Day 234 - Milton's great grandchildren

love family gatherings
summer, august 2010

Day 210 - sweet snuggling girls

the twins are sick~
but I love how they are snuggling with each other
and comforting each other
they have always been close
and when they were babies they would always snuggle~ ♥it

Day 197 - hand-me-down dress

brianna wore this same dress when she was a little girl

everyday, hailey has to wear a dress~

Day 194 - shot of espresso

Day 192 - delicate beauty

~a tiny sweet pink~

Columbine
Aquilegia Hybrid
Perennial
North America

{nail polish: Sally Hanson, Calypso Blue}

Day 188 - Hero

i am playing the song Hero's March at my piano recital on 6-4-10
i chose this song because of my love of a good hero
♥

i have loved a good hero "all my life"

♥
today, a hero of mine, told me "you are my hero, i want to be more like you, you inspire me to want to be the best i can be"
♥

the word hero is defined as

he·ro

 /ˈhɪəroʊ/ Show Spelled[heer-oh]

–noun,plural-roes; for 5 also -ros.

1.

a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities.

2.

a person who, in the opinion of others, has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal: He was a local hero when he saved the drowning child.

3.

the principal male character in a story, play, film, etc.

4.

Classical Mythology.

a.

a being of godlike prowess and beneficence who often came to be honored as a divinity.

b.

(in the Homeric period) a warrior-chieftain of special strength, courage, or ability.

c.

(in later antiquity) an immortal being; demigod.

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for me, my hero is a friend who has been there for me throughout my life.
when i discovered i was a hero 2
my soul soared~

Day 183 - graffiti on the zoo train

Day 180 - green food

steamed broccoli

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 161 - i wonder how much inches it is?

Q: how many inches is God's house
A: there are enough rooms in God's house for everybody in the world
love the conversation with my girls just before bed~♥

Day 158 - muffin love

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

Day 148 - CA love

oh how i miss you
i long to be where you are
i long to rest my heart at the heart of you
enjoying the beauty of love at first sights
i smile when i remember everything about you

to walk in the redwood forest
take the time to sit on a picnic bench
enjoying the wonders of you
California you are an obsession
i want more

to sit in the quiet and and just be with you
watch the sunset on your beaches
wrap my arms in the winds embrace &
feel the tingles race through my body
see the whales surfacing for air
the salty taste of you on my lips

when i am away
you are on my mind constantly
the rivers
the oceans
the mountains
i could spend all day exploring you
and still want more

i ♥heart♥ you~

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 107 - @the playground

105 - the monster turns 3 {our sweet little princess}

our new hobby, we ♥love♥ cupcakes!

3

Hailey @ 3

Day 96 - "mommy, are you ticklish?"

being tickled by my baby girl~

who cares about the quality of the picture at this point! this is awesome~

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 ~ ♥