My Four Hens

Guess who is insane and giving it another go?!!!

2010-12-20T09:14:00.000-08:00

MEEEEE! Yep im nuts!
I got super busy with my phtoography business. It took off in ways I could never have imagined but I miss taking photos for ME! For my family!! I am making a whole new PERSONAL blog that will include my p365 posts so if you want to keep up keep an eye here and I will redirect ya as soon as its available!!

Hugs!!

Some amazing going ons at The Pad and a FREEBIE

2010-04-29T00:00:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!!! I am gearing up for INSD and am SO excited to share some amazing news from TLP!! Right now we are getting ready to party our little booties off and there are so many incredible and FUN things going on with a TON of guest designers. A HUGE BYOC, Seriously the biggest and most gorgeous I have EVER seen! We are doing a Blog Hop in celebration!! So follow on along after you grab yourself your freebie HERE and click on to get yet another amazing quick page by one of our uber talented Pollys!! I seriously am havnig a blast!! And Don't forget to check us out at The Pad HERE for even more amazing and fun things!! There will be challenges to play along with, and amazing inspiration to be found! Prepare to scrap your little heart out!! Head over and see Val next for your next amazing freebie!!

My Quick Page

Download HERE

Catching up is hard to do lol

2010-04-06T09:55:00.000-07:00

Yep I have fallen off the bus and life has kept me busy. Talk about deja vu but I am NOT abandoning this project and seriously intend to get all caught up. I figure its my project, my memories so even if it runs into the middle of next year I will get 365 photos lol!

I hope everyone has been doing well and enjoying the springy weather (if thats whatcha got in your neck of the woods!)

I seriously miss blogging and am excited to resume!!

Hugssss!

Ohhhh and I found this gorgeous etsy shop. Tulah clothing company is the name and she is having an awesome promotion on Tuesdays (being today is Tues. thought I would give you a heads up!) If you post this flier on your blog and link up her facebook fan page like THIS you are entered to win a 40.00 credit to her beautiful shop! Seriously I love everything she makes! There is also more info on how else to enter once your on her fan page!

Okay going for real this time!
Sa

Some Days

2010-03-09T15:21:00.000-08:00

Kind of a random post but I don't have time to get on track right now so I will share a few recents :)

Finally had a beautiful string of days so the kids have been outdoors quite a bit more. Lily in all her girly glory playing in the dirt out back.

And of course miss Sophie in her beautiful dress :)

I had my first ever newborn session and had a blast!

Took my kiddos to the park:

Had a couple of rough days:

And then some but Sophie just woke up and my laptop battery is dieing so i best get going. Sorry for the photo over load! I will be back to share more soon!!

Ha lost track!

2010-03-03T10:18:00.000-08:00

Soooo with my new release and my crazy kiddos I have lost track of days apparently! Gonna pick up from the last day I started on tomorrow. Its been one of those weeks lol!
Hugs!

Day Fifty Five, Fifty Six and an annoucement :)

2010-02-26T22:36:00.000-08:00

I am So tired! I will def be updating more in the morning. I didn't take a photo today *gasp* I had so much to do and honestly forgot till it was way to late but you honestly didn't miss anything interesting I swear LOL!
Day Fifty Five was Sophia finally playing contently without having to be either on my lap or at my feet. She is finally coming out of attachment parenting I think.

And Yes I desperately needed to vaccuum huh LOL!
Day Fifty Six is of the rain on the car window. We spent pretty much all day in the car. It was no joke!

And my new actions are Finally in the store AND half off right now! I also finally have my flash site up. You can see new actions at http://www.myfourhensphotography.com and you can find my flash site at http://www.my4hensphotography.com

I am sooo beat so I have to get in bed but I will be back tomorrow! Hopefully with a new photo!
Hugs!
Sarah

Some more days

2010-02-22T19:37:00.000-08:00

We have been a busy family (per usual I guess you can say lol!) in getting the kids to doctor's appointments and dentist appointments. We have had school projects out the ears and we have even been blessed with a little bit of sunshine which is beautiful because we managed to get the kids out to the park to play and visit with their pop-poo (otherwise known as their grandfather.) We hadn't gotten to see him in quite a while so they were just now getting their xmas gifts as well. Then this weekend we also celebrated Wes's grandmother's 74th birthday with his family and we also celebrated Wes's first day off of work in almost 2 weeks. Poor guy has been exhausted.
Here some photos from the past few days!
Day Fifty One is Lily modeling one of my mommy's tutu props. You will notice our cluttered living room and daddy in the back with is (so not) awesome video game controller LOL.

He has moreeee then redeemed himself as I got this precious moment of him reading to our daughter's in bed the other day!

This wasn't taken the same day as day fifty one but I love it so much!
Then we have Day Fifty-Two. This was the day we met my dad and little sister at the playground. Tricia was swinging with little Sophia on her lap and it reminded me of how I did exactly the same thing when she was that little!

And can I say how awesome it would be to look this good in crazy spongebob pj pants LOL.
Day Fifty three is my kiddos with all their cousins playing in the snow at Wes's grandmother's birthday party. They said they were building a snow castle but really planned on having a giant snow fight LOL.

Lastly is today's photo of Lily just being her usual girly girl self!

I didn't label it because I couldn't choose which one I loved better. This one or this one..

oh or this one LOL

The oldest two kiddos went to the dentist today and did great. I stayed home with Noah and Sophia cause Noah goes the beginning of March and I didn't want him getting all riled up before he has to go. I got a ton of action related things done though. So far I have 80 made and only 25 of those aren't elements compatible woot! I am working on some more and plan to have about 10-12 new sets to release soon! Hopefully this weekend even!

Well I am heading to bed. I have a lot of work to do yet and need to get up for the bus in the morning!
Night all!
Sarah

Day Forty Nine and Fifty

2010-02-18T19:25:00.000-08:00

Fly by tonight. My throat is bothering me and its on the late side so Im gonna have to post and run.

and a beautiful hat my hubbys boss made! She is considering selling them so I thought I would show it off for her. Gonna try to get better photos tomorrow!

Just a quick annoucements :)

2010-02-17T09:01:00.000-08:00

I will be back tonight to post my photo for today but wanted to share with those that buy my actions and love photography! I am having a pretty huge contest right now over at my shop and if you would like to know how you can win my WHOLE store or just grab a 20 dollar gift certificate to my store you can get details here!
CLICK HERE!
hope your having a great day!!!

Day Forty Eight

2010-02-16T19:19:00.000-08:00

Quick post tonight and then bed :) Today was a busy busy day. I did get some more photo actions done and packaged woot! But I also did a ton of housework and am beat. I got to meet my new neighbor today. (She is pretty awesome.) Turns out we have a lot in common. Her little boy hung out with my monkeys for a bit and then he went home. I survived five kids under 8 can you imagine! And that includes TWO three year olds. Talk about battle of the wills LOL! Noah is going to have to get used to another little one around here or there his age. He kept calling the little boy "the neighbor". So I heard mom "The neighbor is playing with my favorite fire truck." Or "Mom the neighbor is sitting in MY favorite chair at the table!" Which honestly isn't his favorite. He is just being a boy. A territorial one at that lol! He will get over it I am sure. A play mate is good for him! Well I guess he already has 3 other play mates cause of his siblings right. Still she has a little girl thats 2 and another little girl a month younger then Sophie so it will be fun having more little ones for mine to play with a real life grown up to interact with LOL!
Tonight's photo is of Lily doing her homework. Last minute at that (Like always!) She waits right until bedtime and then its a state of emergency LOL!

Goodness I love this kid though. She is down for a photo op anytime!
I hope you all had a great day!!!
Sarah

Day Forty Seven

2010-02-15T16:26:00.000-08:00

Today we got quite a bit of housework done around here. We got one of those cordless shark vaccuums and I love it! It was all charged and ready to go today so I put it to the test and I was super impressed. It picked up dirt and things in my carpet my big heavy duty vaccuum must have missed. Gross that Sophia has been crawling around on that! I also got my work out in, made some photoshop actions, got some photos of the kids and took a nice drive with the family when my hubby got home. Very good day!
Today's photo is Sophia sitting in the closet with the clean clothes! I finally manged to get everything organized.

She doesn't look all to happy but I managed to catch the one moment she wasn't smiling. This kid could seriously light up a room. She is almost always happy! She was cracking up right before I hit the shutter button!
I hope you all have a fabulous night! The kids don't have school tomorrow but I have a ton of actions to make so I am going to stay up pretty late and try to bang them all out.
Sarah

Day Forty Six

2010-02-14T19:24:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentines Day everyone!
Today Wes had to work so we hung around the house and waited for daddy! He came home with a super sweet card and took us to get lunch and then ran to wal mart to get a rug shampooer because I think the previous tenants here might have had a cat. We get these random cat odors here and there and it is almost unbearable. It is just in the boys room too but it drives me crazy. We rent so beyond trying to remedy it I am not sure how else to get rid of it short of tearing up the carpet. We did shampoo it and used cleaning solution that was labeled for pets so once its completely dry I will revacuum and put some baking soda down.
Bored yet?? LOL. Sorry to ramble.
Mom and her boyfriend came by later tonight to bring some gifts for the kids. It was an awesome surprise.
My photo for today is Wesley in the shopping cart at Wal Mart bored out of his mind. Poor kid LOL!

Wes is getting Sophie to sleep for me but the poor guy has to wake up early so I am gonna go take over for him now.
I hope you all had a wonderful day!!
Hugs!
Sarah

Oh thought I would add this one real quick to show that I really do take my camera everywhere I go LOL

My daughter looks like shes about ready to knock me out LOL!

Day Forty Five

2010-02-13T19:24:00.000-08:00

Nothing really exciting to report today. Fairly mellow day! We kinda hung around the house and I worked on my upcoming actions release. Sophia was super attached poor kiddo so I did most of what I could do with her on my lap! She did finally take a nap for me though and I scored a super sweet photo of her! Shes just a blessing! I found a hospital photo while looking for a newborn photo for one of my action set releases and totally caught baby fever for a moment. (Not to be worried LOL its already gone!)

This kid has some killer eye lashes! My butt is going to be totally glued to this yoga ball for the next few days!
Peace!

Day Forty Four

2010-02-12T19:49:00.000-08:00

Today was GREAT! My lens finally came, which means I can finally start to buckle down and portfolio build! I really wanted to get the 50mm 1.4 as the 85mm 1.8 is hard to work with indoors and I don't honestly know what I was waiting for! We went to chuck e cheese and had a blast tonight and I got to try it out a bit!
Todays photo is of my little jock in the making playing football with daddy at chuck e cheese! He was even making it in the holes!

And for good measure a few others:

We had a wonderful family night out! Moments like this just totally reinforce why I feel SO incredibly blessed to have such an amazing family man to raise these awesome kiddos with! He is so hands on. After working a crazy day, knowing he has to work all weekend as well he didn't hesitate when I mentioned wanting to get our kids out tonight!
Fun times!
Night all!

Just another quick one from today

2010-02-11T17:51:00.000-08:00

I was experimenting with self portraits and for some odd reason this was cracking me up. I was waiting in the car with the kids while Wes ran into auto zone and was so bored to death so I took this in the side mirror on the car.

The bokeh is a streetlight as it was getting dark. Just thought I would share!

Lotsa Days

2010-02-11T15:18:00.000-08:00

I have been on somewhat of a blogging hiatus. I decided to take some pressure off and wing it this week. I did stay on top of the photos but cut out the blogging aspect so that I could focus on spending time with my hubby and children. Now that we have a more reliable vehicle we have been spending quite a bit of time out of the house. We also got quite a bit of snow yesterday so it was a lazy day around the house.
So heres the photos from this past week:

Day Thirty Seven:
On the way to my mother in laws house so the boys could spend the night. I turned around to grab a photo of the boys in the back cause they seem so far away and totally caught my older son Wesley ahem digging for gold LOL! The funny thing is he wasn't in any way shape or form embarresed. He just kept on picking!

Day Thirty Eight:

My little thumb sucker. She was a binky baby and one day we just lost it. She didn't seem to miss it but started to do this recently. We did find the binky under the sofa and shes taken interest suddenly so I wonder if we are going to have to deal with all that.

Day Thirty Nine

I swear this kid could pass for a narcoleptic. He falls asleep absolutely everywhere LOL. My husband actually gets the credit cause he pointed it out so I could grab my camera quick enough to catch it. He woke up shortly after. I love the grain in this photo for some reason!

Day Forty

It was actually fairly pleasent this day which is nuts considering we got a blizzard the day after. Lily absolutely loves her American Girl doll and brings her Everywhere she goes!

Day Forty One

Wes's class (and Lily's too) is doing something called hearts for Haiti where they are having the kids making ceramic hearts and sendnig home a sheet for parents to donate money. Such an amazing cause. This was little Wesley showing off his heart for me!

Day Forty Two

Lily eating a swiss cake roll freshly home from her grandmothers house.

Day Forty Three

I have lost almost 20 lbs since the beginning of the year and to celebrate I did a self portrait. (I am horrible at them but oh well A for effort right LOL!)

Day Thirty Five and Thirty Six

2010-02-06T06:56:00.000-08:00

We have been a busy busy family the past week or so and I didn't really want to post about it till I knew for certain. We have been trying to upgrade our family vehicle for some time and just haven't had any luck and we finally managed! We are now the proud owners of a 2005 Dodge Durango limited edition. It is SO nice to have a dependable car! It has a third row seat so we can fit everyone in comfortably and theres a navigation system so I wont get lost. (I am seriously could get lost in a paper bag lol!) It even has a dvd entertainment center to keep the kiddos happy!
Heres what it looks like:

My mom's boyfriend Steve was nice enough to bring Wes up so he could pick it up!
We then stopped off at my mom's job and ran to Wal Mart to pick up Wes and Lily's new glasses! We stopped off at McDonalds to get the kids celebratory Happy Meals on the way home. We NEVER eat there so its a rare treat! Well me and Wes didn't we got grinders lol! But the kids enjoyed it. (When they got home, no eating in the new car of course!)

