My Sweet Girls

Hailey Isabelle Burge was born 3 weeks early on June 6th, 2009. She weighed 7lbs and was too small for all the clothes we had . We were expecting a 9-10 lb baby :) I can't believe how small she is. Hailey is 1 month old now and is still wearing newborn clothes! Larry and I had a few days alone with her after leaving the hospital since Cadence was at the beach with her Nana, Pop pops, aunts, & uncles.

Cadence has been a good big sister. She loves to help with just about everything and gives her "sissy" hugs and kisses before bed. It hasn't been perfect, but Cady is adjusting well to sharing the spotlight now. She also loves to sing all day long. Her favorite ones are ABC's, Row Row Row your boat, Wheel on the bike, Elmo world, & Bushel peck.

My girls have been lots of fun so far. I feel very lucky!

Hailey & Cady

Cady & Hailey

Cady, Mom, & Clay

Clay & Cady

Bye Bye Pink Birdie

Yeah, I sold another painting! I am actually sad to see this one go. I have been thinking about painting it again, but changing the colors or size... something different.

I dropped off my crazy little Cady in Alabama with her Nana & Pop pops for the week. I miss her so much already, but I have been getting a lot done. The new nursery, plant shelf, and Cady's toybox are painted, and I'm almost done with Cady's bathroom. I've got a few more days to get things done and a very long list. I also found some pictures I thought I would share.

Pug with No Name

I finally finished my pug picture that has been sitting around my desk for weeks. I haven't come up with a good name for him though. It looks like a boy pug to me for some reason, maybe because of the blue background. This one is acrylic paint on a 12"x12"x1.5" stretched canvas. The dog pics have been fun for me to paint. I am thinking about doing a Yorkie next.

Cady likes to call this one, Mimi, after her Nana and G's pug. She says, "Mimi cute. I like it." :) I guess this one could look like a Mimi the Pug. I still have until tomorrow when I list it to decide.

Cady's 1st Easter Egg Hunt

Sunday was a lot of fun with lots of chocolate! This was Cady's 3rd Easter, but the first one she woke up asking about the Easter bunny. She loved opening the plastic eggs and eating the chocolate bunny for breakfast. :) Larry & I had an easter egg hunt in the backyard for Cady and her friend, Jade (also 2 yrs old). It was very cute watching them find and break open all the eggs. I did manage to get a few pictures. Hope everyone had a Happy Easter!

Cady is always so focused with everything she does.

Cady opened each egg and dumped the treat in her bucket before looking for more eggs.

My sweet Cady bugs.

Cadence was running around in her 1" heels all day :)

Jade playing with the neighbors' dogs, Pancakes & Sasha.

Resting after the long hunt.

Finished the Castle

I just got done with the first half of my current project. There are 2 paintings, and each one is on a 16x20 stretched canvas. Painting #2 is a couple of fairies and a frog - should be fun. :)

Camera Happy

My cute little Cady bug!

Cadence has been my #1 fan since I got my new camera-Nikon D80. She loves to pose! The camera is great, but I am still learning to use it. Here's a few more pictures I've taken while practicing. Hopefully, I'll have a couple of new paintings to post pics of soon.

Cady playing peekaboo.

Cady loves helping in the kitchen!

Outside playing with frisbees.

Sammy & Tito

Larry & Cady both big guitar fans :)

...back to the painting I go.

My new Twitter background

I didn't realize how much art I have actually sold until I made this collage today. Not all of the pieces are sold, but a good bit of them are. I'm starting to get excited! In fact, I already have another private request in the works.

My twitter link:

http://twitter.com/LittleSisterArt