a little bit of candy

My crazy kids are on there

2011-04-17T13:23:00.001-07:00

Taken at Oaks Amusement Park

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My kiddos at Autism Walk

2011-04-17T13:21:00.001-07:00

Taken at Oaks Amusement Park

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Nothing but blue skies in PDX

2011-04-08T09:05:00.001-07:00

Taken at Sahallie Ilahee Park

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West Linn

2010-10-18T18:47:00.001-07:00

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Food

2010-04-23T12:28:00.001-07:00

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I heart faces -- Happy Anniversary!

2010-01-12T18:19:00.000-08:00

The iheartfaces Challenge this week is Best Face Photo. They are celebrating their one-year anniversary and I've been stalking them since the beginning. They have grown like CRAZY!! I love the site so much; please go check it out.

This needs to be a photo taken in since December 2009 with a face. I took this one the day after Christmas. My cousins are in town; they moved to Costa Rica about 7 years ago. They were supposed to go for only a year or two; but there is no sign of them moving back any time soon :(
All of their family was in town for Christmas which was 16 people including 9 kids; so we did a family photo shoot. This photo is of Heather who I think is 10, (going on 17); isn't she lovely?!

NYC + Martha Stewart

2009-12-11T09:54:00.001-08:00

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My New Converse

2009-12-08T09:25:00.001-08:00

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I Heart Faces - Halloween Dress Up

2009-10-26T10:40:00.000-07:00

This is Dylan last year dressed as Harry Potter. He jumped up on my sister's wall at sunset and whipped up this beautiful sunset with his trusty wand. Isn't it lovely?! This is my entry to the I Heart Faces Halloween Dress Up contest this week. Go check out all the other cool entries!

Fallbrook

2009-10-15T09:03:00.001-07:00

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SJC

2009-10-10T14:24:00.001-07:00

Dylan's first completed crossword puzzle.

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Dylan's teeth

2009-10-06T17:42:00.001-07:00

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Dylan has lost 2 teeth in the last week and has 1 new one coming in! Hello Tooth Fairy!

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Santa Barbara

2009-09-28T10:24:00.001-07:00

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I <3 Faces: Something Blue

2009-09-27T22:36:00.000-07:00

This is my entry for the I Heart Faces Blue Photo Challenge week. This is Caelan on the slide at the park on the beach at Laguna Beach. This is one of our favorite places to go. You can check out the other entries or enter yourself at the I Heart Faces Blog. This week's judge is one of my favorites Sheye Rosemeyer.

Caelan Misc

2009-09-26T14:40:00.001-07:00

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Spiderwebs

2009-09-21T08:30:00.001-07:00

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Moon

2009-09-20T19:21:00.001-07:00

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Daddy's Little Helper

2009-08-19T23:15:00.001-07:00

So Darren went for a motorcycle ride today (off-road). He always washes all the dirt off his bike with the power washer when he comes home. Caelan is always so anxious to help; today Darren gave her the power washer and let her do the job. Notice her outfit is totally appropriate for the job; new dress with the cowboy boots that she rarely has taken off all summer. The bicycle helmet also adds a certain je ne sais quoi?

I Heart Faces - Birthdays

2009-06-01T19:53:00.000-07:00

This is my entry for I Heart Faces Week 21. This was taken at a school friend's birthday party. My kids will never even look at me when I want to take their picture; but sweet Eddie looked up and gave me a beautiful smile while waiting for us to sing to him :)

I <3 Faces Laughter

2009-05-11T09:07:00.000-07:00

Here is my entry for I Heart Faces Laughter category. Guest judge is my favorite blogger (and the blog that got me reading blogs - which eventually lead me to this blog) Pioneer Woman. Very exciting! This is my daughter; I got this with my brand new 50mm prime lens on the Big Wheel ferris wheel at the Irvine Spectrum. I think Ree might like it because it has spittle included (although I know she's partial to cow spittle).