Day Thirty Five was of sweet Sophia. She banged her little eye making a run for the couch. I felt awful for her. She didn't even cry though. I felt like a major butthead for not reacting faster. It was one of those slow motion moments.

Yesterday's photo (Day Thirty Six) was of Lily and her American Girl doll. She has been asking for one forever and has been doing extra chores around the house to earn one! I am so excited for her! She was over the moon!

Well the kids are getting into everything but I will be back tonight with my day photo! We got new neighbors so we need to work on volume control around here!
Adios!

Taking a couple of days

2010-02-05T17:53:00.001-08:00

Its been an exciting couple of days and I am exhausted. I will be back to post photos tomorrow.
Night all.

Day Thirty Four

2010-02-03T20:03:00.000-08:00

Happy Hump Day! Or whats left of it I suppose. We woke up this morning to snow but not enough to delay school so off to the bus stop we headed. The kids were chipper and motivated so things went fairly smoothly thank goodness. I didn't have any sugar for coffee so I took it one thing at a time lol. Wasn't totally awake myself honestly. My mom saved the day around lunch time though and came by with a big bag of sugar! We hung for a bit so she could see Wesley when he got off the bus from school and then took Sophie for a bit which turned out to be really hard but probably good for me at the same time LOL. I have only been away a few times since birth for short periods of time and I missed this kid so insanely much. That and I am still nursing and well it was literally quite painful. She doesn't nurse every couple of hours of course like she did as a newborn but she does still pretty much nurse on demand. Mom brought her back later that night though and the kids were beyond excited to see her too. My photo of today was a quick snap in the kitchen with my four kiddos and my baby sister!

Lily has to see her rheumatologist tomorrow and I have a ton of things to do so I best get to bed but I will be around tomorrow!

Day Thirty Three

2010-02-02T19:14:00.000-08:00

Sophia is ready to nurse so yet another short and sweet post. Cosleeping makes blogging in bed almost impossible. I watched a good bit of lost but my hubby had to turn in cause he has to work early tomorrow so I decided to dvr and follow suit cause I hate watching it without him.
Today's photo is Sophie all snuggled up in my carrier right after we got home from taking Lillian and Wesley to school. I struggle with self portraits so I couldn't get in there to well but you get the idea.

I got to catch up a little today and will be around tomorrow. Out of sugar so its going to be a super long day with no coffee though yikes!

Day Thirty Two

2010-02-01T20:21:00.000-08:00

Quick post before bedtime but got a fun one today. I had ordered a couple tutus and they made their way here finally! I put one on Sophia and snapped a couple of photos! This one was my winner!

Had some fun with textures.
Be around tomorrow. Today was one of those days my kiddos didn't want to let me on the computer lol.
Sarah

Day Thirty One

2010-01-31T17:09:00.000-08:00

Fly by but the last one for the week at least LOL! And for good reason. Gonna spend some time with the hubs. The kids were happy today!! ALL SMILES phew! I think we are going to be okay lol! Sophia is walking all around almost like a pro now scary! I even got my work out in and pages of make up homework from the sick days last week! Its just lovely when everything is all done and out of the way! I feel totally accomplished! Now I jst have to get out from under the mounds of laundry and get my house back to the way it should be and we are golden!
Today's photo is Noah! Happy, giggling and his normal bubbly self (finally!!). Thank you for all your warm thoughts! I do believe in prayer! I will be around to visit tomorrow!!

Not sure Im digging the processing but I admit I had to kinda rush through it tonight case Sophia is hyper.
See ya soon!
Sarah

Day Thirty

2010-01-30T20:27:00.000-08:00

Yep still sick lol. Or poor kids. Noah has a wicked cough still and Lily is complaining of ear pain. I am much better thank goodness as I can actally be productive. We had a pretty mellow Saturday. Wes and my cousin hung out and I nursed Sophia upstairs and watched netflix with Lily until she was ready for bed. Then I vegged to Law and Order. I am nursing Sophia now so I have to keep it short and sweet. That and the "u" key is still broken! I had ordered a replacement keyboard from walmart.com and it came today BROKEN lol! Just my luck! I havent been so motivated to do much on my desktop cause I can't stand having to copy/paste!
Today's photo is Lily taking a long nap. She wasn't feeling great and spent a good part of the day in bed.

Well off to finish feeding this poor kid. She nurses fine while I type but its not the most comfy in the world for me :)
Night everyone!

Day Twenty Nine

2010-01-29T21:11:00.000-08:00

Not much to report. I am on the mend finally thank goodness and the kids seemed to be upbeat today! We got out to wal mart so Lily could get her new glasses. We actually put in for them and pick them up in about a week. She only needs them for reading but she was so excited!
The house is sleeping and I am going to follow suit bt I will be around to catch up with a nice cup of coffee first thing tomorrow morning! Thank you so much for all the well wishes. It means a lot to me!
Hugs!!
Sarah

Day Twenty Six Twenty Seven and Twenty Eight

2010-01-28T16:49:00.000-08:00

Still sick so this will be a post and run. You can kinda tell I am sick becase my photos are totally a cop out LOL! But ah well. I need to get my sorry behind back in bed.
(All four kids are sick too so I don't know how long I will stay there but I'm trying lol!)
Day Twenty Six is waiting for the bus

Day Twenty Seven is Wesley's school bus coming down the street. In the spring and summer you can't see anything at all because everything is in bloom but now I can see it make its way down the street. I love that they come right to our house to drop him off!

Day Twenty Eight is just us being sick. Sophia was out cold and her little hand was peeking up over the blanket.

Well gonna get these kids in bed. They have school in the morning. Night all!

Still very sick

2010-01-27T17:04:00.000-08:00

Not doing so hot. I woke up this morning feeling like death and its only progressively gotten worth. I have the chills and am having chest pains as well as my voice is now completely gone. Poor Noah slept literally all day. This is going to be a doozy. I hopefully will be back tomorrow :)

Night off :)

2010-01-26T20:36:00.000-08:00

Will post my photo in the am. Still nursing this cold as well as all 4 of my now sick (and apparently contagious kiddos). It really seems to be going around. I know if I don't manage to sleep now tomorrow is going to be painful lol.
Night all!
Sarah

Day Twenty Five

2010-01-25T18:33:00.000-08:00

Coming down with a cold. I am gonna head to sleep early in hopes that plenty of rest (as much as one can get with four kid) and lots of fluids drown this cold out. i have that annoying tickle in the back of my throat. It rained pretty much all day today. The kids were a bit stir crazy and I wasn't up to a ton of house work so I have a ton to do tomorrow. On a good note Lily is doing amazing in school and came home with good news! She is all caught up and reading like a pro. She had a set back when we moved here because the curriculum was a bit different then her old school. She seems to be feeling much better after somewhat of a rough weekend. My husband Wes was also complaining of a sore throat tonight so whatever it is it is making its rounds.
I bought a new flash site tonight to showcase my photoshop actions and I am so excited to show it off. I am going to be releasing a ton of ne actions at the end of February and am going to be kicking my new site and new releases off with a fifty percent sale and a ton of give aways! I am stoked! I just wish there was more time in a day.
Other then that nothing else much to report. I baked cookies with the kiddos and we had a yummy calzone and anti pasto salad for dinner (my new fav!)
Today's photo is of little Sophie.We were waiting for the school bus and the lighting in the door way was so pretty. I also bounced my flash and I processed this with my creamsicle action and my lemon drop action.

Night all!

Day Twenty Four

2010-01-24T16:39:00.000-08:00

Keyboard is half working...Which means I have to paste every single "u" in this blog post LOL! Yeah talk about dedication huh! Wes is sooo gonna have to stop off for me tomorrow cause I am noticing my "f" key is sticking as well. I could blame it on the kids but I totally spilt my coffee all over my keyboard today.
In the interest of my sanity I know you will forgive me for not rambling on in my usual style LOL!
I can not believe that this weekend is already gone wow! I won't lie and say I got a ton accomplished. I just didn't but Mondays are always most productive with the kids in school so at least I can say theres hope yet!
My photo today is of Miss Sophia. I am officially addicted to these baby leg warmers. Etsy is my friend. Or maybe it isn't case I like to spend all my money there LOL! Sophia is learning how to climb in and out of everything! She climbed in the laundry today and I grabbed my camera! She is officially 9 months today. Walking, climbing and 9 months...scary!

And in the interest of cuteness!

And if you are wondering where I got these delicious little leg warmers from you can find them here!
Now excuse me before I totally lose my mind LOL! This keyboard is killing me!
Ciao!
Sarah

Day Twenty Three

2010-01-23T18:29:00.000-08:00

Watching a movie with the hubs. Its kinda scary though so I am using this as an excuse to not look at the television right now LOL! Sophia is way to hyper for this time of night and has been shrieking the past four minutes or so. Not a bad shrieking. A very happy albeit very LOUD shrieking.
So I ordered some awesome things from Restoration Hardware. We got a superhero in a box kit as a prop but it turned into a huge hit around here. The kids took turns playing with it. I actually bought a second tonight because I didn't anticipate the kids enjoying it so much and they did bicker quite a bit back and forth. Made for some cute pictures though!
So you can guess what my photos are inspired by today.

Always posing I swear lol.

I swear she comes up with all her own material LOL! I don't pose her in anyway!
And last if there were ever to be a naked superhero it would be Noah LOL

Lily had a nasty cough today. The poor kid was hacking and I so I eventually made her get in bed and take it easy. Fortunately her new American Girl catalog came and she had something to enjoy while she was stuck in bed. I got a couple of fun photos.

I think Sophia is finally; ready for bed. She is starting to ask for me. Night everyone! I may be around after she is sleeping!

Hugs!

Day Twenty Two

2010-01-22T14:50:00.000-08:00

Waiting on Dominos and thought I would squeeze in my post! I started to make my rounds but today was one of "those" days. My kids were go go go all day. I have no idea where this energy is all coming from but I would LOVE to ball it up and take it in maybe a pill form? LOL Anyhow! Today's photo is my little princess Sophia. Surprised? Shes been quite the little feature huh. I do have another one of Wes I want to share but this photo of Sophia seriously took my breath away. (And I am pretty hard on myself so I swear its probably those mommy goggles I am so famous for!) But shes just soooo cute! We got this hat at wally world last night. It has made the rounds and I am determined to get everyone in it and get a photo to prove it!

And here is my sweet son Wesley! This was seriously almost the photo for today. It was like an eeny meeni miny moo type deal.

Sunday is my e-session! I can't wait. We have decided to head to the casino!! I have a couple senior sessions coming up as well. One featuring my very own baby sister! Should be fun stuff.
I PROMISE to hit all of ya i didn't make it to earlier as soon as my kids are in bed! I am So looking forward to peace and quiet!
Mucho Love!
Sarah

Day Twenty and Twenty One

2010-01-21T20:12:00.000-08:00

So I finally did it! I finally went to the dentist. Yesterday actually. And 110.00 dollars poorer and still in pain I am not sure I am thrilled about it but I am proud of myself. I have to see an oral surgeoun soon to have the molar extracted. :( Not fun. Good news is my pain will be gone, I will feel much better and it will be a fresh start. Thank god no other real damage is done. I haven't been to the dentist in way to long though and it was not easy at all. I seriously was on edge the whole way there and in tears walking back to the chair! The funny thing is the dentist office I chose I had found online and had this odd gut feeling it was just the right place. It turns out the dentist is the one I had all my childhood and loved her! So I know I am in good hands.
Yesterday's photo was Sophia out like a light. I loved how her little baby foot was dangling off the edge of the couch. I know that these are some of the mental photos I will have 20 years down the line when my kids are far from babies.

Today's photo is lunch! My daughter had a field day!

I gave it to her and let her go to town!
We also braved Super Walmart today. UGH! I swear my daughter is at that age where she feels the need to ask for everything. I guess at 7 years old I remeber being fairly similar. Still jeez. Everything from clothes to snack food was fair game. She was supposed to have her eyes examined but we had the appointment date wrong so she goes next week!
Anyhow heading to bed! I hope you all had a great couple of days! I am exhausted so I will be around with my coffee to do some much over due catching up!

Day Twenty

2010-01-20T19:57:00.000-08:00

Taking the night off :) I did take a photo but will upload in the morning. It has been a long day.
Night all!

Day Nineteen

2010-01-19T18:49:00.000-08:00

Good day today! The pain is letting up a little. But I made a new friend! New friends are always awesome aren't they! I won a logo during a clickinmoms contest and she was so super sweet! I feel so spoiled. Now I have a super beautiful one from my friend Becca at Graffiti chicks for my actions and a super gorgeous one from my new friend Tiffany at OTSS. The world is good! But anywho we chatted it up on yahoo and she even let me test her new actions! How lucky am I?! And yes I make actions and sell actions but I buy them too. (Guilty pleasure of choice I guess you could say LOL!)
Sophia on the other hand. The day was not so good poor kid. She was super fussy and I think we are officially hitting that seperation anxiety faze because she freaks the second I walk out of her line of sight. I just keep telling myself this too shall pass. She has such a sweet little face it just breaks my heart but I guess when you sign up for mommyhood you have to take into consideration that you may just not use the "potty" alone for a good 5 years. (Or longer!) And while on that line of thought you may just use terms like "potty" inappropriately well into the night when addressing a mostly adult audience and your kids are in bed and no where in sight or earshot LOL!
Anywho rambling.
Today's photo captured just that!

