious.

So I have A LOT of work to do before April 30th, starting with The Portfolio Project. Omigosh, I had such a great response yesterday for the project and I did more work on the site and made a neat little button for people to put on their blogs or websites if they are so inclined.

<a href="http://theportfolioproject.net/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww74/rosemarywatson/button.png" alt="The Portfolio Project" width="125" height="125" /></a>

If you'd like to particpate, shoot me an email at rosemary@rosemary-watson.com

Bathroom Renovation: During

Last night while we (we meaning Braden-I was filming) put up the beadboard in our bathroom, Olivia wanted to help Daddy. She also treated us all to a couple of stories.


Warning: This video is really long, but anyone who knows La La will think it's hilarious.

House of 3 Valentines Lovelies

Did you catch the House of 3 Webshow last night? I only caught the beginning, then Braden interrupted my watching to watch a new show with him. So now I have to catch up


They have so many cute Valentines Digital Kits & this new Printable Love Crush Kit that I am loving.


AND they are having a sale! You can get 30% off of anything in their store until Valentines with the code love30! I must pick out my new kits now.

House of 3 CHA preview Webshow

Watch and have heart palpitations over all the fun stuff coming up!

What makes my heart feel super happy

Fun with Shuggilippo

Thursday Jess & Dylan came over. There was much fun to be had, all documented and compiled in this sweet video for Shugglippo's "Do Fun Stuff" Series benefitting SMS. Chickety-check it yo.

Do Fun Stuff: Episode Two from Shuggilippo on Vimeo.

All in all, a pretty sweet play date. Get the deets at Jess's Shuggilippo blog

Wednesday Webshow-Halloween Crafting

I have been flitting about sprinkling Halloween cheer all over my house and I can't wait for tonight's House of 3 Webshow! Heidi has shown sneak peeks of a ton of gorgeous projects she will be doing tonight on the webshow and she even posted a list of supplies needed to craft along with her tonight! I can't wait to get my Halloween craft on, girl.

If you need a little pre-webshow inspiration, watch their show from 2 weeks ago showing all the cute new Halloween digital kits they have at House of 3!

Spark Worship Day 4

Ooooh, I'm so excited, tonight is the House of 3 Webshow Wednesday featuring all the fun stuff of Spark! Watch tonight for all the amazing decorations & fun stuff that adorned the event and see cute Rhonna & Margie tear it up! Can't wait for tonight!

Another class at Spark was a digital design class that Rhonna taught, so if you want a similar class taught by her, check out the House of 3 Magic Brushes Kit & Class! You'll learn all kinds of fun stuff and you can even start putting together some Halloween digi goodies, like the stuff on the House of 3 Design District Blog! Grab some Halloween kits at House of 3 and start creating!

Spark Worship Day 1

Ok, I'm kicking off the Spark worship by sharing this music video, which I must admit, I was a little skeptical about. I am not a huge fan of Christian music. I know that sounds awful, but really I mostly think that good Christian musicians are few and far between. But this song is lovely and could be interpreted in many many ways, and really I just love the cinematography of the video and her butterfly wings. And the waltz cadence the song is in, it's perfect for rocking your babies to sleep.


Mindy Gledhill is performing at Spark and I wish wish wish I was there to hear this lovely little lullaby in person! It is so inspiring-I think I'll put my girls in butterfly wings!