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Creativity Boot Camp Assignment #4

Our assignment for today was “heavy metal.”  Of course, my first thought was the music category, but that’s not really my style.  My 2nd thought was our jambalaya cast iron pot but that’s at my parent’s house.  Then I looked outside and saw our patio chairs.  They’re made out of some type of metal and really heavy.  I can’t even pick them up…basically you have to slide them to pull them out from the table.

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Sometimes she's sweet and doesn't have an attitude!

Creativity Boot Camp Assignment #3

Our assignment for today was “multilayered”. This one seemed a little more difficult. At first, I thought of a haircut, layers of clothes, and a piece of cake. Then I remembered this picture that I took yesterday and I thought it might apply. I looked up the definition of “multilayered” on dictionary.com and this is what it said for definition #2:
offering several viewpoints, solutions, degrees of complexity, etc.

This definitely applies to my life with these kids.

• Luke - the oldest - an analytical child who gets upsets when he gets something wrong - a perfectionist
• Cameron - the 2nd born child & boy - totally opposite of his brother - he's almost too laidback or indifferent
• Miriam - the 3rd born & oldest girl - all I can say is "ATTITUDE!" - she thinks she's going on 16 with her tastes in clothes, shoes, jewelry, purses, makeup, etc.
• Levi - the 4th born & youngest boy - he's a Mama's boy and our biggest cry baby!
• Micah - the 5th born & youngest girl & baby - just turned the terrible 2 and likes to get into everything
• and God only knows what #6 (due in July) will be like!

I like how they look like stair steps (and the AT&T bars) in this picture. They were doing this on their own while they were playing a game. The pictures definitely work out better when they prompt them! The lighting was off in the original picture so I thought making it black & white helped it look better.

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Excuse my flip flop tan line and my need for a pedicure!

Creativity Boot Camp Assignment #2

Our assignment for today was "picnic". I don't know if it's creative or crazy for a mom that's 8 months pregnant to have a picnic outside in 100 degree heat with her 5 kids 7 years and under. In my journal yesterday, I wrote about having my kids help me in my creative pursuits...so this is what I get. Their faces are priceless and truly describe what they felt like as well as me!

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