Snap Shots 365

16-365

2011-01-16T15:29:00.002-10:00

My oldest is affected badly by the syndrome best known as the impossible threes, and my youngest's favorite pass time is crying....but when you look at these super sweet faces...does any of that really matter?? :)

15-365

2011-01-15T15:26:00.000-10:00

My beautiful girls...such a innocent and sweet age. They make each other laugh and smile.....I'm taking bets on how long this will last. :)

14-365

2011-01-14T15:28:00.000-10:00

YAH for a new craft desk...this is it almost organized.....but such an improvement to what I had before.

13-365

2011-01-13T15:25:00.000-10:00

Another exciting day in the Snap Shot house....so today is brought to you by....rainbow blinds!

12-365

2011-01-12T15:23:00.000-10:00

2 words...IKEA ROCKS! I got this desk 40.00 off because of this...this tiny little dent. Since it is my craft table and that goes in the back anyway and can't be seen..works for me!

11-365

2011-01-11T15:22:00.001-10:00

Yah, the colors of this are totally off, I didnt set my white balance. :( Anywho...this was really really good! I call it Parmesan Pizza Chicken!

10-365

2011-01-10T15:20:00.000-10:00

Since I apparently like to torture myself, and apparently don't think the 30 Day Shred is enough (no...it is! see first statement) I decided to add this little gem to my workout!

9-365

2011-01-09T15:19:00.000-10:00

Remember that truffle of fun I was just talking about?? These are her two favorite toys!

8-365

2011-01-08T15:17:00.000-10:00

This is my little ball of fun Sprout. She really likes her Amazing Animals at the moment. She is learning how to push the buttons to make the sounds and she likes to grab at the animals as they roll around the track.

7-365

2011-01-07T15:14:00.000-10:00

I have thousands upon thousands of pictures of my children combined, and how many do I have up on my walls? Almost none. Not the finest thing to admit. So I sent some prints off to Costco and these are some I plan on hanging up in the hallway separating the bedrooms. Will look so good!

6-365

2011-01-06T15:12:00.000-10:00

Today marks another milestone day, the day my little new baby is too big to be on the highest level this crib has to offer. :(

5-365

2011-01-05T15:10:00.000-10:00

This picture tells two stories....1. My fun workouts make my legs feel like Jello (yes, I realize I put up pudding, but we dont have actual Jello.) :) And 2. I need to mop my floors again...............*sigh*

4-365

2011-01-04T15:08:00.000-10:00

This was moments before a huge mess! Now that Sprout is mobile, she is into everything and constantly on the go! I don't there has been a day since that she hasnt dumped over either the food bowl, water bowl or both!

3-365

2011-01-03T15:06:00.000-10:00

I just can not STAND onions! No where on this package or in the pic says anything to me about onions! And look at this monstrosity, this meal had more onions than anything else, it took me forever to pick them all out! So gross.

2-365

2011-01-02T15:04:00.000-10:00

Hubby is headed off to Texas for 5 weeks for school and we are all going to miss him so much! Here he is getting all packed and ready to go!

Let's try this again! 1-365

2011-01-01T14:57:00.000-10:00

Well well well! It has been almost a YEAR since I posted to this blog. My last entry was of my daughter about to turn two, and here she is, about to be 3! My time flies.

Well I decided to give this whole 365 thing another go! I really need to update this blog layout and info, so it's another work in progress. I was going to wait till I had the blog exterior all done before I started posting but, that isn't going to happen in light of all the other things I am doing so.....enjoy the photos!

(P.S, if I am still on your blog list, you may see several posts by me, but thats because I am doing 16 days of posts all tonight, I am just changing the dates of the posts so that its easier to follow). For instance, today is actually the 16th of Jan, but the post will read the first. :) Tricky huh? :)

SO! On to day 1. I wanted to have a pic of the girls together because I plan on the last day being the same to see how much they have grown!

My baby is going to be 2 very soon!

2010-01-11T19:05:00.001-10:00

It is just so hard to believe, I swear it feels like yesterday I was sad that my baby was going to be one. I went out and got her a big girl bed set to mark the day that she no longer needed jungle babies decorating her room. Now it's a whole year later, where does the time go?

I didn't go into great detail buying stuff for her room because I knew we were moving soon, and didn't want to go through a lot just to take it all down, so I waited to do decorating until we were settled in the new place.

