Saying Goodbye and a Special Gift

I was able to take the kids and myself over to my grandmother’s house on Sunday.  We tried to go Saturday but it was just not a good idea.  It was so sad to see a women I’ve come to know and love that is as some say a spitfire.  She was feisty full of life and could drink any man under the table.  This tumor has taken a toll on her body and she is fading quickly.  She still has her sense of humor and quick wit.  She had me and my cousin laughing over the silly things she said today.  I will have the family go down one more time before we leave on Wednesday.  I have a sinking feeling by the time we return from Disney she will not be the same. 

The boys did so good, no fussing and no back talking they gave her hugs and didn’t ask many questions.  Cole and I had a talk on the drive home about GG going home to God.  He has a good understanding of what is happening but I don’t think connect all the dots yet.  They sadly have been like me while I was young and not very close to her but I know they love her just like I do.

I had the boys make up a little something for her.  I found this on project Pinterest for Valentines day.  It turned out so cute and she loved it.

I added in a little saying for her with the trick I used on the canvas we made for my dad.

I painted the boys hands first, now I accidently put the words too high so our hand heart didn’t turn out the best but still cute.  I then used both boys feet (the one I modeled it off only used one foot).

I think this is a great gift for anytime of the year hope you try it!

Happy Birthday Dad

Today is my dad’s birthday and I saw this awesome idea for the boys to do for him.  It was for like a father’s day gift but I changed the word from Dad to Bapa (what the boys call him).  This was so easy to make and I thought it was so precious and hopefully something that will be kept for years to come.  Thank you Pinterest YET AGAIN for saving the day.  I really MUST meet who created this site because it really rocks!

Now the lady painted her canvas and then cut out the hands using paper.  I traced the boys hands and upper arm and then painted them (well I painted Caden, Cole did his own). 

1. Start with a blank Canvas
2. Paint your canvas. I like my backgrounds mottled. But you can paint it nicely just one color if you like. (I skipped this part)
3. Trace your kid's arms and hands onto fun paper. (This is where I just traced kids arm and hand onto canvas)
4. Modge Podge and plaster the hands down. Make sure you leave enough room to paint your saying on. (Since I skipped paper part, I skipped this part also)
5. Print your saying using cute fonts, onto regular paper.
6. On the back of your paper, scribble with a pencil to make a transfer. Make sure you get all of the back of each letter covered.
7. Put the paper on your canvas. Trace over your saying. It will leave a light imprint for you to paint the words in.
8. Spray it with sealant or cover with some coats of Modge Podge. (Again I skipped this part)

Here is what mine turned out like:

Happy Birthday Dad, we love you!!  This would be a good gift for father’s day or like I did for a birthday.  Hope you try it, it was super easy and took very little time do!