I have to post a few pictures and video of Amelia with her 1st birthday cake from the other night. She dug in and loved the frosting. You will see she is not shy.

The Girl is destroying everything!

Our Sweet Elise is on the rampage. Her regular routine involves dumping things down the drain, (shampoo, shower gel, baby lotion, baby oil, shaving cream, cologne, etc...) she eats lip gloss, lip stick, Deodorant, markers and eyeshadow. Not to mention toothpaste. She likes to play in my car; she gets inside and drinks old sodas (yuck) fills the door handles and cup holders up with gravel and smears kid goo on the instrument panels.

Today she dumped baby powder all over the kitchen, smeared lotion on to the carpet, and unloaded the baking cupboard. I found her in the girls room with a collection of spices, salts and ingredients..Testing each one. I heard a spray sound coming from the room and went to investigate. She was spraying pam into her mouth!

Here are a few shots of her taste adventures. I am somewhat worried about the amount of vanilla she drunk. the bottle in the photo was 1/4 full. She did mention that she didn't like the taste of baking soda.

As I was waiting for the photos to upload I found her eating a chicken bullion cube! We really do feed her!

Amelia Lamb Orchard is 1 year old

Our little Millie turned 1 yesterday at 2:40 AM. She is quite enjoyable. She loves Bananas and she looks like a monkey when she gets wet! She says very little but will answer when you call her, sorta says "mommy", kinda says "Dada", and smacks her lips when you feed her something yummy. She takes forever to fall asleep but will sleep all night long.. unlike the rest of the crew. We love our Millie! Happy birthday!

Sam's Mural

My Good Buddy Sam Ralphs was born with CP (cerebral palsy) so he spends a lot of time in his room. The ward came together to build a new addition on his families home and his new room needed a little decoration. This is my partially completed mural to decorated his room.

Faux Finish

My good friends Kevin and Angela Hirsche recently had me do some work in their home. I really like the bathroom, the mural is cool too; this house is just awesome... I am not a word-smith.. have a look.

Fall Family Fotos

We Spent Saturday in American Fork Canyon taking pictures of the Fam!

backed up sewer was a real bummer!

Yes we were forced to replace our main sewer line. The one that runs out of the back of the house and 80 feet to the sidewalk! I had sold a painting a few weeks before and really had other plans for that money.. but luckily we had the funds to do it. I bought the new pipes and connections, rented the backhoe and started digging... that shovel looked like a re-animated corpse under my control! Then I almost put the shovel through the back of our house! My neighbor Dallas was there to rescue me; he did the rest of the digging (along with Clint) thanks Guys!!!