the little things

soakin' it up for all it's worth..

Do you ever wish that life had a pause button?  

Summer holidays can't really be almost over.. can they?  I feel myself starting to panic.. worrying that we didn't do enough, or didn't embrace the sunshine as much as we could have.. that fall and winter are right around the corner and did we really enjoy summer to the fullest?

I am thinking we did ok.  

I do the same thing every year.  I go crazy with all of the 'what if' and 'we should of..' ..feeling guilty over all of the 'big' things that we should have done, or could be doing.

When really.. who cares?  These two munchkins sure don't.. they love the little moments like these, going for little detours and pit stops around home.. they don't care about the things their mother wastes time fretting over (jeesh!)..

Take them down to the water and let them play with a dragonfly.. it completely made their day, and you know what.. it made mine as well.  Yep, as long as I remind myself of that.. I would say we definitely did summer right. :)

a little walk in the park..

Just pictures today.  We have been laying low and enjoying summer, as much of a summer as we have had anyway.. 

Doing little things like taking walks in the park, and picking crab apples..

..and collecting pretty flowers...

..and blowing wishes...

Hope everyone is enjoying the last little bits of summer.. oh how time flies hey?

around home this week..

A quick and random post on this gorgeous sunny Sunday.. spring, are you finally here? Knock on wood, right?  Here are some things I am loving around home this week..

I scrapbooked!  You have no idea how happy this makes me.  First page since January.. this is HUGE! ;)  Nevermind that.. first bit of craftiness since January period!  Happy happy girl I am!! :)

Miss Laine's hair.  She got a haircut a few weeks ago and donated her 8 inch pony.  So proud of her!  Then.. to top things off, her auntie took her and her cousin to get a pink streak put in last weekend.. so fun! You should see her struttin' around the house these days! ;)  Don't worry (mom).. it is only semi-permanent and has faded immensely already.

Our light.  We have replaced a lot of lighting in our house already.. most people think we are nuts since it is a brand new house.. but it had the same lighting as almost all of the houses around us, so the need to be unique pushed into the land of crazy. ha!  I actually bought two of these.. one big and one little, and this one (the big one) is hanging above the entry/foyer-ish area up on the second level.. we loooove it.  Not too sure where to put the smaller one yet.. maybe in my craft space, or we might save it for the staircase down to the basement.. which isn't finished, so it may be a while before it makes an appearance.

I actually just love that we actually had somewhere to put this huge light in this house.. it was actually James who said it would be the perfect spot (he knew I had a major crush on this particular fixture hee!) when we first stepped into the house! ..love that!

Love that I am finally getting the nerve to hang things on the walls... even if they are just taped up for now. ;P 

Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend so far! 

oh yes.. now we are talkin'!

Hello my friends.. slooooowly digging our way out of post move chaos!  And the best news.. my computer is hooked up!  AND.. I have emptied off my camera for the first time since February.. yes, February!  I feel like I have regained a part of myself.. my computer, my pictures!  Yes, I realize that sounds extraordinarily lame and pathetic.. but, I am sure my blogging friends can relate right?  Riiighhht!?

You know what this *should* mean?  A blogging frenzy! ha ha  I laugh, because I know myself well enough to know that even though I have a zillion posts planned in my head, that doesn't um necessarily mean they will make it on here any time soon. ;P 

Anyhow.. just wanted to pop on quick and say "hi"!! :)

this..

This is why I love project 365 so so so much..

Taking the time to capture everyday moments that are right there in front of me.. the best kind of treasures.  Don't you think?

xoxo

back at it.. (random, random, blah blah blah)...

1. It does not seem like the holidays lasted anywhere near long enough.  Just not enough time.  I could have used at least another week of break!  Anyone with me?

2. Yes, still numbering posts.  Brain is definitely still in veg mode.

3. I owe a bunch of email replies.. will get to my inbox asap, right now I am kind of scared of it. lol  

4. First day back to school was Monday, and that night Miss Laine already had to study for a test.. bummer right?  How fair is that!? lol

5. Doing project 365 again.. so far so good!  BUT, we are only 5 days in.. still an accomplishment though right!? Hence the reason I have a picture of my poor munchkin studying away at the dining room table.  She was not happy with me.  Must get her on board for this 365 thing.. or be more stealth like. lol

6. Harley on the other hand.. totally loving having his picture taken, although he has to see every single shot on the back of the camera.. "let me seeeeeee!" ..then he goes back to what he was doing.. repeat.

7. Thinking about paint colours today.  Want to paint that wall in the dining room.. and freshen up the family room ..and the living room and and and.. ha ha ha!  Can I have a few extra days a week please?

