Monday, August 25, 2008

1st day

So very proud of them.....



This year....





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Last year.....





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And the year before that.....



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Sunday, August 24, 2008

it all starts again tomorrow.

I am talking of our regularly scheduled daily grind. We love summer. Even though I still work full time through summer it still feels a bit like a vacation. Vacation from routine bedtimes, showers as soon as dinner is over, no staying up late to watch the rest of our favorite sitcom know that they can sleep in the next day. Taylor is having a hard time with the fact that SCHOOL starts tomorrow. He doesn't want it to. He is going to have a hard time going to sleep. I have given them a full weekend and busy day today hoping they would be tired and worn out, guess we will see if that helps. We have a new book to read to help lull us to sleep ( us being Taylor). We have new clothes that have been tried on 6 times today to make sure we get the right first day of school outfit. We have all the school supplies in backpacks ready to go. We even have lunch money checks written and stashed where they can find them tomorrow. Christopher is so excited. Taylor is sooo not. Christopher has even gone as far as to "play out" what his morning routine will be. From the alarm going off to weather he pees before he gets dressed. Taylor says he isn't wearing anything anyway so he might as well just stay in bed. yeah...I am soo excited to get HIM going tomorrow.



Chriss_shoes_web Saturday while school clothes shopping (amazingly fun even with TWO boys) we head to shoe carnival for the new school year shoes. Always exciting to me. Amazingly enough not too much for the boys. Chris got a pair of (choke) 45 dollar shoes. I know. right. When did shoes start getting so expensive? The only reason I agreed is because they WERE on sale and I got Taylor's shoes half off. I checked Chris's shoes out thoroughly making sure that they fit with a bit of room to grow. Walking up to the counter I asked him what size they were. They are 5 and 1/2. No big, if the last shoes we bought him in MAY were not just 4s!!!!!!! HOLY CRAP!!!!! Does that happen? When did my son suddenly become the green giant?



Last night as the sun started to set and the bugs started to come out, me and MY bug hit the tomatoes toImg_0778web  harvest what we had. Several tomatoes were hidden underneath the plant and VERY ripe. We ate those at dinner tonight. We shared a bunch of our VERY ripe cherry toms with our neighbors. They taste fabulous. It is sooo much better to grow your own food. Next year I am going to do more!!



Hope your weekend was productive and that if your kids are headed off tomorrow that they get a good night sleep and have time to eat before school tomorrow!!



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Tuesday, August 19, 2008

My mother....

I love you! I shot this while shooting this wedding...



She was part of the bridal party....



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Monday, August 18, 2008

just barely

It is now almost 4:30 pm and I am just barley awake. Just enough to eak out a message about what I have been up to. I just got back from a fun whirlwind trip to the Olympic peninsula for a wedding shoot. FUN FUN wedding. Renaissance theme, bag pipes, kilts, fantastic! I have NO photos to share yet. Like I said I JUST got back. I didn't sleep well in my own bed last night. I think I was too wound up from the trip. Or could it be the delayed flight from Salt Lake city that got me home at 11 that did it?



After work I am going home to my clean house (thank you my angel Kendra), and slipping into a bubble bath to read a book I am totally engrossed in and then maybe just maybe make a couple personalized cards for birthdays coming up. Who knows....oh and the boys are gone till Friday. THAT's why I am taking a bubble bath and making cards....



OH and thank you Blake for helping me with my washer AND the weeds in my back yard!! What a surprise to find them gone when I moved the water this morning!!!



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Sunday, August 10, 2008

The whole crazy bunch

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The family that was here for the reunion and Grandma's party.



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That's the age my grandmother turned today. 90. She is as healthy as a horse. She takes care of the "old" people in her tiny town. I am so very lucky to have this woman in my life. My children are extremely lucky to have her in their lives. She is the best grandma in the world. We love you!!



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Since her bday is around our usual time for our family reunion (her kids and grand kids), her children planned a HUGE family reunion and Several of her family members came!! Some I had never even met before. She has 4 sisters that are still just hoppin!! Some even older than her. Her brother also came. We had people travel from New York, Kansas, Washington and Arizona! It was amazing how many people she touched and has been loved by.



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Wednesday, August 6, 2008

dinner was a sucess!

My kids are so very picky. I have come to the conclusion that I don't really care anymore. They eat what I serve. That's it. PERIOD. Well last night I tried a recipe I got off Amber's blog. It came out sooooo good!! It's her hubby's sweet and sour chicken recipe that I served with rice and artichokes. Ok so my kids did NOT like the artichokes but at least they tried them. The chicken on the other had was a HUGE hit!! HUGE. Taylor loved it and even Chris (who shies away from chicken) even ate it!! This morning I was taking the left overs from the fridge to bring to work for lunch and Taylor was angry! He said he wanted the left overs for dinner!!! He never does that!!! So thank you sooo much Amber!! Head to her blog for the recipe and try it out on your family tonight!!!



Monday, August 4, 2008

More Kit n Kaboodles

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Here are a couple more layouts with the August kit from Kit n Kaboodles. This kit was so awesome! I just loved all the goodies in the main kit and the add ons!! Sooo much fun this month!!



Wont be around much this week with preparations for my grandma's 90th bday. So big they rented porta potties...yes the redneckyness is showing through...



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