She is still just to precious even when mad at the world!
And if you are interested in those actions you can find them right HERE. And yep my little Sophia is totally the little model awwww!!
Good night everyone!
Sarah

Day Eighteen

2010-01-18T18:05:00.000-08:00

Today's photo is of Sophia toddling her way right to her brother's arms. It really pulls at my heart strings. She is 8 and a half months old now and getting more and more confident in her walking. Today she got in her little head she wanted to walk to Noah and that she did! I loved how he just waited patiently for her. No easy feat for our rambunctious three year old btw!
Shes just looking at him so lovingly too! Total mommy goggles on this one, sorry folks lol!

Today was a slow day! We called the dentist and they can't get me in till Wednesday but honestly Wes called the wrong one so we are going to give it another try tomorrow.
Sophia is getting into everything and I hear the chair moving around downstairs which means the boys are raiding the cabinets so this post is gonna have to be short and sweet!
Hope everyone is having a great night (or day!)

Day Seventeen

2010-01-17T18:50:00.000-08:00

Another docile Sunday around here. Tomorrow the kids will all be home because there is no school due to MLK day so I am going to have my hands full. We are going to be calling the dentist first thing in the morning. I was fortunate enough to take another nap with Sophia today and my husband ordered out and cleaned the house. He even did the laundry! I am bummed he has to work tomorrow.
Other then that not much really going on. I did manage to get a few photos. Lillian had little Sophia in her doll carriage and was pushing her around the kitchen. It was way to cute not to grab the camera. Sophie is so chubby you can barely see her diaper when she is slouched over like this lol!

The boys also got hair cuts. They needed them in a bad way. Hopefully they will let me get some photos of them tomorow! Hope you all had a great weekend!

Day Sixteen

2010-01-16T20:29:00.000-08:00

My toothache is still plaguing me! I did take a good nap and I probably took one to many extra strength tylenol but I managed to make it through the day. Just two more days till Tuesday and I can get in touch with a dentist. I would never ever think in a million years I would want to call one so badly but honestly if I had to compare my pain level to anything I have ever experienced it could just possibly be up there with childbirth! LOL! I probably sound so melodramatic. Honestly though I have a pretty high pain tolerance so if its bugging me this much its bad.
The kids enjoyed their Saturday though. It was filled with giggles and lots of breakfast cereal (as I wasn't feeling well enough to cook anything healthy or nutritious)! My poor hubby had to work eight hours today and came home and saved the day. He was exhausted himself but we all laid in bed together and kinda chatted and hung out. He made the kids chicken parmesan for lunch. I tried to resist but hunger won out. This whole special k diet thing stinks! I then took a long nap with Sophia and he kept an eye on things. Real life saver. What can I say, I'm a lucky girl!
We also heard from Wes's mom today. She is celebrating her 50th birthday this April and wants us all to head to Cape Cod Mass for a family vacation weekend. Sounds good to me! I am so excited. We are going to spring for a new and bigger vehicle this year so if it all pans out that shouldn't be an issue at all. We have been talking about a possible trip to Disney this year too if our finances are in order so it will be awesome to be so spoiled as to soak up to family vacations!
Today's photo is of little Wes again. This kid HATES hair cuts. Seriously loathes them. And for that reason we seriously loathe giving them to him lol! Poor thing needs one in a bad way though. He woke up this morning and his hair was sticking in everywhich direction and he just looked so sweet rubbing his eyes and the light all around him. So he is my inspiration for the day.

I also bought some GORGEOUS Florabella textures and had a play!
Anyhow I will be around soon! I hope you all had a great Saturday!!
hugs!
Sarah

Day Fifteen

2010-01-15T20:41:00.000-08:00

Heading to bed with a wicked tooth ache. Resolving to call the dentist this Tuesday. I am tired of dealing with this because I have a very irrational fear of the dentist. It is a new year and I promised to take better care of myself so this will just have to be my springboard!
Tomorrow is promising to be extremely busy. My husband works 8 hours and I need to clean my house and try to get the grape juice my sweet Sophie spilled (poured) all over the carpet. I tried to doctor it up a bit earlier and it just didn't work out. I am hoping that a good nights rest will give me more patience with it tomorrow. We also have a birthday party to go to. I am hoping honestly that it doesn't conflict with Wes's working hours.
Today's photo is of little Wes dazing off. He gets this from me! Who says boys don't daydream?

Anyhow I really better get my behind to bed. I hope that you all had a wonderful Friday!!
Hugs!
Sarah

Day Fourteen

2010-01-14T18:30:00.000-08:00

Two weeks wow! Am I proud!! Anyhow. Another funky day but its totally alright because tomorrow is Friday and then I can drown myself in coffee and photoshop. Nothing like a little scrapbook therapy. This week just didn't work. I tried my best to sit down and focus. I managed to get on my laptop quite a bit but I can not for the life of me scrap on my laptop. So this weekend when I can stay up late I am vowing to dive in and get as caught up as humanly possible!
Todays photo was an attempt to put a new spin on bath time. I have been putting Sophia in the tub with the kids. In the tub by herself (with me supervising of course). In the shower with me. Nada. She hates it all. Didn't want anything to do with the bath, the water, nothing! So I gave her a sink bath. I was so excited the first couple minutes thinking hmm this may just work. And about 3 minutes in she decided she wanted no part! Total meltdown. Fortunately for me I got a few sweet shots.

I did manage to doctor up my website today. I am preparing for the whole portfolio phase in my photography journey. I am excited (and terrified!!!!)! I have my first e-session with a good highschool friend the 24th of this month so wish me luck! We also have a birthday party for my bestfriend's daughter this weekend and I am looking forward to getting some fun shots there!
See ya'll soon!!
Sarah

Day Thirteen

2010-01-13T13:27:00.000-08:00

Just a short post from me today. We had somewhat of a long day around here. First little Wes had an accident which is just about unheard of. He woke up crying for me at 4 am this morning and after I bathed him and he fell back asleep I was up all morning. I never managed to get back to sleep and was working my way through a pot of coffee by the time the kids were waking up to get ready for school.
Then I always pull the kids in the wagon to the bus stop with the kids in it. It keeps Noah interested enough to stay in the wagon (in most cases) and the kids really have a great time. Plus its uphill so its a little bit of a work out for me. Win win all around right? Well today I saw its draw backs. It is a squeeze to put it lightly and trying to stuff all the kids in and get them to the bus stop is a chore in a half. Well we were running late and I didn't have time to help manage them all so I told Lily since she was the oldest she had to sit it out and next time it came to that Wesley would have to sit out to be fair. Apparently this was not good enough because she turned her back in the driveway and began to pout. Just then the bus decided to come. I told Lily to hurry up behind me and ran off with the wagon pulling the boys along with Sophia securely strapped to my chest in my carrier. Well I get almost to the bus and decide to ditch the wagon to save time leaving Noah watching after. (The bus is seriously 2 houses away its close enough.) Little Wes pitches a fit because he wants his sister on the bus and I turn around realising Lily isn't right there. She is still pouting in the driveway... So now I am putting my whining crying 5 year old on the bus. He is still crying for his sister. I tell the bus driver I will be right back with Sophia still strapped to me and a growing lines of impatient vehicles and run all the way back and grab Lily. She is 7 years old and not as light as she used to be. I manage to get her on the bus but not before a car makes a uturn and Lily is now in tears as well.
Needless to say I have a very grounded 7 year old who is very very very sorry (according to her) but I am learning to stand my ground. Discipline isn't second nature so we are trying to find something that works for our family. We aren't spankers so this is all I can think of at the moment.
If you made it through that god bless ya LOL! Guess this post isn't as short as I thought it was gonna be.
My day thirteen photo is of Lily fresh and ready for school this morning (pre tantrum of course.) All I can say is I wish I looked this gorgeous rolling out of bed! She was checking out the snacks my husband left. If we didn't leave them int he car and set them out first thing in the morning the kids would eat them all in a day or two! Its pretty grainy but I am totally going to wear my mommy goggles on this one LOL!

I hope everyone had a much less eventful day! I still am trying to motivate myself to workout! I have only been taking one day off and I am wondering if taking 2 would be smarter!
Ohh and funny (short story promise)! I grabbed my camera to take a couple of photos this afternoon to discover Noah had managed to get my lense on manual and was walking around snapping off photos LOL! Heres one of his little masterpieces! I love how interested he seems to be in photography! I am the blur in the left hand corner.

Thats it for me!
I will be around to leave some loving!
Hugs!!!

Day Twelve

2010-01-12T18:37:00.000-08:00

Everything totally fell into place today. Lily is scheduled for her nutritionist appointment next month and the insurance thing seems to be all settled and her meds will be sent out shortly. I love when things work themselves out!
The kids got off to the bus stop as usual. The day went pretty smoothly. I got some housework. Sophia cut another tooth and is still taking 6 or 7 steps at a time around the house. Shes having a blast practicing. Nap time didn't seem to show up though so I never got a really good opportunity to sit and scrapbook as I hoped. There is always tomorrow though. My mom asked if she can take Sophia for a bit so it will be me and Noah. I don't know how he will take not being able to go, he adores my mother but she is always good about taking them all and I think the kids need one on one time as well.
Anyhow todays photo is of Lillian outside in the snow. I wanted to experiment and she wanted to sled so we met halfway LOL. Shes laying upside down here. Don't look to long it will totally make you dizzy LOL!

I also ordered the kids these really awesome chalkboard and white board things. I thought it would be helpful with their homework and give them somewhere to draw besides my walls. Noah just entered this stage and I am putting a stop to it now before it gets bad. No offense to my sweet boy but I like my walls just the way they are LOL!

I am sure they will make their way into my project at some point! I hope you are all having a good night. I am nursing Sophia and the multitasking isn't quite working right now. She really wants my attention. I will be around with my morning coffee tomorrow to catch up while Noah watches his Dora!
Hugs!
Sarah

Day Eleven

2010-01-11T18:09:00.000-08:00

Tonight we had the most frustrating time with our insurance company. We have double coverage and should have no issues but our primary is insisting we use THEIR specialty pharmacy and telling we are no longer allowed to use the local walgreens as we have to fill Lillian's enbrel. It was back and forth between the insurance company and the pharmacy and we ended up getting off the phone frustrated and confused. They want an 80.00 copay and we should have none at all. That is the point of double coverage. I did some research once we got off the phone and fortunately we qualify for this enbrel program that will cover the copay. It just infuriates me because they were willing to let my seven year old daughter go without medication because of so called "policies". It wasn't an issue the past few months though when we were going to walgreens so I just don't get it. We pay a lot of money for this insurance through my husbands job. Its supposed to be top of the line and they are telling us there is only one pharmacy we can use to get this medicine. UNREAL.
Anyhow now that my little rant session is over. Today was fairly uneventful besides that. Dexter finally came in. It was actually supposed to be here the other day but I put the wrong disk on our que and had to send it back and wait for the new one. Wes and I pretty much spent the remainder of the night vegging on Dominos and catching up on season 3. The kids were really awesome tonight. Just kinda played with their toys upstairs. No homework to worry about so they got to relax too. I got a ton of housework done. You honestly wouldn't know by looking at the boys room but I can fix that when I get back from the bus stop in the morning no problem. Then I have a TON of scrapbooking to catch up on. I haven't even scrapped my project photos yet.
My photo today was my funny little Noah. He was being a total ham. He was even posing with his breakfast LOL! Totally taking after his sister.

And just for fun this is what happens when you attempt to turn your back on a semi hungry 8 and a half month old to do said photo shoot with 3 year old. (And happen to leave a half eaten bowl of waffles.)

I managed to get all the syrup off. Needless to say with four kids my couches aren't at their best anyhow LOL!
I will be around tomorrow to leave some love!
Night!

Day Ten

2010-01-10T16:05:00.000-08:00

Another slow day around here. We are all actually going to bed early tonight as we are being invaded by the sickies and I want the kids fresh for school this week. I am determined to miss as little bit of school as possible. I shouldn't even say that out loud. I really wouldn't want to jinx it.
Today's photo reflects just how lazy we all were lol. Sophia fell asleep totally upright wrapped in the couch throw like a little tortilla. It was actually basically the only photos I took today. I was pretty unmotivated there too unfortunately.

Anyhow Sophie is trying to make her escape and invade the kids rooms so off I go! I hope you are all having a great night or day! I will be around in the morning to leave some loving! I was pretty much a total slacker this weekend and have some catching up to do!
Night everyone!
Sarah

Day Nine

2010-01-09T16:42:00.000-08:00

I love Saturdays. I get to really absorb time with the kids and my husband. Wes gets off work earlier and though he doesn't get it off completely he is generally in time for breakfast. The kids get to sleep in which in turn means I get sleep in. (Sorta.) It just seems like a mini vacation. And of course the promise of Sunday which is my most favorite day of all. I get to stay up later then the norm and sleep just a tad bit later as well. Best of all I get to wake up with my sweet husband. No work most Sundays means I have him all day which is a total treat!
Today we kinda hung about and played. The kids stayed pretty entertained with moon sand and craft projects. I did a bit of digital scrapbooking to catch up with my creative teams a little and listened to music. My kinda day.
My photo is of Sophia. She has apparently made a new friend. We have had this one teddy bear since Lillian was a baby. I am not totally sure where he came from as he is just one of those toys that kind of show up and fade into the piles of stuff animals that seem to cling to the corners in the kids closets. He sure is cute though and I noticed quite worn in so he has gotten lots of love from my older little ones as well! Sophia is smitten. She spent a good part of the day lugging him around with her and kissing and loving on him. She also was beating the poor thing up and I caught her in one of her crazy fits LOL! I am sure it was just a *love* tap! Her face is hysterical. I got quite a few more and will post a couple of those to flickr later on.
The hat is from etsy! It was intended for newborns but Lily decided to decorate her sister LOL! I would say play dress up but it just doesn't seem to quite describe what truly happened! Hence she gets to wear this funky blue newborn prop LOL!

