An Oldie But a Goodie, Spring and a Flower Baby!

So- D recently ordered a Sesame Street sing along video for the kids- it arrived this week- and I have to say I literally was in tears when the song below came on- I was caught off guard- (granted I was a little PMSy)- I still started crying- out of pure nostalgia.

We were a big CPTV family growing up. Having grown up with Sesame Street-first watching it myself as a preschooler and then re-watching it when my little sister came along 8 years after me- I am VERY familiar with the show.
Although I am not a fan of children watching a lot of TV- we are not a TV free house (although sometimes I am tempted). 
 Sesame Street is still one of my favorite kid shows- and I LOVE how they still have a lot of the same actors from when I was kid...it makes me think they must have a pretty incredible TV family-thing going on to keep the same people on the show for 20+ years...anyhow- does anyone remember this song????  LOVE the message:) I know my Sissy's will love this almost as much as me!

Spring is HERE!!! At long last...I haven't taken a whole bunch of pictures yet this season- but it was a nice warm rainy spring day last week when I took these shots.  There are some beautiful flowering trees in our yard- that literally litter the walks with petals- I feel like I'm in my own personal wedding every time I get the mail:)

Late last week my friend Linnea came by with her newest Angel- 6 weeks old.  She's just precious- it brought me right back.  I was honored to make a flower hat for her to wear and take pictures of the beautiful Flower Baby...so sweet!

I did the same thing a couple times with Zella-first at 5 weeks...

then again at 5 months with my photographer friend Denise (she's amazing- check out her website!) and her baby Eva.

Speaking of nostalgic- I can't believe how big my little Angel Girl is and that she was once my little Angel Baby...

Whewwww!

SO- this morning at 7am- before heading off to work I dropped my canvas babies (i.e paintings) off at Tisane!!!!!  The show should be up by tomorrow night at the latest!  This is seriously SO exciting for me.
My Love, not only survived living with me in my stressed out state- but also helped me get ready for the show, all while  preventing me from loosing my mind.  He was certainly a trooper- assisting with the hanging process for the 13 pieces in the show.

This is actually our dining room (a.k.a- children's art studio and parking lot of 4 various riding toys due to the VERY long winter. We turned it into a frame shop around 10:30 pm a couple nights ago, and with teamwork we were able to get it done in an hour!

It's been a LONG week for sure. Slightly stressful (although in the most productive and exciting sense of the word). The prep work for this show- on top of all of the other daily tasks, (and few extra commitments) was a bit much- but now that the pieces have been delivered I am feeling a sense of relief and cannot wait to for me and Lola Rain's upcoming show this weekend at my house! Please stop by if you are in the Hartford area- we'd love to see you! Email me for the address! (hdunnackjackson(at)gmail(dot)com) Saturday 12-4pm- children welcome!

It was tough deciding which paintings to keep at my house for the show- and which to display at Tisane- in all, there are 13 at Tisane and 17 at the house show.
Here are a few of my choices for the Tisane show....

Please stop by Tisane some time in the next couple months- check out my work, have a cup of tea and some delicious food!

Cheers to art shows! WhoooHOooooo!

OH- and I almost forgot...HAPPY MAY DAY!!!!  Yes- we celebrate in our family...more on that later in the week!