Day 243 - toothfairy

~tooth fairy duties, fairy dust~
9.27.10
alyssa's left front tooth

Day 241 - christmas postcard

when I saw this opportunity to take a photo of my sexy friend Amoris's legs and her red birthday shoes next to the tree wrapped with christmas lights, I was just bubbling over inside with visual creativity. the bicycle in the background is perfect for Portland, OR.

I absolutely love the simple romance of this photo~

Day 236 - ♥silvers

fav jeans

Day 235 - autumn snow

my beautiful autumn was blanketed in a lovely white snow

Day 233 - OMG Yummiest Pork Ribs EVER

I have an OBSESSION with pork. most of my favorite dishes have some form of pork in them at the moment. my friend Dean Flint posted how amazing his ribs were on facebook and I begged for him to share his secret. Dean is an amazing "chef" and you can following his tasty food combinations on his blog Food Romance.

How To:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Score through the membrane on the back side of the ribs with a sharp knife to allow seasoning to penetrate the meat.
3. Rub with olive oil and a dry rub, I used McCormick's Montreal Steak Rub. Cook the ribs for 20 minutes bone side down in a roasting pan.
4. Turn the oven down to 250 degrees and cook for 3 hours.
5. In a small pan, boil 1 cup of water. Add 1 cup of brown sugar and 1 tablespoon of hickory liquid smoke. Cook for a few minutes and remove from heat.
6. Pour the brown sugar sauce over the ribs and return to oven for 30 minutes.
7. Remove ribs from oven and let rest approximately 10 minutes.
8. Serve with more yummy food {and don't forget to brag about Food Romance}

~drizzled~

~♥~

the cook has to sample the yummy ribs first ~

Thanks Dean!!! They are seriously "ah-MAZ-ing". Promise to follow your Food Romance blog and try more of your recommendations. :)

Day 222 - soccer cleats

♥this ~ tutu & cleats ~ makes me smile

Day 221 - random order

daydreaming~♥~

who needs structure~ some people do. but i am not that person. i have a creative spirit. i thrive in the eclectic. i spent an entire month in california visiting family and friends and i got behind in my blog. instead of trying to find the order in life and in my photography to catch my blog back up, i've decided that i am going to begin to post the photos i've been taking in random order. HA! this is so much more me anyway~ i hope that my followers will enjoy the photos and the stories that accompany them. i've missed my blogging family and enjoy the comments and suggestion for my photos. i will admit a new addiction to picnik that i discovered is completely entertaining and i love altering/enhancing my photos. so, big squeezing hugs to all my followers and welcome back to my journey of photography discovery & development. i've missed you~

♥~t

Day 208 - what do you drink?

♥ love tequila shots = yummy!

Citron Vodka
LEMON DROPS are my absolute favorite :)

Day 187 - cons/sport jersey/piggytails

i would wear sports jerseys 24/7

Day 179 - I'm Princess of the World

Hailey says "I'm Princess of the World"
we laughed
{5-15-10}

Day 175 - wishes granted

my beautiful girls at Cannon Beach, OR

Addington and I celebrated our honeymoon in Cannon Beach 2002, as well as our first anniversary. It is my favorite beach to visit as often as I can. I absolutely love the Stephanie Inn and highly recommend. Need to make another trip, Addington and I where we get to visit all of our favorite locations~ ♥

our family
in front of Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon
Mother's Day 2010

Day 166 - wiffle

hailey wanted to be like her sisters who are playing t-ball
so i bought her a wiffle bat & ball ;)
she was SO happy

Day 126 - coloring eggs

hailey got such a giggle out of picking her nose~ little stinker

coloring eggs~

one of my favorite photos from the day~ love the colors

the girls said the egg looks like the earth~

each year we create a family color outside of the prepackaged Paas colors
this is the color we created this year
Peachie
{3dropsRed+2dropsYellow+2tspVinegar+1/2cuphotwater=Peachie}
this is the one egg that I decorated ~ with swirls and LOVE ♥

playful daddy

b & alyssa, "I'm smooshy"
love seeing the girls loving life~

caitlyn is the fastest Easter egg coloring kid there ever was ;)