Alas, we are here and another new year is upon us, and that means my little girl will be 2. Wow....2.....

So I am decorating her room to be very big girl, even though at the moment she is still caged in her crib, the thought of her roaming around at night gives me nightmares, so we are waiting a little longer until she is released. But I want her room to be special. Lucky for us, her room is already painted the perfect shade of purple to match her big girl bed set.

I had an old pine colored shelf that I bought years and years ago that I never put up because it didn't match a thing, so it just sat. Today I decided it will be apart of Sass's room and I painted it pink with purple trim. I wish I took before pics, but I didn't, and I am still not done. It needs another coat of pink and the purple trim. I had to put a base coat of white on it as...it was an already finished shelf so I needed something for the pink paint to adhere to, and I didn't feel like getting tons of stuff to do it properly, it works. :)

We have some nice flower, butterfly, dragonfly and lady bug wall appliques to put up. Even though it is not made for her bedroom set, it matches perfectly, and it will be so cute!

I bought her a curtain today that actually matches her set, lucky for me, she only has one window and required only one panel, that thing was over 20.00 for one...But when I put it up, she yelled, "THAT'S CUTE!", and we clapped and said "YAY" a bunch of times. I heard her do it again when Michael put her to sleep. She makes me smile.

So aside from her shelf I am making her, and her wall appliques, I wanted to make her some canvas boxes to hang on the wall. At Target, they were 9.99 for each one..I wanted three, but wasn't about to pay 30 bucks for something I can darn well do myself.

So I headed to Walmart and picked up 3 canvas boxes, 3 bucks each. Got a couple colors of pastel pain for 47 cents each and a new pack of brushes, but I needed them anyway so...

At home I already had ribbon and other items so...I began to paint. Now granted these aren't the best of paintings, I think they look very childlike and match her appliques and bedding very well! And it only took me a little bit tonight to make them and they are ready for hanging tomorrow!

So without further rambling....here is Sass' current bed set...

a more accurate look at her bed set

the makings of her shelf..IT IS NOT DONE YET lol..so it still looks crappy, but it will be sweet once it's done. The off white color will be purple.

The wall appliques.

and finally, the canvas boxes I made for less than half of what Target was asking for theirs...AND I like mine better. :) The yellow one will go in the middle of the three. I should have set them up that way but eh....you get the idea. The ribbon I used for the hangers was included in the pack of little spools from the 1 spot at target many months ago. The little wooden butterfly and flower things I have had forever, and you can get at Walmart, 56 cents I do believe.

I have a couple more things I am going to paint and put in her room, one being a custom mirror. I am excited to see her finished room! My little girl is growing up!

Daddy daughter and a me day

2010-01-10T15:17:00.000-10:00

Today was a me day, and I enjoyed it a lot! I went to the mall and walked around for hours! Bought a couple sweaters from American Eagle, and a couple cute ones from Charlotte russe. Then went to Target (yup, in the mall!). I got Sass a new toy box, b-day party supplies, a B-day present and some wall stickers for her room that match her bedding. I need to get her some curtains now and she will be all set, but I saw a really cute rod and set at Walmart so...I will get that there. I think she will have her crib converted to a big girl bed here pretty soon.

So anyway, while I had my day, Sass and daddy had a day. She even got a treat and went to McDonalds....I am glad they had a good bonding day. When I left, Sass had just got up from her nap so she was in jammies when I left so...daddy had to get her dressed. And he did a good job! Then I saw her socks....Oh daddy. :) Though, could have been worse. :)

The green needs to GO

2010-01-09T17:28:00.002-10:00

This green was "meh, ok" when we first moved in, but we are at the point where it needs to go! We bought a sample...but unfortunately, I think its going to be too light for what we want. So......off to try again! But I will use that paint sample for the little cabinet I am redoing for Sass.

Today has been brought to you by the letter T

2010-01-08T15:35:00.000-10:00

Tired, ten, terrible-twos, tantrums, turd, testing, tornado, TV, tape, teach, tickle, taco, time-out, telephone, temper, thrash, teeth, and thankful.....

Yup, pretty much sums up my day.

Freezer bomb

2010-01-07T16:50:00.000-10:00

Lesson to learn here ladies and gentleman...
Do not leave sodas or beer in the freezer overnight....or you could have a huge mess on your hands....

