Halloween and Christmas, all in one!

I totally forgot to post Halloween pics! Guess who Jason and I went as?

And I was so PROUD that Lawyer opted for a homemade mummy costume over a store-bought one! He was so cute and everyone commented on his costume!

And where does Christmas fit in? We got our tree put up last night! I love it!

5 Years in the Making

Last week, Jason and I celebrated 5 years of marriage. We've been together for 7 years and there hasn't been one day of regret on either side. In celebration of 5 years, I thought it would be fun to post some pictures from the beginning of us dating up until just a few weeks ago! Enjoy the walk through our history and please feel free to laugh at my hair in each and every one of them!



















Thank you Jason for being the love of my life, for always supporting me, for lifting me up and for loving me even when I haven't brushed my teeth or washed my pits in two days! Here is too many more years together! I love you!

It Must Be Summer...

I kind of have no desire to do a lot of blogging, which is fine by me. Life calls daily from the moment I wake up to a quiet house to the moment my head hits the pillow at night.

Every once in a while, I get on a kick to try out self-portraits. It's more a way for me to work on getting skin tones more true, eyes that are in focus and the different natural light my house provides me with.

This is my favorite picture I have ever taken of Jason and I took it this morning. For some reason, door ways are the best places for great lighting and my back door way does magical things with lighting.

And of course, a blog post here would be nothing without a picture of my mischievous child. The ruby-red lips were courtesy of a popsicle he was eating when I took the picture.

And these were just interesting leaves in my yard that I did crazy things to.

Hope you have had a beautiful weekend!

Just Us

Because I love "Before & Afters"...

Here's Jason's "before and after" after a fabulous trip to the dentist for some teeth whitening! He has the most beautifully shaped teeth and he finally went and did something to perk them up...I love them (and him)!

Oh and here is a picture of Jason's eyes...he has the most beautiful color of eyes. They remind me of sea glass. This is a straight out of camera shot so don't think I manipulated the color of his eyes.

Self-Portrait

Here's yet another Lawyer/Mom picture....I'm really starting to like the pics I'm getting with him - especially when they are silly.

The other day, I BEGGED Lawyer to let me take some "nice" pictures of him and after tears (not by me...but almost), resistance and lots of ignoring me, I thought the little photo shoot had been a waste on both of our parts...but after looking through my pictures, I liked this one a lot - despite the lack of focus (I can't decide if it is me or my camera - all my pictures lately seem REALLY out of focus...hmm).

Okay, that's it from me!

Day 2 of Summer

What would summer be without snow cones? Honestly, I've never touched a snow cone. For some reason shaved ice with a really sugary syrup drizzled over it never sounded that appealing. But for MOST PEOPLE, what would summer be without snow cones?

My goal this summer is to get into MORE pictures with my family. I have very few pictures of myself with my family - a handful really, but you know, having a creative outlet sometimes means getting out of your comfort zone so you'll be seeing a LITTLE bit of myself in a few pictures. I'll even try NOT to make nervous jokes about myself either (like, "Don't I look like I stole glasses from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?"). Besides, I'm doing this for Lawyer's sake - not my own.

Quick! Change the subject!

Um, yeah. So anyway. (avoiding the subject of my blog absence)

I've found myself in a wonderful place of busy-ness. The kind of busy that at the end of the day, you too, want to just curl up next to your 4 year old at 8:30 to go to bed and blissfully dream. I thrive on being busy....I have my work busy-ness and my downtime business. In my downtime, I sew, knit, read, learn (always learning), watch documentaries, cook, play, take pics of the randomness around me, try something new (I've been embroidering!) and live in the moment with my boys.

"The busy" has required my absence here on my little blog but I hope to be back at it after the weekend.

But something to share....hmmm. Oh yes, I have another half-a** project that still needs completion after a year. I love it and have yet to wear it due to incompletion. I so would have gotten an "I" on my report card for this.

It's a cute, mod-looking dress that I sewed last year. The ONLY thing that I lack is sewing the hem. You can see the random strings and the lining showing but once I hem it up (and iron, blech), it will be ready for a night on the town. Isn't the blue so lovely? It reminds me of peacocks and I have an infatuation with peacocks. And the shoes! Aren't they ridiculous? I love them so!

I Feel Yucky...

My year-round allergies have returned from their usual 6 week break around this time of year and I'm wiped out. I think I might have a sinus infection too. Oh poor me.

The good news is that I finished my green bolero that I've been knitting!! This is my first wearable piece and I'm really happy with how it turned out.

I made Jason photographer this evening and he did pretty darn well after a crash course on aperture, exposure and film speed.

Excuse my silly pictures. We were cracking up the whole time saying dumb things like "Okay, you're a tiger now, out prowling, searching for your prey"...I think they do something like that in Zoolander. Anyhow, despite how sickly I felt, I had a good time.

The slouchy pouch in the back has been remedied so it it lays flat against my back now. I've got big plans for a fall-inspired one next so I best be getting at it. Alright, enough with the pictures of me! I just wanted to share my fabulous little bolero!