I finally got Hubs to help me to step into the 21st century. I decided this year would be the year that I leave my paper calendar behind. I was so tired of running into people, and since I didn't have my calendar in front of me, couldn't tell them if I could get together with them at any point in the near future. Heck, without my calendar, I don't even know what I am doing in the next hour. So to say that not having a calendar with me at all times was annoying is a large understatement. Plus, I was leaving a big paper trail everywhere I went with all the post-it's and lists I drug all over town.
Hubs finally caved in and bought me an iPhone!
Since I already work on a Mac and have iCalendar available to me, my life has been made oh-so-easy. I feel liberated, yet organized. I feel like I have my brain back without all the notes and lists. I feel like someone could ask me what I have going on on Friday, and I'll have an answer.
What? You would like to schedule a lunch? Hold on one sec while I put it in my calendar...that is in my phone...which is in my purse...which in on me all the time.
Oh, and guess what? There is this thing called Blue Tooth technology. I can answer my phone from my car WITHOUT DIGGING THROUGH MY PURSE TO FIND THE ACTUAL PHONE. This means I just push this little button thing-y on my steering wheel and then say, "Hello." without having to swerve to miss the car in front of me because I was looking through my purse for the phone. (Not that that has ever happened.)
Guess what? Someone answers me back!
That same someone who called me!
It's amazing.
I'm telling you, the 21st century? It has stuff to offer me.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
I Did Say I Needed Some Rest
Well, hello there. So sorry you had to look at that long ugly day I had last week for the last few days. It's been a very busy last few days. I don't think that I would have even slowed down today had there not been some sort of intervention of the viral kind. Don't you know that is how it always goes. If you make yourself too busy/stressed for too long, you get sick. I think I actually held off the sickies with all my running around and telling myself I didn't have time to get full-blown sick.
But it was there.
Since early last week.
Just lingering in the back of my throat, making it sore.
I knew it was coming.
Today, my body told me and my schedule where to go.
It was straight to bed.
It actually felt good despite my head feeling like it was so full I was almost deaf and that my eyes were going to bulge out of their sockets due to all the pressure.
But it still felt good.
To rest, that is.
And now that the party(s) are all done. I will get some rest. No more celebrations, no more gifts, no more shopping (OK some more shopping will happen, but not for gifts, party favors, party food, party decor or anything party related).
What? You want to see how the party went? OK...here are some pics:
The Girl had a VERY girlie Tea Party to celebrate her birthday with friends. It was pink and tulle and lace and delicate and fun. All the girls were invited to wear their most favorite dress. The Girl got a very lovely dress from her Auntie, Uncle, and Cousins at the birthday party the week before that worked perfectly for the party. It was pink, brown, and full of taffeta. Girlie.
Here she is enjoying her tea
The Little Man was the only boy (besides Hubs) allowed. He was also dressed for the occasion.
We had tea and sandwiches, and then went straight for the cake (or cupcakes). The Girl was VERY excited to be able to have the Birthday song sung in her honor (something we forgot to do at the first party!) and to be able to blow out the candles.
Just look at the smile on her face:
Then we all decorated our own tea mugs to take home. Some girls went VERY elaborate, and some took the more clean, straight line approach. It was very fun and no one ruined their beautiful dresses with the permanent markers. At least no one is telling if they did.
The Girl decorating her own mug:
The Little Man and his marker...Notice he is sans the jacket...trying to keep it marker free.
After that, we were a bit ahead of schedule. So I did what I do best in these types of situations (you know, when you have 18 kids looking right at you waiting for some sort of entertainment) I flipped on the tube for some Disney Princess tea party magic. It was the Tea Party Sing-a-long DVD. I think the girls thought it was all part of the plan. There they were singing right along with Ariel, Belle, Aurora, Cinderella, and Snow White in their tea party attire.
After we had choir, we settled in for some gift opening. This is when I realized, I could have saved a whole heap of cash and just bought The Girl a few packs of gum and she would have been in heaven.
