365:week 3

This weeks pictures!

notice the paths our dog has continuously ran and killed all chances of there ever being grass

teamwork

this yard may not look like much yet but it has taken a lot of teamwork to get this far. after mason was born our main sewer line needed replaced. Austin first teamed with my dad to dig up and replace the line. then he teamed up with his dad to till and replant grass

don't worry be happy

i totally forgot i was going to stock up on pumpkin spice creamer before they discontinued it for the year. luckily i was able to snatch up the last one at Wal Mart Monday and it was on sale! i thought this fit the prompt perfect

oops

i decided to give up pop this month while trying to get rid of my baby flab around my tummy. today after austin left for work i noticed he left half a pop on the table, i couldn't just throw it away so....oops

 strong
mind, body and soul
and if i didn't have love handles and was ripped like Jillian Michaels

hahaha this makes me laugh

 

 Fire

when i read today's prompt i thought of my fire pit in the backyard and this special stick I can't bring myself to burn. 

I got my fire pit for my birthday, Mason was just 3 months old. Austin took him to the backyard to collect sticks to start a fire later that night. He handed one to Mason and told him to hold it for his mama. Although Mason still hadn't got a handle on holding things, he somehow carried it through the yard and dropped it in the stick pile. I know it is silly but I can't burn it, it's kind of like my first gift from my little man.

 Behind

 cute baby behind 

 bridge

this has nothing to do with a bridge. I am lacking motivation and creativity today. Mason was up on and off all night. he hasn't stopped crying all day. i am tired and about to snap. on a good note this came in the mail today, now i can make my coin purse!

how is everyone's 365 project coming along? leave me a link to yours so i can check it out

be sure to stop by these fellow 365-ers

andrea

megan

laura

mason and mommy pictures

ever wonder what happens when you snuggle up next to your 7 month old and try to take a few pictures with him?

this is exactly what happens....

the first picture you take he is laughing and having fun, you haven't annoyed him yet, however, you forgot to change your aperture so he is out of focus

second picture he becomes interested in your camera strap dangling right in front of him

third picture you try to snuggle him but again the strap is more interesting

fourth picture you completely forget to put yourself in

by the fifth he has decided to roll over and grab a toy

finally you give up and realize everyone just wants to see the adorable baby anyways

dear..

Dear extra flab on my belly,
I have been working out, eating less and doing crunches till I can barely get out of bed. Can you please disappear at your earliest convenience?

k, thanks,
Mama who wishes to not look like she just had a baby

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Dear laundry pile.
there are only 3 of us in this little family, why is it that you are always there? Daily laundry should not be a chore.

sincerely,
lady whose house the laundry fairy skips

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Dear sinus pressure,
I would really like to enjoy a happy baby and sick free husband. Is there anyway you can go away for awhile or forever?

Thanks in advance,
Wife and mommy of sick boys

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Dear kitchen cabinets,
I would greatly appreciate if you would refill yourselves with groceries every week. I very much dislike grocery shopping and if the weather gets bad it will be such a hassle to bundle up a baby and drag him to the store. I will even leave a list of what we need each week

Yours truely,
Mama who hates Wal Mart

my photography

i have decided that this year i am really going to work hard to improve my photography. I love to photograph our lives and others.

I have dabbled in and out of learning the fundamentals but never went too in depth. lately i have been seriously sitting down to read and practice.

I wanted to show off some of my recent work because, yes, i am proud of how far i have come.

Thanks for looking!

meal planning;week 2

here is what the menu in our house looks like this week

Monday- south of the border pasta-- from last week, somehow our days got mixed up and then we had dinner at the in-laws one night so this dish was never prepared
Tuesday-Hawaiin Chicken
Wednesday- spaghetti
Thursday-crispy chedder chicken
Friday- Pesto chicken
1 can cream of chicken/mushroom soup, i jar pesto sauce, 1/4 c milk, 2 chicken breast, pasta. cook chicken, add soup, milk and pesto. stir over medium heat till smooth. mix with cooked pasta
Saturday- fajitas

whats on your menu this week??

sewing project *2*

sticking to my goal of becoming a better sewer (is that a word?) i have marked a few patterns i want to try.

First on my list was a bucket bag. I love carrying just big enough purses that can fit all my junk along with a few diapers, wipes and some toys for mason. 

once i got the pattern i immediately knew what fabric i wanted, i just needed to find it. don't you hate when you picture something in your head then it is nonexistent? after searching all over town i finally resorted to the internet, i really didnt want to pay as much for shipping as for the fabric but decided $10 for a yard of corduroy shipped was worth it when it happened to be exactly what i was wanting.

next i thought i wanted a nice bright turquoises or a grey for the inside but when you are digging through a thrift store and find 2 yards of your favorite color green for a buck you can't pass it up!

here are a few photos of my new bag. I tried some early morning backlighting for fun...

the pattern was pretty simple and took about 2 hours to put together. It ended up being the perfect size. I doubled the length of the strap so i could wear messenger bag style. the only thing i would add to the pattern would be 2 little pockets on the inside.

all in all i think my sewing goal is looking like a success and its fun to make new cute things for myslef 

=)

365 : week 2

This week I tried to be more creative in my picture taking, I hope i accomplished this

broken

my family is short. we all got jeans for Christmas. between the 3 of us girls I had 9 pairs of pants to hem, apparently i got a bit carried away 

lines

while laying on the floor with mason day after day, i see the lines of his toy basket often

black

i was lazy and didn't grocery shop on the designated shopping day therefore i went without coffee creamer for 2 days. coffee black is super gross, don't try it

fluffy

warm, fluffy boots

bow

I really wanted a picture of Austin with his hunting bow but because my car had broken down he was trying to work on it before i had to leave for work and of course when i got off work he was gone to work. i settled for me trying to hold the dang thing with one arm while taking a picture looking through the site

mug shot
 again i was lame, i wanted to set up a mug shot like i was being booked into jail but lack of time resulted in a quick side view mug shot

dinning
we enjoy dinning in 7 nights a week =)