Whew, I have knee surgery in the morning and I wouldn’t be telling the truth if I didn’t say I was extremely nervous.  I’ve had several surgeries before, but of course it’s never fun.  I hate getting the IV, I hate being cold in that piece of paper that they call a gown, and I hate the pain afterwards and feeling like I’ll never walk again.  I’m sure everything will be fine, but right now the nerves are getting the best of me.  I think it’s best just to call it a night and go to sleep so I don’t have to think about it anymore.  Sounds like a plan.

Since I can’t post without leaving a pic, here’s my sweet girl having a treat at Sonic.  What you don’t see is the mess that she left all over the car with that cherry slush that she’s so happily drinking.  Once again, my precious girl didn’t listen to me while I told her to leave the straw alone.  She ended up making a HUGE hole in the bottom of that cup and this Mom was NOT happy.  Oh well, it wasn’t the first and it most definitely won’t be the last . . . . . mess . . . . AND her not listening to me. LOL  She better be glad she’s cute. LOL

See ya’ later!!  Hopefully I’ll be back tomorrow if I’m not in too much pain. *doubly crossing fingers here*

Remember that I said that Holden was happy about eating baby food ?? . . . . well, here is proof positive!  You know what cracks me up about this picture the most?   - - - -  the fact that he has food ALL over his face, but none whatsoever in his mouth! LOL  Too funny.  And if you couldn’t tell, this is his first taste of green beans.  I’ve already been warned that I should keep this picture in case he won’t open his mouth for anything green in a few years.  Well, I’m banking on him being as good an eater as Kasen - she is the BEST - she loves all things green.  She loves her veggies.  Here’s to hoping Holden will follow suit! *crossing fingers*

See ya’ later!!

New week, new contest.  At least this week I’m not struggling to get my entry in before the contest closes.  I’m a day ahead!!  Wooohooo!!  And for those of you checking, still no news on the baby.  We are eagerly awaiting the call though!!

This week’s photo contest theme for the kids entry is “Let’s Hear It For the Boys!” ~ Must be a photo of a boy or boys. No girls allowed this week!

Don’t forget to check out all the other cool entries at I Heart Faces

This is one of my very favorite boy shots - it’s our cousin’s son.  The camo hat, his gorgeous eyes, and that sweet grin just make the picture super special to me!

For my adult entry - the same theme goes - “Let’s Hear It For The Boys” ~Must be a photo of a man/men. No ladies allowed this week!

Don’t forget to check out the other great entries here~ I Heart Faces

This picture was taken at the end of a photo shoot and little “Z” was tuckered out.  He’s snuggling his bear and Daddy is snuggling him - too precious.  I adore the look on Dad’s face - you can tell that he is totally smitten with his son.

See ya’ later!!

I know I’ve been absent - we are still trying to get ready for this new baby and  getting ready to travel on a moment’s notice.  It makes it very hard for this die-hard planner . . . spontaneity is not a word in my vocabulary! LOL

Today was such a great day spent with Brad’s parents - good fun and great food!!  Even Brad and his Dad did some work at our house - thank you soo much Doug!!  And thanks for the food Doug & Heather - it was terrific!!

Here’s a pic of Kasen and HER Daddy!!  She is totally a Daddy’s girl lately.  They were playing in the pool today and she told him that he was the King and she was the Princess.  Yep, that about sums it up! LOL

See ya’ later!!

I just LOVE this contest, it’s been so much fun getting to participate and be inspired by so many other photographers.  This week’s theme for kids is “Happy Birthday” ~ Must have a child in it and clearly be a birthday celebration of some sort!  I picked a pic of Kasen and my MIL bringing out my husband’s birthday cake.  Kasen was SO excited to help, and she was thrilled that I let her pick out whatever she wanted to wear to her Daddy’s birthday celebration.  She went all out with a beautiful dress and patent leather shoes. :)  I thought this picture called for a vintage look.  Don’t forget to check out all the other great birthday celebrations at I Heart Faces

There is as new category this week - Pets Category - “Anything Goes” theme (even though we call this special category “Pets”, we really don’t care if the animal is an actual pet or not.)  Since anything goes, this is a cute little turtle that I took a picture of at the Dallas Aquarium.  He just kept swimming by and looking directly at me, so I kept snapping pics.  He seemed totally intrigued by my camera and I was totally intrigued by him.

Check out all the other cool animals at I Heart Faces

P.S.  We had another adoption home study yesterday morning and everything went well.  And on that front, no more baby news yet - he’s staying put for now.

