this is so her

it was another nice sunny day again yesterday so kaylee + i took advantage of it later in the afternoon and went for a little walk around the neighborhood. i got to practice my mad photo skills on her. {ham wont let me take pictures of him} i like them straight out of the camera. i tweaked a few of them + then went back to the original, they just look more real.

these pictures are so her: she loves to make those silly faces, she loves to laugh+ she loves to jump whether its over a crack in the sidewalk, over sticks or a puddle, she be jumping! she also loves her swing set and her daddy yaddie. last year she couldnt even reach the bar on her swing set even on her tippy toes. this year its no problem for her. it makes me a little sad seeing how big she is getting + how independent she's becoming. i bought her a little people doll house when she turned 1 for her birthday, she is now playing with it all by herself making the little people, dora, deigo + her other little toys do whatever it is she wants them to do. i love seeing and hearing her use her imagination. she's really good at remembering her little tv shows she watches + copies them later with her toys or with us. {little bear, max & ruby, spongebob}

people ask me if i'm going to put her in daycare. i dont know if i am or not. i mean, i do stay home for a reason. then again she could use some socializing + friends. i think for now she will stay home with me. i plan on taking her to barnes +nobles on thursdays. they offer a pre school story time for her. this will be great for both of us- to get out+ she loves stories. i also plan on getting her into either kindermusik or ballet. kinda leaning towards ballet even though they dont offer a lot of daytime classes. to see her in those cute little leotards+ tights- way cute!

photos from yesterday

this is booah. pronounced just like it reads- boo ah. we thought he was a she so we named him bella. booah is how kaylee pronounced bella + once we found out she was a he, we changed his name. he was ok with that. the first pic of him was taken a few days ago. thats his pititful, i want outside after being locked inside all winter long look. the next one is of him outside yesterday. i prefer him not to be outside- fear of germs, fleas + god knows what he will catch + kill but he was a good boy, kinda like a dog. he roamed around for a little bit, took care of biznez' then came back + sat on the back porch keeping guard. {he likes to play fetch too + he's got some hops y'all . might need to get a pic of that just to prove it}


these 2 pics are the ones that i did the pioneer women style. {hard light layers} the purple flowers i toned down a little to make them just pop a little more than the sooc shot. the chalk one, i left at 100% to show off the vibrant colors + contrast. think it turned out pretty well. i would add more pictures but i'm too lazy right now to do anything. i need to shower + get my spring swap box of goodies sent out.

beautiful days = beautiful weekend

for as slow as friday went, saturday + sunday definitely made up for it. the weather was perfect these past 2 days and we definitely enjoyed some time outside. saturday morning started out by having us be on the phone with the airlines. two of ours flights were with ATA who is now out of business. i got it all taken care of. we now have direct flights from chicago to hawaii and back. it makes me nervous not having a "pit-stop" for kaylee but hopefully i will have enough new stuff for her to play with +keep her entertained on the plane.

after all the phone calls made we went for a walk to our local ice cream shop, then went for a 2 mile walk. came back invited some friends over for a cookout + to watch some basketball. sunday was just as busy- went for another 2 mile walk, feed some ducks, got to see a huge turtle along the creek, kaylee got to swing + slide on her playset which she loves. even got her jammin jeep out for her to ride today. the yard is nice and clean, just need some flowers now to spruce up the house a little to lure the potential buyers in, grilled out again. we did not sit down till about 8pm tonight. i love days like these. and talk about a great day, it was perfect for picture taking + i took alot. i will post those tomorrow. i did some pioneer women photo actions to some of them and they turned out pretty cool looking. to top off a great weekend, we are now in spring break mode. no waking up at 6:30 in the morning tomorrow unless i feel like it!!

friday randoms

what a slow moving friday. doesn't help any that the weather is gray + the car is back in the shop. took it in last friday for an oil change. came out driving funny over the weekend. took it back in wednesday + today its going to come back with $700 worth of new spark plugs + wiring. kinda wish we had a different car when it comes to needing new parts for it.

last night i tried to be all pioneer womanish and make her beef brisket. cleaned the slab of meat + marinaded it over night. it was pretty disgusting cleaning the thing. i had to use paper towels to lift it into the roasting pan. didn't want to touch it. grossed me out but i do this stuff for the love of my family. {got to use my roasting pan that i bought over a year ago from pampered chef} roasted it for the time amount the pioneer women said it should take to only find that it was pink. as in corned beef brisket pink. had mike taste it and he said that it tasted like corned beef brisket. we don't like corned beef brisket. the meat man at the local supermarket was wrong + my attempt to cook a home style cattle ranch dinner went to waste. though the mash potatoes, green bean casserole for me + warmed up leftover mac-n-cheese was still good.

