Photography blog

So I started a new blog that will hopefully help me keep going on my photography. I love photography, but I go through stages where I don't take a lot of pictures or edit them. I am going to try to add at least one new photo every week. So go check it out here.

It is about time!!!!

I know this is what everyone is thinking!! It is about time I updated our blog!! Things have been crazy the last couple of months. The kids and I made it safely back to Jersey after our little vacation. We had a lot of fun and were finally glad we made it home. We have been here for just over a year now. It has made me think about all the things that have happened in the last year and all the first we have had here. It is the first time I have lived 2200 miles away from my family, first time I have driven almost across the whole country, first time to NYC visiting Central Park, Times Square, and Rockefeller Plaza, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois (yeah, covered a lot of country driving home!), just to name a few things. M had her first day of school a couple of weeks ago. She absolutely loves it! Brett and I took her to school on the first day. I expected to see some tears and an "I don't want you to leave!" but all I got was a hug and kiss and a wave goodbye. She was so excited. She has also been so excited to ride the bus every day. She is on the bus for maybe 5 minutes to school and 5 minutes from school. Yes, we really live that close. She is the last stop to get on the bus, and the first stop to get off. M also started gymnastics last week. She had so much fun. I don't know what it is, but I have always seen her as a little gymnast. T has been getting so big. He doesn't say much, but somehow, we are able to figurehim out, sometimes. He does things that constantly surprise and amaze me. The other day he was trying to get his toothbrush out of the drawer and kept getting M's instead, so he pulled the stool over to the drawer so he could look into the drawer. I thought it was so darn smart of him. Well, there is the recap of our lives for the last couple of months. So here are the pictures I know you are all wanting to see.

Vacation Time!

Changes in plans, flight and baggage agony, family, camping, riding horses, herding cows, MOUNTAINS, sewing, picture taking, driving, the feeling of being home, no sleep, very cute niece and nephew, new used car, laughing, beautiful landscapes, fresh mountain spring, coyotes, campfire, starry nights, MOUNTAINS, more picture memory, friends

Just a few things that I have felt and experienced in the last 6 days since I went on vacation. Pictures to follow when I get home!

A Long Time Coming!

I am finally posting pictures!!! Our computer, that has all of our pictures, has been getting fixed, so I finally downloaded pictures onto our other computer. T turned 1 last week. He is the stinkiest, cutest kid ever. Both of my kids are adorable, but I am their mother, so I can say that all I want! So to make up for being horrible about blogging, here are some much anticipated pictures of my adorable kids (because really, everyone just wants to see them!) Oh, I decided to just use my kids initials when I blog about them! And to make you all jealous, the beach pictures were taken in April!

I am horrible about updating my blog. I am so sorry. This month has been an eventful one. My cute little daughter turned 4. I still can't believe she is that old. Last week I registered her for preschool. She will go to preschool 5 days a week for 3 hours each day. The preschool is ran through the school and she will even ride a bus down the street to school every day. She is an energetic, active, playful little girl. She loves her brother and is always excited to see him and hold him. She loves to make Ty laugh and most times laughs right along with him. Micole still says "lasterday" for anything that happened earlier than right now. It is so cute and adorable. My parents were able to come and visit us and be here for Micole's birthday party. She had to have a Tinkerbell party, and it was a lot of fun. She had a lot of friends come to her party.

I was so excited to have my parents come and visit. I didn't realize how much I had missed them until they were here. It was hard to see them leave, but we had a fun time with them here. We went to Philadelphia and got to see a lot of the historical things there. It ended up being a beautiful day and a lot of fun. Unfortunately, my mom and I both forgot our cameras, so we have no pictures to show for it! This month, Brett was put on 12 hour shifts. He now works 4 days and has 3 days off. Those are really long days for me and Brett. After a couple of days of 12s, I am jumping in his arms as soon as he gets home and then heading out the door for a little time off. It has sure been a different experience.

We are car shopping also this month. It has been another interesting experience for us. We have a very small budget and are finding it hard to find a car that is not a totally heap pile on wheels or being sold by someone so shady you are scared to get out of your car! Not really, but you know what it is like. We have seen some pretty shady ads on craigslist. So on top of car hunting, our computer upstairs decided to spaz out and needs to be fixed. Needless to say, there are no pictures to be had because they are all on the computer. We are getting ready for warm weather, Easter, and Conference. I wish you all a Happy Easter!

I Made This!!

I am so excited tonight. I made a shirt for Ty!! It is really the first article of clothing I have made that isn't way simple, like a skirt. Give me a bag to make and I am all over it, but clothes, scare me. I found this tutorial on MADE for a 90 minute shirt, so I decided to try it. I really think it turned out cute. I definitely learned a few things about working with knit, but it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. And because I am starting to be harassed by my family because I haven't posted pictures of my kiddos recently, I figured I could kill two birds with one stone and use my cute little Ty as my model. Micole took some pictures of Ty and me, and I must say, she did a pretty good job. The lighting in these pictures is not great, but that is also because it is too late to edit them and the lighting was bad this afternoon. Another major snow storm for us!!! I thought I left the snow in Utah, but apparently, it followed me!!
I hope this display of pictures will tide over my friends and family for a little while. Oh, my mom and dad are going to be here in one week and I don't know who is more excited, me or Micole!!!

The Funniest Thing

So, I was checking out craigslist for a couple of things, and I saw this ad:

For sale Snow Panic Toilet Paper per roll - $10

Did you goto the supermarket today? Disappointed that all the toilet paper is gone due to the impending snow storm. I have a great deal for all you last minute supermarket visitors. Forget the crowds, forget the lines, forget the madness. If you live in Gloucester, Camden, or Salem counties I will personally deliver rolls of toilet paper to your home for the snow special of $10.00 per single roll. WOW! What a deal! You can rest assured you won't be snowed in with no butt paper if you act now. Interested buyers act in the next 30 minutes and we will include for free a single dryer sheet so you can have a fresh finish. Hurry while supplies last. I am not full of crap, this is a legitimate offer.

I cracked up laughing. I don't think I have seen anything so funny in a long time! I wonder how many people took him up on it!!