Day 14-Movement

DAY 14

Movement

My model: Paige (Charleigh's BFF...they just don't know it yet) ;)

Today I went to my friend Jenna's house (she is doing the photo challenge too! Check it out here!).

We had a fun playdate-and made some of these!

Home-made Pop Tarts! Some we filled with Strawberry Jam, and the others we filled with.... drum-roll please...NUTELLA! Ahhhh...

yum.

Then we sat around and had some fun watching the kiddos!

I think she is following in her mama's footsteps ;)

She already loves her little baby!

Where was Charleigh all this time while I was snapping away?...In her favorite spot of course!

Her swing where she can survey the land.

30 Day Photography Challenge-Day 11

DAY 11

Something old

My mommy is here visiting! YAY! She came early this morning and we took Charleigh to Gopher Glenn-an apple farm in San Luis Obispo. We bought some Pink Ladys (apples that is) and I made a yummy Dutch Apple Pie (how is that different than normal apple pie?...it has a scrumptious crumb topping instead of crust!) So my something old-my mom wouldn't let me take a picture of her...hehe ;) And I had a tough time figuring out what else around here was older than her....juuuust kiiiding :) But then the thought occurred to me. I have always loved my mom's wedding ring. It is very unique and one-of-a-kind. I also love the story behind it. My dad knew exactly what he wanted to give her as an engagement/wedding band-so instead of going and picking out a ring he actually drew this one up, and had the jeweler make an exact copy of his drawing! Pretty romantic huh? Who knew! ;) So this is my something old. Not because my mom is old...but because I have always loved this ring and what it stands for in their relationship-a commitment that they have kept for the past 33 years. Wow.

30 Day Photography Challenge-Day 9

DAY 9

In your closet

(switched Day 9 with Day 23...I'm going home for a week and figured "In your closet" would be hard if I weren't home! And..my little one is sick today so I am stuck inside tending to her...I needed a "quick" photo day today. And since I'm not out and about an "inspiring person" would be difficult to find! :)..and I'm sure I can find some inspiring people when I'm home for a week!)

this is just a small tidbit of how crazy the inside of our closet is at the moment...I tried to organize in these little hanging boxes...but I don't think it's working!

And hangers...because I liked the way the looked in a picture...and because I don't want you to see any more of my mess! ;)

So I am not brave enough to show my entire closet! It is quite a disaster zone at the moment-and I blame that on not enough space!! I got SPOILED at our old place. I had a huge closet. If Jon and I ever build a home-I am going to replicate that closet! (no joke) It was seriously that amazing, and I would've loved to show you around that one-but instead we are stuck with this crazy space :)

30 Day Photography Challenge-Day 8

DAY 8

Favorite Color(s)

This one was difficult for me. My all time favorite color, ever since I was little, is green. Plain and simple green. I have always loved that color and most of my wardrobe pertains to that particular color. However, my color(s) of choice tends to swing from time to time. And as of now, this is the color pallet that I have been drawn to. So today-these are my favorite colors (I couldn't pick just one!...again, my indecisiveness shines through!)

yellow-makes me think of sunshine and warmth

I like this aqua blue-marigold color combo

and of course...add a little pink!

here is my little model showing off my standard favorite color-green.

Oh, and those baby blues of hers are my absolute favorite right now ;)

So with this one I thought of picking all different objects/shades of one particular color-but that didn't inspire me. Instead, I searched my house for colors I liked and wallah! I grabbed my camera and snapped away-here is that result. My favorite color....s :)

30 Day Photography Challenge-Day 7

Day 7

Something funny

This little girl makes me laugh all the time...and I still can't get over her hairline! We call her our little "monk". I love her small patch of hair along the back of her head (looks like she inherited her Grandpa Steve's hairline!). If I were to put some sunglasses on there it would look like a little mustache :) hehe. But I'm not that mean...and Charleigh will probably look at all of these one day so I have to be careful ;) I also love how she seems to know when I am talking about her hair....the picture in the middle is the face I get everytime! ("Mom...please...just give it up already..so I have funny hair-who cares.") I can hear her little "teenager" voice already! ha! So this was my "something funny" for the day!

(And watching her splash all around in the bathtub-but it's too hard to capture a picture with all that wiggling!)

30 Day Photography Challenge-Day 6

DAY 6

Books

I love reading-but lately that has been put on hold. I pick taking a nap or shower over reading these days ;) So these are the books I have out on my table these days.

What to Expect: Year One

Mockingjay (last book in the Hunger Games Trilogy...I started this one right before Charleigh was born and am only on chapter 4. I recently started trying to finish it-but have honestly probably read about 10 pages in the last month)

The Bible (Hey, it's Sunday-I have to include it in the mix;)-very thankful for this one!)

And since this is a 30 day photography challenge for gratitude I have to say I am VERY thankful for books and love how they let me escape into a different world for a while. :)

30 Day Photography Challenge-Day5

DAY 5

Morning Sky

I'm not much of a morning person-so to have remembered to take this picture, AND to have actually taken it are huge steps for me! Haha. My dream picture would've been that of the sun rising behind the mountains at home-but this one will have to do ;) That is one thing I missed almost immediately after moving here was the morning sky. I LOVED looking towards the mountains and watching the glow of the sun become brighter behind them.

