A PICTURE A DAY

Day 167

2009-06-18T17:13:00.000-07:00

Today I was trying to finish up father's day presents (yes I know, I'm procrastinating!). I was taking pictures of my little girl .....
And not paying attention to my son. He snuck into some Hot Tamales, and then ripped the tags of his sister's shirt and stuck them on his head. Then he climbed up on the bed, and said "take picture me." My daughter and me definitely giggled once we saw this precious face.

Day 158

2009-06-09T16:56:00.000-07:00

He loves watching "Po-pawn-tiss" with his sister.

Day 157

2009-06-08T16:42:00.000-07:00

He loves this book, just like his sister did when she was his age. This book is all about animal noises, and we were trying to work on them. Whenever I asked him what sound an animal made he would always say "Oink, Oink!"
At church he was looking at a picture of Jesus Christ sitting with children. I asked him what Jesus said to the children and he answered very seriously, "Oink, Oink" :) Needless to say, we weren't very reverent in church after that cute answer.

Day 155

2009-06-06T16:50:00.000-07:00

She went to Grandma's house to set up a baby pool to play with a little later in the day. She came back drenched...that's because Daddy set up the slip'n'slide and let her play on it. She bundled up in her favorite robe, till it was time to go back.

Day 154

2009-06-05T11:04:00.000-07:00

I was taking pictures of things to sell on craigslist. This cute little face walked up to me and said "take picture me". How could I resist? He even kept his eyes open without me having to ask. Maybe he's finally over that silly "phase" he had.

Day 153

2009-06-04T12:21:00.001-07:00

I was trying to better about posting on here, but then life got in the way. We are moving in a week and decided this about a week ago, so you can imagine things are a little wild around our house.

Among all the craziness I realized I needed to figure out father's day presents, especially if I need to send pictures out to my lab. So we played around today, and I have a pretty good idea what I'm going to do. Here's a little sneak peek, but shh... don't tell my hubby.

Day 147

2009-05-29T11:19:00.001-07:00

I'm so excited! I finished off our honeynut cheerios this morning and found this $10 credit card on the bottom of the box.
p.s. don't judge me, I don't have makeup on yet since it's still morning.

Day 144

2009-05-26T22:55:00.000-07:00

This is the true meaning of a story board. Alone these pictures don't mean too much, but as a collection, they tell a story. And I'll share the story with you...

The middle picture is actually the first, I heard rain outside today and opened my front door and this was the view I had. The beautiful rainbow with the dark sky, but it was still sunny right outside my door. It was awesome! I decided to let my kids play in the rain (since this is one of my FAVORITE things to do, and I want them to love it as well).

My kids were wearing the pjs, they hadn't changed from the night before. My son loves this shirt that we are borrowing from his grandma. On the back of his shirt is one of those creatures that are half man/half horse. The creature is bare chested and has a long pony tail, and apparently looks a lot like Jesus (in my son's mind). So when he wear this shirt he tells everyone that he's wearing his Jesus shirt, or in his words "My Jesus on my back". I actually think the picture on the left looks like he belongs to some cult. The other reason I like the picture on the left is because he's holding his crackers. He's not happy with just a couple crackers, he wants to carry around the whole package, and he'll eat almost all of it too. And one more things about the picture, I love the foliage in the background. The neighbors house above us has the beautiful garden and it flow over their wall into our parking lot. We get to see these beautiful jasmine plants and smell them as well. A few weeks ago their honeysuckle plant was in bloom and we got to teach the kids how to suck the sweet nectar out of them. We are moving in a few weeks and I will miss that beautiful wall.

The last picture (the one on the right) is beacause I love his eyes. Also, you can see he has jam on his face still from dinner, and you can see rain drops on his shirt and his forehead.

It was definately a chill day, but was completed with a beautiful rainbow and a summer shower!

Day 143

2009-05-25T23:14:00.000-07:00

Look at her darling face. I can't believe how fast she's growing up.

Day 142

2009-05-24T23:11:00.000-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Thanks for letting us share youe birthday. It was fun cooking you dinner and giving you yummy treats and fun presents. My kids loved it too, especially since they got to get out of bed to eat cake and ice cream :)

Day 141

2009-05-23T23:09:00.000-07:00

My little babysitter. She loves her cousin and wanted to help feed him. Can you tell how happy she is? Thanks auntie for being a sweetheart and letting my kids play house with your baby.

Day 140

2009-05-22T12:39:00.000-07:00

For you Megan!

