The Prescott Family

Genesis 17 is a little chat between God and Abram. Or is it? It seems to me that God was addressing us all, and still is.

Easton's First Birthday

My Grandfather turned 80 years old this year. He is my hero. Tall, strong, quick witted and the epitome of honorable, he played a big role in my childhood and I am blessed for it. For his birthday I chose to paint him an Indian. (or Native American, or First Nationer, or whatever term doesn't offend you)  To see more artwork click HERE

Bible verses are in my opinion, pieces of artwork themselves. Our lives can be illustrations of scripture. Just imagine as you live out Gods words that some angel is watching and painting the scene. That was just a thought, but while we are on the topic of scripture and painting, here is my interpretation of Ezekiel 36:26 done for a beautiful woman and warrior for Christ; Lois Johnson.  To see more artwork click HERE

I know parents tend to make the best cheerleaders, but my Dad has gone above and beyond supportive when it comes to my dappling in artwork. For a Christmas present I painted him a Rhino. Merry Christmas Dad! MORE ARTWORK

It wouldn't be summer without the annual Prescott camping trip at Crescent Lake! Pros: I wasn't nine months pregnant and we had our 'Love Trailer' Cons: It rained and Easton got pink eye Click 'more' for the skinny on our trip and some pictures.

Cody and I have been volunteering at Falls City Christian Church  for a couple months now, where we take turns each month, teaching a lesson to the kiddos. Not to brag, but we have discovered the keys to a successful lesson: games and candy. This month, I chose to stray from the typical 'bible story' theme and go over how to pray in general. Praying is such a beautiful, powerful and important aspect of our relationship with God. I mean come on, we stinkin' get free 24 hr access to talk to the CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE. This trumps having Theo James's personal number on my speed dial, which I do; in my dreams. Come Sunday, I was giddy with excitement to teach my lesson! My growing anticipation was stunted however when alas, no children attended church that morning. Bummer eh? Not anymore! because luckily, I have this nifty little blog. So here it is; a 'would-have-been-epic' lesson on prayer! Open your hand and take a look, there should be fiv

When I had Easton, I think he zapped such a large amount of calcium from my bones that my fingers shrunk. I have no medical knowledge to support this claim, but for whatever reason, all ten digits are significantly more slim. While I have no objection to daintier, more feminine hands, it does pose one problem: my wedding ring no longer fits. For awhile I tried wearing it regardless; but the first time I enthusiastically told a story, using my hands to talk, that circular symbol of unity went soaring. Cody inspected the situation and concluded that, yep, he would need to take it to get re-sized. He planned to visit the jeweler in Portland right away. I set my beautiful sparkly band, so familiar to my left ring finger, in it's little box for safe keeping. 'He won't be gone long,' I comforted my now naked ,tan-lined finger. Eight months later.... Not wearing my wedding ring wasn't doing it for me. First off, I got hit on several times by some creep

This is my favorite slow cooker dish yet! Healthy, yes. Easy, yes. Quick, yes. Yummy,  Yes! Yes! Yes! I am excited for my children to grow up looking forward to the nights when this is for dinner. Click here for more Slow Cooker recipes! 

Need an easy side dish? Take a look at this red cabbage and apples for a colorful and unique addition to your dinner. Click here for more Slow Cooker recipes!

Today is a day for bratwurst if I ever knew one. While I am using a slow cooker recipe, Cody is firing up the grill. We will see what we prefer.... Click here to see more slow cooker recipes!

Christy Bolden is a brave women, that I had the pleasure to meet through Monmouth Christian Church almost a year ago. This beauty of a gall spends her days teaching and serving others. Whether she is teaching music to a classroom of students or offering time and effort at church functions, she wears a big smile and keeps an eye out for more opportunities to help those around her. For example; young mothers that can't cook. Her bravery has enabled her to endure my crazy, baby ran, often messy home for a visit each week and teach me more about cooking.  My family has greatly benefit from these weekly lessons and I must admit, I am growing more confident around dinner time.  As a nudge of encouragement, this cookbook was left on my doorstep one afternoon. For the first time in my twenty four years of life, I went through a cookbook and recorded the page numbers of each appetizing recipe. Let's see about this slow cooker business, shall we?

I recently had the pleasure of hosting a baby shower for Miss Elizabeth Honneycutt and the fresh from the womb, oh so cute, Obadiah Honeycutt. We had a fun day spoiling this beautiful mother of two. We even put the big boys to work,  as her little minions.  Here are some of the pictures capturing our fun afternoon:

My sister-in-law, Kiana, and I have a lot in common. We are both Prescotts,  for one. We are both capable of eating large quantities of food, for two. Lastly, we both love to sing. The only difference is that when she opens her mouth what comes out sounds beautiful. For that reason, I wanted to make her a painting that reflected her gift and passion for music. More Artwork

Easton's middle name is Alden. John Alden was the navel architect of the May Flower- which is why you may be familiar with the Alden sailboat brand common today. Until we win the lottery, we won't be gifting him one of these beautiful voyagers for oceanic travels, however, I wanted to give him something with similar sentiment. (Aside from a inner tube and toy boat of course). Tah-dah. *WARNING* not made for flotation purposes. More Artwork

Oh February 14th, you little bugger you! You arrive each year with your Valentines candy, flowers and heart shaped cards, putting high romantic expectations on couples nation wide. This year you went too far. You sent one of you cupids to sucker shoot my brother in law. He approached me with a request to make a gift for his lady friend, the beautiful Taylor Huffman. His only requirement was that it have her favorite verse; John 3:30. 'He must become greater; I must become less' Well here it is, I hope you are happy. More Artwork

Nothing says, "I care about you," like a homemade Christmas gift. Here are some that I attempted this year: Other Crafts

As I neared my due date, I attempted to busy myself with all of the last minute preparations. Going through my mental checklist of things to pack, I realized that we needed outfits for the way home! I decided to sew Baby Easton a plaid adorned onesie. This plaid family left that hospital lookin' fly!  Other Crafts

I busted out the ol' loom the other day and told Cody I would make him a beanie. It didn't take long at all! Next time I will use thick yarn and try a different technique to make it a little hardier.  Other Crafts 

Throughout my pregnancy, as my excitement grew to meet little baby East on, I started passing by the time with many small baby crafts.  The first items I made were baby burp rags. My lovely friend Renee happened to have scrap material that was soft and cozy, so I used those bits and in a quilting fashion made a small little spit catcher. I am guessing these are too small to drape over your shoulder and get the job done, but they were fun to make. Who knows, maybe they will come in handy at some point!  For Codys birthday we had our 20 week ultrasound. To follow the theme, I wanted to make something dad/baby incorporated for his gift. I bought white generic onesies at Walmart and began to embroider. This is a very fun craft because onesies are a blank canvas and there is no pattern required.  My father-in-law does construction and is currently building a triplex in town. Every once and a while when I walk through the job-site there is a scrap piece of wood that sparks a

This is a drawing using pastel, the first and  only   time I have used pastel. My brother liked it and so vwalla it is his! Don't you think they have the same style of facial hair going on?! More Artwork

To my great surprise, Cody allowed me to use his face and try out a different medium: stage make-up!  I was so excited to work with such a handsome canvas! I decided to see what he would look like in his prime. I'm hoping that as long as I stay away from anything girly he will let me keep doing this! More Artwork