Morning sky makes me remember a sunrise I watched with Jon when we were first dating. We were nestled in his little pick-up truck on Rocky Hill, had Margot and the Nuclear So and So's playing, and just sat there watching the beauty of all that is contained in a sunrise.

If you have never watched a sunrise with your love I challenge you to do so! It is a such a unique and calming experience. It seems as though the whole world is still and waiting in those couple minutes before the sun peaks over. Peaceful is a perfect word for it.

Happy Saturday! Time to go eat my donut! ;)

30 Day Photography Challenge

DAY 4

Leaves

Oh, you mean this doesn't count for leaves!?...oops!

(just have to mention that this little one rolled ALL the way over today!

Yay Charleigh!)

I love Fall-especially when the leaves change color! But today I had to compromise and photograph some leaves that were around our house. Charleigh was inside the house so I couldn't venture far, or for too long! And...it had rained all night so everything was all wet (but this proved to be an amazing photo plus!) The first two pictures in the series highlight the berries on the tree more than the leaves-but I couldn't resist! I mean, look how beautiful the water drops are hanging from them! Wow. So the last picture is more of a "leaves only" photo, and I really liked how the ivy was climbing up the tree. :) I'm really enjoying this challenge-it is making me a)step out of my photography comfort zone, b)use my camera everyday, and c)learn how to use my camera properly (finally!) ;) I think for this challenge I am only supposed to post ONE photo a day...but I am enjoying posting a couple more...(have I mentioned I'm not good at making decisions?) ;)

So one day you might just get one...and another day you might get a whole slew!

(yes...I looked up the word slew to make sure it was a real word and not one I just happened to make up..I've been known to do that)

30 Day Photography Challenge

DAY 3

Happiness

This may look like chaos to you....

but today-this was my happiness.

A bunch of moms with their kiddos.

30 Days of Photography-Day1 & 2

DAY 1

Favorite Food

(This was a tough one because I have so

many favorites!...but this

is one I would say is

VERY high

on my

list!)

ANYTHING with Peanut Butter :)

DAY 2

SMILE

...'nuff said. :)

**Tomorrow's topic: Happiness (...tempted to use the same ones as Day 1 & 2! ha!)**

Happy November!

Want to know one of my pet peeves?...no? Well too bad! I'm gonna tell you anyway ;)

Putting out Christmas decorations BEFORE Thanksgiving!! Arrgghhhh! Makes me want to go down the aisle of every decorating store and rip it ALL down! Yes, it makes me that irritated.

**Now don't get me wrong...I've been known to bust out some

NSYNC or Hanson Christmas before Turkey Day...but that's about as far as it goes-and that's only because I want to stretch out as much of those two CD's as I can in the short amount of time I am given to listen to them ;)**

I think my hatred of the Christmas decor early is because Thanksgiving may just be my favorite holiday. Just the title alone makes it sound so appealing. Giving thanks. Which is how we should live our lives every day! Thinking about all that I have been blessed with-and being VERY thankful for it. Now THAT'S a holiday worth celebrating! No presents, no candy, no "hooplah" surrounding it. Just a simple holiday to celebrate family, friends, {food!} and all that we have been blessed

with.

Here is a little one that I am SO VERY blessed to have in my life.

I had a fun little photo shoot with her this past weekend. I don't think she had as much fun as I did-but I just couldn't pass this up! However, I cannot take full credit for the idea. I found a picture similar to these on Pinterest and knew I HAD to do something similar.

I mean, come on, how cute are these?

So that being said....

Have a HAPPY (no early Christmas, keep fall decorations up) THANKSGIVING!

And don't be too offended if I give you a dirty look for buying that Christmas decor in the store that I so desperately want to tear off the shelves :) <----(forced fake smile)

My favorite face

...just wanting to share the cuteness...

NEW LOOK

I decided my blog needed a new header! I will probably change it again soon... I kind of threw it together (wasn't sure how much time Charleigh was going to give me for this little project!) AND I tend to "over-photo" (if that's even a saying...) all of my creations. And this so happens to be one of them. I CAN'T CHOOSE which photos I love best! I have a problem with making choices...I am VERY indecisive! (My Kindergarten teacher had to have a talk with my mom because when it was time for centers I would stand in the middle of the room not able to choose-it started at an early age!...I partially blame my sister-she was good at bossing me around and telling me what I needed;)) Anyways...I realized a lot has happened since I first started this blog in 2009-so above you will see a new look. The many faces that I care so deeply for! I hope you enjoy all those faces every time you visit here as much as I do :) I will be editing the header again to make it a little more simple-but I thought I would put this one up in the meantime.

Nursery Photos

I have been thinking about putting some of my own photography in the nursery. I went out on a hunt the other day for some things that I would want to see framed in my little one's room. The only thing I ended up photographing were the blossoms on the trees by my parent's house. They are so beautiful right now! I took some pictures of the pink blossoms and of the white blossoms. I want pink to be an accent color in the baby room (and not go too crazy with that color)-so I thought pink as an accent here and there would be nice. Here are a couple that I took. I'm not sure if I am going to use these ones. I'm still keeping my eyes open for other things to take pictures of-but for now I really liked how these turned out. They are simple-but very feminine. Perfect for a little girls room :) I'm thinking that I want to do three big framed pictures above either her crib or the changing table. And to begin-I will have something similar to this in the frames-but once my little one is here I know I will soon be swapping out these pictures with her cute little face and toes :)