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Archive: December, 2011



30 days of gratitude. i quit.

Friday, December 23rd, 2011

can’t keep up both this and the 365 project.  that one is alllllmost done, so i am going to try to put some decent effort into finishing it, and then just shoot in 2012 for FUN.  i will definitely do some of the 30 days projects.  but with moving, and just life being so busy, i am taking a year off!  the 365 sucks a lot of fun out of photography, and i feel  like i am just clicking without thought to get it done.  so i will finish up the 365, quit this gratitude project, and enjoy my family!  :)

yesterday we were pounded with snow.  really, it was so great.  i had a ton of fun shoveling, and helping the kids make snow forts.  i ran out to get some groceries, and my big ol’ bus got stuck!  i had a few people push me out (thank you kind strangers!), and all went smooth after that.  it was the first time i’ve ever been stuck in the snow!  first (and hopefully last!) time for everything!  here are a few pictures from the snow yesterday.   we’re heading out in a couple hours down to cañon city for the santa train at the royal gorge railroad!  the kids are super excited!

happy holidays!

day 21: 30 days of gratitude

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

day 21:  where you sleep

i am a big softie (a sucker, really).  all of our babies have slept with us.  it just made nursing at night easier.  i didn’t have to go anywhere when they were hungry.  they all nursed to around/a little after two, and then moved to their own beds when their younger sibling was born.  it was fairly easy each time, no one has ever come back into our bed.  but charlotte.  well, the problem here is there are no more babies coming.  she does start out each night in her own bed. but most mornings i wake up with feet in my face, not even remembering when they got in there!  i don’t mind it so much.  and we’re moving soon, there will be a lot of changes, so i am not pressing to hard now, when the summer will be full of traveling and house hunting.  for now, i’m enjoying cuddling my little baby spoon.

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day 20: 30 days of gratitude

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

day 20:  seasonal

’tis the season!  can’t believe christmas is in 5 days!  charlotte helped me wrap the gift the kids picked out for john that came in the mail today.

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day 19: 30 days of gratitude

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

day 19:  best friend

easy one!

john and i were best friends through high school, way before we even thought about dating.  good thing, too, because he got to know how totally annoying i was beforehand, lol!

ps, i look completely ridiculous here!


 

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day 18: 30 days of gratitude

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

day 18:  something new

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day 17: 30 days of gratitude

Saturday, December 17th, 2011

day 17:  memories

all my life i’ve had a christmas tree full of memories.  ours now is filled with ornaments from our kid’s first christmases, ones they’ve made, ones we’ve picked up on vacations …. i love it that way, it is so much to reminisce with each one.  i’ve only just recently found out that some people do color or theme trees, and switch them every year.  i can’t imagine!  isn’t half the fun of christmas pulling out all those ornaments every year?!  for me it is, at least.  my mom (hi mom!) is sending me a box from our tree growing up.  i’m so excited to put them up next year!

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day 16: 30 days of gratitude

Friday, December 16th, 2011

day 16:  animals

we don’t have any pets, yet, but i have a couple little girls who act like puppies and kitties all day long!

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day 15: 30 days of gratitude

Friday, December 16th, 2011

day 15:  technology

taking a picture with my back white  iphone4S camera of us taking a picture with john’s black iphone4 front camera.  technology.  it’s pretty darn cool.

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day 14: 30 days of gratitude

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

day 14:  movement

haircuts for the older girls today.  the place we go to is completely girly, complete with a stage for strutting and all.

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day 13: 30 days of gratitude

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

day 13:  written words

yesterday was menu finishing up day.  i haaaaate planning my menu, but it is invaluable.  we have a busy couple weeks, so this two week menu was actually pretty easy.

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