I had a photo shoot on Tuesday. It was my most favorite session to date. It was for a 2 month old baby boy, and I was so worried that he would be hard to position. He wasn't hard at all, he was as easy as a newborn...just not as curled up.
He wore a 100 yr old gown that his Great Grandfather was christened in, for part of the session. He was blessed in the gown a few weeks ago.
I photographed him next to an OPEN sliding glass door, and I worked to the sound of birds chirping. I was in heaven! It was a gorgeous day.
I want to post a favorite from the session, but I need to get permission before I do. =)
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Monday, March 26, 2007
The Return of the Squirrels..........
Yes, this must be the sequel to our squirrel saga.....
Yesterday we were on our way to church, and Lincoln noticed that ALL the warning lights were on in the Pathfinder. He got out, checked under the hood, and then looked at me and nodded with an angry look on his face. They did it again. The squirrels chewed through the electrical tape to get to the main wiring harness, and then munched completely through one wire. (Thankfully it was only one wire this time.) Then they had a delicious lunch of red, black, and green wire that disabled the left headlight, brights, and blinker.
Lincoln spent a long time, and was able to splice everything back together.
Now he is on a squirrel catching mission. I believe there will be another blog about squirrels very soon.
While Lincoln was outside, I made mango salsa for our fish tacos. Lincoln came in and grilled the Talapia, and it was the tasty fish EVER. It was a perfect Sunday dinner. The kids ate so much fish. We are lucky to have little fish lovers, because Lincoln and I enjoy it so much.
I got my hair cut on Saturday. I did another trade with Holly. I love her, she does such a good job. I told her to do whatever she wanted, and I got a really cute, short, and flippy, hairstyle with chunky blonde highlights. I TRIED to take a picture of myself to show my hair. I got some fabulous pictures of Holly's little girl! She is six months old, and such a cute baby. It was raining and I took some really cute picture of Holly and her husband under an umbrella! Lincoln even said, I wish we pictures like that of us!
This is a picture of her on their kitchen table! See how clever I am! =) It looks like a wood floor.
Lincoln and I were watching a commercial with a very old man and his wife. The old woman sat down in front of some flowers so the man could take her picture. I said "Awww, that's gonna be us."
Then Lincoln said, "Except your going to take your own picture."
Yesterday we were on our way to church, and Lincoln noticed that ALL the warning lights were on in the Pathfinder. He got out, checked under the hood, and then looked at me and nodded with an angry look on his face. They did it again. The squirrels chewed through the electrical tape to get to the main wiring harness, and then munched completely through one wire. (Thankfully it was only one wire this time.) Then they had a delicious lunch of red, black, and green wire that disabled the left headlight, brights, and blinker.
Lincoln spent a long time, and was able to splice everything back together.
Now he is on a squirrel catching mission. I believe there will be another blog about squirrels very soon.
While Lincoln was outside, I made mango salsa for our fish tacos. Lincoln came in and grilled the Talapia, and it was the tasty fish EVER. It was a perfect Sunday dinner. The kids ate so much fish. We are lucky to have little fish lovers, because Lincoln and I enjoy it so much.
I got my hair cut on Saturday. I did another trade with Holly. I love her, she does such a good job. I told her to do whatever she wanted, and I got a really cute, short, and flippy, hairstyle with chunky blonde highlights. I TRIED to take a picture of myself to show my hair. I got some fabulous pictures of Holly's little girl! She is six months old, and such a cute baby. It was raining and I took some really cute picture of Holly and her husband under an umbrella! Lincoln even said, I wish we pictures like that of us!
This is a picture of her on their kitchen table! See how clever I am! =) It looks like a wood floor.
Lincoln and I were watching a commercial with a very old man and his wife. The old woman sat down in front of some flowers so the man could take her picture. I said "Awww, that's gonna be us."
Then Lincoln said, "Except your going to take your own picture."
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Tornado and Leprechaun
Today was "I am going to get TONS of housework done" day! I did get a lot of things done. Not a huge list, because most of it was spent doing laundry. I have to admit that since the miscarriage I have done about 2 or 3 loads of wash. SINCE MARCH 3rd! My kids were starting to sport very strange outfits, and I was wearing clothes I hadn't worn in years. I washed and folded all day long, I even put most of it away!
I made two REAL meals today, three if you count the frozen pancakes I made on Saturday. I never seem to cook when Lincoln is gone. Why make something for them to complain about....when they will eat chicken nuggets and pasta without a peep. Those are the days I hardly eat a thing.
Anyway...While I folded and washed, cooked, cleaned, swept, and carried baskets up and down stairs...............Natalia broke one of my canisters, dumped salt all over the stove, covered the kitchen floor with moon sand, brought me ants, carried a bowl of cereal with MILK all over the house, and put bodywash on her cheeks and hair. She also has a runny nose, so every time I saw her she had snot spread from her nose to her ear.
