Day 243 - toothfairy

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

Day 240 - fashion humor

if you are going to go out dancing in heels, it's a good idea to at least wear the correct size shoe

this silly girl dancing at 80's Night, Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR
kept falling all night long

I couldn't stop laughing at her shoes :)

Day 239 - toy story ♥

♥ how children have attachment to toys ♥
love her heroes Buzz & Woody
"to infinity and beyond"

Day 234 - Milton's great grandchildren

love family gatherings
summer, august 2010

Day 232 - multi class reunion

i was so excited about the response i received from friends, old classmates and extended high school classmates for a multi-class reunion. so i began to organize an event for August via facebook and the idea grew from there~
i took photos of most everyone that attended and plan to put together a dvd. others suggested we post all of our photos on a main website so that we could print into a mini-book.
this blog post represents some of my favorite moments that i was able to capture. but sometimes you have to put down the lens and just "enjoy living"~
so those are the moments i will just have to hold close to my heart ~♥~

my sister, Laurie and me

Pliny, my brother Brian, Notchko {Warrior Boy} and me
talking about my Warrior Pony and the ride we survived~
with a lot of help from above ♥

Pete & me
prom memories~

Trudy & me
upward bound hugs~ xo

Lele & me

~overflowing with love~

chef Dean

~ winecoolers ~

~ horse shoes ~

~ sunglasses ~~ lettermans, EPIC reunion moment ~

so this entry may take me several edits... organizing peektures :)

Day 225 - the grasshopper w/pumpkin

this grasshopper is a hard worker
'Luck is when opportunity meets preparation'

Day 224 - scooters

great moment ~ kids playing soccer in the yard with the neighbor kids
loved seeing the scooters lined up
nice memory

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 211 - paper folding

origami swans

i learned to make these swans when i was a little girl
and now i'm teaching the fine art of origami to my girls
paper folding

Day 205 - homemade breakfast ♥

pancakes made from scratch = best ever
recipe from
William-Sonoma Family Meals
Creating Traditions in the Kitchen
cookbook {p #29}

if you want to start cooking with your children,
this is the cookbook I would recommend~

something i love
vintage family photos of family gatherings around the dining table or in the kitchen
creating my own nostalgia
♥it

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 197 - hand-me-down dress

brianna wore this same dress when she was a little girl

everyday, hailey has to wear a dress~

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 186 - "like pulling teeth" NOPE ;)

caitlyn lost her first tooth
i asked if i could wiggle it
i asked if i could push on it
i asked if i could pull it
and she just kept answering "yes"
and when it popped right out
she didn't even cry

and it was nothing "like pulling teeth"
she is my strong girl
♥~

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