Seriously.
That was her most favorite gifts.
Gum.
Oh well, if I would have done that I would have missed this moment with The Little Man.
Here he is lapping up all the glory that is involved with being the only boy in a sea of girls:
Literally minutes after the last guest left, we headed to the hills to enjoy some quiet family time with hubby's family at their cabin. It was a much needed retreat from the chaos that was the last month and a half. I fought viciously to keep the sickies at bay until I, at least, got home. Thankfully, I was able to keep the upper hand for a few more days.
I was blessed with this the night we got there:
Gorgeous.
Although I thought I was going to still try to fight through the sickies today and get some clean-up and re-organization accomplished, God gave me another reason to just stay put:
Just in case the pounding head, slight fever, running nose, chills and all over miserableness wasn't enough...
I needed a day in bed anyways.
But it was there.
Since early last week.
Just lingering in the back of my throat, making it sore.
I knew it was coming.
Today, my body told me and my schedule where to go.
It was straight to bed.
It actually felt good despite my head feeling like it was so full I was almost deaf and that my eyes were going to bulge out of their sockets due to all the pressure.
But it still felt good.
To rest, that is.
And now that the party(s) are all done. I will get some rest. No more celebrations, no more gifts, no more shopping (OK some more shopping will happen, but not for gifts, party favors, party food, party decor or anything party related).
What? You want to see how the party went? OK...here are some pics:
The Girl had a VERY girlie Tea Party to celebrate her birthday with friends. It was pink and tulle and lace and delicate and fun. All the girls were invited to wear their most favorite dress. The Girl got a very lovely dress from her Auntie, Uncle, and Cousins at the birthday party the week before that worked perfectly for the party. It was pink, brown, and full of taffeta. Girlie.
Here she is enjoying her tea
The Little Man was the only boy (besides Hubs) allowed. He was also dressed for the occasion.
We had tea and sandwiches, and then went straight for the cake (or cupcakes). The Girl was VERY excited to be able to have the Birthday song sung in her honor (something we forgot to do at the first party!) and to be able to blow out the candles.
Just look at the smile on her face:
Then we all decorated our own tea mugs to take home. Some girls went VERY elaborate, and some took the more clean, straight line approach. It was very fun and no one ruined their beautiful dresses with the permanent markers. At least no one is telling if they did.
The Girl decorating her own mug:
The Little Man and his marker...Notice he is sans the jacket...trying to keep it marker free.
After that, we were a bit ahead of schedule. So I did what I do best in these types of situations (you know, when you have 18 kids looking right at you waiting for some sort of entertainment) I flipped on the tube for some Disney Princess tea party magic. It was the Tea Party Sing-a-long DVD. I think the girls thought it was all part of the plan. There they were singing right along with Ariel, Belle, Aurora, Cinderella, and Snow White in their tea party attire.
After we had choir, we settled in for some gift opening. This is when I realized, I could have saved a whole heap of cash and just bought The Girl a few packs of gum and she would have been in heaven.
Seriously.
That was her most favorite gifts.
Gum.
Oh well, if I would have done that I would have missed this moment with The Little Man.
Here he is lapping up all the glory that is involved with being the only boy in a sea of girls:
Literally minutes after the last guest left, we headed to the hills to enjoy some quiet family time with hubby's family at their cabin. It was a much needed retreat from the chaos that was the last month and a half. I fought viciously to keep the sickies at bay until I, at least, got home. Thankfully, I was able to keep the upper hand for a few more days.
I was blessed with this the night we got there:
Gorgeous.
Although I thought I was going to still try to fight through the sickies today and get some clean-up and re-organization accomplished, God gave me another reason to just stay put:
Just in case the pounding head, slight fever, running nose, chills and all over miserableness wasn't enough...
