The Boardman Gallery...

For EVER I have wanted to frame artwork my kids have brought home over the years and create a "gallery". I have a pile of great stuff from pre-school through present for each child...Ian is now 16, which gives you an idea of how long I've been thinking about this...so the pile is pretty big. I decided it was time to act, so over the past month I've been choosing and framing their pieces. My artistic guru, Jessie Baldwin, inspired me when I saw pics she posted of unframed canvas pictures of her kids and a mini gallery of her favorite art that she created in her house. Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa Boardman, we have 2-year-old pictures on canvas of each kidlet that I thought would be great to surround with their own artwork, so I decided to combine the two inspirations. I laid each piece on the floor of our living room so I could get the exact layout for the wall. Of course it was on the floor for over a month. Thankfully, it was in a room that we rarely walk through. Anyway, last night I decided it was time to actually put them up on the wall. I plan to change the pics periodically with the other ones that are still in "the pile", so it will always be changing.

These pieces bring back so many memories!

Here's the pic of Isaac...

Meet my great-nephew, Isaac. He's so sweet! I can't wait to squeeze him!

My niece Devony, who adopted baby Sydney last October, found out she's pregnant and is due in January, so I'll be even GREATER with a total of 5!

Meet Sanchez...

Here he is...Kaleb, aka Jack Jack, Beuford, Sanchez ... whatever we feel like calling him that day. The last couple of days he's known as Bandit, the little white dog from the Johnny Quest cartoons. 1. because he looks like him and 2. because he listens just as good as Bandit does (if you've ever seen the show, you know what I'm talking about)! Isn't he such a cutie pie with his backpack?!!!

Greater, still!

I'm still greater than all of you!
Great baby #3 came last night at 11:39, so I'm a great aunt 3 times over!
Since I don't have any pics yet of 9+ pound baby Issac, I opted to post this random pic I found when I Googled "great aunt". Greenie looks like a "Millie", so we'll call her that. I think the chick in the yellow is hilarious. She looks like she's saying "Millie, where in the heck did you get that CHILD!" Anyway, I'll post a real pic of the baby when I get one.

Congratulations J.C. and Haylee!

Shrutes make thirsty babies...

Look at my new toy! Isn't she cute? This is Kelsi, but we call her Violet. She's 2 months old, weighs about 10 pounds, and is approximately 21 inches. Her platform is: sleeping and eating, being the center of attention, and she also hopes for world peace. I get to play with her all day, then send her home with her mom. It's the BEST way for ME to have babies these days! We also get to play with her big brother, Kaleb, who is 1 year and we call Jack Jack. He even answers to Jack Jack. Yes, there is an Incredible's theme here. Although, lately we call him King Louie from The Jungle Book, because of the way he walks with his arms in the air, swinging. We also call him Sanchez. That one came from Jon. Not sure why, cuz he looks nothing like a Sanchez, but it stuck. I'll post a pic of him next week and you can decide.