Baby H

2009-04-27T14:18:00.000-07:00

OK, so here are photos of my first real (not so real) photo shoot. My friends Dave & Steph had a baby at the end of February and they allowed me to take some photos when she was 10 days old. So my first session was with a newborn and I learned a lot. I think I got a few good photos; Daddy was happy when he saw them this morning anyway, so that's a good sign. The photos look a little dark here though. Click on the photo above to see larger.

I <3 Faces: Creative Crop entry

2009-03-09T12:42:00.000-07:00

I took this photo of Lucas (my friends Paul & Lisa's boy) last summer. This was cropped in the camera. I love the way the color of his eyes just happens to match his shirt and his humongous eyelashes. I also love the funky crop (well at least it's funky for me).

Album Designer - How Hard Can It Be?

2009-02-24T15:21:00.001-08:00

This weekend I read Jeff's blog at PhotoWalkPro about a fun little project that has been making the rounds. I haven't personally seen it on Facebook yet; so I thought I'd get it going with some of my friends. The idea to use Photoshop (or similar) and some random titles and words to create an album cover for a fictitious band. So here’s how it works:

1 - Go to “wikipedia.” Hit “random”
or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first random wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.

2 - Go to “Random quotations”
or http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four or five words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album.

3 - Go to flickr and click on “explore the last seven days”
or http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days
Third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover. Give credit to the photographer.

4 - Use photoshop or similar to put it all together.

5 - Post it with this text in the “Body” and TAG the friends you want to join in.

The above photo is the one that I made from the exercise. I got lucky and happened upon a beautiful photo in flickr by Larissa °LaLi

Tara Whitney Photo Collage

2009-02-19T11:02:00.000-08:00

As is pretty evident on my page, Tara Whitney took photos of my family last summer. She was awesome, she was amazing with the kids and we have some amazing photos in the house. I recently downloaded a free program called shape collage and I thought it would be fun to use Tara's photos to pay a little tribute to her. The Shape Collage program allows you to make any shape you like and save as a jpg, png or even as a photoshop document for further editing. Unfortunately, the photos are really small in the collage above so you can't really appreciate them, but it's still kind if fun (if you click the photo above it opens on a new screen and you can see the individual pics better). Be sure to check out Tara's updated web-site or her blog; she is now offering home videos along with her photo packages which sounds like a lot of fun!

I heart faces: Pets

2009-02-02T12:42:00.000-08:00

OK, there is also a photo contest for pets this week. When we were in Scottsdale a couple weeks ago, I saw this HUGE dog with an amazing face at the Rock n Roll Marathon. In between cheering on the runners I kept staring at the dog. I finally got the courage to ask the owner if I could take some photos and she agreed. I found out it's not so easy to photograph dogs because they move around a LOT; but, here is my favorite.

I heart faces: The Eyes Have It

2009-02-02T12:11:00.000-08:00

OK, I didn't win the last contest at I *heart* faces, but I am going to try again this week. This is a photo of my son (SOOC); I could photoshop it to make it pop more, but this is what he looks like so I'm going with it just the way it is. I love this photo, especially his eyes; I hope you do too! At least these contests are getting me to update this neglected blog once a week.

I heart faces

2009-01-26T08:34:00.000-08:00

This is my first photo contest entry. The theme is Joy and I have the perfect photo of Evangeline watching her cousin while they were playing in the fall, actually winter, leaves. This is pure joy.

12 Days of Giveaways at Design Mom

2008-12-10T13:54:00.000-08:00

Design Mom is hosting 12 amazing Giveaways on her web-site on December 12th for the 12 Days of Christmas. Go to Design Mom on Friday for your chance to enter 12 separate Giveaways. Design Mom is a great blog you should be reading anyway, I don't know how I lived without it.

Tara Whitney & MCP Actions

2008-12-03T13:09:00.000-08:00

Photos by Tara Whitney / Blog It Board by MCP Actions

This summer we were so lucky to have Tara Whitney to come to our house to take some family photos. She is so lovely and sweet and amazing with the kids. She was especially great with Dylan who wasn't really on board with the whole photo shoot idea. She got some great photos of him. I can never get good photos of him because he won't cooperate with me. So, THANK YOU Tara for coming out to our house and for taking such wonderful photos of the family, it means so much to us that we were able to get them taken at home!

