{guest blogger: julie morton from princess piggies}

ABOUT ME: Julie Morton
I'm a stay-at-home mommy to 3 princes and 1 princess. I love doing hair and making hair accessories. (I'm by no means a professional, I just do it for fun.) My sweet niece is visiting for a few weeks and she wanted a change with her hair. We decided to try the Herbal Essence Highlights kit.

She was so brave to let her less-than-qualified aunt attempt this on her.

She wanted some lighter streaks throughout her hair so this is how we did it. We left it in for 30 minutes and then washed everything out.

I should have taken a before picture but she went from being all light brown to having subtle streaks of blonde.

It looks great with her skin tone.

I like that it's still a bit darker underneath but is all fun and "summer-y" on top.

It's always fun to have a change and I think she looks beautiful!

{word up!}

Party up.
Party down.
Party all around the town.
Party here.
Party there.
Party in your underwear.
Party, party everywhere!

Come join my party
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{worth reposting} 2009 Muscular Dystrophy Summer Camp - the best week of the year!

Sean was able to attend his seventh MDA Summer Camp. He was a caveman with his buddy Ben. Best camp yet!!

Unfortunately, one of the campers was diagnosed with H1N1 (swine) flu following camp and required care in the ICU. All remaining 2009 summer camps were cancelled to keep everyone healthy. While I understand the necessity of that decision, I feel sad for those who missed out on the fun. I think the picture illustrates my point.

{worth reposting} 2008 MDA Summer Camp - the best week of the year!

In 2008, Sean was a cowboy with his buddy Kevin.

{worth reposting} 2007 Summer Camp - the best week of the year!

In 2007, Sean was a pirate with his buddies Bryn and Holly.

{worth reposting} 2006 Summer Camp - the best week of the year!

In 2006, Sean was back and so was his buddy Linds!! This time it was superheroes camp and they were The Incredibles.

{worth reposting} 2005 Muscular Dystrophy Summer Camp - the best week of the year!

In 2005, Sean was a Sith with his buddy Linds at Star Wars camp.

{organizer/doer}

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ORGANIZER WORKPLACES
Your very careful, conscientious, conservative nature gives others the confidence to trust you with handling money and material possessions. Structured organizations that have well-ordered chains of command work best for you.

Suggested Organizer workplaces are large corporations, business offices, financial lending institutions, banks, insurance companies, accounting firms, and quality control and inspection departments.


2nd Best Occupational Category
You're a DOER
Keywords:

Emotionally Stable, Reliable, High Energy, Practical, Thrifty, and Persistent

These adventurous types prefer action-oriented, concrete problems rather than dealing with thought-provoking, ambiguous, abstract dilemmas. Fields of interest include mechanical, construction, and outdoor careers. They might also enjoy working with machines, tools, and equipment to repair or build something.

{twilight nail polish}

Nox (Italian for the Goddess of Night) Twilight nail polish is the newest edition of products from Twilight Beauty. Inspired by the powerful Cullen coven, this line of professional quality nail polish prominently features the enduring Cullen crest on the center of each bottle.

To reflect each unique member of this clan, Nox Twilight provides a wide array of shades:

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Chiffon - Soft delicate pink
Debutante - Fresh peachy-pink
Sugar Plum - Plummy iridescent
Disco Darling - Glimmer shimmer
Wine & Dine - Sparkling champagne
Talon - Forbidding navy
Sangria - Vampy bordeaux
Black Tie - Best-dressed black
Poseidon - Sky blue
Crush - Sassy hot pink
Citrus - Energizing bright orange

{eclipse}

I (finally) got to see eclipse. Thanks for the fun time, Debbie!

{IMEA}

If I was a piece of Swedish furniture.
BRENTA

BJRENTA

{guest blogger: julie morton from princess piggies}

ABOUT ME: Julie Morton
I'm a stay-at-home mommy to 3 princes and 1 princess. I love doing hair and making hair accessories. (I'm by no means a professional, I just do it for fun.) We have our niece in town visiting for a few weeks and it's fun to have another head of hair to play with.

We decided to give her a simple French Braid Tuck for church.

Make a small French Braid along the bang line. Continue braiding that section of hair down to the ends.

Take that braid and tuck it into the side of the hair with bobby pins. (Have the bobby pins form an "X" for better hold.)


We finished off the rest of her hair with some flat iron curls and she was ready to go.


Later that night we sprayed her hair with glitter for the fireworks show and it was darling!

Brenda here: the lovely model is none other than my own princess *DASHA* If you want to see more of Julie primping princesses with perfect piggies and ponies, visit her blog Princess Piggies @ http://www.princesspiggies.blogspot.com/

{laugh}

One of my favorite quotes by Sister Hinckley. So true. Crying does give me a headache. Seeking more laughter. Any to lend?

{fireworks}

Our early Independence Day celebration was in Cedar Hills. The family gathered for munchies & fun.

{happy 18th birthday, luba!}

{arnold friberg}

The Prayer at Valley Forge, arguably Friberg's most well known painting; also one of my favorites of his paintings.

Arnold Friberg
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arnold Friberg
Born December 21, 1913
Winnetka, Illinois, U.S.
Died July 1, 2010 (aged 96)
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.

Arnold Friberg (December 21, 1913 – July 1, 2010) was an American illustrator and painter noted for his religious and patriotic works. He is perhaps best known for his 1975 painting The Prayer at Valley Forge, a depiction of George Washington praying at Valley Forge. He is also well known for his 15 "pre-visualization" paintings for the Cecil B. DeMille film The Ten Commandments which were used to promote the film worldwide and for which he received an Academy Award nomination. He has been admitted as a lifetime member of the Royal Society of Arts. He also did a series of paintings depicting scenes from the Book of Mormon for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

{june}

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