Happy Birthday Harry Potter!

Along with Disneyland, July is also the home month to another important birth, that of my good friend Harry Potter! Harry, I just wanted to take this moment to tell you how grateful I am for your friendship these many years. It truly has been a delight knowing you and having you be such a large part of my life! I can't wait to see you, Ginny, James, Albus, and Lily at the BBQ on Saturday! Tell Ginny I'm bringing a salad and drinks, but let me know if you need anything else and I'll be happy to bring it! Happy birthday ol' pal!

As wizard photographs have a harder time uploading on my computer, and people walk in and out of them all the time anyway, I just decided to post this fun little cartoon version of Harry instead of the photos from our last vacation together I was going to try and put on here.

The Happiest Place On Earth!

I felt the need to post today to give thanks where thanks is deserved--thank you Walt Disney! On July 17, 1955, 53 yrs ago today, this glorious man brought to life the only place other than my parents' house that I get homesick for, DISNEYLAND! Quoting from Walt Disney himself, "Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams, and the hard facts that have created America...with the hope that it may be a source of joy and inspiration to all the world." Disneyland is a place where magic truly exists and where emotions can only range from joyful to completely elated because it is physically impossible to be sad when you are in those hallowed gates! My heart aches that I'm not currently flying high over London with Peter Pan, dueling swashbuckling pirates with Captain Jack, or enjoying one of the millions of other wondrous things to do in the park, but I can take comfort in the fact that my second season pass is currently in the mail and on its way to my house for when I am finally reunited with my beloved Disneyland in just 31 days! I have hundreds of pictures I could share of the incredibly amazing times I have had there, but in the interest of time, here are just a few. Sleeping Beauty's castle...yes, I took this picture and yes, it is amazing. Lyss, Lexi, Me, and Aubrie with the big man himself, Mr. Mickey Mouse!

I realize I look OOC in this picture, but I had to post it to show how Disneyland makes you INSANELY happy!

Party Palooza!

If nothing else, pinatas are always good for party hats!

Who In Their Right Mind?

For awhile on the corner of Main Street and Gordon Ave in Layton, there was an insane assortment of some kind of metal menagerie going on that we would pass every day on our way to some of the schools we've been painting at. I don't know who in the world would want to buy these and what they would do with them (perhaps they're some sort of lawn decoration), but if I had to choose one to display for all to see in MY yard, it would have to be my all time favorite, Seductive Monkey. I don't know what his real title was, but looking at the pose he was placed in, there is clearly no name that better suits the little guy. Second only to Seductive Monkey was Little Pink Elephant, but unfortunately, her picture was never snapped in our drive by photo sessions. Seductive Monkey, looking particularly radiant on a hot June morning.