Now I know why I never get anything done unless she is asleep. If I don't keep an eye on her, she finds something messy to do. It gives me MORE work to do.
Wyatt was an angel to day. If you don't count making Talia scream.
I was reminded of a funny story when I was folding clothes. This happened a few weeks ago.
About an hour after the kids were in bed, I went in my room to put something away. Wyatt was sitting in my bed, and tried to hide. I asked him what he was doing.
"I was too hot in those firetruck pajamas," he said.
"What did you put on?" I asked, knowing that there were NO other clean alternatives.
"The leprechaun ones." he said.
He doesn't own leprechaun pajamas!!!!!
"Show me," I said.
He stood up in the middle of the bed. He was wearing size 24 months....dark green....with the footies cut off....pajama bottoms. He did look like a leprechaun.
I still don't know where he found them. =)
I made two REAL meals today, three if you count the frozen pancakes I made on Saturday. I never seem to cook when Lincoln is gone. Why make something for them to complain about....when they will eat chicken nuggets and pasta without a peep. Those are the days I hardly eat a thing.
Anyway...While I folded and washed, cooked, cleaned, swept, and carried baskets up and down stairs...............Natalia broke one of my canisters, dumped salt all over the stove, covered the kitchen floor with moon sand, brought me ants, carried a bowl of cereal with MILK all over the house, and put bodywash on her cheeks and hair. She also has a runny nose, so every time I saw her she had snot spread from her nose to her ear.
Now I know why I never get anything done unless she is asleep. If I don't keep an eye on her, she finds something messy to do. It gives me MORE work to do.
Wyatt was an angel to day. If you don't count making Talia scream.
I was reminded of a funny story when I was folding clothes. This happened a few weeks ago.
About an hour after the kids were in bed, I went in my room to put something away. Wyatt was sitting in my bed, and tried to hide. I asked him what he was doing.
"I was too hot in those firetruck pajamas," he said.
"What did you put on?" I asked, knowing that there were NO other clean alternatives.
"The leprechaun ones." he said.
He doesn't own leprechaun pajamas!!!!!
"Show me," I said.
He stood up in the middle of the bed. He was wearing size 24 months....dark green....with the footies cut off....pajama bottoms. He did look like a leprechaun.
I still don't know where he found them. =)
Monday, March 19, 2007
398 photos
I have 398 photos uploaded to my flickr account!
Woohoo! Right now the only people that can see them is my friend Corinne and my Mom! =) It is a bit of a process to see them....but so fun once you do!
If you decide to create an account add me as a contact, then I will add you as one. My flickr name is just.jeri.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/just-jeri/
Click on this and you will see one photo...the rest are set private.
Flickr is a great place to store your photos. If you reach your free limit, it is only 25 dollars a year and there is no storage limit!! You can even keep full size images there. =) It is good to have your photos stored somewhere other than inside your home.
Woohoo! Right now the only people that can see them is my friend Corinne and my Mom! =) It is a bit of a process to see them....but so fun once you do!
If you decide to create an account add me as a contact, then I will add you as one. My flickr name is just.jeri.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/just-jeri/
Click on this and you will see one photo...the rest are set private.
Flickr is a great place to store your photos. If you reach your free limit, it is only 25 dollars a year and there is no storage limit!! You can even keep full size images there. =) It is good to have your photos stored somewhere other than inside your home.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
From a snow day in February
Snow angel. You can tell by the grass that the snow was about an inch deep. =)
Talia was happy....for approximately 10 more seconds after the picture. Then she was crying and walking toward the door. Too cold for her.
Hot chocolate after playing in the snow. Yum.
Monday, March 05, 2007
Happy Memories!!!
I couldn't bear to leave the "sad post" at the top!
My two silly kids in the tub at Grandma James' house last spring!
A Forever Family! =)
One of my all time favorite pictures of Wyatt! He is getting so big.
Can you believe this.....who is this tiny girl!!!???
Look at those eyes.....just kidding!!! Her mouth is so funny in this shot. Lincoln was dangling the binky above her head. Another one of my favorites of all time....it just cracks me up!
Wyatt making his "sweet face". That's what I said to him......"make your sweet face." I have several pictures with this face because of that sentence! =)
I have been working on ALL my old pictures. Everything from 2005...and I will post them all to Flickr when I am done. If you don't have a flickr account you won't be able to see them. Flickr accounts are FREE....all my photos are hidden from the public.....because their are too many sickos in the world. If you create an account I will set you to friends and family, and THEN you can see all my photos. =) What fun.
go to www.flickr.com
create an account
my flickr name is "just.jeri"
email me and tell me what your flickr name is, and I will set you to friends and family. (Mom you are already on there! =)
Now I have to get busy on pictures!
My two silly kids in the tub at Grandma James' house last spring!
A Forever Family! =)
One of my all time favorite pictures of Wyatt! He is getting so big.