Anyhow I need to order dinner. Yum!
Sarah

Day Eight

2010-01-08T18:14:00.000-08:00

Well we had lots of snow first thing this morning. Before I did anything I put a HUGE pot of coffee on figuring there would be a delay and it would be a crazy morning. Surprisingly school was scheduled per usual so we got dressed and bundled and with a belly full of warm oatmeal braved the snow and made it soundly to the bus stop. I actually decided to pile the kids into the wagon with exception of little Sophie who was snug in my front carrier and pulled them right up our snowy hill! Noah looked enchanted at the bus stop watching the flakes fall all around him and I happened to capture the wonder in his face. He looks like such a cherub sometimes!
The other two photos are of our foot prints in the snow and then of course a funky shot of the bus. What would a photo of the bus stop be without a bus after all right??
I did make it home in time to savor my coffee (while still hot I might add) and got some housework done. All in all it was a pretty mellow day though.
I hope you all had a great one too!
Heres my little storyboard for the night. I couldn't settle on just one photo of course. I never can though lol! Its harder then you would think!

For whatever reason the picture quality isnt what I would like it to be but I will live. The memory is what is most important here!
Night everyone! I will be around in the am to leave some love!
Sarah

Day Seven

2010-01-07T12:24:00.000-08:00

Today is my seventh day on this project!! One full week down wow!! I still have a ways to go but its so exciting to know that I have stuck with this even this far. Its been a crazy week so it isn't always easy to sit on the computer. I know that the blog isn't a necessity and as long as I take the photos I am good to go but honestly a goal of mine is to blog more! Its a wonderful resource for my family and I can not tell you how awesome it felt to go back and reread previous entries from my failed attempt last year!
Right now my boys are sleeping (ahh peace and quiet) and my sweet daughter is playing quietly beside me. My oldest little girl is at physical therapy with daddy so I found a moment to do this. I have been kinda posting and running and I wanted to take time to catch up. I will be doing that as soon as I refill my coffee cup and finish this post!
Todays photo was inspired by me for a change. I was reminiscent today in last year embarking on this journey I was quite pregnant. I took a photo of me looking down with my nothing showing but my toes trying to peek out over my gigantic belly. Well this year I can actually see my toes!! Sophia is almost nine months! I do believe she will be me and Wesley's last child. So this is something totally new to me. To look down and know that there will never be another being there inside of me. I am kind of sad of course. I will always cherish my pregnancys and births. It was such a blessing for me. Of course being pregnant most of my adult life did have its drawbacks. Well okay only a couple. One being I have managed to REALLY let myself go. Between nursing and pregnancy I haven't had my body to myself for years. I actually still don't as I am still nursing sweet little Sophia. But I have already started to try to take charge of my health and exercise at least 5 days a week ( I have managed four so far yay!) and to eat healthier. I am not just doing this for me of course. I really want to set a healthy example for my little ones. I want them to lead a healthy life style as they grow and get older. I want them to have a healthy mom to watch them grow and be a part of their lives! Of course I am getting way ahead of myself as I tend to do. Not rushing them growing! I just want to be smart and have a plan. The only other draw back would be I didn't realise how fast it would go! If I could change anything I wouldn't but I would savor each moment. Each hug. My oldest is in second grade. There are moments I still see that sweet baby I once nursed and rocked to sleep but for the most part she is an independent, smart beautiful young lady!
Anyhow here is my photo for today! I hope you enjoy! See ya soon!

Oh and totally rocking my pjs! LOL!
Sarah

Day Six

2010-01-06T19:32:00.000-08:00

Whatta day! Actually it was fairly vanilla around here. I did manage to get some housework done because with four kids when is there not housework right? Actually as I type this it is 10:30 pm and I know that I have to get up to get the kids to school very early so I need to get my butt in bed. I hate to post and run but Sophia decided to just get up.
Heres my photo today. Just the boy playing hide and go seek. They have the best relationship I swear. Of course they fight like brothers too but when Wes gets home from the bus at noon time Noah just lights right up.

I promise to get around tomorrow and admire and leave loving on all your wonderful project photos! I hope you are all having a great night or day! (depending on where your at)
Sarah

Day Five

2010-01-05T15:15:00.000-08:00

Today was an off day. Everyone was kind of tired and grumpy. The boys seemed to fight off and on from the time Wesley got home from school till the time my husband got home from work. I think honestly they were just a bit on the bored side. So I decided to try to entertain them by hanging out by the window and waiting with them for Lily's school bus. We can always see it drive by and then I poke my head up while she walks home. Its literally almost right in front of my house.
I got this sweet moment of my two boys. They weren't aware of the camera and I wish I was prepared but figured better to be not technically correct then to not have it at all. It seriously melts my heart mommy goggles or not!

Poor Noah isn't feeling well. I discovered a little bit of a rash that I am thinking may be eczema so if he starts complaining of itching we are going to have to call the pediatrician. His eyes are also on the red side and I am praying pink eye isn't making a come back. It is a total nightmare with 4 kids! On a good note I got a page done tonight! I really have so much scrapbooking to do but am gonna have to dig in tomorrow because I am honestly just exhausted tonight! Trying to get back in a swing of things still. I am hoping Wednesday is nicer to me!
On another note American Idol starts next week and I am SO looking forward to that! It is gonna be kinda weird without Paula on it this year though. I really didn't want her on SYTYCD though. I was glad she never showed up!
Anywho better get some rest while my kids nap. I am kinda nervous cause its 6 pm here and all 4 of my kids are sleeping. They may all possibly not sleep tonight huh LOL! But they all kinda fell asleep on their own. I just hope thats not a sign everyone is getting sick!
See ya tomorrow!
Sarah

Day Four

2010-01-04T13:34:00.000-08:00

Today was the first day back on our schedule (if you can call it that lol). I managed to get the house almost back to normal and I am fairly sure tomorrow I can pretty much cover any ground I didn't today. I also managed to do Day three of my workout! I am so proud of myself. Baby steps lol! I am officially a die hard fan of Leslie Sansone though. Shes seriously making my life easier. I think the key for me will be to wait till Wes gets home before I attempt to work out. Here I can focus my energy on the work out and actually enjoy it versus stressing about rushing through it before nap time is over (if it ever comes) or one of the kids pitching a fit. I am the type I have to do things from start to finish or it drives me nuts so honestly this really seems to be the way to go.
Nap time did come today though and oh my goodness it was bliss! Having everyone home this past week was wonderful. I do genuinely enjoy being surrounded by Wes and the kids but a couple hours of quiet me time was way over due too I think.
Today's photo is inspired from nap time..or right after actually. Noah had fallen asleep before he could finish his bowl of oatmeal and Sophia woke up while I was in the kitchen loading the dishwasher. She was super quiet and I had no clue she was even up and she managed to crawl right down off the couch and make her way right over to his half eaten bowl of oatmeal LOL! I peeked my head in to check and found her covered head to toe in the sticky remnants of Noah's breakfast. She is so cute!

Anyhow I have to get dinner started but I will be around to leave some love at bed time! Its exciting to see everyone's projects!

Hugs!
Sarah

Day Three

2010-01-03T17:09:00.000-08:00

This will have to be a short blog post as we are trying to get the kids ready for bed and Sophia isn't very happy with me at the moment. They head back to school tomorrow after their week long Christmas Vacation so we have some adjusting to do. I am sad they wont be here all day but I am looking forward to getting back on routine and getting organized. I have also managed to work out for 2 days straight now LOL! I am excited. I am really hoping to get healthy and lose weight. I also stopped drinking soda and I have to admit I feel much better already!
Today's photo is focusing on my oldest daughter Lillian. She suffers from a disability known as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and I have to give her injections twice a week. Shes a trooper but I do feel for the kid. Who likes to get shots?? Its bad enough getting them from your doctor but your own mom!

Anyhow I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday night! I will be back tomorrow!
Sarah

Day Two

2010-01-02T13:32:00.000-08:00

Pretty mellow day around here today. We got more snow. I actually love snow and don't mind it but I know other people in this area are more then sick of it lol! I am actually hoping we get a ton Monday and the kids can stay home an extra day. I have really enjoyed vacation and can't believes it is over already. Time flies when your having fun.
So those that are familiar with digital scrap booking may be familiar with "one little word". You basically choose a word you want to really sum up your year. It kind of keeps you centered on your main goals and objectives for the year as a whole. I chose the word Growth. I am pretty sure our family is done growing. We are blessed with four beautiful children and now we are going to focus on growth in other areas. I am going to begin officially portfolio building at some point this year and making my business legitimate and official. That is definitely growth I am praying for. I am hoping for growth in this project. I am hoping I will see improvement in my abilities and my "eye" so to speak. We now have two school aged children. We are praying they continue to grow and flourish in all areas of their academics. Noah is transitioning from a toddler to a little boy. Sophia will be celebrating her first birthday. We are in a new neighborhood. There are just so many areas of our lives that really revolve around the meaning behind the word I have chosen.
This photo is inspired by my "one little word" selection. She is now eight months old and I had chosen to put her in a shirt she wore under her little coming home from the hospital outfit. It basically fits her like a belly shirt LOL!
Heres my photo(s) for today!

Anyhow I hope you all have a wonderful night!
Thanks so much!

Sarah

Day One- 2010

2010-01-01T19:12:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year!
So today we begin yet another chapter! I started off on this same journey this same day last year. We had one less child then, a smaller apartment and a lot of stress. Nevertheless I remember being so excited. So hopeful. Life was a bit bumpy and had other plans however and I did not get to complete my project last year. This year I am renewing hope and starting out with a fresh perspective, and a hopefully better sense of creativity! I just feel so alive! So blessed and I have so many hopes for this project. Not only that I will continue to grow in my photography but also have something to look back on and be happy about. Something to be proud of! Last years project taught me a lot about myself as a person. I really finally came into my own I believe. And that was only not even half way through! I know if I can ride it out there will be an abundance of wonderful things in store for me and my family all around! I hope you will join me! I was blessed to have made a lot of friends last time around and I am so excited to get to know more about the people embarking in this crazy journey with me!
Today we pretty much played it safe and hung around home most the day. I woke up and organized the bedroom closet (fun I know!) and then realised it was VERY quiet in the house. With four kids I am sure yu can imagine it is seldom quiet! I decided to take a break and investigate to find everyone outside sledding!! I grabbed my shoes and my camera and headed out to find my sweet husband whooping it outside with the kids in the snow. These kind of things just tug at my heart strings I tell ya!
I got MANY photos I know I will cherish but I chose a few that I felt summed up the morning. I threw them in a story board. I know we are generally supposed to share one photo but this is my project so I am making my own rules!

Then my mother was kind enough to babysit all FOUR kids so me and my husband could have a meal out alone. Yes in a restaurant!! It was wonderful! I decided to bring the camera and I think I embarrassed the poor guy a bit (I got the honey you are bringing that here?! LOL) so I kept it low key in the restaurant but got this cool photo on the way! I have been experimenting with intentional motion blur and shutter speed! I love it. I know its not my usual work but I figured why not try something new!

So if you have made it this far awesome! If not I forgive ya ;) LOL Kidding! Hope you all had an amazing and SAFE New Year!!
Mucho Love!
Sarah

2009-12-29T09:11:00.000-08:00

Just some recent photos of the girls. Theres a pretty substantial gap from where I left off and where I am about to stop. Its crazy that its been a year since I first attempted this project. I am so eager and excited to get the ball rolling! Three Days!

Testing

2009-12-27T18:46:00.003-08:00

Playing with my blog format and curious to see how it handles big photos. Bear with me :)

Starting All over Again Soon!

2009-12-05T23:29:00.000-08:00

Well a new year is fast arriving, can you believe that we are already in December! I has been So long since I have been able to post. I am absolutely looking forward to attempting another project 365 this year. I will also be looking into upgrading my blog. So much to do and so little time! I hope to get to revisit this journey with a lot of you again whether you were good and stuck to it or were not so good like myself lol!
I will have more details soon for those interested!
Thanks so much!!
Sarah

Day Seventy-Nine

2009-05-20T05:11:00.000-07:00

So I took this yesterday and meant to get it up last night but things were kinda crazy. I breastfeed our baby exclusively and when she is hungry theres no waiting LOL. Yesterday in general was pretty crazy. Lillian was not feeling well the night before. She was complaining of ear pain however she woke up the next morning and insisted on going to school and she was saying she felt fine. She was acting fine and being in a new school I really didn't want her missing any time if it weren't completely necessary. Well sure enough after 10 sometime I got a call from the school saying Lillian was miserable and complaining of ear pain we had to come get her. I couldn't reach anyone it was awful. We are a one car family and Wes had our car at work so I was freaking out. My mom works for the state and was on her way to work. It was a mess. Finally my sister was able to come through and help out but it was just crazy. Wes had filled all the paperwork out so I had no idea who he had listed for emergency contacts etc. so when my sister arrived to get Lillian they had a hard time releasing her because Wes didn't put her down on the okay list. Fortunately she made it home and slept off and on. I kept her home today because she was up again miserable so I am going to have to take her into the pediatrician I am thinking. I hope its not an ear infection but I am thinking it just may be.
Yesterday we spent some time outside in the backyard. Wes and his friend changed the oil on Wes's motorcycle. My husband was in his glory but I admit the mechanics role totally suits him lol! He looked awfully good working on that bike. I doubt I would admit that to him though LOL The boys I think were even more excited to sit outside and watch daddy. They are so infatuated with Wes's motorcycle. It was really nice of Gil to be such a help too, anything that saves us money these days is okay in my eyes.
I noticed Sophie is starting to vocalize more its adorable. Instead of going full out into a fit she works herself up and kinda complains. She is such a doll, all the kids like to fight over who gets to hold her.
Well I already managed to clean the kitchen but there is a ton of laundry in the basement calling my name LOL.
Here is my photo for today :)
Day Seventy-Nine...
Sophie hanging out on my bed. I chose this photo because a good web friend of mine Trina was sweet enough to send her th emost adorable baby gap outfits and they finally fit her so we did a mini shoot!! Thank you again Trina if you see this, I love ya girl!
Have a fabulous day!
Sarah

Soo totally sorry

2009-05-18T09:21:00.000-07:00

I seemed to leave ya hanging. Life has been busy. In the past month and change we have had a baby and managed to move. I have honestly dropped the ball but its not called project 365 for nothing and I am determined to get all 365 photos so if my year has to end later then Jan first thats totally okay with me. I have decided that its the start of a new week and I am going to try to revamp and pick up again starting with tomorrow. So yep you will see a brand spankin new photo come tomorrow. What it will be of we will have to just wait and see ;) LOL.
Honestly I think with this I put a lot of pressure on myself and was kinda losing interest in photography which scared the crap outta me. Its something that I thrive off of and can't imagine not having it. I needed to step back and reevaluate some things. Looking back at the photos I honestly really really miss it though and am ready to resume.
I doubt anyone really checks this anymore huh LOL But for those that may be interested I am excited to recommit and get cracking.
Sophia is now here too! Super excited to have our princess in our arms and in our home. She was born on April 24th and is already 3 weeks old! She was 8 lbs and 12 ozs when she was born, big girl! I had a wonderful birth experience and can't believe its all over already wow!
I did a page for her, her very first and am very happy with how it came out!

