Day 223 - stirfry

~veggies sliced on an angle make a pretty presentation~

~ginger & cilantro are the secret ingredients~

~Addington chicken stirfry is the BEST EVER~

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 220 - carousel

I had asked the carousel attendant, Tyler, if he was familiar with a story about 2 little ghost children haunting the Jantzen Beach Carousel?
Tyler proceeded to tell me a story about a time when it was closing time at the Jantzen Beach mall where the carousel is, that a small child was telling his mother that he wanted to go ride the carousel with the other little kids, but there were no children on the carousel.
This was the perfect adventure to experience after VooDoo Doughnuts :)

I was joking with my husband about the story before our adventure, telling him how I'd like to dress my girls up in circa 1920s clothing and have them holding hands singing the Freddy song.
We got a good belly laugh out of the thought.

In the van on the way to the carousel ride, I began to sing and teach the girls the song:
♪♫♪
One, Two, Freddy's coming for you.
Three, Four, better lock your doors.
♪♫♪

BaHahahaha :)
We all laughed! I called to tell my hubby and he laughed and said, "What a fun mom you are".

None of us saw any ghost children, but we will be on the look out~

Day 216 - paino recital

♪♫♪ ~cupcakes made for our piano recital~ ♪♫♪

Day 213 - bouquet of lollipops

the twins don't even know yet why mommy
is spoiling them
with a bouquet of lollipops~

they were so happy to see daddy & mommy there
to help celebrate being honored as students of the month

Alyssa: for being a good helper
Caitlyn: for always doing her best

Day 198 - dancing in the rain

one of the greatest things about being a mom
is teaching my kids that it is ok to be silly
& to play outside of the box

when i told the girls we were going to dance in the rain
they were worried about shoes and coats
i said, we don't need them
it's warm outside
let's go stomp in the mud puddles and
dance in the rain

the girls loved it
thought it was the best
and the next time it rained
hailey shouted, "yeah, it's raining. let's go dance"
~♥it

happy heart, free spirit, spontaneous fun

Day 169 - tie dye

Day 153 - the slide

Day 137 - wishing joy

Day 134 - pink tutu

love this ~ ♥

Day 113 - riding horses

brianna thinks she is too "big" to ride

hailey ready to ride ~ no fear ~ she loves animals

even I got to ride

caitlyn & alyssa riding together