Can you believe this.....who is this tiny girl!!!???
Look at those eyes.....just kidding!!! Her mouth is so funny in this shot. Lincoln was dangling the binky above her head. Another one of my favorites of all time....it just cracks me up!
Wyatt making his "sweet face". That's what I said to him......"make your sweet face." I have several pictures with this face because of that sentence! =)
I have been working on ALL my old pictures. Everything from 2005...and I will post them all to Flickr when I am done. If you don't have a flickr account you won't be able to see them. Flickr accounts are FREE....all my photos are hidden from the public.....because their are too many sickos in the world. If you create an account I will set you to friends and family, and THEN you can see all my photos. =) What fun.go to www.flickr.com
create an account
my flickr name is "just.jeri"
email me and tell me what your flickr name is, and I will set you to friends and family. (Mom you are already on there! =)
Now I have to get busy on pictures!
Hard
I haven't written in a long time. I was hoping this post would be to announce the news of our third baby to all, but it isn't. Some of you know, but some of you don't. That has been the hardest thing about this miscarriage.....telling people that KNEW I was pregnant. Eight weeks into the pregnancy I had an ultrasound that showed us an empty sac (blighted ovum) and a healthy pregnancy. Heartbeat and all. (I believe I miscarried the first baby around 6.5 weeks.) Then I went back a week later, but there was no heartbeat this time. I am so glad that Lincoln was there with me. He was actually planning a trip to Idaho, for a visit with his Dad, and a bow convention. He couldn't work out his flight plan, because of his work schedule and thankfully was home.
The kids didn't know I was expecting. It has been hard to not cry in front of them, but I have managed to sneak away when needed.
I have been blessed to have wonderful friends here is Maryland. Christie took my kids ALL day on Friday, Sara had them on Thursday, and we have been fed. I prayed that I wouldn't miscarry, because I couldn't handle it. Truthfully *I* haven't had to handle this. My husband, friends, and family have helped me bear this weight.
I am sorry if you found out this news from this blog. I am having a hard time calling people to share the bad news. =(
The kids didn't know I was expecting. It has been hard to not cry in front of them, but I have managed to sneak away when needed.
I have been blessed to have wonderful friends here is Maryland. Christie took my kids ALL day on Friday, Sara had them on Thursday, and we have been fed. I prayed that I wouldn't miscarry, because I couldn't handle it. Truthfully *I* haven't had to handle this. My husband, friends, and family have helped me bear this weight.
I am sorry if you found out this news from this blog. I am having a hard time calling people to share the bad news. =(
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Monday, February 12, 2007
Funny story and my Birthday MONTH
I forgot about this story. I will have to go to the mall and take a picture to go along with it!
Natalia loves to ride the merry-go-round at the mall. I think she has been on it twice. =) That means I have successfully avoided the merry-go-round many, many times. This is not the story. On the head of each horse there is a tri-colored duster, normally used for cleaning. They look like a thousand dirty little hands have touched them, and they are flat and dirty. I will post a picture of a new one, so you know what I am talking about.
While we were staying at the Marriott over Christmas, Natalia and I were walking down the hall. We passed a housekeeper pushing her cart. Natalia started to yell, and was very upset. I couldn't understand what she was saying, and as I kept walking she became more angry. Then as clear as day she said, "Lady taking pony's feather." I turned around and sure enough, she had a brightly colored duster sticking out of her cart. I can't imagine what must have been going through that little head of hers!
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By the way... I had a wonderful Birthday. Mom emailed me on Monday to wish me a happy birthday week, but I think this b-day is going to be stretched even longer! (I am good or what!)
On Friday, Lincoln took me to Kings Contrivance Restaurant. It was wonderful, and we had a wonderful time. If there is something weird on the menu Lincoln will order it. This time it happened to be pheasant pate. He said it reminded him of spam, and he was jealous of my flavorless lobster bisque. I ordered the Crab stuffed Rockfish (so yummy), and Lincoln got some kind of big steak. Both were wonderful. I got Creme Brule, and was in heaven.....Lincoln had Chocolate Rum Cake with a fancier name. Lets just say...they should have called it RUM and cake. I almost had to be the designated driver because of that dessert. We laughed so hard.
Lincoln got me my SWEATER SHAVER! I know this is not what the people who make this product call it......but I do. I shaved my coat! It looks brand new. I had to empty the lint out 3 times. Who knew I was so easy to please!
I had a wonderful Birthday brunch with friends at Panera on Saturday. We also celebrated Nicole and Daelyn's birthdays. When I walked in the door at home, I was greeted with, "Guess who threw up twice?" I will consider not having to clean it up a birthday present! Oh, it was Wyatt. We were supposed to spend the day shopping for new gym shoes, and a water aerobics *worthy* swimming suit. We stayed at home. I can just remind everyone (LINCOLN) that this happened two years ago too. SICK KIDS= NO BIRTHDAY PRESENTS! This year Lincoln went an hour long hunt for a RUBEN sandwich! People have to think I am crazy, but I love rubens! I remember my Dad making them when I was little. Oh, how I wish Lincoln had found a ruben like my Dad used to make.
