I HAD to do it

I had to.

I just had too.

These daffodils were teasing me.

One good looking family on Easter

I bought (well, Jason bought) the prettiest red dress that I never would have even tried on unless Jason's sister, Cis was with me. I love it! (Does my hair look like a mushroom. My hair is either long, in a ponytail, or a mushroom... sigh).

We had a WONDERFUL dinner at my parents' on Saturday and an incredibly bountiful Easter Egg Hunt (pics to come, hopefully). We didn't slow down enough to really soak it in this year or express the true meaning, sadly. At least there was lots of "togetherness".

Prior Engagements

I don't have my photo blog up yet because Jason says it has to be on WordPress in order to work with the site. I hate WordPress (I shouldn't say that, I've told my kids that's ugly). I can't figure it out. So I'll be posting some of my best work here for now. Not for the general public, but so you all can "oooh" and "ahh" for me and boost my confidence.

Here are some shots from some engagements I did ?pro-bono? for some couples who were nice enough to pose...

Lindsey and Pyke

Brittney and Sean

Georgia Sue, Pro Biker?

We went to Classic Skating on Friday with the Carvajal's and her friend Bethany and her kids. It was a huge hit. Especially with George. She got on a tricycle and didn't look back. She didn't look forward either. I don't know where she was looking. She went the wrong direction the entire time. It was like watching reverse Frogger. Georgia would be riding the wrong direction, minding her own business and there were near misses at high speeds nearly every 3 seconds. She shares the same philosophy as her mother when she drives, "If they don't want to get hit, they'll get out of the way."

She even got off the skating floor and rode her tricycle around the arcade to check it out. Then she rode it right back onto the floor. Pictured is George still on her trike while the rest of the population plays "Wipeout" in which the music stops, the announcer yells "WipeOut!" and every kid on the floor is supposed to fall. SUPPOSED TO. The announcer finally called her void.



She did tell me tonite, "Your butt's not too big."

Thanks George, I love you, too!

Look Alikes

My beautiful boy looks just like David Archuleta. That means that David Archuleta is a very handsome kid (I'm 31, so now I have to call anyone in high school a kid).

I vote for David. Well, I would if I voted. I watch it usually the day after it comes on. He's such a doll. I also like Brook and the other David.

More about Isaac:

The other day I made meatloaf. I don't have a loaf pan, so I had to put it into muffin tins. I'm a crappy cook and I don't necessarily enjoy it either. On that particular day I also made cauliflower and couscous with mushrooms. Not a typical family dinner. Anyway, Olivia decided she was through and got up to take her plate to the sink. I said, "Olivia, you at least have to eat your meat."

"That's meat?" says Isaac

I am a crappy cook.

Also...BIG NEWS!

ISAAC IS FIGURING OUT HOW TO READ!!!

He got Liv's word cards out and started sounding the letters. I am helping him figure out how to "glue" the sounds together. How nice, before I even start this homeschooling thing I will have 2 readers! Maybe 3 if Georgia continues to be an anomaly. She's not a genius anomoly, just a general anomaly...who knows what she'll do next, either calculus or eating clay.

Sugar and Spice

I was taking a nap on liv's bed (it's my old bed from home. The most comfortable bed in our house). When I woke up this is what I saw. My first thought was that this is what every little girl's bedroom should have. Even crazy Georgia (her's is the funky flower one on top).

Sledding

Emeline's Princess Party