Keepers -or the Chalk Talk-

About the time of year when school starts up, Keepers @ Home begins.

Yesterday our group gathered at Barnyard Art Studio & Gallery. We were all full of anticipation for our first meeting of the year! Part of it was getting together and the other half was attending our first Chalk Talk.

~We drove down a long lane, passed an old farmhouse and drove behind a creaky red barn. We were nervous, {wondering if we were at the right place} when we saw 2 other {familiar} cars.

Climbing out of our car we entered the quaint little shop.

“How adorable”!  Paintings, aprons, herbs, etcetera, lined the shop.  Exposed structure beams, soft light and a loft above all combined to create a unique atmosphere.

After {much} looking around we were seated and the lights turned off.  Music started up and then faded as a story began. The artist started chalking on a huge piece of paper… and a picture began to form.

She scribbled (literally), smudged, smoothed and chalked. First the sky, the school house then the fence and lastly the people. I snapped quickly as the picture appeared.  

 

The finished picture; under different lights.

Regular light

                                                                         Blue light

Red light

Black light

She made it look so easy! She did it so fast, and it turned out so nice! But then, when it was our Chalk Class….um, then we realized what an art it really was :) But, still everyone did a great job… see for yourself:

(our photos under the different light)

We each chalked a scarecrow! {it was very scary}

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After some more exploring in the shop we headed outside to view the farmyard and {a few of us} took pictures...of ourselves! The barn was a perfect backdrop!

Thanks for coming over. I hope you do something fun this weekend! [*hint*You should try chalking]

Visit her site here: http://elvaschalkart.com/

Arizona -- [and the Wedding]

We go faster and faster, then the plane lifts off.  As we soar higher above the ground everything keeps getting smaller; till the cars look like toys and the ground like a Monopoly board… Finally the seatbelt sign flashes off, I recline my seat and take out my notepad to write. 

My pen keeps moving slower as I recount all the memories made this past week.  I look out my window again and wonder how time can fly so fast?

i ♥ vacations and  I’ll use any excuse to take one. This time it was because a friend {Hannah} was getting married. The place? Arizona. We flew out last Thursday {only Papa, Momma, Abigail & I -- Lincoln & Bethany got to stay with Uncle Steve, Aunt Jen and Patrick}.

The flight went well and very soon we had arrived! Time sort of blended together after that.  I was having so much fun that I forgot to remember to remember what I was doing!

I do remember some things though, like; lots of laughing, going to the library barefoot, riding in the go-cart, delicious meals, late night talks and tons of fun.  I was having a blast.

All of a sudden it was THE WEDDING! I greeted everyone as they came in and gave them a program.  Then (let’s skip ahead shall we?) I was looking down the aisle and Hannah (and her Dad) were walking down.  I was in total shock. The thought that “this cannot be real” went through my mind more than once. But it was. {I still can’t believe it}

So now, Hannah’s married…sniff, sniff.  The wedding was beautiful and everything was  so perfect! I’m going to miss Hannah, but I know she’s really, really, happy… and I’m sure Jaylon is happy too : )

The plane will be landing in a few moments, so I had better put my things up.

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Well, thanks for stopping by  : ) I hope you enjoy the pictures! 

Wedding pictures first~

Jaylon & Hannah  {via. facebook}

Flower arrangements 

{me} @ the guestbook

The beautiful Bride and her Dad :) 

The flower girl {via. facebook}

Just married! 

The cake .

Catching the bouquet {Joanna} 

Friends {Kaitlyn, Juliana, Joanna & I} 

and Talking 

-Then some random pictures of our trip :)

@ Great Aunt Lily's {Hadassah, I, Lily, Serenity & Abigail} 

Great Aunt Lilly and her nieces.

Mommy & Great Uncle Bud  {on her Birthday} 

Martha, Lydia & Jordan  

Chole cooking! 

Grace :) 

Aunt Rachel 

Lily & Abigail  {cousins} 

Austin 

Relaxing {love this picture} ---Hadassah, I, Abigail & Lily--- 

Enoch, Wesley & Seth 

Watching the match. 

Enoch & Wes 

A friendly fight! 

Aunt Rachel, Lydia & Mommy  

Justus.

On the way home we had a layover in Chicago, where we met up with the other Sanger's {who were also waiting for a flight}! We all got to chat for about 30 minutes. It was nice seeing yall!

Joshua & Papa  

Us girls talking....

Bye Sangers~  See you back in PA! 

Walking to our gate. 

A birds view. 

Flying!

 and me: wondering what to write!

Getting to go to Arizona…. was fantastic. It was awesome seeing Uncles, Aunts, Cousins, and Friends once again :) Thank you Papa & Mom!

Farewell Arizona.

Mon Room.

If I ever had a desire to move…it’s gone now! {Shall I explain?}

Last month when our room makeover was almost underway, Abigail and I moved into the basement.
We would stay in the guest room whilst our room was re-painted and etcetera.  Because the guest room/basement would be our headquarters for the next couple days…ALL of our stuff came with us.
It was a mess. I cannot imagine how it would be to move an entire house of things!

Well, thankfully, it’s over now. So, let’s dwell on other parts of a room-makeover!

Abigail and I had wanted a “new room look” for some time. The only problem was we couldn’t decide {agree} on what we wanted.

For Abigail it was: Neon Orange walls, glow in the dark star curtains and a planetarium on the ceiling. {You can imagine how horrified I was!}  My “ideal” room was: turquoise walls, hot pink curtains and other color accents.

Finally we both reached a point where we made the decision to decide.

I agreed to let her pick the wall color….if I could do the decorating.

The choice was a bright lime green. Now, honestly, I couldn’t imagine our room in any other color. Really.



As in the color of that froggy.



The next day {after moving into the basement} the prep work started.

Mom, Abigail & I .... The prep pro's!

After prep comes painting!   -cheers-



Papa.



Mom.

 

I'd like to show you some before and after photo's…

Before....

After.... (we took off the doors!)

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and after!!!





So, how do you like our new room? {I wish I could take better pictures, but I think you get the gist} We {Abigail, Bethany & I} are very happy with it! I think it looks like something out of a magazine!  

Thanks {and credits}:  Papa, Momma & Aunt Jennifer {our decorating consultant}.