I used Natali's beautiful kit Little Miracle :)
Anywho gonna go be nosy and look around the moment my kiddos give me a chance.
Hugs!

Miss Me??

2009-04-05T21:56:00.000-07:00

So I figured I would at least update and let ya know what the heck is going on LOL. I am now 23 days away from my due date. I have in fact been taking a photo a day still and do promise to catch up. Most likely over the course of the week as there are a ton of photos to post and I don't want to completley lose everyone (if I haven't already LOL) Wes's hours are gonna be a little wonky this week so I should have a little more help with the kids. (in a good way cause he will be home more) I also really want to check in with everyone's blogs this week because I sincerely miss you all!! Now a couple of my photos will show how lazy I truly have been LOL. One night I almost forgot entirely and snapped Wes laying in bed with his ipod. My husband Wes that is lol, some days seem extremely similar to other days but I figured if I stopped taking the photos as well getting caught up would be entirely impossible lol! I am so excited though to check in and let ya know I will be coming back and soon enough Sophia will be included in our project as well! I hope you are all well, big huge hugs!!
Just didn't want ya to think I dropped the ball or anything ;)
Sarah

A Bunch More Days LOL

2009-03-19T17:55:00.000-07:00

Soo I have been yet again a bad blogger. I have been getting to that point in my pregnancy where I am drained and while I get little spurts of energy they are no where enough to help me get everything done. More hours in a day would be good! We are a little over 34 weeks now so we are getting up there. I think I am more excited then anything at this point, but over whelmed in a way as well. I know I can handle four its just come up so fast I think in the back of your mind you just wonder how prepared you ever are for a new baby in any family size. Fortunately I have an amazing support system and a tight knit family so I have a soft place to land. The kids are all excited as well. Noah even seems to have an idea at this point and refers to my "Baby Tummy" as he likes to call it several time a day lol! He is still in our bed more nights then not though so things are undoubtably going to get really crowded around here lol!
I have a ton of photos..Okay Nine to be exact. I will try to keep it brief cause I know I tend to ramble LOL.
Oh and before I start up hope everyone that celebrates had a wonderful St. Patricks Day. We honestly Irish and didn't do anything special this year. Next year I do want to get more into it though. The kids are Irish from both sides of the family (okay and a ton of other things) but still I think its wonderful to celebrate your heritage.
Okay here we go..
Day Seventy...

We all know Lily has a knack for posing LOL. She knows just how cute she is..which is cool for now. But at sixteen our diva might be a bit to much to handle LOL. At least self esteem issues shouldn't be a well issue around here.
Day Seventy-One...

Finally a warm spring day. Lily was looking down at a hand full of flowers she picked for me and her lashes just took my breath away. I love her little braids too. She seldom lets me do her hair for her anymore so those little things mean the world to me.

Day Seventy-Two...

We decided to take the kids to Chuck E. Cheese on this day. They had a great time but Noah wasn't to impressed with the rides. He would much rather have been playing on the basketball hoops with his daddy and older brother.

Day Seventy-Three...

This is Noah pretty much being a ham. I suppose Lily isn't the only one around here that can strike a pose LOL. His hair is REALLY starting to grow. I am considering taking my husband up on that hair cut but only if we got let a real professional cut it lol!

Day Seventy-Four...

Stopped off and got the kids Munchkins as a treat. Noah decided that once he ate all his he would lick the powder off his coat. I swear this kid NEVER stops eating ever LOL. He had just as many donuts in his other hand too btw lol!

Day Seventy-Five...

This picture just makes me smile :) Little Wes doesn't get featured as often as I would love him to. Hes at the age he seriously doesn't like to be bothered. This day though he was in such a good mood he not only stood still while I took his photo he smiled!

Day Seventy-Six...

This would be Lily REALLY proud she figured out how to put her own hair in a pony-tail. She started to finally brush it herself and has been doing a fantastic job of taking care of it! Let me tell you this kid hates having her hair brushed. It takes a HUGE Load off my shoulders.

Day Seventy-Seven...

This photo takes my breath away. I almost didn't get a photo. It was after eleven at night, I was exhausted. I remebered oh no I never got to take photos so I pulled myself out of bed and snuck into Lily's room. She looked like a little angel. I also took a couple of my husband LOL I will spare him though. Not so angelic lol!

Day Seventy-Eight...

Ending on a good note for now. Wesley today in the car. He is such a sweety. Hes been on a hat kick lately and him and Noah both love to wear my husband's hats (which are way to big) around the house. This hat he has on is a hand me down but happens to fit him perfectly. Hes so cute!

And a bonus photo :) I figured I would share Sophia as well. Shes still baking but I am getting huge LOL. Some of you may have seen on my facebook but anywho.

Dont mind Im like half naked. This shirt was one of my favs pre pregnancy and this is seriously all it covers these days LOL I wear it as a belly shirt around the house. If you look on the left of my belly button to you can see Sophia kicking. I thought that was cool. Its like a little bulge.

Anyhow you all take care and I promise to make the rounds.
Hugs!
Sarah

Day Sixty-Nine

2009-03-10T19:52:00.000-07:00

The weather was a big improvement from yesterday. I woke up with a tooth ache and couldn't fall back asleep so my neighbor was kind enough to bring Lily up to the bus stop for me. Noah has been quite the adventurer and has been trying to take off to the park every opportunity the past couple of days so it was a relief not having to deal with that 8 am in the morning. Getting Lily off the bus I was feeling a little better and the kids had a ton of energy so I took them to the playground here at our apartment complex and they had a blast. Today's photo was of Noah on the swings. I can not remeber the last time I really brought them up there and he was in his element. I love capturing them in their moment. You can just see how happy he is!
Day Sixty-Nine...

I am really excited that we will be 33 weeks tomorrow but its very surreal that this pregnancy is coming and going so fast. I am also a little stressed cause Wes just found out his job is shutting down in June for two weeks because of the economy and they are forcing him to save the vacation time we were supposed to use while he was out with me when Sophia comes. I am freaking a little cause if he wants to stay and help when we have the baby we won't be getting paid now and we are supposed to be moving the month after we have her so we really need the money to swing rent and find a way to come up with a security deposit. I guess just a rant dont mind me lol! We have had that kind of luck lately. I do belive in God and know these things have a way of working themselves out so I am going to keep faith. I am very very greatful he does have a job and we have benefits for the kids, I know some aren't as fortunate right now and my heart goes out to those families. Anyway say a little prayer for us if you can. I do believe in my soul it works.
Hope you all have enjoyed your Tuesday!
Hugs!
Sarah

Day Sixty-Three Through Sixty-Eight

2009-03-09T16:59:00.000-07:00

Yep behind again but the good news is I am finally healthy!! Now of course I am just tired and lazy but the baby will be here soon enough and I will be even more tired so I should enjoy it while I can right lol!
The kids are all great. Not much to report. The weather here has been wacky. Today it poured rain this morning and then snowed this afternoon so we had a little bit of both walking back and forth from the bus.
Here are my photos basically from this week.

Day Sixty-Three...
The day after the snow storm. This kid cracks me up. He loves the snow!

Day Sixty-Four...

Noah seriously thinks that he is some kind of professional motorcyclist. He was on his little motorcycle leaning completely over revving the little handles on the bike just like daddy does on his real life version of Noah's bike. Its sweet that he wants to do everything just like daddy but motorcycles scare the heck outta me so I am hoping he grows out of this lol!

Day Sixty-Five...
My son is a huge fan of clean laundry and loves to lay in it as soon its done. Of course Im not shocked, it does smell soooo good and its nice and warm!
Day Sixty-Six...
Possible one of my favs of the series thus far. Lily was posing away. I was laughing so hard I thought I was going to get wicked camera shake. She was pretending to sleep like a princess and I had to remind her princess generally don't sleep standing up smiling like that..or do they?? LOL

Day Sixty-Seven...
Its so funny but all my kids wake up the same. The same wide eyed where am I blank stare LOL. I am told I have the same exact expression though so I can't say I don't know where it came from lol!

Day Sixty-Eight...
Last is today. The kids were making the best of the mucky weather! They crack me up. It was raining AND snowing and they were just hopping from puddle to puddle. These are the kids good friend's from the bus stop.

Okay well I think I am finally caught up and healthy. I have some serious blog loving to do!
Hugs!
Sarah

Days Fifty-Nine through Sixty-Two

2009-03-04T06:41:00.000-08:00

I think I am coming down with bronchitis. I need to get to the doctor if this cough gets any worse but I have been getting progressively sicker and don't want to take any unnecessary chances with my health seeing I am so close to the end of my pregnancy. We are actually 32 weeks today. Nuts huh. I started to get that dreaded tickle in my throat the beginning of last weekend and then this morning I hardly had a voice and was coughing up little bits of blood. (TMI sorry) painful stuff though. I am just gonna take it easy, get some scrapbooking done and relax with the kiddos. Its hard getting Lily off and on the bus because its so cold and it burns my lungs when I breath in but she has to go to school and it has to be done. Wes has to work. Actually I got a little break Monday cause we had a really crazy snow storm here. It was so bad it kept Wes home from work and Lily's school was cancelled. I am so ready for spring already. I am hoping it warms up for when Sophia comes next month.
So here all my photos with exception of today's. I think I got it already from the bus stop this morning but I hate to upload so early in case something else happens thats more relevant. Even though I haven't been great at uploading I am really proud I have managed to stick with taking them. There have been a lot of Noah the past few days as the kids had some nasty stomach bug and I felt bad sticking the camera in their faces.
Here we go :)
Day Fifty-Nine...

So my husbands a total bear LOL Which I also happen to love (tmi again sorry LOL) but this picture was to sweet. We had somewhat of a movie day and Noah was wide awake and hyper one second and crashed out sleeping on my husband's chest the next. He tends to do that. He will be wide awake and then you look over and hes knocked out.

Day Sixty...
The sickies have officially invaded our house. The other two were out for the count, Noah was just fussy but over all healthy (knock on wood lol!) He was kinda hanging out with his favorite blanket. This processing is kinda different for me, more bright or colorful. I tryed the free coffeeshop actions that someone linked up at dst and really liked them! You really can not go wrong. Heres the link if anyone is interested. Coffeeshop Actions

Day Sixty-One...
This photo was Noah messing with my computer speakers. All our kids have their own quirks and awesome personalities and we noticed fairly early on that Noah was really interested in music. I always put my playlist on when I scrap or work on my photos and a he ran over to turn it up lol!

Day Sixty-Two...
Finally a non Noah photo huh lol! Lily was finally healthy and her crazy silly self again. She had just gotten home from school and was in a great mood. She wanted me to take a photo of her for a layout she wanted me to make lol! Yes she likes to take photos for me to scrap lol! Here is her pulling faces.

Well caught up just about..almost lol! Nap time I will be around. I have sadly been neglecting all you ladies. Hope you have a happy hump day!
Hugs!
Sarah

Lots of days LOL

2009-02-27T22:51:00.000-08:00

Okay catching up I have four photos. I have been good about taking them but really bad at posting. My creative teams have been keeping me plenty busy so any spare internet time has been going to that lately.

This may be a quick post :) I will try to keep it short I promise LOL.
Day Fifty-Five...

Wesley after daddy had just brought home twizzlers. I have been such a junk food junky this past month or so and I cant imagine not sharing LOL.

Day Fifty-Six...

I tuck Lily in every night and we say our prayers. This is her praying and I am sure God will forgive me for this cause I could not resist a photo lol. Shes so sweet.

Day Fifty-Seven...

This was Wes and Noah at the bus stop first thing in the morning. They were watching the bus pull away. They look so cute in their matching coats!

Day Fifty-Eight...

It was SO gorgeous out today and my husband took the cover off his motorcycle. The boys love to sit on it and were in their glory.

We had a doctor's appointment today. The baby is looking good but I have to go to the hospital for another ultrasound most likely because they are still concerned about the fluid. The good news is I don't have gestational diabetes :) My midwife said some women just have extra fluid some pregnancy's so please say a little prayer its just that.

Have a wonderful night and I will try to be better about uploading lol!
Hugs!