My Birthday was Sunday. Lincoln got up with the kids, and then I was greeted with singing, balloons, and french toast with cherries and whipped cream! =) My children were so sweet and snuggly. Natalia kept singing to me, and Wyatt kept hugging me and telling me he loved me and my birthday. Then I got to sleep in! Hooray! Lincoln went to church and I stayed home with Wyatt and Talia. When Lincoln got home he started making the birthday feast! He made Cream of Crab Soup, Emeril's BBQ shrimp (which is the most complicated recipe on the planet!), and baking powder biscuits. Everything was made from scratch, and everything was wonderful. My kitchen looked like a bomb when off in it! =)
He also made a Boston Cream Pie, that Natalia told me repeatedly was a "CAKE, NOT PIE!" I walked into the kitchen to blow out the candles, and there was this high pitched ringing sound.
I said, "What is that noise?" I was looking all around the room.
"It's your cake, just blow out your candles," Lincoln said very annoyed. "It is supposed to be singing *happy birthday*. I paid four bucks for this thing and it doesn't work."
I quickly blew all the candles out, so we could get that horrible sound to stop! One of the candles had a little musical thing at the bottom. Too funny! The cake was good!
We didn't get to go shopping today. Lincoln was stuck at work, and I was the co-op helper at Wyatt's school. Wyatt and I had such a wonderful day. We had to bring "preschool trail mix" which is golden grahams, raisins, mini marshmallows, and goldfish. The kids love this stuff. I got to help them make their Valentines mailboxes.
Here's to tomorrow, may it be another day when we celebrate my Birthday!.......
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
A Fly on the wall....
If you were a fly on the wall in our home these are some of the things you could have overheard this past year.
"I'll meet you when the sun is up, Mommy." -Wyatt
"Goodnight, close the door."-Natalia
"I think I am going to get another car. "-Lincoln
"Stop climbing on the counter!"-Jeri
"More raisins in my bowl please."-Natalia
"Wyatt, how many apples did to you eat?"-Jeri
"Mommy, I'm done!"-Wyatt and Natalia
"Where's Daddy?"-Wyatt and Natalia
"At work."-Jeri (or fill in the blank with a city name)
"I bought a guitar!"-Lincoln
"I am selling all my computer characters on ebay." -Lincoln
"Yes, you have to get dressed."-Jeri
"Did you record The Office?" -Lincoln
"I need help with my computer!" -Jeri
"My Mommy, My Mommy, My Mommy, Best Mommy." -sung by Natalia
"What should we do TO-day?" -Wyatt
"Play Tori morning?" -said everyday by Natalia
"Sit sit sit Cyrus!" -Natalia
"Can I play Lego Star Wars when Talia takes her nap?" -Wyatt
"I missed you!" -Lincoln
"Do you have a babysitter for Saturday?" -Lincoln
"I need to proof two sessions."-Jeri
"Do you need to go potty?"-Jeri
"Do you want it cut in half, or like a house?"-Jeri
"BIG hug!" -Natalia
"Family Hug!" -Wyatt
"What are you making for dinner?" -Wyatt
"Talia broke my robot, and ran away with the pieces!" -Wyatt
"Christie called." -Lincoln
"Nice dress Mommy." -Natalia
"Do you have lip gloss?" -Natalia (then checks my lips)
"Do you have the keys?" -Jeri
"Wear heart tights!" -Natalia
"I don't want to take a bath!" -Wyatt
"BATH TIME!!!" -Natalia
"I love you as much as all the grass in the world." -Wyatt
"I love you as much as all the sand in the whole world." -Jeri
"I love you much the world." -Natalia
"I love you more." -Lincoln
"Where is my wallet" -Lincoln
"Wow, how do you do that! You're the best babe!" -Lincoln after finding wallet
"Can I dig in the dirt?" -Wyatt
"Put the stick down and get in the car!" -Jeri
"Watch princess movie!" -Natalia
"Why are you awake, the sun is not up yet?" -Jeri
"SHHHHHHH! I am on a call!" -Lincoln
"Give me that sucker! Where did you get that?"-Jeri
"I don't want ___________!" -Natalia (Fill in the blank!)
"That says, "this is the best movie in the whole world"........."what does it really say Mom?" -Wyatt, after seeing the UNIVERSAL logo at the beginning of a movie.
"Ballet slippers?" -Natalia (pointing to my house slippers.)
