The related tangents about artwork

Lately I've been trying to make homemade DVDs of all the footage we've had going places. One reason I am doing this is so they don't get lost or erased or in the worst case scenario a house fire. I also have been wanting to do this to all our old photographs (not that we have many)

Anyway, I was walking past a small painting of a steam boat in a storm that was painted by Opa when another idea came to me. This is the only painting that I have from Opa and I am very grateful that I even have it. My thought was to make a copy of it for the same reasons.
Then I thought maybe I could find out how to make copies of all the paintings that Opa and dad made. I am still researching on how and where to do this.

Susie always tells me how great it would be to have some artwork from Dad. We now have two, one from the reunion and the other from Christmas. If this vision ever happens all of Opa's and Dad's descendants could have not only one piece of artwork but all of them. Don't think I am having those greedy eyes but it would truly be something that could enrich a home and extend a memory or two.

I'll let you know what I come up with.

Also I know dad has been playing with an idea in his head for quite some time to produce and sell his artwork. I found this interesting site that might be helpful.

http://painting.about.com/cs/printing/a/gilceeprints.htm

Blessings

I wanted to take the time to say to everyone that I feel truley blessed to know you and to have you all a part of our lives! Heavenly Father has been so good to me with blessing me with the perfect little family even though its taking a while to grow, I know that in time we will be blessed again. I thank Heavenly Father EVERYDAY for the wonderful man he has placed in my life to be my husband, he truly is a keeper!! I always wanted to marry my best friend! He is someone who has seen it all with me, someone who has seen my good times when I laugh to my worst times when I cry, he is my better half! Im also blessed to have such wonderful dogs, yes I feel blessed to have them too ha ha, the are like my kids, I love them sooo much! I fell really blessed to have such wonderful people in our life who loves us so much and to watch us grow! Thank you for my blessings!

Payson and Snow!

The family!

Me and my hubby! I love him!

Payson and Snow!

oooo la la! Still so much in love!!!!

Me and Heiko!

My boys are sooo cute!

Me and Kosmo!

Jake and Heiko!

Payson and Snow!

Jake with the boys! It was their first time in the snow!

Beautiful! except for Kosmos ear! Ha ha

Snow on the Mountain!

Driving up to the snow!

I love this picture! Heiko is resting his head on Jakes arm and just letting him work on his harness!

Payson and Snow!

Um try again hun!

Thats better!

Heiko and Kosmo! Love the ears Kosmo!

Jake training the boys to walk and work together!

Payson and Snow!

Jake and Eric tried to teach the dogs to pull things!

Kosmo says "mommy please help me!"

No this is not Kosmo, its Max Kosmos brother and Molly!

Jake working on creating a harness for the boys!

Heiko and Kosmo were pulling a rake following Jake, and Molly and Max were pulling the wheel thing Ha ha!

Snow!

These past few days Jake and I were able to go up to the Cabin in Payson! We left on New Years Day and came back yesterday. It was a nice vacation. We took up Jakes brother and all of his friends, there were 10 of us total. It was definantly an experience cooking and making dinner for 8 teenagers! It gave me the practice for a large family one day.
We got to the cabin around 4:00 in the afternoon on January 1st, I drove up all the way for the first time! We didnt do much the first day but un pack and shop for the food. We watched a movie that night. The next day we went on a hike behind the cabin, it was not to cold at all, the weather was very nice. We found bones of elk and the boys thought it was the coolest thing ever, me not so much! We then went back to the cabin for some lunch and left for the snow after. It was not snowing in Payson, however just 20 more minutes up the mountain there was a foot of snow that had fallen! We had so much fun runing around and having a snowball fight! I didnt get to close to the ones throwing the most snowballs, I got hit in the face pretty hard last time, not to mention any names.... Jake!
We left later in the morning the next day. We all had a wonderful time, including my dogs! Now its bck to another wonderful work week! I cant wait to go back to Payson again soon!
We only took a little bit of video while we were out there, you loose all sense of technology while you are away from it all! I will put up pics the next time we go! Hopefully sooner than later! Happy New Year everyone!