We are just getting ready for our guests to arrive. My daughter and I made this bouquet. We bought some flowers from the store (which she chose) and used some jasmine hanging over the wall from our neighbor's house to create this arrangement. It was a fun and quick project to do with my daughter. Now hopefully it will make our guests feel welcome :)

Day 111

2009-04-23T17:46:00.001-07:00

So it's been a really long time since I've posted. Maybe I'll go through my pictures and catch up (or maybe not). But here's today....my little girl GRADUATED preschool!!!

Day 89

2009-04-01T12:06:00.000-07:00

These little hands are so willing to help mommy. Sometimes its hard to let her, but when I do she has so much fun and does a great job. Today she asked to help me make strawberry jam. Although she made a big mess, she had a fun time and we shared a few laughs.

Day 87

2009-03-30T23:57:00.000-07:00

We were visiting family again and this little man is so cute that I just had to take more pictures of him. I know it's about the same as 2 posts ago, but I don't care.

Day 85

2009-03-28T23:18:00.000-07:00

I totally was lazy with my camera this week. But here's one finally! We were doing cousin pictures today. My son is trying to say hi to his baby cousin-but also is not being as nice as he should be cuz he's a full blown terrible 2. My daughter who is super bossy is trying to tell him to stop it. Luckily the baby got out alive!

Day 78

2009-03-21T22:58:00.000-07:00

Wow, this little guy is big enough to eat rice cereal! This was his first attempt at it. He was so adorable.

Day 77

2009-03-20T15:03:00.000-07:00

We had to switch his crib into a bed today. My baby's growing up :(

Day 76

2009-03-18T19:56:00.000-07:00

My little girl loves to do crafty things. I bought this little project at Michael's for $1. She just had to paint all the wooden pieces, and then you put it all together like a puzzle and it's a dolphin.

Day 75

2009-03-17T23:56:00.000-07:00

We walked to the park today and it was HOT! So we came home and ate yummy popscicles. I thought it would be a great time to take my picture of the day. Well along came a bee and interrupted everything-dang bee! My daughter wasn't happy about him showing up and my son LOVED it. He kept laughing and calling it a baby (his word for any sort of bug). I decided to show you the images of the bee flying around them. If you look close you can see the bee. Mostly I just love how different their expressions are.
And Daddy wore this awesome bow-tie at work (which I found for him) HAPPY ST. PATTY'S DAY!

Day 74

2009-03-16T17:45:00.000-07:00

Today my daughter had a Dr. appointment (kindergarten physical). We love her dr's office because they are so nice AND they give us free coupons for things. Today we got free ice cream cones from Arctic Circle, and last time we got coupons for free kid meals from Del Taco. We used both today!

Day 72

2009-03-14T15:28:00.000-07:00

ME: "Where's Daddy?"

BABY: "UP...DAIRS!"

I thought the 2 sickies were snuggling together, but here's my little monster wandering downstairs with chips all over his face. I guess Daddy got tired and just let him be unsupervised for awhile. That's why he's smiling a little bit in the picture-even though he's sick, he got CHIPS! and I think a sucker too.

Day 71

2009-03-13T21:44:00.000-07:00

"What's so special about this photo?" might be what you are thinking.

Well I'll tell you, it was a momentous day in our home!!! We like to celebrate Christmas all year (or we are just plain LAZY, you can decide) so we have had part of our nativity set up. Yesterday I decided to pack them all away. They were the last of our Christmas decorations up, so we now are season free in our home :)

Day 70

2009-03-12T09:42:00.000-07:00

My poor little boy is sick. I thought he just had a cold, but he hasn't kicked it and then he got a bad cough. Turns out he's got bronchitis (his first major sickness). Sorry to anyone we've been in contact with. I honestly thought it was a common cold. I especially feel bad for the 2 we were around this last weekend who have infants. Please let me know if there's anything I can do to help out if you're kids catch it. I truly am sorry :(
The Dr.'s order- medicated eye drops, anti-bacterial medicine, fluids, rest, and humidifier. The pharmacist said they've filled 3 orders of the same anti-biotic as ours in the first hour they were opened. Seems like lots of junk is floating around out there.

Day 69

2009-03-11T23:36:00.000-07:00

These blossoms just keep popping up all over the place-so BEAUTIFUL! I just wish it would be in a couple more months. I love spring, but I H.A.T.E. summer-at least where I live, and the sooner spring is here, the sooner it's summer:(

Day 67

2009-03-09T18:03:00.000-07:00

Pretending to be a pirate

Day 66

2009-03-08T22:54:00.000-07:00

So with the last two self-portraits, my husband says they look nothing like me. And several others have agreed. Since my sister was here, I decided to try and take pictures of her, that didn't look like her either. (I don't think I suceeded, but they were still fun and she's GORGEOUS!)

