Thanks to Rachel Biggs and mom and her garden for revitalizing my coffee table!

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Mary study #mixedmediamonday

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Charlotte told me she is painting stained glass windows, too. That's my girl :) #mixedmediamonday

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Angel study #mixedmediamonday

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Our babysitter is so awesome, she's an actual queen. And she's great at both! Another outstanding HHS production by our very own Mike Chappell.

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Surrealist large-scale collage. Maybe all this "what does it all mean?" thinking will make them tired enough to finally take naps. #mixedmediamonday

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Kitchen helper #kewpie #hellohelen

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Nothing like some gouache to cover up all that math. 👍 #mixedmediamonday

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Replicating a window from St. Peter's Church, Marlborough requires a surprisingly large and unpleasant amount of math. #division #geometry #wheresmygraphingcalculator #bfa #kneadederaser #mixedmediamonday

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Dandelion necklaces and hair braided with violets

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We've got the Easter blues. 💙💙💙

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More stained glass happening on the porch today. Thanks to everyone who has shown interest! I'm hoping to start selling soon. Stay tuned!

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I'd like to take this moment to humbly brag about pulling the best every April Fool's prank on Luke several minutes ago: the prank that I am pregnant. "I want to pull this prank, too!" you might be saying. Well, I have outlined below the steps necessary to make this your most effective, BEST EVER pregnancy April Fool's joke. 1. Find an image online of a positive pregnancy test on a countertop that is identical to a countertop you have in your own home (seen here: Caesarstone "nougat"). 2. Text pic to your husband and follow up with a phone call. 3. Work up real tears (this might require practice beforehand, or simply the thought of another baby right now might be sufficient). 4. Intersperse repeat phrases of "I am overwhelmed" with meaningful, teary pauses. And there you go! Your victim will fall hard! **Note: prank most effective when you have a baby at home who is still waking in the night and/or small enough to sleep in a mini crib.

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We are finally all outside! Ahhhhhh. I'm pretending the uneaten lunches, piles of discarded outfits, trail of spit up and hours of tears/squabbling didn't really happen, which requires a VERY strong imagination. #hellohelen

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Three bears out hunting, I spy Baby Bunting. #hellohelen

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When Helen was two weeks old, I cried because she was already 1/26 of the way to a year. Now she's halfway there! The past six months have been pure delight. #hellohelen

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Plein air porch painting with Helen. She's nice to have as a painting partner because her critiques are never bad. @thebeaufortbonnetcompany

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Now I know what mom means when she says that each child has her own place, and that as the oldest, I am her heart. Farris is my joy and Helen is my baby. Charlotte is my heart.

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Eclectic birthday cake decorated by the sisters. They worked hard to fit all those candles!

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Green still life for #mixedmediamonday in honor of St. Patrick's day. This kind of palette restraint was hard for Charlotte, who loves her 64-count Crayola box.

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What's better than staring at Helen? Staring at her on a beautiful day while she's sporting her pear dress from @lauraselfburton ! #hellohelen

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Gouache and pastel on brown paper #mixedmediamonday

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The angel and Mary

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More window studies...having fun with gold gouache. My technique is not perfect, but it's pretty great doing something no-pressure like this every once in a while. I love the history and story-telling aspect of stained glass windows.

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Such a cozy bedding set

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It's always a good day to make a fairy house #mixedmediamonday

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#mixedmediamonday all to myself today. Stained glass window studies inspired by Alabama artist Clara Weaver Parrish.

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What a Person, whom our hearts are transfixed to love!

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#tbt to the glory days! And fast forward to present day, when I am walking around without my contacts in and mistake this for a mousetrap on the floor by my bed. #fightorflightresponse #old

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"Ballerina" two ways

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Gearing up for St. Patrick's Day: eating all the marshmallows out of the Lucky Charms.

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I know I'm a little biased, but that doesn't change the fact that this girl is definitely a McMurtrie. #hellohelen #stronggenes

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Anna, Elsa, and (that's right) Olaf!

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My snow angels and me

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Fearless Farris, Daredevil Fair, she'll fly in the air on a whim and a prayer.

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The littlest is getting bigger! #hellohelen

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Something about those rosy cheeks plus that expression.

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#mixedmediamonday happening on a Thursday and all about love!

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Awesome night at aTeam Ministries' 5th annual Heart2HeART! Full of great company, beautiful art, and people doing meaningful work. Organizations like these give the Magic City its name.

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#mixedmediamonday shifts to a single medium today

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Princess dresses, smocks, and pancakes. That just about sums up everything good, right there.

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"What's a solid?" iteration 2: stripes on stripes on florals on hearts on birds.

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Twenty years just flashed before my eyes.

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#tbt to homecoming 2001. Thanks to Kathy Nelson for this gem, and for that great post-homecoming breakfast! #flippiesthairever #youvegotmail

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Cannot even think of a caption for this amount of personality.

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A hard day's night is forgotten when this much sweetness is in 10 tiny pounds. #hellohelen

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They have never heard of a "solid." #florals #stripes #hearts

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