Mother's Day

Mother's Day had a rough beginning because we had just heard the day before about Grandma Lucas and so we needed just to find a way to be active and together.  Fortunately, Callie had just had a fun birthday party at a local crafting store, and we knew we wanted some new wall decor for the girls to go with their new beds.  Off we went to make magic happen!

This process was a little interesting to manage since both John and Sarah have some control issues.  Sarah wants to have complete and total creative control while John doesn't want anything to get messy or go against the rules.  This makes things a bit difficult for the creative spirit.  And of course, this combination can be really difficult for the two little girls who just want to have fun with paint and stencils.

Under the circumstances and the control issues, it therefore made sense to pair John with Callie, who was less likely to dump paint all over.  The artistic pieces that we selected were the first letters of the girls' names and we chose colors to match those on their new bed spreads.  Callie was pretty excited to get a C and chose a variety of flower and butterfly stencils.  She wanted the teal background, which was perfect for the overall scheme and approved by the creative director.

Meanwhile, the creative director worked with Reese, which meant she would probably have more hands-on opportunities to manipulate the final product.  Reese is always excited to see the letter R and this was no exception.  She did a great job painting and working carefully with the stencils.  Her pink background worked well for the colors and Sarah got to put some of her own touches in their as well.

Everyone was pretty happy with the final product.  And while we would have liked to have a more formal pose for the grand finale, I guess we can't control everything and our girls' goofy side comes out more often than not. Of course, they are our children, and so that is to be expected.