Remember That One Time...

Remember that one time a few days ago when we looked at that weird, strange, dark, creepy shadow?

Well, maybe it wasn't creepy, but it was definitely weird and strange.

I'd love to say that it was a shadow from my cute, adorable, fun-loving little girl, then it wouldn't be so weird and strange.

I'd also love to say that it was a shadow from my ever-growing baby bump... which is growing.

But it's neither of those.

Rather, that large curve in the shadow is from another growing part of me... my rump. Doesn't make that shadow too pleasing, does it?

Although we can see where Baby Blue gets that crazy hair from.

Even the fact that my husband took the photo of me doesn't make it any easier to accept.

I think maybe we'll just say the shadow is from my cute little girl. I like that one better.

Here my husband even captured a different angle, you know, capturing 'the moment' with Briony and all... and it's still there.

The joys of pregnancy.

Now, please excuse me while I go eat another doughnut.

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Sometimes I Just Feel Like...

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days of summer:: 10

Our days have been taking us down new paths, meeting new people, trying new things. Hope you enjoy where your path takes you today!

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Sunday Citar

Have you come across an inspiring quote lately, or one that made you cry, or laugh, or sneeze? Yeah, me too... and this is the place to share it! Welcome to Sunday Citar!

“A good motto is: Use friendliness but do not use your friends.”
~Frank Crane

I love taking cue's from my daughter and her friends. They are friends for the fun of it, for the joy in friendship and nothing else. What would the world be like if we all thought that way?

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Playing With Shadows

Sometimes playing with shadows can be just too doggone fun. Can you tell what this is a shadow of?

Pictures are fun.

Which reminds me..

(warning: business to follow, if you're here just for fun, then bypass the next paragraph.)

...if you haven’t booked your family holiday photo session yet, the time is NOW! September is getting to be busy, October is on it’s way, and in November we reach our holiday card/product ordering deadlines. As a special incentive, I am offering a set of 24 flat holiday cards to anyone who holds their holiday session in August (you can choose from a handful of designs). This offer is good only while openings are available, so jump on it NOW!

I can't believe July is almost over, wow.

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today:: july 23

today, I am...

working:: after waking up late to a gray, rainy sky, no wonder it was so easy to oversleep.

editing:: a sweet photoshoot with this adorable family... here's a sneak peak.

avoiding:: housework... still.

looking:: forward to a much needed mani-pedi this weekend, and spending that time with a friend.

eating:: lots of fruit and veggies (as much as I can), and so proud that we've grown some of it ourselves.

feeling:: overjoyed by our growing family.

ready:: for another photo expedition, so we can find cool places like this to goof off.

spending:: some extra cuddle time with my 'not-so-baby' baby girl, just because.

anticipating:: an evening at home, we're ready for one.

wondering:: when the pregnancy 'energy' and 'nesting' phase will kick in so I can get some housework done.

enjoying:: this moment in time, and hoping you are too!

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Wordless Wednesday... A Little Gathering From The Garden

After the picking always comes the observing, and thorough checking, and washing... then, of course, the eating!

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The Weekend.

Our weekend consisted of making living quarters out of metal rods and waterproof fabric.

Playing lots of volleyball, with trees, a couple ropes and a ball.

Eating good ole' fashioned camp food, making faces and playing games around the camp fire.

Hiking and trekking through some insane places to get to some amazing water falls.  Biking our way around an island, while hearing the water crash onto the rocks.

And this pregnant, 'non-camping type' loved all of it! 

Nature, I love nature, just usually not sleeping in it, although last weekend may have cured me of that.

Or not.

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Sunday Citar

It's time to share a quote or two... a favorite, a new find, a laugh inducing or tear inducing quote you love this week! Sunday Citar is here again!

“Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful; for beauty is God's handwriting - a wayside sacrament. Welcome it in every fair face, in every fair sky, in every fair flower, and thank God for it as a cup of blessing.”
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

This was a moment in this past week's journey, where we stopped to admire the sky, and the view from up high that took our sight as far as our eyes could see.  It was beautiful.  And then, as we left, my husband caught me in a moment with my phone... sharing the moment with you all on twitter.