See ya’ later!!

My favorite kind of day today - rainy, cloudy, thundering, and lightening.  Wonderful!!  And since it wasn’t a day for the outdoors, today was a pajama wearing-long nap taking-cartoon watching-scooter riding in the halls-laundry fighting-cookie making kind of day.  It was the best!  My Mom and Kasen set out on a huge cookie making adventure this afternoon and Kasen couldn’t have been more excited.  They made Rice Krispie Peanut Butter Cookies.  Yum!! At the very end, Kasen looked at my Mom and said, “We’re not finished.  Where are the chocolate chips?” LOL  She is definitely my husband’s daughter.

Notice the excitement!!

And yes, that’s peanut butter all over her nose in the pictures.

See ya’ later!!

This week’s photo contest for the Kids Category is “My Friend and I” ~ I’ve taken tons of pictures of my daughter Kasen and her precious friend Sadie, but this one came to mind immediately when I found out the theme for this week.  I just love this picture of the two of them.  We had set up a tea party play date for them, and as you can see, they were having a blast - giggling, pouring imaginary tea, clinking their tea cups together and saying “Cheers,” and pretending to eat the deliciously looking tarts (not real of course) . . . . then Sadie’s Mom and I had to break out the REAL food - fruit snacks.

Don’t forget to check out all the other awesome entries here ~ I ♥ Faces

This week’s category for the Adult Theme is “My Friend and I” - This is my dear friend Shannah and her husband.  I adore this picture because it shows how much fun they have together, they’re not just husband and wife, they are truly friends. Don’t forget to check out all the other awesome entries here ~ I ♥ Faces

See ya’ later!!

We started out early this morning getting ready for our annual garage sale.  Our whole neighborhood participates and I was totally dreading it, but it was actually quite fun.  Kasen and I had a walk around the sales and we even bought a little scooter for her for THREE dollars!! :)  Hands down, that was THE best three dollars I have ever spent.  She adores that thing.  I did take lots of pictures of her riding it this evening, but they’ll have to wait until later.  After we packed up the last bit of stuff that didn’t sell, we all headed inside and got ready to go to Connor’s 4th birthday party.

Kasen loves Connor, they used to attend Mother’s Day Out together.  The teachers there told us that they were inseparable, but I’m thinking that he has finally outgrown her just a bit. :(   Even though she didn’t get as much attention as she would have liked from Connor, she  did have a GREAT time at the party.  When asked at dinner tonight, “What was your favorite part of the day?”  She replied, “Eating mud cake.” LOL  Connor’s mom made this awesome dump truck cake that looked like a pile of dirt, all in the theme of a construction party which was sooo cool.  Kasen was very concerned that she was eating dirt, but I had to really convince her that it was pudding and cake mixed together.  On the way home, she kept saying that Connor’s Mom was just teasing her that it was dirt, because it was really cake! LOL  Then, when asked what her worst moment of the day was, she replied, “When I hit Connor.” :(  Yep, she grabbed her little stick and hauled off and wacked him on the back.  He didn’t know what hit him, until he turned around of course and saw the offender.  That landed a pretty pouty time-out for the princess.  Other than that, she had a fantastic day.  Brad and I couldn’t believe that she still didn’t go to bed until almost 9:00 p.m.  She was so wired when we arrived home, that we went out front while she rode her new scooter, and then we went out back where she played on her swingset.  She’s like the Energizer Bunny - she just keeps going and going and going . . . . .

Here’s a pic of the birthday boy today - love those eyes!!

J&J - wonderful party - I’m always so impressed by your creativity.  We had a great time.

See ya’ later!!

Yesterday was my birthday.  I’m another year older, another year wiser and it’s another year with more aches and pains that I had previously. LOL  But I’m having a great time!!

I’m short on words, because I’m on my way out the door, but here’s a favorite pic of me and my girl - with a little vintage effect.

See ya’ later!!

This week’s photo contest for the kids category is “Pouting” -  I usually don’t have to look hard to get some pout faces from Kasen. LOL  This was taken after I told her that she needed to get out of the shower. :)  Don’t forget to check out all the other awesome entries here ~  I Heart Faces

This week’s category for the Pet Theme is “Anything Goes” - my favorite part of this pic is the way she has her sweet paw on the vine, and I love how she is looking at me so inquisitively.

Check out the other entries here ~  I Heart Faces

Good Luck to all the other contestants!

See ya’ later!!