"Where's my phone?" -Lincoln
"I'll call it." -Jeri
"I'll meet you when the sun is up, Mommy." -Wyatt
"Goodnight, close the door."-Natalia
"I think I am going to get another car. "-Lincoln
"Stop climbing on the counter!"-Jeri
"More raisins in my bowl please."-Natalia
"Wyatt, how many apples did to you eat?"-Jeri
"Mommy, I'm done!"-Wyatt and Natalia
"Where's Daddy?"-Wyatt and Natalia
"At work."-Jeri (or fill in the blank with a city name)
"I bought a guitar!"-Lincoln
"I am selling all my computer characters on ebay." -Lincoln
"Yes, you have to get dressed."-Jeri
"Did you record The Office?" -Lincoln
"I need help with my computer!" -Jeri
"My Mommy, My Mommy, My Mommy, Best Mommy." -sung by Natalia
"What should we do TO-day?" -Wyatt
"Play Tori morning?" -said everyday by Natalia
"Sit sit sit Cyrus!" -Natalia
"Can I play Lego Star Wars when Talia takes her nap?" -Wyatt
"I missed you!" -Lincoln
"Do you have a babysitter for Saturday?" -Lincoln
"I need to proof two sessions."-Jeri
"Do you need to go potty?"-Jeri
"Do you want it cut in half, or like a house?"-Jeri
"BIG hug!" -Natalia
"Family Hug!" -Wyatt
"What are you making for dinner?" -Wyatt
"Talia broke my robot, and ran away with the pieces!" -Wyatt
"Christie called." -Lincoln
"Nice dress Mommy." -Natalia
"Do you have lip gloss?" -Natalia (then checks my lips)
"Do you have the keys?" -Jeri
"Wear heart tights!" -Natalia
"I don't want to take a bath!" -Wyatt
"BATH TIME!!!" -Natalia
"I love you as much as all the grass in the world." -Wyatt
"I love you as much as all the sand in the whole world." -Jeri
"I love you much the world." -Natalia
"I love you more." -Lincoln
"Where is my wallet" -Lincoln
"Wow, how do you do that! You're the best babe!" -Lincoln after finding wallet
"Can I dig in the dirt?" -Wyatt
"Put the stick down and get in the car!" -Jeri
"Watch princess movie!" -Natalia
"Why are you awake, the sun is not up yet?" -Jeri
"SHHHHHHH! I am on a call!" -Lincoln
"Give me that sucker! Where did you get that?"-Jeri
"I don't want ___________!" -Natalia (Fill in the blank!)
"That says, "this is the best movie in the whole world"........."what does it really say Mom?" -Wyatt, after seeing the UNIVERSAL logo at the beginning of a movie.
"Ballet slippers?" -Natalia (pointing to my house slippers.)
"Where's my phone?" -Lincoln
"I'll call it." -Jeri
What is the best time to go to the dentist?
Lincoln has a dentist appointment today at tooth-hurty!
(Get it....two thirty..........tooth-hurty!)
Really he did. I thought that was funny. =)
(Get it....two thirty..........tooth-hurty!)
Really he did. I thought that was funny. =)
Sunday, February 04, 2007
A few for now...
Back lit baby! Sitting on the banister at Grandma Connie's. Lincoln is holding her...I photo shopped his hand out of the picture. =)
This one is from the day Wyatt *let* me take his picture. I love this shot!
Two of Maxximus from Christmas.....
This one is from the day Wyatt *let* me take his picture. I love this shot!
Two of Maxximus from Christmas.....
Thursday, February 01, 2007
James Family
This is the final family picture. I swapped a few heads. I couldn't find a single shot with Wyatt or Natalia looking at the camera, so this one will have to do. (Why doesn't that surprise me?!)Can you believe all those people fit in your house Brina? Even in one room! What fun that was. I miss all of you like crazy. I will get little copies printed and send to you all. (Mom, you get a big one!)
I am so lucky to have such a wonderful family!!! =)
Wyatt saw this picture and asked if we could go there.
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Date
Natalia was dressed for the day, but then wanted her little mermaid night gown over the top of her clothes. She went downstairs and found her "Target dollar section dress-up" high heels, which she calls "ballet slippers." After putting them on, she announced very excitedly, "GOODBYE, I'm going on a date!" Then she scooted out of my room.
Not 20 seconds later she was back. "How was your date?" I asked.
"Good," she said.
"Who took you on a date?" I had to ask.
"Daddy!" she was happy to report.
(If we can just keep it that way until she is 18!!!! =)
Not 20 seconds later she was back. "How was your date?" I asked.
"Good," she said.
"Who took you on a date?" I had to ask.
"Daddy!" she was happy to report.
(If we can just keep it that way until she is 18!!!! =)
Friday, January 26, 2007
Soup
I always try to write down (or type) the funny things my kids say. I was reading a friends blog and was reminded of the following story.
Brian and Melanie were watching all the kids from co-op. Brian put in Star Wars for the kids to watch. (??????) This was Wyatt's first exposure to the movies, and he has been hooked ever since. In the movie, Luke starts a fire and burns something. Wyatt asked Brian what they were doing.