Poor Diet Dr. Pepper, that little guy never had a chance!

It's potty training time!

2010-01-06T17:34:00.000-10:00

Sass has been real into the potty lately, always wanting to pee pee, though of course, she just likes to play with it. Have an excuse to take her diaper off, run around naked....the usual. :) I even got her some Minnie mouse panties, but she even takes them off, exclaiming ALL DONE MINNIE! So enjoy my pretty little girl! Oh and don't her tied up shirt hahaa, I didn't want her peeing on it, its long.

Here are some graphics I made of her today.

Remember...

2010-01-05T18:45:00.001-10:00

...how I said yesterday this is a hard age to take a picture of Sass?? Weeeeell.......I asked her to smile for me today, and I get her crazy cookie monster face EACH time. She is a nut and cracks me up! She inherited my gene (if it is a gene) to be able to cross only one eye while keeping the other straight and then being to alternate hahaha...its a sight! So....here is her cookie monster face!

Such a hard age...

2010-01-04T18:47:00.002-10:00

...to get decent pictures!!! I either get a frown or the surprised face!

She loves her kitchen though! She is always cooking up some new concoctions...sometimes its chicken and pineapple, ice cream and peas, waffles and lettuce...she is going to be a great cook one day!!

Its cheap, but it works.

2010-01-03T14:57:00.001-10:00

Ever since we moved, I have been unable to find my scale....and being 16 weeks pregnant, I want to keep my weight journaled and to keep track of my weight gain.

Well, I know it has to be in one of the boxes still in the garage, but with it being 23 degrees out, its WAY too cold to go rummaging so...I went to walmart today to get a cheap scale. Well..I was afraid the scale would be off a bit...but it seems to be right on. I weighed my 3lb bag of apples, and it came out 3lbs. I went and grabbed an 8lbs weight, and it showed up 8 too. I picked up Sass, and she is only 32lbs...so, she has lost some weight since the last I weighed her. Which makes since, she runs and is non stop go from the moment she wakes up!

Then I jumped on the scale...at 6:00pm at night, full stomach, fully clothed and I was pretty light still...so..that means I have lost weight so far in this pregnancy, not gained. Well..I think I am gaining now, but I am playing catch up for the weight I didn't put on and lost during my first trimester when I was pretty sick. So that made me happy, I am 16 weeks and no weight gain as of yet. I know Sprout is fine in there, my uterus is where it should be for my weeks, I can feel her, and she has a strong heartbeat. I am just making better eating choices this pregnancy and not indulging in my every craving...which has helped a LOT! But anyway..here is my little cheapo scale....isn't it cute??

Sass's New Years Resolution

2010-01-02T15:58:00.000-10:00

Ok...so more like my NYR for Sass....was to get rid of her paci! She usually only had it for nap and sleep, and sometimes during the day if it was an off day or teething or such. I was going to wait till she was 2 yrs (in 2 and a half weeks) but then I figured...why not now?

I heard of the trick a while back to cut the tips off, and they wouldn't want it anymore. Well..she did that all by herself with her teeth....she went through 3 pacis in a couple weeks...I had to take them away so she wouldn't choke, but once she bit them, she REFUSED them but screamed for a paci at bed time. So I figured that little trick wouldn't work for us.

So NYE, I was rocking Sass in her chair listening to Itsy Bitsy Spider like usual and she grabbed her huge baby bottle plastic bank. She would put it in her mouth and I told her, bottles are for babies.....you are a big girl! She was repeating..I'm not a baby, I am a big girl. Well..she then puts her last paci in her mouth and it gave me an idea. I pulled it out of her mouth and told her...THIS is for a baby, you are a big girl...so you don't need it. She repeated that she is a big girl.

So I put it up, lied her down in her crib and told her a few more times when she asked for it, that she was a big girl, and only babies used pacis. And she went to sleep! No fight, no crying, no anything!

Who would have figured reasoning would work? lol...But I am SO glad it did! We are on night three and so far so good with naps and bedtime! YAH!!

2010 new start!

2010-01-01T16:46:00.002-10:00

Hello everyone!!!

Ok, so my last 365 blog I FAILED. Capitol F on that. Well..I am going to give it another go!

For Christmas I got THE most awesome gift. Simple as it is, it is just amazing. It is an apple peeler, corer and slicer! It takes like 5 seconds to make a quick snack for Sass! Too bad it does just apples. There will now be a lot more apple pie in this house!!