Still Alive :)

2009-02-27T06:13:00.001-08:00

I will be on tonight to post all the previous photos. I have been so tired lately. I will also be around to check you all out :) Hugs!
Sarah

Day Fifty-Three and Day Fifty-Four

2009-02-23T22:35:00.000-08:00

I am finding posting every other day is much easier for me. I tend to be a bit on the forgetful/lazy side so uploading etc seems kinda daunting after a long day.
Today we didn't honestly do to much. After getting Lily off to school this morning (and boy was it hard to drag myself outta bed) I got the boys breakfast and then after they were fed and content we snuggled up in bed and watched Air Bud a good couple of times while we all nodded in and out of sleep. It was really nice and I love cuddling up with the kiddos cause well some days they are just not in the mood anymore lol! My babies are determined to grow up on me! After getting Lily off the school bus we all came back here and had a snack and me and Lily did her homework. We watched a family movie (or part of it, everyone seemed to lose interest) and then had dinner and hung till bed time. My mom surprised me and stopped by with some ice cream from Friendly's and some food. Can you tell the people that love me def know the way to my heart lol! Wes and I tryed to watch a movie once kids were in bed but we were both to tired to enjoy it so that will be something to do tomorrow. I hopped on the computer and did a page for the blog for the Lily Pad tomorrow. Its a dream to be on that ct I tell ya! Still can't believe it. And now I am getting this up so I can hit the hay.
Yesterday was fairly similar. Wes brought me some yummy rootbeer and the kids and I dairy queen! I love surprises, especially from him! He knows how to make my day and I guess hes pretty lucky I am fairly easy to please LOL! That definitely has varied pregnancy to pregnancy. I will be 31 weeks on Wednesday so I am excited we are getting so close. I actually got my car seat today too and it is so pretty! Its pink with little flowers and tanish brown accents. I wish I could say I am nesting. I do have the urge to shop some here or there but honestly nothing over whelming. Maybe because when you are on your fourth baby you know practicality is most imporant, especially with such a rocky economy.
Anyhow heres my photos.
Day Fifty-Three...

Wes devouring his dairy queen lol!

Day Fifty-Four...

Poor little Noah freezing his butt of this morning. You can even see the tears welling in his eyes.

Well better get to bed, have to get Lily off to school in the morning and its already almost 2 am here.
Night!

Day Fifty-Two

2009-02-21T19:48:00.000-08:00

Another fairly mellow day. I have a feeling there will be more and more of these with me getting up there in my pregnancy. We decided to take the kids down to the basketball courts here, my boys absolutely LOVE basketball. It was nice but freezing out so it was short lived. Its amazing how unscathed the kids seemed to be by the cold weather though. I think truthfully I was the only person complaining about the cold weather lol! Today's photo is of my husband and the boys walking the short distance down there. The sun was slowly going down and it was actually quite pretty in person. My husband wears his p.js everywhere these days LOL. The pants he has on are actually my favorite and we always seem to fight over them lol! When I was them I try to hide them lmao.
Day Fifty-Two...

I was supposed to go to the doctor Monday but had to reschedule cause of Wes's work hours so we are now going next Friday. I am honestly a little bummed because I was really looking for some answers sooner then later but I can be patient. I think patience is what has made this pregnancy fly so quickly.
I promise to get around and comment tomorrow. I actually really miss looking at all your photos. Wes has a basketball game so I have some extra time :)
Hugs!
Sarah

Day Fifty-One

2009-02-21T11:26:00.000-08:00

So I am a day behind per usual lately huh lol! I am going to try to post tonight's on time but here is yesterdays. Little Wes had a check up at the pediatrician. He is healthy as an ox, though I knew that already. He had to have his finger pricked and he had two shots. Its funny though Wes was the one to take him while I stayed home with Noah. ( I had to be home to get Lily off the school bus) and hearing it all second hand made me really sad I missed it. Wes said that little Wes didn't like having his ears looked in and smacked the doctor's hand pretty hard. I couldn't help but giggle. Wes is our good boy and is usually so sweet and even tempered. It just seems so out of character for him.
Other then that just a lot of laying around yesterday. Taking it easy and what not.
Day Fifty-One...

Okay will try to be back soon, hope you all are enjoying your weekend!

Day Forty-Nine and Day Fifty

2009-02-19T19:23:00.000-08:00

Fifty Days wow! Its exciting and kinda exhausting too huh. I am proud of myself for sticking this long though even if I don't always make it to upload strictly on a day to day schedule. I am just kinda beat at the end of the day and quite lazy to be honest LOL!
Yesterday was nice. My sister was here and helped out a bit. She had spent the previous night over as I had mentioned and it was sad to see her go. This kid used to stay days on end. I am ten years older then her and VERY maternal and well somewhat attatched. Its hard to accept your kid sister is now *almost* an adult (though she would like think otherwise) and doesn't quite need me or quite frankly idolize me like she did when she was Lillian's age. I of course totally still see her in all her six year old glory. Which I am sure she hates lol. I am sure however she will understand my sentiment quite a bit better when Lily is 16 and she is my age. Time does fly.
Thank you all so much for the reassurance on the baby and my crappy ultrasound. I feel pretty awesome besides being constantly exhausted. I can't even blame being so tired on being this pregnant though. I do have three small children. That is enough to knock the wind even out of super mom right. (And I am SO not supermom) I go tomorrow for my gluclose testing and then Monday for my follow up appointment. I am trying to be really good about belly photos too. I never was motivated to take them with our other babies. I honestly was quite shy as well. This time I have decided to suck it up and let it all hang out (respectfully of course lol) In 20 years these photos are going to be priceless after all. So when I get to it my day Fifty (today's photo) will be another belly shot. I hope you arent sick of them yet LOL. I am now 30 weeks and 1 day so we are making a lot of progress.
Yesterday's photo I took literally right after one am so it was right practically at the crack of the new day. Actually I was really greatful I took it when I did because I was exhausted and did not take anymore during the course of the day. The backstory on it is simple and sweet. Noah stayed up rediculously late. He has some crazy aversion to his own bed, you would think hes allergic LOL. He got really quiet and when I went looking for him to make him lay down with me he was already passed out next to his sister.
Day Forty-Nine...
All that pink around him makes him look kinda girly huh LOL. Even funnier he fell asleep with his toy on his belly.
Day Fifty is as I explained, just my belly. Warning I am pretty big LOL. Actually this was taken by me flat on my back on the couch. I had to pull the camera as far away from me as possible to get this much in.
Day Fifty...

I have no idea what is going on with my belly button right now lol! You can really see the stretch marks better here though for those that couldn't find them last time. What I think is mindblowing is my husband still finds me quite beautiful. Its awesome to be able to feel pretty at this point in pregnancy. I think hes just kinda used to me being pregnant though LOL Four kids in six years its a look for me lol!
Well night all I will be back tomorrow to leave some lovin'!
Hugs!
Sarah

Day Forty-Eight

2009-02-17T20:07:00.000-08:00

Well the ultrasound went okay. It wasn't quite what I expected though. We had arrived for our appointment at 1:15 and didn't get out of there till 4. It took over two hours and then we had to wait while the radioligist called my ob. They told us that we would probably be released and updated at our appointment next week so imagine my surprise and quite honestly fear when my doctor actually showed up at the hospital to review the photos in person. It turns out the baby is measuring large and I have some extra fluid in there so they are monitoring me for that. I love my doctor though he tryed to be as reassuring as possible and said he will get more in detail at the next appointment with me if I still have concerns. They won't be changing my due date but keeping a very close eye on me. Of course I googled the whole excess amniotic fluid thing and am a little freaked out so I am going to try to stay positive. She was very active though. They had a hard time getting good photos as well. The real time photos they said were awesome but the stills weren't working out. Its still definitley a girl to and I have finally gotten a photo that says so LOL! She was not shy! I also felt bad it took so long cause we had all three kids and at one point Wes had to wait in the car with them for about an hour. He had no idea of the drama going on. I was practically in tears trying to figure out if something was wrong with the baby. Fortunately my mom and sister had also come so I didn't have to agonize alone. Misery loves company ya know lol.
Tonight my baby sister is also sleeping over which is a total treat for me. I am craving cake and don't have any mixing bowls in this house as I forgot them all at moms from the last family party so I had to improvise LOL. We decided to mix the cake batter in a pot. Noah was still awake crazy enough so he was allowed to help out and I got the sweetest photo of them two. Actually we just took these at 11:30 at night if that gives you any perspective. Long day though and I know my sister is probably itching to use the computer (teenagers) so I am going to let her hop on.
Day Forty-Eight...
Have a great night!
Hugs!
Sarah

Day Forty-Seven

2009-02-16T20:45:00.000-08:00

Last night I managed to stay up till 6 am. I could not sleep to save my life. I am heading to bed shortly hoping to make up some sort of sleep. I didnt let myself nap today but I am SO wired right now my eyes are on fire. So I am so sorry if I havent made it to your blog yet. I am like a zombie LOL.
Tomorrow is my ultra sound. I am really excited to see this little girl. Its always exciting to peek in there and see whats going on in her world. I can't help but wonder how its comfortable to be all squished up in there at this point LOL. I can tell shes running out of room in there.
I chose my photo today purely for memory. Its not a very fancy photo but something special. Lily lost another baby tooth. It always makes me so sad. I know shes really excited but I remeber those little teeth just growing in!
Well I really better get some sleep! I promise to check in tomorrow!
Day Forty-Seven...

Good night all!
hugs!
Sarah

Day Forty-Six

2009-02-15T19:23:00.000-08:00

So I pretty much slept the day away. Nuts. Wes is in the living room watching the all star game right now and Noah is in my bed watching Air Bud for the 20938439 time in the past two days. My other two are in bed sleeping like little angels. I didn't get much done today but Wes was a total sweetheart and I woke up yet again to a clean house. Two days in a row. this man must really want something lol! No I know I know I am just super lucky. Are you sick of me saying that yet? I guess I can't help if I can appreciate a good thing.
Today's photo is of my diva daughter hamming it up. Her little attitude is hilarious. I was actually trying so hard to hold back the giggles taking these. I swear six going on sixteen! Lily doesnt have school tomorrow or Tuesday for break so fortunately I dont have to wake up to early tomorrow. My kids are so awesome and love to sleep in LOL I am usually the one waking them up for the bus stop in the morning. Tuesday is also my ultrasound though so I cant be a complete bum. I am def starting to feel the strain of late pregnancy though.
So I also wanted to rave for a minute. Annie from Paint the moon Designs at Oscraps.com developed these actions called Sugar Sugar. They are available now. I swear it was like she was in my head. They are just perfect. I love vintage as most of you probably know from visiting my blog so these totally could be my new work flow actions. They are super easy to tweak and really seem to fit my "style".
So here is today's photo.
Day Forty-Six...

I call this the I am pretending to be shy but we all know im not pose LOL.
Okay well I am going to leave some loving tonight yay! I know im such a flake sometimes, thanks ya'll for not totally losing hope in me LOL
Hugs!
Sarah

Day Forty-Five

2009-02-14T22:58:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentines day! We didn't do much today. It was very laid back around here. I am definitely all in favor of staying home and spending it lounging then rushing and then waiting in lines in over crowded resteraunts. Wes was amazing. He let me sleep fairly late and then cleaned a good part of the house for me while I was out cold. It was so nice to wake up to a clean house! He also made us all breakfast! To make up for it I made him a huge dinner with home made mashed potatoes and ham and broccoli and cheese! We would have had a cake for dessert if my kids hadn't licked all the frosting off the top lol!
My mom also stopped by with my little sister and her best friend and then mom's friend Steve. It was nice. She had little gifts for the kids which they just loved and it totally brought me back to the little gifts we woke up to as kids. My mom always went above and beyond to make sure our holiday's were nice. The photo I took today was of my sister with Lily and Wesley. My sister is an absolute beauty and I just love having her around. I woulda got Noah in the photo too but he had just woken up and was way to cranky to cooperate.
Day Forty-Five...
I will be around tomorrow to leave some love :) This baby is giving me my share of heart burn tonight so I am going to try to sleep it off. I think I have had way to much chocolate lol!
Hugs!
Sarah

Day Forty-Three & Day Forty-Four

2009-02-13T22:04:00.000-08:00

So I have been a bit busy and well sick the past couple of days. I think there is some kinda stomach bug going around here. Then this morning my husband accidentally broke my computer while trying to fix it...sigh...men LOL But then was a total sweetheart and bought me a new one. I did honestly need it but HATE spending money on myself, especially that kinda money. I start thinking in my head about all the things we can have and still need.
Anyhow my photos for today and yesterday..
So my daughter is on a wicked Hannah Montana kick. Not sure if I approve just yet. I am still uncertain on the type of role model she is however I do think its adorable my daughter finds the quirkiest ways to be creative. She took her t-shirt and stuck it on her back pack. Then decidd she wanted to wear it to school like this. Needless to say that was a no LOL But it was a cute thought.
Day Forty-Three...
Today's photo is of the bottom of little Noah's foot. I am a sucker for baby feet. It was just striking for me.
Day Forty-Four...
Notice the different font on the bottom of the photo. Unfortunatley I lost all my fonts so this one is going to have to do for now on cause Im to cheap to spend any more money right now lol!
Night all!
Sarah

