the little things

miss Laine and some wacky hair... 23/365

Check out miss sassy...

Like I mean... the hair is adorably crazy and cute (wacky hair day at school the other day... so we just piled a bunch of stuff in there, and added a big fluffy side pony tail)... but look at her face.. she thinks she is pretty darn cute doesn't she!?  So unlike her to pose for a camera like THAT!  Love it!  She is growing up before my eyes, isn't she!?

Snapped this of her before she got on the bus on Wednesday... yikes, falling behind on blogging!  Oh well, that's life I suppose hey?  Still taking my pictures (which I can't believe I haven't given up on yet! lol)... loving it so much!  Any other 365ers out there?  I started adding to my Flickr gallery again (after about a year of neglecting it!)... link me up if you have a gallery somewhere.. or a blog!  I would love to see! :)

Later!

today's blog theme... primary colours. um yeah, that's it! heee! 22/365

Hee heee!  Yeah, total primary colour day! ha!  I didn't plan it... I promise! lol

I took this picture of the newly arranged shelf in the playroom the other day (for 365) and I just got around to emptying my camera!  Been a very very busy few days!  This is the newly arranged shelf in the playroom... 

You probably remember babbling about the awesome Helen Dardik print a few months ago (how long have I had it? ...I don't remember!)... well, I finally framed it and got it up along with a new shelf and some other fun stuff!  The circus music box was mine when I was a baby... and I am soooo glad I have somewhere to put it!  the tin top we got at a museum for Harley last summer... for now it can go on the shelf... cause it looks cool! hee!  The little wooden people are from this totally awesome Etsy shop... and were bought for my work area, but again.. they look cooler in the playroom! ha ha!  ...um and the Owl, ummmm.. I bought him for my mom, and I keep forgetting to him to her, and I came across him the other day.. and well, you know the rest! heeee!  Mom.. I think I might owe you a pin cushion. ha ha ha! ;)  Cause he looks pretty cute in there too. heee!  Think she'll go for that? ;)  Oh, and the other art is by Laine... and there are many many frames going around the whole entire room. :)

I did this layout this morning for Staci's challenge on the KI Blog.  Total kick in the pants I needed to get the mojo flowing!  You should check out her challenge.. it's a good one!  

Her challenge was to lift yourself.. so I lifted this layout that I did last month.  Perfect way to scrap without really 'thinking'! lol  

OK.. that's all I got for now... gotta run, rink day today!  Later.. :)

Mr. Potato Head? 21/365

What do you think?  Does he pass for Mr. Potato Head?

No... didn't think so.  He sure does like his glasses though! heeee! :)

some more random shots for 365... some everyday..

Monday again huh?  Crazy how fast a week can go by... crazy how fast a day can go by!  ..I had intended on posting this morning... and before I knew it, the day is almost done!  

Some more pics from over the weekend... our 2nd little mini vacation of the month. :)  19/365

This time, the toy of choice was Barbies... played up on the bed where her brother couldn't get to her.  Not to many places to get away when you are in a hotel! heee!

Speaking of her brother, he did some more people watching out the window again...

This time around he took some cars up there with him (he is standing on top of the air conditioning unit in the hotel room) ...he had a built in 'track' to vroom his cars back and forth on!  Yep, he was soooo lovin' that!

The weekend was good, and went by waaay too fast.  I can not wait for this whole 'working away' thing to be done with.  Can.not.wait!

After we got home on Sunday, miss Laine came and asked me if I could print off some pictures so she could scrapbook.  Seemed like the perfect way for her to spend the afternoon...  20/365

A nice quiet day.  Love days like that, when everything goes smoothly.  Well behaved children help too! heee! ;)

Playing around with post processing a little bit... so if you see my pictures looking different from time to time, it's all good! ;)  Trying to find my groove... find a 'style' that is me.  I have it in my head... it is just a matter of translating it into my photos! ha ha!

Now, for a little bit of scrapbook talk... today I have a 'layout of the day' up at 2 Peas.  It was a super fun one to do.  KI Lace cardstock... how can that not be fun!?  If you need to stock up on some, today is the day to do it... it's all on sale!