Day 65

2009-03-07T22:47:00.000-08:00

You would think I would be posting of the birthday boy since it was his party, but he wasn't as festive as some of the other guests who showed up. Thanks to all who came and helped us celebrate our little boy...we celebrated Mickey Mouse style.

Here's one of his aunt's in some fuzzy ears that remind me of minnie mouse and she had a shirt that reminded me of minnie as well.

Here's another aunt being sassy with her minnie ears on.And then some princesses showed up. Can you tell which ones they are?

SIDE NOTE: If you look at the picture in the previous post, compare the 2 girls on each end in both pictures. They are the same people :)

Day 64

2009-03-06T16:52:00.000-08:00

QUESTION: What do you do on a Friday night when you live in a small town? ANSWER: Dress like boys and go to the movies!!!

Day 62

2009-03-04T16:48:00.000-08:00

I used to hate doing self portraits, but I'm starting to have fun with them. I actually curled my hair and really got ready for the day, so I thought I'd take a few pictures.

Day 60

2009-03-02T23:27:00.000-08:00

Sorry I've been in a funk lately, I haven't even touched my camera the last few days. But here's one of the birthday boy-who is sick, that's why he looks so pale. We love his smiles, his hugs, and his love for food.

Day 55

2009-02-25T11:59:00.000-08:00

Look what I did over the weekend!

Day 54

2009-02-24T23:47:00.000-08:00

This little guy was getting in some tummy time before he headed back home. Luckily he was left alone until the very end when my son decided to lay his head on his back and give him hugs (he just couldn't resist!) Thanks for going on a trip with us, and being a perfect little angel!

Day 51

2009-02-20T22:43:00.000-08:00

So this was the only pictures I took on our whole trip. You would think I would've taken more, but I guess I just was lazy . This sweet little girl (my neice) played with my daughter and kept her entertained for me most of the trip. I was trying to get pictures of them together, but my daughter didn't cooperate.

Day 50

2009-02-19T15:16:00.000-08:00

These beautiful roses were given to me by my sweet hubby. He gave them to me to say he would miss me when I go on my trip-plus I think he was making up for Valentine's Day since he forgot to give me some then. Just thought I'd share with you all how GORGEOUS they are.

Day 49

2009-02-18T21:09:00.000-08:00

This picture makes me laugh. It's so my family. My husband is just a goof ball, my son still thinks you need to close your eyes for pictures, and my daughter was the mastermind behind this whole role playing. She's still in Christmas mode. She cried when her Daddy finally took the tree down in middle of February, she still loves to watch Polar Express, and play nativity. She has a blue bear the she calls baby Jesus and she's Mary and my son is Joseph. Well today they got Daddy to play along. They put blankets on their heads to look more like their parts, and wrapped Jesus in "rattling" clothes (as she thinks it's called)

Day 46

2009-02-15T23:43:00.000-08:00

My goofy husband was wearing my flip-flops and I made a comment about him being femi, so he decided to show a little leg for the picture...

Day 45

2009-02-14T21:41:00.000-08:00

We spent Valentine's Day in Zion's National Park. I had never driven through the tunnel, which was so neat, and there was so much snow in the park which made it absolutely beautiful.

Day 44

2009-02-13T21:40:00.000-08:00

Babysitting one of our adorable nephews. My kids are OBSESSED with babies and they were so excited to have him over.

Day 43

2009-02-12T09:46:00.000-08:00

My Future CEO

Day 42

2009-02-11T21:44:00.000-08:00

We were playing Memory...she totally beat me!

Day 41

2009-02-10T13:02:00.000-08:00

He was waiting for me to finish up with what I was doing. He was content though cuz he dug around in my purse and found crackers.

Day 40

2009-02-09T22:00:00.000-08:00

They had just woken up and were playing in their cousin's nursery

Day 38

2009-02-07T22:06:00.000-08:00

We can't seem to get enough of this little guy! He's growing so fast, he's even got some cheeks on him. He's got his cute Valentine's shirt on... he was doing his photo shoot (more to come on my biz blog), but needed a moment with his binky :)

Day 37

2009-02-06T10:43:00.000-08:00

Sometimes you catch sweet moments between your kids....

Later in the day, we drove out of town and it rained, and we found this beautiful sight...

Day 36

2009-02-05T19:30:00.000-08:00

Family Game Time....it's Sorry:Madagascar. We played before daddy went to work.

Day 33

2009-02-02T15:29:00.000-08:00

The kids woke up with fevers. So we just chilled today. (aka stay in pjs and watch movies ALL day)

Day 32

2009-02-01T22:21:00.000-08:00

This awesome family is the reason we were all together this weekend. Thanks for the fun time and great memories!

