Call me cheesy, but I just love this commercial:

Totally Random....

I'm trying to do a much needed back-up of all my photos. This Summer I had a total scare when my external hard drive almost quit on me and I thought I had lost all those precious memories. So, just a note -- backup, backup and backup those files! Anyway, I'm finding the same thing happens, though when I'm going through old pictures, as it does when I'm cleaning -- I start to look through things and get sidetracked and it takes it FOREVER! Case in point, these pictures that I cried over today. Where did the time go? The pictures below are ones that I took for Easter when Lee was three and Louisa was almost a year.... I never sent them out and I also never made prints. My kids are going to wonder why I took so many pictures and never made albums or prints!!! I'm just not a scrapbook kind of person.

Louisa saw this picture and said, "That's when Lee loved me." Can you tell they've been fighting alot lately? Or that she's a drama queen?

He's got his father's eyes.. (sing it, Amy)

And she's got her mother's (but there's no song for that one -- darn!)

Looking at this makes me want to have 20 more children! (slight exaggeration)

The good old days when I could dress him like Lord Faunteroy! Now I'm lucky if he has underwear on.

And that concludes my trip down memory lane. All pictures brought to you by the trusty old 35mm FILM camera... man, I could support a third world country with the money I spent on developing that stuff!

Beautiful, golden light...

Once I get the kids home from school, it's sooooo hard for me to get them to go anywhere else. They want to run outside in the backyard or play with their toys -- which is usually fine by me. But today, I talked them into a little adventure. We checked out a small trail near our house.

Louisa made me play stop and go the whole time. Lee found a large snail at the beginning and was gently holding it the whole walk. It was new territory for us, we'd never been on that particular trail. So, panic started to set in very briefly when I started to see the sun going down. I began envisioning us on the evening news. It was a sweet time with them, though. They're looking forward to doing it again.

Piano lessons....

It's all coming together for her now. Something clicked in her brain and she's putting the pieces together. After a few weeks of frustration, and encouraging her to stick it out -- she is really starting to like it. She's so proud of herself and I'm proud of her as well. When she really sets her mind on something, there is no stopping her. Oh, and Mommy is NOT allowed to help!

Bring on the holidays...

I bought my first ornament of the season the other day. I had to stroll down the Christmas aisle -- so many pretty things. I went in for shoes and walked out with this:

How could I resist? Don't worry, I walked out with shoes as well... I had a battle in my brain over the sensible shoes (i.e. comfy, practical, granola) or the cute, impractical shoes. Yea, the impractical always win. Which is why I have problems with my feet all the time.

I've already worn them more than I would have the granola ones.

Now if I can just find a maid, I'd be in business! Maybe Christmas music will help?

Balloons at I ♥ Faces....

I promise that this will be the last time I post photos from this session. BUT, when I saw that it was a balloon theme at I ♥ Faces this week, I had to post another. I know this is totally out of focus, but I just loved her expression in this picture. She was intently watching the other balloons take flight....

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Just because....

You've got to love a man that treats you to sweet little gifts just because....

What a delicious little package arrived today. Thank you so much, Sean for the little things you do for me. I love you more than anything and I'm so blessed!