Ah yes... I love quiet days at home.  Today was one of those... didn't have to go anywhere.. in fact, I am lounging in my jammies!  Is it bad when you have your shower and then get re-dressed in your jammies?  That is what I did today.  MMmmmm... a good day. :)

Hope everyone else has had a good day so far as well!  

Later! :)

switchin' things up with a little bit of black and white... 18/365

We were out of town again this past weekend... visiting James at work again.  It is kinda fun... a mini adventure.  The kids actually seem to love it, switches things up for them a bit!  When we got there Friday night I realized I still hadn't taken my picture for the day... I was in bed already (as were the kids) so I got back up (because there was noooo way I was missing a day! ha!) and grabbed my camera.  

The first one I took was this... let's call this one my official 18/365 photo..

The only light available was the light from the DS and the light over the stove that is on the other side of the room (hotel remember... no, she doesn't have a stove in her bedroom heeeee!)... and yes, I was standing above her on the bed.  She was doing a very fine job of ignoring me don't you think? lol  As I was taking the photo, I remembered the 'Technology' photo challenge that was up on 2 Peas!  Worked out perfect for it!  Have you checked out the photo challenges yet?  I am going to try and do as many as I can... get me thinking 'outside the box' a bit!

Anyhoo... then I turned around.. well, jumped down off the bed and then turned around.. peeked on my little man who was sleeping at the foot of the pull out bed in his playpen, sleeping as cute as can be!

Not a 'good' photo by any means... but I like it.  The light wasn't good (obviously) and I didn't check my camera settings before snapping, so I probably could have done better... oh well.  I am so in love with his little feet and toes in this picture... love how they are tucked in!  It is kind of hard to tell, but he is doing the classic 'bum up in the air' baby sleep.  Soo sweet!  Wouldn't it be great to be able to sleep like that!?  For some reason I don't think it would work too well though! hee!

Now.. on to some scrapbook talk!  CHA weekend!  Lot's of exciting new stuff coming out!  Have you all checked out the KI sneaks up on the KI blog!?  OH my goodness... SO MUCH STUFF!  I can not wait to get my hands on the Friendship line... with the cute little birdies!  

ALSO... I have a weekly challenge up on 2 Peas right now!  You can check it out here... please come and play along!  It is an easy one! hee heee! ;)

Hmm... seems to be a theme to these photos and the layout, cozy in bed.. which I am thinkin' is a mighty fine idea!  Since it is 11:30 and I am about to cross the line into 'stayed on the computer too long and my brain is about to go into overload mode' ...I should probably go! hee heee!  Does that ever happen to you?  Stay up too late doing something, and then you get a 'buzz' and can't shut your brain off and fall asleep!?  Happens to me all the time.. then I spend the night tossing and turning, it sucks! lol

OK.. gotta go!  Be back tomorrow to catch up on posting photos for 365!

Later! :)

When are you ready? 17/365

This is a question that came up between my sister in law and I the other day.  I had asked her when is the normal age to take away the bottle (it has been awhile.. and I forget! heee).  I know it should be now.. or soon anyway.  We had a quick conversation, and then she said it is more like when are you willing to give up the 'baby' part of your baby?  Harley is our second and our last baby.  So when am I ready to give that 'baby' part up?  Like his suckie... it drives me mad.  It is my own fault that he is so attached to it, it is my own fault that it is in his mouth in almost every picture I take!

But, look at him...

He is my baby.  My last baby.  He has his suckie and his blankie... and his bottle at bedtime.  Looking at this picture, I know in my heart that I am not ready to give that up yet.  He needs to be my little baby for a little while longer. :)  Even if the suckie drives me mad!  ...and the blankie, yeah.. that ain't going anywhere any time soon!  For my sake more than his! heee!  I know there are people out there who will think I am nuts... but that is ok, cause for the moment... he can keep 'em!

OK, I am all mushy today... better go for now! hee heee!

Later! :)

Part of our daily routine... 16/365

This is a scene from our everyday... well pretty much everyday.  Gettin' Harley ready by the door.  Most times, we are headed out to meet Laine at school to head to the rink for skating, or groceries, or some other daily excursion.  During the week days it is just me and him.  I get him ready on the bench.  He is even getting better and better about waiting for me until we are ready to go...