I needed a day in bed anyways.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
I Guess I Make It Seem Far Too Easy
Not that I think I do more than any other Stay At Home Mom, but I thought I would share with you my day.
6:30 wake
6:40 actually get up and get dressed
6:50 get The Girl out of bed and help her dress for school
7:00 eat breakfast
7:20 help The Little Man get dressed
7:30 do The Girl's hair for school
7:35 pack snack for school
7:40 load car up with kids, backpacks, snacks, and homework
7:50 drop off precious cargo at school
8:00 arrive at gym
8:05 drop off more precious cargo at gym childcare center
8:10 start climbing stairs
8:55 get off stair climber and try to wipe it off the best I can with the silly little wipes they give you which completely underestimate how much I sweat
9:05 pick up precious cargo at gym childcare center
9:06 explain to precious cargo AGAIN why we will not be stopping at the gym's Cafe for a snack
9:10 get loaded in the car for the drive home
9:20 arrive home and get a show on the TV for The Little Man as well as a snack prepared
9:30 jump in the shower
9:45 dry off, make-up, hair, the works
10:30 start putting studio together for client shoot later this afternoon
10:50 stop putting together studio to load precious cargo into the car
11:00 arrive at school, go through car pool lane, pick up more precious cargo from school
11:10 get home, check email
11:15 make lunch
11:30 serve lunch while photo client arrives with children
11:35 start photo session with 1 year old twins
11:37 start sweating profusely while chasing and photographing 1 year old twins
11:40 use cutesy voice, high shrills, fake giggles, and a lot of baby talk to get 1 year old twins' attention
11:45 break up small tiff between The Little Man and friend
11:46 still trying to chase down the twins with my camera
12:00 sit down, grab some lunch with twins and twins' mommy (all of whom I LOVE dearly), feed twins, feed the mommy, break up more tiffs, and help start a movie for the older kids
12:30 try to chase the twins with my camera one more time
12:35 decide we (me and the twins' mommy) are happy with the photos we got
1:00 help twins, twins' brother and sister, and twins' mommy get packed up and loaded into the car
1:05 read to my own children and put them to bed for a quick nap before gymnastics
1:15 pray and bible study. Thank you, Jesus.
2:45 call to make an appointment for The Girl's 6 year check up...ooops, just a little late
3:00 get kids up, dressed, fed a snack, and taken to the potty
3:15 out the door for gymnastics
3:30 arrive at gymnastics, usher each child into their own class
3:33 run out the door and drive to Super T because I just remembered that The Little Man is responsible for snack tomorrow
3:40 answer cell phone. It's Hubs. He wants to know when I am going to Super T next because he would like some butter. Someone is in luck!
3:50 check out at Super T with all the necessities for snack, and Hub's stick of butter
4:00 arrive back at the gym to watch the kid finish up their classes
4:30 head home
4:35 check homework
4:40 start cooking dinner
5:00 while dinner simmers, proof a photo session which is due at the end of the week
5:45 finish cooking dinner, serve it up on plates, call in the fam for some chow
6:00 YUM!
6:15 finish up eating, help The Little Man finish up his dinner
6:20 help Hubs with the rest of the dishes
6:30 clean up kitchen
7:00 clean up photo studio equipment
7:30 grab a dessert with the kids
7:45 send kids upstairs for baths and bed
8:00 read with The Girl
8:15 prayers, kisses, loves, GOODNIGHT!
8:16 Go into my room and change into MY pj's. Try to decide what I am going to blog about. I feel like I was so busy, I didn't take the time I needed to really find the humor, beauty, love, silliness, etc. in the day
After the house is quiet and it's starting to feel like I have a light at the end of the tunnel (or day, however you want to look at it), Hubs and I chat. He casually mentions something to the tune of how I had just "coasted through the night".
Coasting.
That sounds just lovely.
I'll have to see if I can squeeze some "coasting" time in tomorrow.