Day Forty-Two

2009-02-11T21:04:00.000-08:00

I really had a nice day today. Fairly layed back. The baby was more active then usual which was really very reassuring. She seems to hit these lazy spurts and I get paranoid lol! I kept harrassing my husband trying to get him to watch my belly bounce around with me but I guess after the first 5 minutes its just not as exciting for some people LOL. Being its also baby number four and hes a total guy well that pretty much sums that up lol! Still I have the best husband ever. Maybe I am a bit biased. I just love how doting and affectionate he is. Very supportive of my digital scrapbooking and photography habits which I know are fairly expensive.
Anyhow I am rambling. Today we hit the bus stop twice due to Wes's hours and I was pretty cranky initially at the thought of having all the extra exercise but for now Im finding the exercise is actually really good for me. Yeah I know I know common sense huh LOL. Exercise is good for everyone. Its also great for mini photo ops. Theres only so many interesting photos I can take in the house lol! I am really learning we are more routine then I would have ever imagined. I seriously took four photos today. I thought I honestly took more but when I got my raw files into photoshop I realised that there were only four. So I felt a full on panic attack until I saw the third one. I just love it!!
I also said I pretty much shun actions but had to give Miss Annie from Paint the Moon Designs a nod because shes absolutley incredible. She had mentioned on her blog that picking apart the actions really works for some and she could not be any more right. I tend to do this when I am desperate for a look I know I won't be able to achieve on my own (like those super color pop ones I adore but can never nail) So i broke out her perfection action again and totally did things my way with her help. Have to say I LOVE this photo!
So heres my picture for today. Wesley being a goofball under the stairs heading up to my apartment.
Day Forty-Two...
I did quite a bit of catching up today and will be around tmorrow to leave some more loving :)
Night!
Sarah

I have been tagged :)

2009-02-11T09:01:00.000-08:00

Okay so this is embarresing I am SO behind. I have been tagged by quite a few people over the past few weeks and I have been pretty much so beat by the time I post its kinda touch and go. So I hope you dont mind if I cheat a little. Being I was tagged by so many people and I have wicked pregnancy brain I can not remeber everyone LOL, yes sad I know and Im lazy to go through everything right now but realy wanted to do this to show I wasn't ignorning ya'll. I will be better I promise LOL. So I am going to just post the answers and pray its interesting enough to pass for a weak attempt at being a good blog buddy LOL.
So I am supposed to tell you six interesting things about myself. I doubt there are that many really LOL But I will give it a go.
1. I swear I have a.d.d I always need a project or need to be doing something to keep myself entertained. I am not hyper or anything just need to be busy! I also feel the need to always take on a ton of projects at once. My aunt swears this has something to do with me being a gemini. I have no idea as I am not all into that astrology stuff. I am a good multi taske though fortunately.
2. I am married to my highschool sweetheart :) We have been together ten years strong and will celebrate our 6th wedding anniversary this September.
3. I am a fast scrapper. It usually takes about 45 minutes for me to do any one page. Though there are days I lolly gag and get distracted and end up spending half a day lol!
4. I LOVE Jalepeno pringles. I can eat a whole can in one sitting lol!
5. I am a total girly girl and love all things pink (and purple)
6. I am a die hard optimist. I have my moments when I get down but I absolutely love life and people and like to think the best in everyone.

Okay now to tag people. I am only going to tag a couple cause I honestly can't think of many that havent been tagged a couple times already...
Krystal http://kbimagery.com/project365/
Meg http://365daysthroughmylens.blogspot.com/
Siwan http://siwans2009.blogspot.com/

Day Forty-One

2009-02-11T08:08:00.000-08:00

Today there will be two posts. I haven't gotten my photo just yet for today but I have yesterday's and figured it would be easier to get it up now.
Yesterday was wonderful! I haven't seen my mom or sister in over a month and really missed them. We have some family things going on and they are staying with my Auntie and Uncle and their gorgeous kiddos so it was nice catching up with everyone at once. I am really close with both my mom and sister so I really need to spend more time with them.
Yesterday's photo is of my little Cousin Willy. He is 3 years old and just precious. He actually is so much younger he calls me Auntie Sarah lol! We have one big HUGE confusing family.
Day Forty-One...
I have been a bad blog friend and promise to get all caught up today. Most likely nap time. I actually wanted to yesterday but never got on the computer for more then a minute. We had issues with our internet and then spent quite a bit of time with family.
See ya all soon!!
Hugs!
Sarah

Day Forty

2009-02-09T21:32:00.000-08:00

I took a nice nap today. My son was supposed to go to the pediatrician but my husband couldn't get off work on time so we had to reschedule. We ended up not doing to much. Wes's work hours changed yet again so we are going to have to get used to another schedule. I actually appreciate what his job is trying to do. With this hard economy they are trying to preserve energy to avoid layoffs. Very noble imo. And actually I dont mind Wes only working 4 days instead of 5 now (not including over time of course) They spilt up his 4o hours over 4 days. The only thing I am truly dreading is having to get Lily on AND Off the bus now. It may not sound like a big deal but we live on a third floor apartment and the bus stop is up a hill and some ways to walk when you have 3 small kids, one with a disablilty and then being this pregnant doesn't help our cause. I have actually worried a bit on the really icey days but we manage. We just take our time and walk very carefully. Noahs actually taking on the stairs really well these days (holding my hand of course)
My photo today was off Noah listening to Lily's mp3 player. He loves this thing. I can't see how he listens to it the way he does. Its all Hannah Montana and highschool musical songs LOL.
I would go crazy. So heres little Noah...

I love that his little hands are shaped like a heart around it! Well off to bed. I will be back in the morning. I am SO tired!
Hugs!
Sarah

Day Thirty-Nine

2009-02-08T18:40:00.000-08:00

Sooo today was okay, we had to run to Wal Mart to pick up some valentines stuff for Lily's class. She is so excited! I am honestly really excited for her! When we got home we kinda lounged around and watched a bit of tv. It was take out night (those have been fairly often lately) and once dinner was all set the kids kinda ran off to do their own thing. Except Noah. This kid is such a mommys boy. Its hilarious cause it was so obvious he was bored out of his mind, but he wasn't about to run off and leave my side either. He gets in these moods sometimes. So today's photo is just of that. Noah being bored LOL. Oh and I LOVE his hair in this photo. Largely part of why I picked it. Wes is itching to cut it and I Just can't let him!
Day Thirty-Nine...

I am so glad to know I may have helped at least some with my photography tips. Really they arent anything spectacular. Just fun to experiment. I am seeing a bit of growth and coming into my own style as this project evolves so I am really excited to see where I will be at by the end of this year!

Hugs!
Sarah

Day Thirty-Eight

2009-02-07T14:43:00.000-08:00

Today was fabulous! Wes let me sleep til almost eleven in the afternoon. I LOVE lazy weekends. Then a little after 1 we took the kids to TJ Maxx and I got some little things for baby Sophia and we let each of the kids pick out a toy! I also got Lily a really cute little tu-tu to prance around the house in in hopes to get some cute photos! From there we went to Friendly's resteraunt and had dinner and the kids were WONDERFUL! It was such an enjoyable experience.
So I have had a few questions about my photography :) I wish I had some great secret. I am pretty much a mom with a camera and a big dream to go into business in chidreln's photography eventually. There are a few things that have helped me learn what I do now. The biggest step was buying my DSLR and never going back to auto. The first day I got it I put it in manual and made myself get comfortable with that. I needed complete control. At first it was tough. Most of my photos were blown or dark or blurry. It wasn't pretty. I started hitting the internet and the photography forums and reading everything I could get available to me on shutterspeed, apearture, depth of field you name it. The internet was definitley my friend. I also made a couple friends that had an interest and we kind of helped each other along the way. Krystal being one of them. She has an amazing 365 blog as well you should check her out. So the biggest tips I can give as far as good photos are not to be afraid to try new things, experiment. Trial and Error really helped me. I also shoot exclusively in raw. I use my photoshop cs3 to convert the raw files to jpeg (you can get the plug in on the adobe website) I dont own light room. All my processing is done in photoshop cs3. I hardly use actions because I feel like for my own personal style I tend to lean towards more clean processing or the soft vintage feel is something I have also noticed I am becoming very into. Learning how to get a great photo straight out the camera is the best way to get a great photo in the end result. I learned once i stopped having to spend hours fixing all my photos and began using photoshop to compilment them instead I was much happier with them. I also took a year to learn what little I know and I dont expect to ever learn everything.
My equiptment is very basic. I own a Canon rebel xti, a 60mm canon lense and a 28-135 canon zoom lense. I also use a speedlight which I LOVE and could not live without.
For processing I work a lot in adjustment layers. I really like to keep it clean so I basically use curves, hue/saturation, levels and different blend modes to get the result im going for. I dont honestly have a process as I just kinda like to play LOL. The different tinting on them that gives them the vintage feel is just a combo of different color layers (used in adjustment layers as photo filters) and different curves adjustments.
I hope I have helped some. I am like I said pretty amateur myself but dont mind answering any questions at all :) I am so flattered that i have received such an amazing positive response to my photos.
Oh and as for lighting I work only off my external flash and window light. I hope to be a natural light photographer when I go into business so I may invest in a reflector or two but want to avoid studio lighting as much as possible.
Okay so back to todays photo. Lily got one of those ice cream cones with the two seperate spots for ice cream. She got on side chocolate and one side vanilla with rainbow sprinkles! She looked so cute eating!
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I played a bit with creative crops and pretty much settled on this one. Its not ground breaking but somewhat out of the box for me lol! Composition is something I really have a hard time with sometimes. Taking photos in a somewhat dim resteraunt wasnt fun either. My settings were pretty wide open and my ss really kinda slow and I had my iso yanked all the way up to 1600 just to get enough light. I just didnt feel comfortable using my flash in the resteraunt. Rebels are terrible for noise.
Anyway! Lily is about to lose a tooth. I made it around to most of you tonight but I couldnt I had back luck with a couple blogs :(
Teresa I cant access yours anymore sweety and Debbie honey can you link me to yours so I can leave you some love. Your profile doesnt give me access to it for some strange reason!
Hope you all are having a great weekend! Hugs!

Day Thirty-Seven

2009-02-06T22:05:00.000-08:00

T.G.I.F is all I have to say! We had a decent day but a lot of melt downs around here. I am beat and heading to bed as its 1:05 am here. I promise tomorrow I will get more into my photography and what not for those with questions :) Today's photo is a belly shot. I am 28 weeks and 3 days and am HUGE. I have never had my belly button pop out before and it almost is with this baby. I normally don't expose my belly but I knew this picture would mean so much to me when Sophia was here and needed to be included in this project. This is after all my own personal journey.
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So here it is, raw and def uncensored but me. Stretch marks and all lol! Hey I have almost 4 kids. I earned them right! Night everyone, I promise to get around tomorrow!
Hugs!

Day Thirty-Six

2009-02-05T17:16:00.001-08:00

Soo we had a ton of homework to do this week. I guess theres always a ton of homework to do period for this kid but thats a whole nother' rant. Anyway Wes sat down with Lily to help her out and she just kinda shut down. She was totally unhappy LOL. Its hard to keep a straight face when you look this cute when your mad. Though I am sure at 16 the pout will not nearly have the same effect, at least I hope not lol!
Day Thirty-Six...
I can't believe how tired I have been. Right now I am ready to curl up in bed with a good book or a good show and a cup of tea. I am def gonna make rounds tomorrow. I am seriously behind and look forward to seeing what you all have been up to!
Hugs!
Sarah

Day Thirty-Five

2009-02-04T18:39:00.001-08:00

Wellll today I was pretty tired. Wes was wonderful and let me relax and what not a little when he got home from work so I got a little scrapping done and didn't have to stress to much about the house or dinner. The kids were also pretty mellow for a change so I didn't feel guilty. It was a pretty nice night. I think I took six pictures today LOL. I got lucky with them coming out decent cause it was completely opposite of yesterday and was insanely bright outside this morning. Lily had a school delay due to ice so by the time I got out the sun was already glaring and I was to sleepy to fuss. I only shoot in manual and moving kids plus full sun is rough LOL.
Today's photo is of us heading back up to our third floor apartment on the way back from the bus. Thank goodness we only have a couple more months of these stairs. Wesley zoomed right up though and was greeting me from the second floor balcony. Hes so cute!
Day Thirty-Five...
I am so ready for it to be Friday already LOL. Off to bed so I can get up with Lily in the morning. Hugs!

Day Thirty-Three & Thirty-Four

2009-02-03T17:21:00.000-08:00

Yep I offically missed my first post yesterday. It was quite busy and I have been busy with lots of ct stuff, and some really exciting things happening in my personal life. We also had a doctor's appointment and fount out we are measuring large. We are scheduled at the hospital for a ultra sound on the 17th to see whats up. I am really excited and nervous. I knew I was running on the bigger side but its my fourth baby. Not totally shocking I admit. I also need to get my lovely gestational diabetes testing done.
So yesterday's photo was Lily napping. The poor kid is a terrible nail biter like her mom and her little finger got infected so she was sleeping or trying to sleep to avoid me poking around. Today we took care of it the best we could but may have to take her into the doctor tomorrow to check it out if it's not looking much better. Heres her photo :)
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Today's photo was out at the bus stop. It was freezing and we are getting pounded with snow here. Wesley was standing out totally oblivious to how cold it was though lol! Boys!
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I will be around tomorrow to leave some loving :) Hugs!!!
Sarah

Day Thirty-Two

2009-02-01T20:09:00.000-08:00

Today was kind of slow as Sunday's usually are around here. My husband had a basketball game so I hung back with the kids. I always want to go but am not brave enough to bring the three kids out and chance keeping them still on the bleachers this far along in my pregnancy. Its a little after 11 here and Noah and Lily are still up so unfortunately I don't have much time to post. Plus with Lily having school in the morning I have to get to bed early. Mondays are always really hard to wake up for, getting back on track and all. Tomorrow I also have a doctor's check up. I am hoping he has some pointers on this heartburn. This baby better have lots of hair is all Im saying LOL.
So the photo I chose for today is of miss Lily. She was in bed reading her books to the boys and it was just so precious. She is quite the mommy hen to them and they love every second of it. Reading is a very important part of our family and its very exciting to see my children share my love for it. No one in my house was very happy about it to say the least growing up so I was always the reader in my house.
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I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! I can't wait to get a spare moment and catch up with everyone!
Hugs!
Sarah