I would love to have you join the Sunday Citar inspiration and have all of us come to your blog to read what quotes inspire you! Simply write your own post on your blog, link within your post to my blog, and sign up with Mr. Linky below, leaving your name and the link directly to your Sunday Citar post. Just click here if any of that sounds confusing. There you'll be able to get the complete rundown, as well as learn how to link back to my blog if you don't already know how. Take a moment a visit a few participants... you'll be glad you did!

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days of summer:: 9

During the summer, we always try to make time with friends for a weekly game of sand volleyball.  There's nothing like it, the sand under your feet... and pretty much everywhere else, the exercise and the laughs.  It's usually stunts like this one, performed here by my brother, that bring out the laughs.  The best part, the ball still made it over the net.

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Wordless Wednesday... Time To Leave The Beach

... I didn't want to leave either.

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days of summer:: 8

It's been a busy morning, packing for a quick trip away, stopping by the office to finish up about five lingering projects... and then, road trip!  It's always fun waking up in one bed, and going to sleep in another.

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Sunday Citar

Sunday Citar was born out of my affinity... err, obsession... for quotes.  I find them fun and inspiring and love quote of all kinds equally.  Funny, serious, deep, obvious, meaningful, pointless, they're all fun to read.  If you feel the same way, then this is your chance to share in the fun!  Welcome to Sunday Citar!

“Life lives, life dies. Life laughs, life cries. Life gives up and life tries. But life looks different through everyone's eyes.”

~Anonymous

I just love when my husband grabs the camera, and says. "Hey, look over here!" It's always intriguing to see what he comes up with behind the lens.  He's an incredible photographer, and I love seeing the world through his eyes, even if it is just for a glimpse.

I would love to have you join the Sunday Citar inspiration and have all of us come to your blog to read what quotes inspire you! Simply write your own post on your blog, link within your post to my blog, and sign up with Mr. Linky below, leaving your name and the link directly to your Sunday Citar post. Just click here if any of that sounds confusing. There you'll be able to get the complete rundown, as well as learn how to link back to my blog if you don't already know how. Take a moment a visit a few participants... you'll be glad you did!

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Pyromaniacs

It was an exceedingly explosive night.  The skies were lit up like a prairie fire on amphetamine.

Sorry.

My husband and two brothers always make a special trip to stock up on enough explosives to turn our backyard into an inferno.

It just so happens that this year, we were a bit distracted, and the whole holiday came around with no shrapnel or smoke to be found near our house (well, I take that back, my husband did dig out a few smaller fireworks to make a show for the kids, but nothing like the usual grandeur).

And with that, I have a few confessions to make.

First, since we didn't have our own fireworks display this year, I think it's safe to assume that these pictures weren't from our house.  If that's what you're thinking, then you're right.  These photos were taken on a trip to Chicago over Memorial Day... thus the worn out looks on our faces, from walking around all day, and the freezing cold we were experiencing that evening on Navy Pier.

Second, I haven't taken a photo in two days, and before that it had been two days, and before that.... I could go on.  Yes, it seems like I had been distracted by the consistent nausea I faced this past week and a half, and I didn't think a photo of our porcelain seat sounded very inspiring.  Thankfully, it looks like I may be coming out of that slum and facing new signs of life.

Smiling from outside the bathroom,

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My Own Little Poser.

With Aliyah recently being in a wedding, we found ourselves with a good amount of 'waiting' time on our hands.  Being on location early in the morning for photos, time was our gift.  And since I wasn't the wedding photographer, I had plenty of time to fill myself.

One thing I've noticed is that this girl knows how to fill time. 

She just finds a spot she likes and gets herself ready to be photographed.  

I guess that's what happens when you grow up around a camera... you either ignore it (which happens often as well), or you start posing yourself whenever you see a nice rock, or patch of grass, or tree, or up-side-down bucket to sit on.

And most times, she's sitting there while I'm saying, "Wait, hold on! I don't have my camera out!"

I need to learn my lesson.

And then she does this... and I remember she's my cute little two-year-old girl.

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Wordless Wednesday... Daddy's Little Helper.

There just are no words...

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