6:30 wake
6:40 actually get up and get dressed
6:50 get The Girl out of bed and help her dress for school
7:00 eat breakfast
7:20 help The Little Man get dressed
7:30 do The Girl's hair for school
7:35 pack snack for school
7:40 load car up with kids, backpacks, snacks, and homework
7:50 drop off precious cargo at school
8:00 arrive at gym
8:05 drop off more precious cargo at gym childcare center
8:10 start climbing stairs
8:55 get off stair climber and try to wipe it off the best I can with the silly little wipes they give you which completely underestimate how much I sweat
9:05 pick up precious cargo at gym childcare center
9:06 explain to precious cargo AGAIN why we will not be stopping at the gym's Cafe for a snack
9:10 get loaded in the car for the drive home
9:20 arrive home and get a show on the TV for The Little Man as well as a snack prepared
9:30 jump in the shower
9:45 dry off, make-up, hair, the works
10:30 start putting studio together for client shoot later this afternoon
10:50 stop putting together studio to load precious cargo into the car
11:00 arrive at school, go through car pool lane, pick up more precious cargo from school
11:10 get home, check email
11:15 make lunch
11:30 serve lunch while photo client arrives with children
11:35 start photo session with 1 year old twins
11:37 start sweating profusely while chasing and photographing 1 year old twins
11:40 use cutesy voice, high shrills, fake giggles, and a lot of baby talk to get 1 year old twins' attention
11:45 break up small tiff between The Little Man and friend
11:46 still trying to chase down the twins with my camera
12:00 sit down, grab some lunch with twins and twins' mommy (all of whom I LOVE dearly), feed twins, feed the mommy, break up more tiffs, and help start a movie for the older kids
12:30 try to chase the twins with my camera one more time
12:35 decide we (me and the twins' mommy) are happy with the photos we got
1:00 help twins, twins' brother and sister, and twins' mommy get packed up and loaded into the car
1:05 read to my own children and put them to bed for a quick nap before gymnastics
1:15 pray and bible study. Thank you, Jesus.
2:45 call to make an appointment for The Girl's 6 year check up...ooops, just a little late
3:00 get kids up, dressed, fed a snack, and taken to the potty
3:15 out the door for gymnastics
3:30 arrive at gymnastics, usher each child into their own class
3:33 run out the door and drive to Super T because I just remembered that The Little Man is responsible for snack tomorrow
3:40 answer cell phone. It's Hubs. He wants to know when I am going to Super T next because he would like some butter. Someone is in luck!
3:50 check out at Super T with all the necessities for snack, and Hub's stick of butter
4:00 arrive back at the gym to watch the kid finish up their classes
4:30 head home
4:35 check homework
4:40 start cooking dinner
5:00 while dinner simmers, proof a photo session which is due at the end of the week
5:45 finish cooking dinner, serve it up on plates, call in the fam for some chow
6:00 YUM!
6:15 finish up eating, help The Little Man finish up his dinner
6:20 help Hubs with the rest of the dishes
6:30 clean up kitchen
7:00 clean up photo studio equipment
7:30 grab a dessert with the kids
7:45 send kids upstairs for baths and bed
8:00 read with The Girl
8:15 prayers, kisses, loves, GOODNIGHT!
8:16 Go into my room and change into MY pj's. Try to decide what I am going to blog about. I feel like I was so busy, I didn't take the time I needed to really find the humor, beauty, love, silliness, etc. in the day
After the house is quiet and it's starting to feel like I have a light at the end of the tunnel (or day, however you want to look at it), Hubs and I chat. He casually mentions something to the tune of how I had just "coasted through the night".
Coasting.
That sounds just lovely.
I'll have to see if I can squeeze some "coasting" time in tomorrow.