Some days, he has energy to burn and takes off back into the house to get into something else.  Yeah, those days are fun.  Off come the shoes... as I go chasing after him, snag him up and start the process of actually leaving the house all over again!  This is so much easier if I catch up to him before he reaches the dog kennel and lets Piper out... yep, those days are really really fun! ha!

A quick layout share from the last garden...

Another one I did when I was out of ink... which I have since stashed a good supply of by the way! heee! ;)

Later!

Some pretties from around the house... 14/365 and 15/365!

Mornin'!  So, I have been strugglin' with my 365 photos these past couple of days.  My 14/365 was taken because I remembered I still had to do my photo after the kids were in bed... so this is what I ended up with.  I mean.. I wanted to take a picture of these hanging... but not really intended for the 365.. oh well, it works I suppose.  365 days is a lot of days... they can't be pictures of the kids everyday right!?

Cool huh!?  James hung them up for me before he left for work!  He is so patient with me when it comes to hanging.  I was like "ok.. a little to the left, no... back a little to the right.. up.. down.." ha ha HA!  

The tray is ibride.. my mom got it for me for Christmas and I am soooo in love with it!  The print is from Luludee.. this I got from my GG secret santa Miss Margie!  LOVE it so much.. so happy when I found this wide white frame for it!  Hugs was already hanging there and I bought it at a local store... not too sure who it is made by.  Love how they look together!!

Then yesterday.. as I was I running out the door... knowing I wouldn't be home again until dark.. I grabbed my camera and ran around the house like a crazy lady looking for something to take a picture of.  Harley was grumpy grumpy and having a fit by the door... so definitely no pictures of him!  So some pretty spring-ish flowers... nice and pretty on my kitchen desk in the middle of winter... and yellow, of course. heee!  Thats all I got today... who knows what today's picture will bring!?

Later!

Mini Road Trip! 11/365 12/365 and 13/365! heee!

We went on a mini road trip over the weekend!  A little get away. :)  Primarily, our time was spent in a hotel room... James is out of town for work at the moment, so we went to visit!  He is close enough that it is easy for us to go to him... but far enough that it is too many hours on the road everyday for him to come home after work. 

So, what do you do to entertain 2 little munchkins in a hotel room with limited toys?

Let them jump on the bed of course! hee heee!  

 

That is mandatory for hotel stays isn't it?  Kids are supposed to jump on the bed right?! ha ha!

There was also some sibling attacking sibling action (while watching TV of course)...

Some early morning people watching...

Trucks too.. can't forget the trucks, he was loving watching the trucks go by!  ...notice that he is standing on the air conditioning unit? ha!  Yes mom... the window was shut, and locked... and I even checked the window for stability.  ha ha ha! ;)

Now, what is a girl to do when she has plenty of Peek-a-boo Barbies but no furniture or other accessories?  Improvise of course!  An ashtray (gasp! I know I know... how bad is that hey? It was clean.. we weren't using it) can become a swimming pool, a spatula can become a walkway to said swimming pool, and glasses combined with sippy cup lids can transform into the coolest table and chairs EVER!  She seriously has the BEST imagination!  You should have seen her rummaging through the drawers and cupboards to find goodies! hee!

And a little bit of chaos from the trip home.  The dogs were at the kennel for the weekend.. this was after I picked them up.  Notice the look on Laine's face.. definitely not impressed that Piper is making her way into her territory.  Piper of course so happy to see us that there is just no way she will stay in the back... and Harley could totally care less, and is waving at the camera. heeee!  Yeah, now that is some real life right there folks! ha!

Later!! :)

Apparently both my kids are a tad dramatic... 10/365

What do you think?  Dramatic?

Yes... apparently they both tend to overreact.  I guess he just really really did not want me down there taking his picture.  Either that or he was mad I turned his truck around so he was heading away from the table... and I thought I was helping!  Jeesh!  I guess not hey!?  He likes to stick that lip out... just so we really know how upset he is.  Even if he is laying it on a little thick.. out comes the lip.  Maybe he does know that it works... and melts my heart every time, and I am bound to give in if he does it long enough... shhhh, don't tell him ok?  I really don't know why turning his truck around got this reaction... I must have interfered with a plan.  Whatever it was.. it made him mad!  ...for about 20 seconds until he headed off across the room on his truck, happy as can be. heee! :)