New Growth Charts for You and Your Children

How many times have you lived at a house or apartment, enjoyed beautiful times with your children, watched them grow and pulled out your pencil and marked their height on the wall or door frame. We've
all done it. It's so much fun for you and your child to see how much they have grown in just a few months, heck sometimes weeks.
 Now when life dictates you have to move on to a new home, you can take your removable growth chart with you and not have to be saddened by leaving the old back at the old house under coats of new paint.


Take a look at these, they are so cool......Call me for more info623-889-1327  

Watch your child grow!

Feel like your little one is growing up too fast? Keep track of it with a personalized Growth Chart. A Growth Chart marks your child's growth it becomes a keepsake after your they are grown. They measure up to 5 feet in height and can be customized with your child’s picture and name. Stick in on the wall and write on it to document their progress, a fine-tip permanent marker works best. Plus, with a number of fun, colorful templates available, they’re the perfect complement to your child’s room décor.
Finished size - 13"x48"

Measurable height up to 5'

Printed on premium Photo-Tex material

Back with low-tack adhesive

Sticks on walls, doors, and more

Apply and remove as often as you like
 

Hope Kids and March of Dimes Kids meets Cinderella

When Disney on Ice came to town last month for most it was a another great Ice Capades style show, but for a select bunch of special children it was an event that they will probably never forget.

Together, Hope Kids, The March of Dimes and Disney on Ice put a great event for some special children.

Hope Kids, which is a non-profit organization in Arizona, gives hope to kids that face a life threatening condition. Hope Kids was started about ten years ago with the idea that kids fighting life threatening illnesses need hope because their lives are filled with hospital stays, treatments, cancer treatment ,pokes and needles. Hope Kids give these children something to look forward to, not just their next hospital stay or treatment. Hope Kids provides these type of events free to these children and their families as well as giving them the opportunity to meet other families and make new friends.

March of Dimes is a non-profit organization that was started years ago originally set out to cure polio. Polio today is cured and the March of Dimes were instrumental in doing so. They have now moved on to "Healthy Babies Every Time" and provides work and research to help assure all babies are born healthy. The March of Dimes works with pre-mature babies and supports how these babies should be cared for.

All the children that attended were made up to be either Prince's or Princesses. EVIT, a vocational school in the east valley had their cosmetology students do their make overs. The children were then transported by Limos from US Airways center on Phoenix to the Castle at Ashley Manor in Chandler . The children then received flowers, ate lunch, played games and danced. Later they were taken outside to see a beautiful horse drawn pumpkin carriage coming down the drive with who else but Cinderella. They all met and spoke with Cinderella with ear to ear smiles.

It was celebration of life and fun. One I will never forget.

McPhee Photography Opening Private Based Studio- Coming in April

 Located in Avondale, Arizona, McPhee Photography will be opening their premier Photographic Studio, providing clients, both corporate & private, the finest in visionary portraiture, portfolio work, fine art, product, head shots, senior portraits and fashion photography services. Our comfortable and relaxed, private based studio is fully equipped exclusively with state-of-the-art Profoto Lighting and rivals the capabilities of substantially more expensive commercial based studios. Watch this blog for upcoming details and specials.

BlaineGabbert, Will He Come To The Cardinals?

As I keep my ear to the ground in the Arizona sports world, I keep hearing the name "Blaine Gabbert".

Blaine is the quarterback for the University of Missouri Tigers and recently announced he's coming to the NFL. Several mock drafts have him coming to the Cardinals as their first pick, 5th overall.

Blaine Gabbert warming up before the 2010 Insight Bowl

Blaines stats have him at 127 overall in the college scene with over 3000 yards (including post season)  and 16 touchdowns in the 2010 season, with almost 7000 career yards and 40 touchdowns. At 6'5, 235 pounds Blaine is the paramount type of quarterback we see in the NFL today. With big stature comes a big arm that can go long  as well as being able to thread a needle in short and medium situations, however his 2010 passing yards were the lowest in Missouri history since 2005. Blaine did struggle in the later part of the season, throwing only four touchdowns and having four interceptions in the last five games, two of those games without a touchdown. His performance in the Insight bowl were impressive throwing for over 450 yards and a game loosing interception late in the fourth quarter. He's a junior and as history has it, coming into the NFL that early has not been very productive for most. Sam Bradshaw of the Rams is an exception to that, but Bradshaw I believe is an  extremely smart player on the field with instincts of a cat.

Gabbert is a big strong kid with a good arm. I don't know if he is a franchise quarterback. The Cardinals have a very similar quarterback in John Skelton who I believe is as good if not better than Gabbert. Quarterbacks have definitely been an issue with the Cardinals this year. It will be very interesting to watch the draft and see how it all unfolds.