Brian told him they were burning Darth Vaders suit.
Wyatt sat for a moment and then asked, "What's in Darth Vader soup?"
................"chicken?"
I have another one...
We were at my parents' house a year ago. I put 3 meatballs on Wyatt's plate and said, "You get three meat balls because you're three." Then he glanced over at my brother Rob's plate, back to me, and then back to Rob's plate.
"How old is Rob?" he asked.
"23," I told him.
"How come he doesn't have 23 meatballs?" he asked.
"23 meatballs wouldn't fit on his plate," I explained.
Fast forward a few days. My Dad, Wyatt, and I went to go pick up Lincoln from the ariport. On the way back to my parents' home, Lincoln asked what we had for dinner. I told him that we didn't have dinner because we took my sister, Jana, out to lunch for her birthday. No one was hungry....yet.
"Oh, How old is Jana this year?" Lincoln asked.
"43, I think, " I said
"But 43 meatballs wouldn't fit on her plate," Wyatt added.
Brian and Melanie were watching all the kids from co-op. Brian put in Star Wars for the kids to watch. (??????) This was Wyatt's first exposure to the movies, and he has been hooked ever since. In the movie, Luke starts a fire and burns something. Wyatt asked Brian what they were doing.
Brian told him they were burning Darth Vaders suit.
Wyatt sat for a moment and then asked, "What's in Darth Vader soup?"
................"chicken?"
I have another one...
We were at my parents' house a year ago. I put 3 meatballs on Wyatt's plate and said, "You get three meat balls because you're three." Then he glanced over at my brother Rob's plate, back to me, and then back to Rob's plate.
"How old is Rob?" he asked.
"23," I told him.
"How come he doesn't have 23 meatballs?" he asked.
"23 meatballs wouldn't fit on his plate," I explained.
Fast forward a few days. My Dad, Wyatt, and I went to go pick up Lincoln from the ariport. On the way back to my parents' home, Lincoln asked what we had for dinner. I told him that we didn't have dinner because we took my sister, Jana, out to lunch for her birthday. No one was hungry....yet.
"Oh, How old is Jana this year?" Lincoln asked.
"43, I think, " I said
"But 43 meatballs wouldn't fit on her plate," Wyatt added.
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Happy day
I am so happy! I have the hardest time photographing Natalia. I have a million pictures of the back of her head. Even more with her eyes closed, or with a goofy face! I can't believe how much I love these shots! I am going to enlarge one of them for my new black and white collage.
This is an example of what I used to be happy with!!!! She is crazy! I love her to bits!
This is an example of what I used to be happy with!!!! She is crazy! I love her to bits!
Friday, January 19, 2007
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
100 things about me...
I have a good friend that challenged me to write 100 things about myself. (You can read her list here....http://corinneedwards.blogspot.com) It was very hard...especially when I passed #50. I just couldn't think anymore.
1.I am happy.
2.I love photography.
3.I still love dancing, and dance around my house when my kids are asleep.
4.I miss taking dance classes.
5.I miss my family.
6.The only self confidence I have is fake.
7.I have one stretch mark.
8.I got married in the
Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple.
9.I had my first child at 24.
10.I don't love to read.
11.I always regret talking too much to people.
12.I need to get a handle on cleaning my house.
13.I have 10 empty picture frames upstairs...waiting for photographs! I have had them for 9 MONTHS.
14.I can't photograph my own children.
15.I love to make gourmet meals.
16.I love the smell of clean sheets.
17.I want a hammock.
18.I hate maple syrup.
19.I love fruit.
20.I love to indulge in nice shampoo, conditioner, and skin care.
21.I am a make-up junkie. I own too much!
22.Most the time I go shopping, I buy nothing for myself.
23.I love dressing my daughter kind of crazy!
24.I love sitting in our hot tub, but I hate getting out.
25.I found out, I don't go to the gym by myself.
26.I am not an independent person.
27.I love having two kids....the thought of three terrifies me.
28.I want to live close to the beach
29.I think my name is feminine, even thought most the Jerry's I know are fat and bald.
30.I have horrible skin! (head to toe)
31.I remember having birthday parties when no one came.
32.I always think I am bothering people.
33.I hate yard work, and unfortunately so does my husband.
34.I wish I had a backyard where my children could play, and I could see them from inside the house.
35.I want to take a darkroom class.
36.I have a very tender testimony, meaning I can't share it without crying.
36.5. I love my testimony!
37.I can eat a ton of food!
38.I stay up way to late.
39.I let Wyatt sneak into my bed when Lincoln is out of town.
40.I don't like to think about high school. I was crazy.
41.I still own clothes I bought in 1998.
42.I love grilled pineapple.
43.I love anything Lincoln makes on the grill!
44.I usually forget breakfast for myself.
45.I love to sleep in.
46.I am a rule maintainer.
