Monday, April 1, 2013

Make-up

Man, do I love make-up.  I don't have to wear it all the time, like today for example, it's 4:30 pm and I've gone to Target, Walmart, the grocery store, and the park without any make-up on.  None.  But, although I don't have to have it on, I've noticed that I sure do feel more polished and attractive when I wear it.

Well, it appears as though Alivia has taken note.  And whenever I am putting on my make-up, and she wants to join in, I give her some of my lotion to put on her face...
and I call it make-up...
and I ask her if she loves it...
and she smiles all proud and nodes yes. 

If only lotion could make me feel the way make-up did, my life would be so much more inexpensive and time efficient.

Anyway, the other morning I was getting ready and applying my make-up and wasn't paying enough attention to what Alivia was doing.  And when I realized she was as quiet as she's ever been, I found her doing this...

 
Not to be critical, but her application was horrific.  She put eye-shadow on her cheek and she only applied make-up to her right side.  It was completely unbalanced.  Totally too heavy.  And absolutely ADORABLE!  I grabbed the camera and told her she was a cutie pie.  I could tell she felt so amazing and proud and grown-up.
 
And so I let her go to the store with her make-up on, poor application and all.  Because after all, she doesn't care how I look when we go to the store, and it would be unfair for me to wash away her artwork and subsequent esteem!

Easter 2013

Easter was beautiful this year, wasn't it?!  We enjoyed sunshine, family and extended family in town, and church.  Cody and I especially enjoyed worshipping, partaking of the sacrament, and being mindful of Christ and his life, death, and resurrection this past week.  Here are some photos from yesterday: 
The Basket ...
 The Food & Décor
 The Hunt...
It really was a special Easter, made even better because of Liv!
Now let me end with...
 
The Reason...