Day 31

2009-01-31T22:02:00.000-08:00

He had his own little "Super Bowl" game.

Day 30

2009-01-31T09:51:00.000-08:00

The sun was setting fast, and I had to pull out my camera before it was completely gone. So there's not much light in this picture, I had to fake it. (The days just seem to go by so fast) She's attempting to do a silly face in this one.

Day 29

2009-01-29T09:44:00.000-08:00

Swim lessons. She didn't want to go at first, but she's lovin' them now, and doing a GREAT job!

Day 28

2009-01-28T09:39:00.000-08:00

I love his eyes...

Day 27

2009-01-27T22:16:00.001-08:00

Had to take a quick picture for a computer presentation

Day 26

2009-01-26T09:33:00.000-08:00

Getting ready for his presentation at work. Tomorrow's the BIG DAY!

Day 24

2009-01-24T22:08:00.000-08:00

She was so brave sledding. She had so much fun and was fun to be with seeing her excitment. Thanks for the fun day Aunt S, and the help from Uncle T who was the baby sitter most of the time. (we missed Daddy tho since he was working on his work presentation)

Day 22

2009-01-22T09:56:00.001-08:00

You like his cookie goatee? Yes, I gave him Oreo cookies at 10 in the morning so that he would let me work on the computer!

Day 20

2009-01-20T11:31:00.000-08:00

Here's my cute little boy. His smile is one of the cutest I have ever seen. Don't you agree?

Day 17

2009-01-17T17:22:00.000-08:00

I slept in this morning, and then spent lots of the day playing the Wii. By the time I remembered about taking a picture, there was no light left. This was the very last of it.

Day 16

2009-01-16T23:06:00.001-08:00

We tried something different with her hair today for the first time since she's cut it. What do you think? Cute?

OR CRAZY?!?!

Day 15

2009-01-15T21:04:00.000-08:00

So calm and peaceful (just for a moment)

Day 14

2009-01-14T18:01:00.000-08:00

Cruisin around the block...

Day 13

2009-01-13T12:38:00.000-08:00

Oh my cute little stinkerbug. When I get my camera out and point it at him, this is what he does. He thinks closing his eyes, looking down, and smiling is the way things are supposed to go.

Day 12

2009-01-12T15:36:00.000-08:00

My kids guzzled this smoothie right up. We actually made it 2 times today because they begged for more. I don't have exact mesaurements, but here's what we used. Frozen strawberries, frozen blueberries, frozen raspberries, a BIG spoonful of frozen concentrated apple juice, a handful of spinach(they can't taste it I swear!), a little water, and a little sugar so it's not too tart. It was DELICIOUS!!!

Day 10

2009-01-10T14:15:00.000-08:00

This was our project on Saturday...fixing our car.

Day 9

2009-01-10T13:51:00.000-08:00

What you might see are 2 kids coloring at a table ... But what I see is a messy kitchen, Christmas decorations still up, powdered sugar & bread still on the table that's left over from breakfast, a car kit on the table, and the kids still in jammies even though it's about 2 in the afternoon.

7th Day

2009-01-07T16:07:00.000-08:00

Half her cake is missing, oh wait... it's her HALF BIRTHDAY! (if you look close the candle in the middle is half up...can you tell how old she is?)

Day 6

2009-01-06T15:11:00.000-08:00

School started back up for the princess (although she informed me today that she wants to be called Rainbow instead because rainbows are special like her) Do you think it sounds hippie-ish or what?

Day Number 5

2009-01-05T14:03:00.000-08:00

He came home early from work because he was sick. This is what he's looked like for the last 5-6 hours. You know he's out if he can sleep in his work clothes!

4th Day

2009-01-04T14:52:00.001-08:00

We got our princess back safe and sound. She says good-bye to her ID cousins. (and picked up a new word... "jacked-up") THANK YOU A*****!

3rd Day

2009-01-03T17:02:00.000-08:00

Eating a snack and watching Mimy (Mickey)...Also enjoying being an only child for a couple days.

Trying something new

2009-01-03T16:55:00.000-08:00

I'm excited to be doing this. I'm going to post a picture every day. I love blogging because I love looking at pictures (I mostly just stalk photogs blogs). Last year I saw several people do this picture a day thing, but I didn't see it till after Jan was all gone. So I'm going to try and do it this year. Although I already missed the first 2 days. I was puking on the first day and then got a HORRIBLE cold so I kinda forgot all about it till today. So I'm starting a couple days behind schedule. I will try my hardest to post everyday, but if I don't, DON'T be mad at me!