47.I hate laundry.
48.The last speeding ticket I received was when I was 16.
49.I don't mind letting my kids make a mess....play dough, paint...whatever. I don't mind cleaning it up either.
50.I love frosted animal cookies.
51.I still love lavender roses.
52.I don't have enough closet space.
53.I have curtains I bought in October 2005 that I need help hanging!!! (hint hint Lincoln.)
54.It is so easy for me to love someone! So I do.
55.I wish I could sing. I don't like to sing in church, but I will sing for my children.
56.I didn't speak up in school, because I would always blush.
57.I take things way to personally and over analyze everything.
58.I don't wear make-up everyday, and will go anywhere with out it.
59.I love having cute lounging clothes...mostly to proof photos in. (Thanks sweetie)
60.Nothing makes me happier, than seeing my kids hug and really be kind to each other.
61.I have a bad knee.
62.I could live on crab legs.
62.We go out to eat WAY TO MUCH.
63.I didn't have an epidural with either of my kids. (9 lbs. and 8 lbs.)
64.I despise skiing.
65.I have 22 nieces and nephews.
66.I don't own very many pairs of shoes, but most of the shoes I do own are black.
67.I love u-pick farms.
68.I am usually very easy going.
69.I am a horrible speller.
70.I need to try to be nicer to my children on the fourth day that Lincoln has been gone. That is always when I lose it.
71.I need to be less hard on myself.
72.I still rock Natalia, but only when she asks. She didn't let me do it when she was little.
73.I love to read to my children....I wish I had more book for them.
74.I don't go to the library for fear of losing the books in my house....and also forgetting when they would be due.
75.I am too nice, and get walked on by people frequently.
76.My eyes look like tye-dye. Blue on the outside, then a ring of green, and then brown in the middle.
77.I would take a nap everyday if I could.
78.I love Modbe shirts, and own tons.
79.I need to vacuum my car.
80.I am either very organized, or super scattered.
81.My favorite dinner to make is a fancy salad.
82.I am not a picky eater.
83.I finish all the food on my plate....which is not a good thing.
84.We watch "America's Funniest Home Videos" as a family all the time.
85.My favorite TV show is "So you think you can Dance."
86.I have seen No Doubt in concert twice.
87.We have amazing sound systems in both of our cars.....I only put them to good use when I am alone. =)
88.One of the things I was sad to leave in Oregon was my herb garden.
89.My favorite beach is Ecola Park near Cannon Beach in Oregon. I also LOVE Hug Point...good memories. =)
90.I make Lincoln and Wyatt each sardines outside.
91.I have 8 brothers and sisters...I am number 7.
92.I had the two greatest parents on the earth!
93.I think I have the greatest husband on the earth! (When I don't have PMS)
94.I think it is possible to have several BEST friends...and I do.
95.I love Cadbury mini eggs.....AND the new holiday candy cane kisses!
96.I don't scrapbook...I have all the supplies, but I haven't touch them.
97.I love my kids.
98.I hate figuring out how to discipline them!
99.I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints......and not because I was raised as one.
100.I can change my own flat tire!
1.I am happy.
2.I love photography.
3.I still love dancing, and dance around my house when my kids are asleep.
4.I miss taking dance classes.
5.I miss my family.
6.The only self confidence I have is fake.
7.I have one stretch mark.
8.I got married in the
Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple.9.I had my first child at 24.
10.I don't love to read.
11.I always regret talking too much to people.
12.I need to get a handle on cleaning my house.
13.I have 10 empty picture frames upstairs...waiting for photographs! I have had them for 9 MONTHS.
14.I can't photograph my own children.
15.I love to make gourmet meals.
16.I love the smell of clean sheets.
17.I want a hammock.
18.I hate maple syrup.
19.I love fruit.
20.I love to indulge in nice shampoo, conditioner, and skin care.
21.I am a make-up junkie. I own too much!
22.Most the time I go shopping, I buy nothing for myself.
23.I love dressing my daughter kind of crazy!
24.I love sitting in our hot tub, but I hate getting out.
25.I found out, I don't go to the gym by myself.
26.I am not an independent person.
27.I love having two kids....the thought of three terrifies me.
28.I want to live close to the beach
29.I think my name is feminine, even thought most the Jerry's I know are fat and bald.
30.I have horrible skin! (head to toe)
31.I remember having birthday parties when no one came.
32.I always think I am bothering people.
33.I hate yard work, and unfortunately so does my husband.
34.I wish I had a backyard where my children could play, and I could see them from inside the house.
35.I want to take a darkroom class.
36.I have a very tender testimony, meaning I can't share it without crying.
36.5. I love my testimony!
37.I can eat a ton of food!
38.I stay up way to late.
39.I let Wyatt sneak into my bed when Lincoln is out of town.
40.I don't like to think about high school. I was crazy.
41.I still own clothes I bought in 1998.
