24 July 2008
The kids and I went to the lake 2 weekends ago for a family reunion and had a total BLAST. The weather was perfect, the water was icy, the food was amazing and the company was awesome. I want to freaking LIVE THERE.
Jonah was completely in his glory, running around with a lifejacket on and throwing hundreds of rocks from the beach in the water. The highlight of the day was riding in my uncle's boat. He loved it so much they took him out 3 times! He was totally enraptured - the roar of the motor, the wind and water spray in his face and the sensation of speed - it was pure, unadulterated joy.
I wasn't brave enough to venture in the water, but others didn't mind.
Anni had fun on the beach. I tried to coax her into the water but she screamed like a banshee when I dipped her feet in...
This is as far as I went in.
Jonah wouldn't let me put sunscreen on his face and wound up with a nasty sunburn. Poor little guy...
(experimenting with cross-processing...)
Our dog came along with us and had a heyday.
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmdarkchocolatedippedstrawberries!!!!
We stayed at my mom and dad's for an extra day before heading home. This is the nest of baby blackbirds that's in the shrub right next to their deck. I'd never seen baby birds before!
The kids got treated to a tractor ride by my dad. Anni was scared at first, but she grew to like it.
Labels: big boy, my girl
05 July 2008
I discovered this blog last night, listed on Blogger's Blogs of Note. It totally blew me away! I found it really encouraging as a budding "artiste" that art can be anything and everything you want it to be, and just how interesting it is how other people view the world we live in. Some of the weirdest and fascinating ideas and concepts I've ever seen on one site. The human brain is an amazing thing!!
i heart photograph
04 July 2008
It's sprinkler time!
I thought he wouldn't like the sensation of being sprayed, but he LOVED IT. He got completely soaked and didn't want to come inside and dry off.
His shorts got so bogged down with water... it made me giggle.
Munchkin didn't want to get wet. She preferred to just sit and watch by the sidelines.
Labels: big boy, my girl
01 July 2008
Okay, so this month I'm taking on a project that should've been done over 2 years ago when we moved into our house: hanging pictures and art on the walls. The reason I haven't done it yet is because I'm partly lazy (yes it's true) and incredibly indecisive. Art is a very personal thing and means something different to everyone, and I want my house to be able to "say" something about me, our family, our life, etc. There are just way too variables involved cluttering my creative process: which ones should go in which room? should I make a grouping?
how should I group them; in a pattern, a line, or at random? should the frames match? does it matter if they don't? and most importantly,
which photos/artwork to display?So without further ado, here are the befores.
Living room. This pathetic arrangement is so boring it hurts. It's getting changed.
Eating area. I think I've decided what's going here... but knowing me, I'll likely change my mind another 14 times before committing to something.
Piano... nook? Haha. Not sure if this will stay, I think I just need to arrange some things on the shelf to make it more interesting.
Back entry. This room needs help in a bad way. I love the cheerful color, but it needs something. Being greeted by a lonely freezer isn't exactly what I have in mind for guests.
So there you have it. Hopefully 31 days is enough time!!
24 July 2008
The kids and I went to the lake 2 weekends ago for a family reunion and had a total BLAST. The weather was perfect, the water was icy, the food was amazing and the company was awesome. I want to freaking LIVE THERE.
Jonah was completely in his glory, running around with a lifejacket on and throwing hundreds of rocks from the beach in the water. The highlight of the day was riding in my uncle's boat. He loved it so much they took him out 3 times! He was totally enraptured - the roar of the motor, the wind and water spray in his face and the sensation of speed - it was pure, unadulterated joy.
I wasn't brave enough to venture in the water, but others didn't mind.
Anni had fun on the beach. I tried to coax her into the water but she screamed like a banshee when I dipped her feet in...
This is as far as I went in.
Jonah wouldn't let me put sunscreen on his face and wound up with a nasty sunburn. Poor little guy...
(experimenting with cross-processing...)
Our dog came along with us and had a heyday.
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmdarkchocolatedippedstrawberries!!!!
We stayed at my mom and dad's for an extra day before heading home. This is the nest of baby blackbirds that's in the shrub right next to their deck. I'd never seen baby birds before!
The kids got treated to a tractor ride by my dad. Anni was scared at first, but she grew to like it.
Labels: big boy, my girl
05 July 2008
I discovered this blog last night, listed on Blogger's Blogs of Note. It totally blew me away! I found it really encouraging as a budding "artiste" that art can be anything and everything you want it to be, and just how interesting it is how other people view the world we live in. Some of the weirdest and fascinating ideas and concepts I've ever seen on one site. The human brain is an amazing thing!!
i heart photograph
04 July 2008
It's sprinkler time!
I thought he wouldn't like the sensation of being sprayed, but he LOVED IT. He got completely soaked and didn't want to come inside and dry off.
His shorts got so bogged down with water... it made me giggle.
Munchkin didn't want to get wet. She preferred to just sit and watch by the sidelines.
Labels: big boy, my girl
01 July 2008
Okay, so this month I'm taking on a project that should've been done over 2 years ago when we moved into our house: hanging pictures and art on the walls. The reason I haven't done it yet is because I'm partly lazy (yes it's true) and incredibly indecisive. Art is a very personal thing and means something different to everyone, and I want my house to be able to "say" something about me, our family, our life, etc. There are just way too variables involved cluttering my creative process: which ones should go in which room? should I make a grouping?
how should I group them; in a pattern, a line, or at random? should the frames match? does it matter if they don't? and most importantly,
which photos/artwork to display?So without further ado, here are the befores.
Living room. This pathetic arrangement is so boring it hurts. It's getting changed.
Eating area. I think I've decided what's going here... but knowing me, I'll likely change my mind another 14 times before committing to something.
Piano... nook? Haha. Not sure if this will stay, I think I just need to arrange some things on the shelf to make it more interesting.
Back entry. This room needs help in a bad way. I love the cheerful color, but it needs something. Being greeted by a lonely freezer isn't exactly what I have in mind for guests.
So there you have it. Hopefully 31 days is enough time!!
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