this is kaylee cheesing it for me. now she is 3 years old and she has actually grown a little in her short life span but see her cute little skirt? that was a birthday present for when she turned 1 years old. it fit her then, a little big obviously and it still fits her now. miss petite thang. i love her. i put "lip loss" on her + she talks with her lips sticking out, its too cute!

i love those sweatshirts too. i got her a pink one last year and got 3 more this year. another pink one, this green one + one that zips up for next year. they are so soft + they wash really well too+ they go with everything!!

here's a few pics of our house that we are trying to sell. its alot bigger inside than what it looks on the outside. the family room in the back is 19x23! huge!! we have a large sectional in there, chair + ottoman+ a 62" big screen tv. { i think its 62". mike will be upset with me if that's wrong. it's either 62 or 68}



oh well whatever it is. and talk about size, see the ceiling fan in our bedroom? the one that covers up most of the ceiling...well that's what you get when you let your husband pick out the fan. i never liked it, it doesn't match the decor unless you live in a cabin i'm glad that stays. our kitchen table fits 6 people but the realtor said to shorten it, makes the kitchen look bigger. not that that matters right now. no one is interested in seeing it!! kinda makes me worried..........

runs in the family

yesterday afternoon called the husband at work and told him i wasnt very happy at the moment. he asked me what was wrong and i told him i just got done peeing on a stick. he was quiet for a moment and said really. {i start to laugh} and said yeah. and he says oh good/cool. what?!! are you kidding me? we are going on a cruise in june, i get awful morning, noon + night sickness, we're trying to move. are you crazy?? while laughing, i tell him just kidding. april fools day. i get him every year with this one except the year kaylee was born. i did play the joke but then i said april fools but not really. it took him a minute or two on that one.

i told him to call his mom and play the joke on her too. she took the bait. {see how it runs in the family?} i've played this one on her every year too except last year. i did the joke on ham. on the way to school i told him we were moving out of state when school was over. he was upset the whole entire day!! poor kid. i'm a mean mom but thats just how i roll. one of these days someone will get me. karma happens.

i write poems

when i am feeling bored or blue

these are the websites i go to

till i realize that i will never possess -their talents or skills

my heart aches till its kills

every nerve and inch of my body +soul

to be a great photographer is my one +only goal.

{not the only one but it rhymed}

daniela berkhout {enter flashsite, then featured tab. amazing photos of italy}

tara whitney {love her colors+ sense of style}

jinky art + shop itty bitty {photoshop actions}

the pioneer women {is there anything she cant do? biatch! great tutorials in photoshop. easy to follow along even for element users}

the image is found {hate them too. they are the ultimate rock star couple. amazing stuff even with a $200 point +shoot}

allie hoopes {changed my camera settings to hers + love the outcome of my photos. and she can turn your handwriting into a font for 5 buckaroo's}

shuttersisters {group of women who contribute photos. love it!}

barebaby {sweet sweet baby photos. takes you to carrie sandoval + brittany woodall's websites.}

beckers blog {funny dude}

jessica sinclair {amazing wedding photos + owner of shootsac camera bags}

brianna graham {she doesnt blog alot but her photos are amazing!}

weekend in a nutshell

we had an open house sunday and it wasn't pretty. no one showed up. poor realtor. she sat here for 3 hours waiting. it kinda surprised me because we did see a few cars drive by- slowly- and thought for sure they would come inside and take a peak. its just going to take a little more time, hopefully not too much though. we are kinda on a time schedule {school ending + vacation}. its all having to do with the housing market. with foreclosures being the highest they have ever been, banks are not loaning out the money like they were a few years ago- that's why the foreclosures. stupid people. stupid banks. what were they thinking?? ah, what do i know. i'm just a stay at home mom living amongst the corn fields.

saturday evening, ham+ i along with his friend aarin hit the big mall to go shopping! this is the first in about 4 years that he has gone with me and actually tried on the clothes. he ended up getting 2 more pairs of jeans, belt + shoes. {a little over $200 bucks- yikes!} we still need to get a few t-shirts + some shorts for vacation. ham said that we need to do it again next week for those items. yeah- wow. never ever thought i would hear him say those words. i usually shop for him and hope he's gonna like it or we shop online and hope that it fits. now that he's a little taller, i think its going to make a big difference with the shopping. {he was in between sizes before. too big+ too old for the boys dept. yet not quite tall enough for the junior boys size}

sunday we went to the dollar theatre and saw this:

we, as in, me, mike+kaylee. ham didn't want to come with us for some reason. he went over to his buddy aarins house again. anyway it was a great, cute movie + kaylee loved it! it had singing, dancing + farting. the 3 things that puts a smile on that girls face. i loved watching alvin and the chipmunks when i was a little girl all those years ago. after the movie, kaylee said "that was a great movie. i wouldn't mind seeing it again." she's so wise for her 3 years of age. after the movie we went home to find out depressing news about the open house and that ends our weekend in a nutshell.