Day 231 - banana bread by b

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 193 - "Holy shit, it's Maverick and Goose."

~take me to bed or lose me forever~
80's dancing @ crystal ballroom

just something about this photo is kinda cool to me

lol, love the finger in front of the lens~

Day 190 - girl put your records on ♪♫♪

"three little birds
sat on my window
and they tell me
and they tell me
i don't have to worry
ahhhh Haaaa
girl put your records on
tell me your favorite song
just go ahead let your hair down
some wearing faded jeans
i hope you get your dreams
just go ahead let your hair down"
~my little chipettes

Day 183 - graffiti on the zoo train

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 158 - muffin love

this morning the girls requested for breakfast
grandma Edna's cinnamon oatmeal muffins
yummy!

Day 109 - you are my sunshine!

these are the moments I will cherish "all my life" ~♥~

Hailey says "tickle me"
well, she asked for it ;)

Day 94 - table

it may seem like just a simple table to everyone else, but this is my table. i love this table. i know that i have mentioned my great grandmother Katherine before. she had a huge influence in my life. i've discovered that i want my home and my property to reflect similarly to my great grandmother's home. this dining table is the same type of wood as hers was. it is beautiful to me. i have fond memories of sitting around the table at her home, playing games, laughing, joking, eating family meals and special holiday activities. i remember cleaning the table and taking note of all the scratches, groove, nicks, & marks. and do you want to know a secret, I LOVED THEM. that table had a happy life~ and now my table has the same kind of love around it, there are marks where my girls have pressed too hard with their pen, cat scratches across the top, watercolor that i am still trying to get out, and it doesn't bother me.... for fancy dinner occasions, i can toss a table cloth over it and it looks beautiful. the size was a must for me... i wanted an oversize table where i could fit lots of family & friends around it. the chairs are amazing, because there is room not only for me, but any one of my girls can snuggle up with me on their comfortably. i LOVE my dinning table & chairs~ ♥them. and Addington wants to resurface the table top, i think i would be sad to remove all of that history~ sentimental sap! LOL

Day 93 - favorite hobbie

i made this sweet tiny little scrapbook to send to my daughter while she was away at summer camp. i knew that she would be lonesome away from home. and i knew she would appreciate seeing pictures of her family... it is cute and tiny and super sweet... and it only took me a couple of hours to make. it is a cherished little treasure~ ♥it

i love taking pictures, but i love creating with them too. these 4 little books represent my favorites for different reasons. i love simple. and they document events. the county fair book was very simple and put together quickly, but the girls loved looking back at the pictures of their day at the fair. i made the Easter book to bring with me to show my mom when she was dying in the hospital... i wanted her to see pictures of the girls, because i flew to CA so quickly, i only took my baby daughter with me. i never did end up showing her the album ~ but it holds huge sentiment to me. because my craft is how i express my love. the red mini book with the blue bird on the front holds a hodgepodge of little happy moments of my girls. i am happiest when i am creative ~ ♥

Day 88 - "mom, you're such a teenager"

today my 13 year old said to me "mom, you're such a teenager"
i laughed out loud and said, "no, I'm trendy"

wearing damaged jeans, with my new red belt, fun funky artsy bracelet and converse!

♥it~

Day 82 - coffee cup collection

can you see the rainbow reflections~ it is being created by crystals hanging in my kitchen window {my mother's} we love to spin the crystals and fill the house with rainbows of light ~ creates feelings of love & happiness ~ childhood memories ♥

my fav red cup #1♥

i have a little collection of starbucks coffee cups going on~ lol
i actually have cups to go with my moods of the day, most used cup is the red. i absolutely LOVE it ♥it

Day 81 - looking for a blue bird

blue was my grams favorite color. i made her a blue scarf once. i wore blue at her memorial service. and now when i wear blue i think of her...it is usually not a good color for me, but i found a great color yarn and crocheted this scarf on my drive Day 75. my gram had this blue bird figurine that sat on her dinning table~ i loved that ~ when i think of it, i remember her and smile. ♥

not a blue bird, but i'm keeping my eyes open~

Day 80 - love when the sun begins to shine

fishes eating~

love~ http://www.twloha.com/find-help/

blossoms~

the beauty of color~

Day 77 - romantic dinners include wine

bbq & wine ~ ♥it

Day 76 - red heart sweets

valentine from my hubby~

valentine to my girls~

Day 74 - CUPCAKE LOVE ♥

this is my favorite photo from the day~
Brianna made cupcakes for her twin sisters 6th birthday party.
She is very talented at baking. It is our new obsession.