I also want you all to know that I created the photo post with Magic Blog It boards from MCP Actions www.mcpactions.com They were SO easy to use and made putting this collage of photos together so quick & easy. I wasn't sure about how easy it would be, so I went to the MCP Actions web-site and there is a link "try me" so I could try it for free; but now I know I will be purchasing these actions to make blogging photos super easy.

Santa's Gmail Hacked

2008-12-02T09:08:00.001-08:00

Found by a Facebook friend; thought it was pretty funny, so I decided to share here.

I love this idea for growing Strawberries

2008-11-17T13:44:00.001-08:00

Studio G » Strawberry tower

Things I have done

2008-11-17T11:31:00.001-08:00

I saw this list on someone else's blog and decided to post it on mine. You're supposed to bold the things that you've done in your life. After reading through this list, I realized what an incredibly full life I've had. I never really realized it before, but it was kind of exhilarating to be able to bold so many of these. Although some of these I'm not so proud of (hello ambulance ride and getting caught skinny dipping at 5star hotel in La Jolla). Anyhoo, here it is:

1. Started your own blog (kinda)
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band ....at school
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland /world
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis

10. Sang a solo - like in public? No. In front of my family every day, while they beg me to stop, yes.
11. Bungee jumped

12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables

19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train (Paris to Italy)
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked (across Ireland and back)
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice (saw them, but didn't have the cash, or someone to share it with -- so sad)
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing - Only Half Dome, does that count? Probably not.
40. Seen Michelangelos David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling (note - I went snorkeling many times, but not comparable to scuba diving)
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater - someone please re-open drive-in theaters, you'll be rich!
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving

66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt

73. Stood in Times Square

74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House - does standing outside count?
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone's life - I did stop someone from falling off of a ski lift once; she probably wouldn't have died though.
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day

why blog?

2008-07-25T10:29:00.001-07:00

I'm a private kinda girl. If you told any of my friends or family that I am writing a blog, I'm certain their jaws would drop to the floor. I have been reading some great blogs over the past few months and I love reading them, I'd say I'm almost an addict at this point. I'm very new to this blogging thing, I didn't even know what a blog really was until a few months ago, and had no clue why in the world anyone would ever use google reader; now it's the first and last thing I look at everyday.

Anyway, for the past few years I've felt like I'm half-asleep, an observer to my life instead of an active participant. I've considered seeking therapy, but that hasn't worked out yet. So, I will turn to writing to help me boost my life activities. I want to have more fun and maybe if I need to do things to have something to write about, that will help.

I'm a somewhat successful full-time working mom with two little ones; My boy is 6 and my girl is 3. I LOVE my babies. My husband "gets" to stay home and take care of the kids while I work away supporting the family. He doesn't see this as a "get to do" kind of thing; it's a big job. He also cares for our small avocado grove and everything else a Stay at Home parent does that doesn't get fully recognized or appreciated by the working parent or the rest of the working world.

a little bit of candy

My crazy kids are on there

My kiddos at Autism Walk

Nothing but blue skies in PDX

West Linn

Food

I heart faces -- Happy Anniversary!

NYC + Martha Stewart

My New Converse

I Heart Faces - Halloween Dress Up

Fallbrook

SJC

Dylan's teeth

Santa Barbara

I <3 Faces: Something Blue

Caelan Misc

Spiderwebs

Moon

Daddy's Little Helper

I Heart Faces - Birthdays

I <3 Faces Laughter

Baby H

I <3 Faces: Creative Crop entry

Album Designer - How Hard Can It Be?

Tara Whitney Photo Collage

I *heart* faces: Pets

I *heart* faces: The Eyes Have It

I *heart* faces

12 Days of Giveaways at Design Mom

Tara Whitney & MCP Actions

Santa's Gmail Hacked

I love this idea for growing Strawberries

Things I have done

why blog?

I heart faces: Pets

I heart faces: The Eyes Have It

I heart faces