Monday, January 5, 2009
My Home: The Science Lab
With Christmas and The Girl's birthday practically slammed together, we have a TON of new toys. Many of them are science oriented. For example, we got a Grow Your Own Rock Garden kit, a Raise Your Own Praying Mantis kit, a Grow Your Own Carnivorous Garden kit...are you starting to see a theme? That doesn't include the Learn to Make Light, Fizzy Foamy Science, and the Learn all About Weather kit. We have enough science project kits to get us through until next year. In fact I have told The Girl that some kits would most definitely have to wait until summer time.
When I read that the Praying Mantis kit would hatch 150-200 baby Praying Mantis cuties, I thought that was a kit better kept outside. Thankfully, I got no lip from The Girl on that one. She didn't even think about how if it was too cold outside they would be living inside, and who knows maybe some of them would be living outside of the "kit". No, she said she would rather have them in the summer time so she could release them into her garden when they were big enough. She said we wouldn't even have to worry about the other bugs killing the plants. The Mantises would take care of them.
That's exactly why I suggested we wait until summer time.
EXACTLY.
Today, I thought we would take a look at our Carnivorous Garden kit. I wanted to see if we were going to have to feed these plants right away or what the protocol was exactly for these weird plants. That's when I found out that this particular kit has you growing these plants from seed. I also learned that it takes about ONE YEAR for the Venus Fly Trap to get big enough to really see the "trap" part. I thought it would be wise to get started on that kit right away.
After digging deeper into that particular kit, we learned that carnivorous plants are quite finicky little creatures. During months 3-6 of their growth cycle (yes, I said MONTHS) they need to have a specific amount of light each day and stay within a specific temperature range.
M'kay.
I am not sure how this is all going to play out, but Hubs has suggested that I just go out and buy a special plant lamp thing.
M'kay.
Don't get me wrong, I think this will be so totally cool, and such a great learning experience for everyone involved. I just have a feeling that with the amount of time that is involved here, I might be the ONLY one involved. Three and six year olds tend to lose interest in things after, I don't know, about 30 minutes.
I am hoping that since The Girl has successfully gardened for the last few years, she will have an understanding and appreciation of the time table we are working with, and will be patient with this experiment.
Like I said, I think it will be really cool...If we can do it.
Until then, I am currently germinating carnivorous seeds IN MY REFRIGERATOR for the next SIX WEEKS.
Can I offer you a cold beverage?
When I read that the Praying Mantis kit would hatch 150-200 baby Praying Mantis cuties, I thought that was a kit better kept outside. Thankfully, I got no lip from The Girl on that one. She didn't even think about how if it was too cold outside they would be living inside, and who knows maybe some of them would be living outside of the "kit". No, she said she would rather have them in the summer time so she could release them into her garden when they were big enough. She said we wouldn't even have to worry about the other bugs killing the plants. The Mantises would take care of them.
That's exactly why I suggested we wait until summer time.
EXACTLY.
Today, I thought we would take a look at our Carnivorous Garden kit. I wanted to see if we were going to have to feed these plants right away or what the protocol was exactly for these weird plants. That's when I found out that this particular kit has you growing these plants from seed. I also learned that it takes about ONE YEAR for the Venus Fly Trap to get big enough to really see the "trap" part. I thought it would be wise to get started on that kit right away.
After digging deeper into that particular kit, we learned that carnivorous plants are quite finicky little creatures. During months 3-6 of their growth cycle (yes, I said MONTHS) they need to have a specific amount of light each day and stay within a specific temperature range.
M'kay.
I am not sure how this is all going to play out, but Hubs has suggested that I just go out and buy a special plant lamp thing.
M'kay.
Don't get me wrong, I think this will be so totally cool, and such a great learning experience for everyone involved. I just have a feeling that with the amount of time that is involved here, I might be the ONLY one involved. Three and six year olds tend to lose interest in things after, I don't know, about 30 minutes.
I am hoping that since The Girl has successfully gardened for the last few years, she will have an understanding and appreciation of the time table we are working with, and will be patient with this experiment.
Like I said, I think it will be really cool...If we can do it.