Day Thirty-One

2009-01-31T21:11:00.000-08:00

This concludes January! Can you believe it, January is already over! Its exciting and just crazy all at the same time. Time is flying for us here. My babies are getting so much bigger and in just a couple short months we will have another little one in our home. Just crazy lol! I guess when you take as many photos as I do and you take time to go back through them all its really eye opening to see just how much your children have grown. You don't notice enough in the day to day, or I surely don't. Tonight I was taking the proverbial trip down memory lane and was shocked to see how much time has changed even little Noah. I mean they are still unmistakeably themselves but it saddens me a little to think I have taken them advantage almost. Its so easy to get so caught up in the daily wear and tear and stresses of life and being a stay at home mom I forget to really take a breather sometimes and really truly appreciate my children the way they deserve to be! Rambling its a habit of mine lol!
Tonight's photo is little Noah's sweet messy face. This kid rarely has a clean face. And I wipe it all day to no avail what so ever. He is just determined to stay messy. Typical boy I suppose LOL He was eating a valentines cookie I had gotten from the casino bakery here (was kinda dissapointed as much as they cost the kids weren't nearly as excited as I expected them to be lol!)
Day Thirty-One...
I will be around firs thing tomorrow :)
Hugs!
Sarah

Day Thirty

2009-01-30T19:32:00.000-08:00

Thank Goodness its Friday! Tonight I went to dinner with my bestfriend again. It was nice to get out. Wes has to work tomorrow though so no rest for the weary LOL. No sleeping in either. Today's photo was from the bus stop again. I could not get my boys to make eye contact to save my life lol! The one on the left is my four year old Wesley and the right is my 2 year old Noah. They look so much alike to me sometimes.
I played with Annie from Paint the Moon's perfection action. She totally rocks! I love it! I generally don't use actions but couldn't resist trying hers cause her photos totally rock!!
Day Thirty...
Night all, I wll be around in the morning!
Oh and Lily had her first sleep over with a friend tonight! I am so excited for her but I miss her SO much!!! Its so weird not having her here!
Sarah

Day Twenty-Nine

2009-01-29T19:12:00.000-08:00

It was bitter this morning. The ice was thick and we had a delay so we got a later start then usual (which trust me I totally don't mind LOL) I hit 27 weeks yesterday and I can really feel a bit of the third trimester fatigue setting in. I have been lucky enough to nap when my husband gets home. When you are chasing three kids though I can't even say being so tired is entirely a product of this pregnancy LOL! Who isn't tired with three small children running about.
Today's photo is of my son Wesley. We were heading back from getting Lillian off to school and we stopped in the stair well and the lighting looked good so I snapped a couple photos of him. He was actually making these weird faces on purpose LOL BOYS. So courtesy of my 4 year son you get a nice up the nose shot lol!
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There ya have it. I will be off to browse as soon as Lily is in school tomorrow. And I have been tagged a couple of times and promise to get that all set too. I have been lazy lol!
Hugs!
Sarah

Day Twenty-Eight

2009-01-28T17:14:00.000-08:00

Slow day, nothing really great to share lol! We got some nasty weather and took it easy. I am exhausted so I am hitting the hay early tonight. My photo today is of my little son Wesley's foot. His sweet little toes are still so small and though hes the older of the two boys it really reminds me he is still such a baby in his own right!
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Night all :)
Sarah

Day Twenty-Seven

2009-01-27T21:02:00.000-08:00

Yep late again as usual. How do you girls get it all done! I have to really drag my heels to stay motivated. I love taking the photos and browsing the blogs but by the time the familys all tucked in and I have time to scrap/edit photos etc I dont have enough time in the night LOL! We need 48 hour days I tell ya! I am going around to every blog on my blog roll tonight and getting caught up! I miss reading all about your days and taking in your photos!
I was also tagged by sweet Heather and promise to get to that too. On a great note and totally knock on wood, I am feeling so much better. We are on the mend, things are looking up. Life is good :)
Today's photo cracks me up. My daughter is the dramatic type. Of course shes gorgeous (and yes I know Im biased LOL) but the way she poses and the faces she makes are SO serious and its just funny seeing this little six year old trying to be so GROWN. Of course my sister is ten years younger then me and having a sixteen year old aunt that is your pride and joy doesn't help LOL If I ever get my sister to come visit me (you know teenagers) she will have to be my photo of the day and you will def see where Lily gets it from LOL! Anywho I digress..
We went to Wal Mart and I ended up picking up a tripod. I have needed one forever and am SO cheap. I couldn't wait to try it out and Lily was my willing model lol! Check out the tude' on this kid!
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Anyway, of to browse some bloggies! Night girlys!
Hugs!
Sarah

Day Twenty-Six

2009-01-26T21:58:00.000-08:00

I am exhausted and just getting this up for tonight. Its almost 1 am here and for the past week or so Noah has been waking up in his room crying and I have been letting him come sleep with me in bed. (That was also why he was crying last night) I do love having him in bed with us but know hes VERY cozy there and with another baby coming soon its gonna be really crowded in our fairly small bed LOL.
On the van front no good news. We decided not to take what they wanted to sell us. Just wasn't what we had in mind and I kinda had my heart set on the other van. I can't help it if I know what I want LOL. That and the people were totally horrible in the customer service department, long stressful story. I have been a bad blog friend too so I will be around to leave lots of love tomorrow with my cup of tea as soon as nap time hits! I better sleep like now if I want to get Lily off to school without a hitch in the morning.
Day Twenty-Six...

This photo I decided to go with today is me really showing in Noah. I am a horrid nail biter and it is mostly when I don't realise I am doing it. We were all watching a movie together and I looked over and caught him in the act LOL. He was totally engrossed in the movie and it was a pretty suspenseful part!
Night :)
Sarah

Day Twenty-Five

2009-01-25T20:59:00.000-08:00

Just a quick post for now. I am trying to make it on time LOL. Todays photo is Noah playing peek-a-boo. Hes actually crying :( So gotta run and do the mommy thing.
Day Twenty-Five...

Hugs!
Sarah

Day Twenty-Four

2009-01-24T18:53:00.000-08:00

Can you believe that January is coming to a close?? Even reflecting on this pregnancy I find it crazy I am almost 27 weeks now and practically in my third trimester. Wes and I had tryed quite a while to concieve this little one and I swear some days we just found out but we are already almost seven months WOW! April is coming to fast and yet not fast enough!
Today I was the sick one. I had felt it coming on last night and sure enough when I woke up this morning I had a full on cold. I don't mind being babied lol! But I can't wait to get over it. I am wondering why cold and flu season is hitting us so hard. We truthfully don't get out that much LOL. I will be happy when it is behind us. We are moving closer to the beach this year so I will be out every day then and all the sunlight and lazy beach days should be enough to keep us all healthy and happy. (Or so I tell myself)
Today's Photo(s) are Lily in her true form lol! Shes a total girly girl and these shoes are most favorite. They remind her of ballet shoes and she wore them all around the house. I noticed that they are going to be to tight soon so I got a photo. I figured when she was 16 and obsessed with shoes it would be fun to look back on her first real favorite pair at six lol!
Day Twenty-Four...

Thank you for all the positive thoughts and prayers for the van. Wes went down there today and she said she is 90 percent sure she will be able to get the banks to cooperate. I guess our w2 was unreadable the way it was faxed and our pay stubs weren't representing our full income so our debt to income ratio is better then they all thought. So we find out one way or the other Monday.I am so freakin anxious LOL Not a patient on here.

Day Twenty-Three

2009-01-23T17:53:00.000-08:00

I swear this cold and flu season is really beginning to get old LOL. Thank goodness its more cold and less flu. Before I make you feel to sorry for me I am a self proclaimed cry baby when I am sick LOL So be warned. I actually am not just starting to see symptoms of this cold. I have been really tired and stressed so I bet my immune system is non existant right about now anyway.
Today we took it easy. The kids were in good spirits despite all the hacking and I have an inkling they may soon be on the mend (knock on wood lol!) We got a call from the dealership today. Apparently the bank is concerned about the mileage on the vehicle and wants to choose another one. We were definitley approved but they didnt have a huge selection of mini vans there and I don't know if Im comfortable with taking the next big thing. A vehicle is a huge investment kwim. Wes is going down there first thing tomorrow to speak to them in person. Say a little prayer it all works out for us. We can use all the positive thoughts and prayers we can get right about now. This is something we REALLY need. Plus we put a thousand dollars down while we were there yesterday and we are going to have to go through the process of getting our money back and finding a new place if this all falls through. Such a royal pain in my hiney LOL If its any indicator of my luck lately its a little clue as to why I have been so down. Gotta love this economy and the constant struggle to keep afloat.
Today's photo is sweet to me cause the kids were just sitting around watching cartoons and I was looking at Lily's hands (blurred in the b/g) in relation to Noah's and it made me really think. I remeber when Lily's hands and feet were so tiny. This picture is significant to me cause it represents growth and change. My oldest and my youngest all one and the same. So here is my photo :)
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I am going to go lay down and pray my nose unstuffs itself. I will be looking forward to see all your awesome photos!!
Hugs!
Sarah

Day Twenty-Two

2009-01-22T17:23:00.000-08:00

I am SO tired. Things are looking up today though and I am feeling much better!! First thing in the morning I am going to browse around and get all caught up! Today wasn't bad at all. We got some errands taken care of and we went and got a new to us Minivan! I am so excited because with the baby coming in April and no room in our car that knocks something off the much needed to get done list. Today's photo isn't great. Its Lily bored to tears in the dealership playing with the toys there. Wes was doing paperwork and I was trying to stay entertained myself lOL The lighting was awful though and I didnt feel comfy whipping the speedlight out. It was bad enough I had the big zoom lense on there. So while not technically correct I suppose something that relates to such a great memory today. I thought of taking a photo of the van but figured I would wait till we picked it up on Monday.
Day Twenty-Two...

See you all in the morning! Thank you all SO much for the kind words!! It meant so much to me. Ohhh and btw. For some reason when I click on your profile I can't get to your blogs. Its really weird.
Hugs!
Sarah

Day Twenty-One

2009-01-21T15:16:00.000-08:00

Long Day. Really tough one for me. I am really just emotional drained. I can't really get into it because its kinda hard and I'm not quite ready to get it all out but I think I am going to hit the bed early tonight. My photo today was kind of a weird experimentation. Someone asked if I used lightroom. Sorry my brain is totally fuzzy LOL I am usually so much better at this kinda thing. I edit all my photos in photoshop cs3 :) I had fun editing this one. Kinda funky and diff from my norm post processing. Its of my son Wesley. Hes still sick (notice the bloodshot eye) For some reason whenever my kids are sick they all get bloodshot in at least one eye and most times only one eye.
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Sorry if I am being vague and completely belligerent. I am just really exhausted.
Hugs!
Sarah

Day Twenty

2009-01-20T15:50:00.000-08:00

We had a sick day. All three of the kiddos were miserable. It was a long day to say the least and we had to keep Lily home yet again. This kid is missing way to much school lately for my liking but well when your sick your sick. Here is today's photo of the day. Noah looks as pitiful as he feels lol! Still adorable though.
Day Twenty...
Off and waiting for American Idol to come on :) I will be around to leave some love tonight when the kiddos are in bed. Hugs!
Sarah

Day Nineteen

2009-01-19T16:36:00.000-08:00

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day to those that celebrate. Here in the states its a very significant holiday for some. Lily didn't have school today because of the holiday and Wes called out because we got a good amount of snow so we were pretty much layed back. I figured I hadn't gotten a picture of my husband yet so today is the day you all get to see him. So today's photo is my beautiful hubby. I know I am biased but Im also a VERY lucky girl!
Day Nineteen...

Hope you all had a wonderful day! I am heading around the community to see what you all have been up to :)
Hugs!
Sarah

Day Eighteen

2009-01-18T13:32:00.000-08:00

Guess what, more snow lol! Nothing exciting to report today. My daughter LOVES showers and spent a good half an hour in there until I had to kick her out lol. So I got her photo after she had gotten back in her pjs. Her hair was still all wet and totally unbrushed though. My little natural beauty lol!
Day Eighteen...

I had a little fun in photoshop and used a texture on it :)
Hugs!
Sarah

Day Seventeen

2009-01-17T17:19:00.000-08:00

Well we know life with a two year old is not always cupcakes and rainbows but it seemed to be one thing after another today. I love my son but I swear this kid is tempted to break a record for worst terrible two's yet LOL. Fortunate enough for all of us when these moods do pass he is our sweet funny little guy again and it makes all the stormy moments withstood. So today is pretty self explanatory.
Day Seventeen...

I also got an awesome award for my blog from the sweet Debbie!! I love the little avatar!
So with this awesome award I have to name five things I am hooked on and pass the torch.

1. My camera

2. A&E (Tv Channel)

3. Photoshop

4. Tea

5. My husband lol

Now my Five people to receive this award are...

Okay think thats about it!

Hope you all are enjoying your weekend. Heading off now to see what everyone has been up to :)
Hugs!
Sarah

Day Sixteen

2009-01-16T15:42:00.000-08:00

We ended up keeping Lily home. With the wind chill it was supposed to feel like -8 and what can I say Im a big baby LOL. She didn't mind though and it was nice being able to all lounge around. When my husband came home we had to run to wal mart (im hooked on that place) and Lily got her first ever real magazine. She was so excited. It was a disney princes magazine which is so typical of my extremely girly child. I looked back in the car and noticed she was reading and looked so intent and beautiful. So I turned my body around as much as possible at almost 7 months pregnant in my seat (she sits directly behind me go figure) and snapped a photo LOL. My husband said people were staring in our car like what the heck is that woman doing! And yes I even bring my camera out to wal mart these days LOL.
So todays photo is Lily reading her magazine.
Day Sixteen...

I also want to thank you all so much for the kind comments and wonderful things you post on my blog. It means a lot to me. Photography is a very important part of my life and to be able to grow with an entire community of amazing women all around the world is such a precious honor!
Big hugs!
Sarah