42.I love grilled pineapple.
43.I love anything Lincoln makes on the grill!
44.I usually forget breakfast for myself.
45.I love to sleep in.
46.I am a rule maintainer.
47.I hate laundry.
48.The last speeding ticket I received was when I was 16.
49.I don't mind letting my kids make a mess....play dough, paint...whatever. I don't mind cleaning it up either.
50.I love frosted animal cookies.
51.I still love lavender roses.
52.I don't have enough closet space.
53.I have curtains I bought in October 2005 that I need help hanging!!! (hint hint Lincoln.)
54.It is so easy for me to love someone! So I do.
55.I wish I could sing. I don't like to sing in church, but I will sing for my children.
56.I didn't speak up in school, because I would always blush.
57.I take things way to personally and over analyze everything.
58.I don't wear make-up everyday, and will go anywhere with out it.
59.I love having cute lounging clothes...mostly to proof photos in. (Thanks sweetie)
60.Nothing makes me happier, than seeing my kids hug and really be kind to each other.
61.I have a bad knee.
62.I could live on crab legs.
62.We go out to eat WAY TO MUCH.
63.I didn't have an epidural with either of my kids. (9 lbs. and 8 lbs.)
64.I despise skiing.
65.I have 22 nieces and nephews.
66.I don't own very many pairs of shoes, but most of the shoes I do own are black.
67.I love u-pick farms.
68.I am usually very easy going.
69.I am a horrible speller.
70.I need to try to be nicer to my children on the fourth day that Lincoln has been gone. That is always when I lose it.
71.I need to be less hard on myself.
72.I still rock Natalia, but only when she asks. She didn't let me do it when she was little.
73.I love to read to my children....I wish I had more book for them.
74.I don't go to the library for fear of losing the books in my house....and also forgetting when they would be due.
75.I am too nice, and get walked on by people frequently.
76.My eyes look like tye-dye. Blue on the outside, then a ring of green, and then brown in the middle.
77.I would take a nap everyday if I could.
78.I love Modbe shirts, and own tons.
79.I need to vacuum my car.
80.I am either very organized, or super scattered.
81.My favorite dinner to make is a fancy salad.
82.I am not a picky eater.
83.I finish all the food on my plate....which is not a good thing.
84.We watch "America's Funniest Home Videos" as a family all the time.
85.My favorite TV show is "So you think you can Dance."
86.I have seen No Doubt in concert twice.
87.We have amazing sound systems in both of our cars.....I only put them to good use when I am alone. =)
88.One of the things I was sad to leave in Oregon was my herb garden.
89.My favorite beach is Ecola Park near Cannon Beach in Oregon. I also LOVE Hug Point...good memories. =)
90.I make Lincoln and Wyatt each sardines outside.
91.I have 8 brothers and sisters...I am number 7.
92.I had the two greatest parents on the earth!
93.I think I have the greatest husband on the earth! (When I don't have PMS)
94.I think it is possible to have several BEST friends...and I do.
95.I love Cadbury mini eggs.....AND the new holiday candy cane kisses!
96.I don't scrapbook...I have all the supplies, but I haven't touch them.
97.I love my kids.
98.I hate figuring out how to discipline them!
99.I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints......and not because I was raised as one.
100.I can change my own flat tire!
Monday, January 15, 2007
Dizzy
I was just spinning Natalia on the kitchen floor. She was on the ground, flat on her back with legs sticking up in the air. Then I spin her in a complete circle, while holding her feet. She kept saying "again, again," so I kept doing it. When I picked her up she said "Look!" and pointed. I said "what are you pointing at?" Then she said "Kitchen falling down, HOLD ME, keep me safe!"
She is silly.
=)
eta... Yesterday during lunch. Natalia got down off her chair and pick something up. Then she handed it to me. IT WAS A SPIDER. I don't really care about them, but something about her squishing that, and handing it to me grossed me out. I couldn't finish my lunch.
I said, " Natalia that is gross! EW!"
"It's not EW," she said back to me.
She is silly.
=)
eta... Yesterday during lunch. Natalia got down off her chair and pick something up. Then she handed it to me. IT WAS A SPIDER. I don't really care about them, but something about her squishing that, and handing it to me grossed me out. I couldn't finish my lunch.
I said, " Natalia that is gross! EW!"
"It's not EW," she said back to me.
Sunday, January 14, 2007
How we do co-op!!
Look at each and every kid.....I can't help laughing. We really are lucky that these kids are so well behaved. We have been co-oping for more than a year together....We watch all eight kids one night out of five Fridays. In return, Lincoln and I have 3 date nights. It has been such a wonderful set up! Natalia loves everyone, and says their names anytime we get ready to leave the house. "Go a Tori's house? Eye-li? Agwis? Liza at school? Sadie's house? Micah?" (She says Agwis for Alex..........we all laugh so hard when she says it!)