Our Familiversary!

Jessie at the art studio





The final Piece: L-R Our house, Boise, Haiti

So Saturday was our Familversary (the one year mark from the day Alex came home and our family was complete)!  We really wanted to do something different and special to celebrate the day. So I contacted Jessie the artist from our church who runs the VineArts Program, and art studio at the church. It's one of many really cool things our church does to reach out to people and draw them closer to God. Her ministry is teaching others how to worship God through art. She has spoke at Sunday School and it has really made an impact on Hailey. In fact Hailey told us that she learned that she can worship God by painting pictures that He puts in her mind. Love it. Also if you are a local they have open studio on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons where you can come and use their supplies and create. Children are welcome if they have a parent. You can paint, do stuff with clay, and other artsy things. Off on a tangent though......

So anyway I contacted Jessie and told her it was our 1 year day and asked if she could work with us to come up with some art to celebrate our family. (Side note....last year she heard our story and painted a picture of a little boy in Haiti waiting for his parents. She had never seen our pictures and when she did she was amazed at the likeness! She gave us the painting and it is very special to us.)

So we met her at the studio and she spent so long with us. First we all held hands and prayed that God would guide us and give us ideas. (Why haven't I ever though of that?!) Then everyone painted a couple pictures of whatever they wanted. Then we took 3 pieces and painted some sort of white that makes a good background. Then we stamped our hands in it so if you look closely our finger prints come through! Then we painted blue all over it. Then we did one page of Haiti, one of our house, and one of the mountains of Boise. She kept reminding us it was a really "loose" painting and more imagery than actual likeness. We had such a wonderful time and we plan on framing our paintings to always remember our special day!