8. Totally addicted to The Hills.. I picked the seasons up suuuper cheap last year, and just finally getting around to watching them.  Who knew I would love it this much?  Should I be embarrassed?  Probably.  Oh well. ;)

9. Christmas was extra good to me this year.. found this beauty under the tree!  ACK right!?  Who knew a girl could love a lens as much as I love that baby.. I am in looooooove!  Thanks babe.. you know you are in trouble for that still right!? ;)  ..awwe, who am I kidding!  So many more Christmas stories and treasures to blog about.. will save that for later. ;)

10. It is a new year.. and I have new dreams, well.. some new and some old... but nonetheless, I am pumped!  So ready!

11. I signed up for Elsie's 'Blog Love' e-course before Christmas but didn't get a chance to even look at it, now though.. can not wait to make a date with myself and dive right in!!  So excited.  So so so excited.  I love blogging so much, but I am definitely feeling the need to get inspired again.. ya know?  I think this is just the ticket! ;)

xoxo

happy halloween?? ! ???

ha ha ha.

Hello hello!  Taking a break from my 'break' to come and share some Halloween pics!  Good grief.  I realized today just how long I have been gone, and it is getting out of hand I say!  Still not feeling the hugest desire to commit to more regular blogging.. but this is a step! hee

Little miss scary witch.. or not, because she doesn't really look all that scary to me. The grin kind of gives her away, don't you think?

Harley.. the scary dinosaur... again, not very scary! hee!  He had fun trying though, roaring as loud as he could while trick or treating.. totally got into the part, I had to get him up off the ground at one point, as he tried to crawl around on all four 'legs' ha ha ha!

I won't go crazy on the photo sharing.. since Halloween was like 2 weeks ago, and I am sure you have all had your fill of Halloween pictures! hee!  I figured I should at least share a few though.. so here they are. :)

Hope everyone is doing well! xoxo

taking a break :)

Hi all!

I guess I probably don't need to officially come and say I am taking a break.. it is probably pretty apparent with the lack of posts happening around here lately! lol

Just wanted to pop on and say hi.. all is well, just taking some time to chill a bit (the photo above pretty much sums up this entire week) ..gotta love a bit of relaxing and getting focused!  Hopefully I will be back into regular blogging and crafting next week.. fingers crossed anyway!  I have plans to get crafting/scrapping this weekend (long weekend here, starting tomorrow! not to sure why.. but I'll take it! hee).. can't wait!  

Anyhoo.. 'hi' everyone!  Hope all is well!!  Later friends!

Miss you all! xo

happy fall

*sigh*

I love fall.  Like love love love it.  It really is too bad that we can already feel that cold winter chill in the air.  I wish fall would last forever.. or at least longer than a month.  We are lucky if we even get that!  I found myself shopping for winter jackets yesterday (for miss Laine).. started to try one on myself (it was gorgeous, really).. but quickly decided "no no no" not going there quite yet! hee!

Maybe next week. ;)

photo of the day - Cartwheels In My Mind October 21, 2010

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns." ~George Eliot

So so so very true.  Hope you are having a great week wherever you are!

cutest little skating boy ever!

Well, I definitely have to say that his first skating lesson was a hit!  He was ready to go about 20 minutes ahead of schedule (oh my gosh).. I could not get his skates on fast enough for him, he wanted to get out to the rink.. NOW!  That extra time out by the ice may have ended up being a blessing though.. gave us some time to sit and chit chat before hand.. he is a worrier (like his mama), he needs time to process things sometimes! hee!  As excited as he was.. I could tell that he was a little bit scared too. I was so so so worried that he would see the big ice surface and say no way.. but he went on the ice, like a trooper.. and stayed on for the entire lesson!  Whew!! hee!

See.. cutest ever right!?  I may be a bit biased though.. ha ha!  But look how cute he is in that helmet!! ;)

 

Yes.. we had a lot of time to kill before he could actually go on the ice! ha ha!

Ummm.. too bad they don't include a 'how to pick your nose with mittens and a face mask/helmet on' lesson... uh yeah.  Thumb??  Go for it bud.

I didn't get many 'on ice' pictures.. and the ones I did get are so far away since I only had my 50mm lens.  I did get video though! ;)

LOL.. uh yeah, not much actual 'skating' happening yet!  This last one was at the end of the lesson, the coach lined them all up like this.. for them to get off the ice, sitting them in a row is much easier.. and safer than making these little ones try to stand for more than ohhhhhh 10 seconds! heee! 

He did really well though!  Got up all on his own.. and took 'baby steps' really well!  The best best best part.. he is already talking about next week!!  Success!! :D