Until then, I am currently germinating carnivorous seeds IN MY REFRIGERATOR for the next SIX WEEKS.
Can I offer you a cold beverage?
Sunday, January 4, 2009
S-I-X!!!
My baby girl is six today! Unbelievably, I have not lost my mind over it. I am blaming it on the whirlwind of activities/events we have had going on as of late distracting me from my normal feelings of sadness that I usually encounter around my children's birthdays. Usually, I can't get over how old they are, and I freak out that all the good years are flying past me at a rate that does not allow me to properly enjoy them. Then I am sad because I feel robbed.
I have to say, it isn't so bad that I am missing this part of the whole birthday process.
It may catch up to me later this week, but until then, I am going to enjoy the celebration.
(If a Mother gushing over her child totally annoys you, you'll want to check out now while I write my Six Year Old a letter).
Baby Girl,
This past year has been amazing! You have grown into quite the young lady. I cannot believe all of the things you have learned, and all of the things you have taught me. I love the girl that you are. You are so caring and compassionate to others. You give yourself 100 percent to your friends, your brother, and your cousins. You are never afraid to meet someone new and love on them. You are wild and funny, and if someone is hurting, sad, or frustrated you take it upon yourself to change their perspective. You love animals and babies, and while I watch you as the caretaker of all God's creatures, I can see your patient tender heart.
You are so special, and God has got such big plans for your life. I can hardly wait to see what is in store for you. Just remember, "Keep moving forward, open up new doors, and try new things." Don't be afraid to make a mistake because that is how we learn. And always ask for help if you need it. I want nothing more than to learn along side of you.
Thank you for loving me and teaching me each and every day,
Mommy
PS Here's your video for the year.
I have to say, it isn't so bad that I am missing this part of the whole birthday process.
It may catch up to me later this week, but until then, I am going to enjoy the celebration.
(If a Mother gushing over her child totally annoys you, you'll want to check out now while I write my Six Year Old a letter).
Baby Girl,
This past year has been amazing! You have grown into quite the young lady. I cannot believe all of the things you have learned, and all of the things you have taught me. I love the girl that you are. You are so caring and compassionate to others. You give yourself 100 percent to your friends, your brother, and your cousins. You are never afraid to meet someone new and love on them. You are wild and funny, and if someone is hurting, sad, or frustrated you take it upon yourself to change their perspective. You love animals and babies, and while I watch you as the caretaker of all God's creatures, I can see your patient tender heart.
You are so special, and God has got such big plans for your life. I can hardly wait to see what is in store for you. Just remember, "Keep moving forward, open up new doors, and try new things." Don't be afraid to make a mistake because that is how we learn. And always ask for help if you need it. I want nothing more than to learn along side of you.
Thank you for loving me and teaching me each and every day,
Mommy
PS Here's your video for the year.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
A Tale of Two Parties
Any mom of a child who has a birthday close to Christmas will relate to what I am going through. It is DIFFICULT to keep up the energy level needed to get through all the holiday wonderfulness, and then plan and execute a party for your child with said birthday.
I decided that this would be the year when The Girl would need to have 2 birthday celebrations. I felt as though it would be easier to do a family celebration with all the Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles and Cousins who, thankfully, want to be apart of the celebrations, and then a party where she could have all her friends come. I thought this would be easier since our family is very large and the idea of have a party with 50+ people there sounded oh, I don't know, INTIMIDATING.
And also expensive.
The Girl turns 6 tomorrow, and besides trying to pull myself out of denial, I have been trying to organize these two events. Today was the first get-together. The whole fam met up for lunch at one of The Girls favorite spots that can also make up a table that seats 23. Not many choices in that department, but thankfully the place she chose made my life easy by allowing us to use their banquet room as well as having ice cream and brownies available for dessert as part of the meal cost. Since everyone buys their own meal, it also makes this party the most affordable of the two. She had a great time eating with her cousins, having ice cream, and opening presents.
Next Saturday is the "friend" party. She has decided that she would like a GIRL ONLY tea party (another reason I decided to split the celebration into two separate occasions considering she has MANY boy cousins). For this occasion I will be leading a craft and serving tea to 21 little girls. TWENTY ONE! The Girl's class has a rule that does not allow her to only invite her closest friends. They are all friends, and they all get invites.
It will be crazy.
It will be fun.
It will be the last event of our Holiday Extravaganza. I will be going into hibernation for a while when it is over.
Rest is what I need.
I decided that this would be the year when The Girl would need to have 2 birthday celebrations. I felt as though it would be easier to do a family celebration with all the Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles and Cousins who, thankfully, want to be apart of the celebrations, and then a party where she could have all her friends come. I thought this would be easier since our family is very large and the idea of have a party with 50+ people there sounded oh, I don't know, INTIMIDATING.
And also expensive.
The Girl turns 6 tomorrow, and besides trying to pull myself out of denial, I have been trying to organize these two events. Today was the first get-together. The whole fam met up for lunch at one of The Girls favorite spots that can also make up a table that seats 23. Not many choices in that department, but thankfully the place she chose made my life easy by allowing us to use their banquet room as well as having ice cream and brownies available for dessert as part of the meal cost. Since everyone buys their own meal, it also makes this party the most affordable of the two. She had a great time eating with her cousins, having ice cream, and opening presents.
Next Saturday is the "friend" party. She has decided that she would like a GIRL ONLY tea party (another reason I decided to split the celebration into two separate occasions considering she has MANY boy cousins). For this occasion I will be leading a craft and serving tea to 21 little girls. TWENTY ONE! The Girl's class has a rule that does not allow her to only invite her closest friends. They are all friends, and they all get invites.
It will be crazy.
It will be fun.
It will be the last event of our Holiday Extravaganza. I will be going into hibernation for a while when it is over.
Rest is what I need.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Top 10 (or more) of 2008
We ushered in the New Year in much the same fashion as we did last year. It was calm. It was peaceful. It was safe. It was wonderful. I thought I would keep up a tradition (if you can have a blog tradition), and post my most favorite pictures of 2008.
It's supposed to be my top 10, but I COULD NOT DO IT! So I decided to let a few sneaky photos slip in and place them into their own category called "Snapshots" to make it look like I am still following the rules. Which is silly considering I make the "rules" so there is no need to justify breaking them.
Whatever.
Anyways here they are, my top 10 favorite photos from 2008:
The Little Man striking a pose for Easter.
One of my favorite shots from his 3 year pics:
Loved these pictures of my Girl this summer:
My two having fun:
My favorite Weeping Willow (oh ya, and my kids too):
Working on Little Man's smile:
My babies:
The Girl: A close up:
Some "Snapshots":
Recent family picture:
The Little Man and all his fashion sense, plus boots on the wrong feet:
The Little Man at the pool (drats on cutting off his little hand):
The Girl at our 4th of July Party:
I don't want to not include these, but the "rules" are the "rules".
Happy New Year!
It's supposed to be my top 10, but I COULD NOT DO IT! So I decided to let a few sneaky photos slip in and place them into their own category called "Snapshots" to make it look like I am still following the rules. Which is silly considering I make the "rules" so there is no need to justify breaking them.
Whatever.
Anyways here they are, my top 10 favorite photos from 2008:
The Little Man striking a pose for Easter.
One of my favorite shots from his 3 year pics:
Loved these pictures of my Girl this summer:
My two having fun:
My favorite Weeping Willow (oh ya, and my kids too):
Working on Little Man's smile:
My babies:
The Girl: A close up:
Some "Snapshots":
Recent family picture:
The Little Man and all his fashion sense, plus boots on the wrong feet:
The Little Man at the pool (drats on cutting off his little hand):
The Girl at our 4th of July Party:
I don't want to not include these, but the "rules" are the "rules".
Happy New Year!
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