Goodbye friend

2009-08-21T20:04:00.004-10:00

We gave away our kitty today :( We are moving and since he is not real good with kids anyway, we decided it would be for the best to give him to a good family. The people we gave him to really loves cats and they seemed like really nice people and we think Biggie will be happy there with them. So good bye old friend...you'll be missed.

On another note, a lady in the photography thread I frequent did an edit of a newborn today that made it look like it came from the studio even though it didnt. Made me think since Sass never got her pics professionally done when she was a baby, that I'd mess around a bit with some of her old pics to see what I could come up with. So what do you think about this? Not that I expect them to be studio quality, as they arent but...wanted something more frameable. Click on the pic to see it larger. This was Sass when she was 6 months old, feels like yesterday.

Edit

Original

and here is my "end of summer" photography challenge pics.

19 months old...wow

2009-08-19T00:23:00.005-10:00

Where in the world does the time go? 19 months old already....my little girl is growing up. She amazes me everyday and what she learns to do. She is learning her ABCs and now every time she sees a word she must go point to it and say, "A.B.Cease" She also has a kind of lisp hahaha, not something I think she will always have, but...toddler speak for sure.

When she had her 18 month appointment she was saying and signing around 50 words and she is now way over 100. She can say pretty much anything you tell her to say and she retains it too and then calls whichever object she learned by name. She makes my mouth drop open on a daily basis with all that she learns. With signs too, all I have to do is show her once and she's got it.

Just the other day she asked me what I was eating and I said ice cream, for the first time she goes, "ice cream?" then signed it...I couldn't help but scream for joy, again....she makes me do that quite often.

She loves Yo Gabba Gabba. Her favorite is Brobee, whom she calls Bubby. She always calls for him and has to take him to bed. She can do the dances and sings the songs when they are played. She is really good at following instructions and has learned a lot from the show.

She knows the difference between hot and cold, off and on, in and out, up and down. She is a climbing machine! Especially up to daddy's computer when he walks away.
And she LOVES the water. Everyday I hear, "pool? wa-wa? pool? pool?" She played with the hose the other day and loved it.She also LOVES to brush her teeth. "brush? brush teef?" is the first thing I hear aside from, "hungry? eat!" when she wakes up. Complete with signs.
This girl loves her some slides! So we try to go to the park everyday. One time I stuck my face in between the bars that line the steps and asked for a kiss, she gave me one. Then after she goes down the slide and was climbing back up the stairs she stuck her little face in the bars and asked, "kiss?" Now she does this EVERY time we go to the part. Makes my heart smile. My daughter is so precious and I am so thankful to have her.
I noticed today that Sass looks much older than she usually does, I am not sure if it was the jeans or her ridiculous height for her age or what, but she is just not a baby anymore by any means. She sure is hitting the terrible twos stage early too...Can't wait till she cools her pipes, even just a little. Miss tantrum has been finding herself in time out a lot lately and it is seeming to work. She sits there for a couple minutes, we explain to her why she cant hit, scream, slap, or all of the above and she tells us sorry and gives us a hug and she doesn't go right back to being a crazy girl. I have noticed all I have to do is give a certain look now and she'll calm down, pretty awesome actually.

So the countdown continues on Operation leave Hawaii. I cant wait to be out of here for good, to start over and to just be done with this move. Hawaii is beautiful, but its a bitter place for me and I just know that the future will be brighter.

Well, I want to go to bed early tonight, its 12:30am and thats actually early for me. I started working on my 3rd kit, a boy kit and I can say now, I am not liking it hahaha. I just dont have a designing bug for boy stuff. Or maybe I am being too hard on myself I dont know. I suppose when I have it up, you can be the judge for yourself. So..with that, I am out, going to get some sleep and dream about making layouts...like I seem to dream about lately...and its driving me batty!

A good day.....mostly

2009-08-15T00:06:00.003-10:00

Sass slept in till 11 today! She was super active the night before, falling off couches on purpose and all that so I guess she wore herself out good.

She then had another, yes another, poopey situation today that ended with her screaming bloody murder holding her foot up with her stuff on the bottom and squished between her toes. As gross as it was, all I did was laugh...it was too funny!

Sass's new song is the ABC's. She loves singing it, the best she knows how anyway. But it is so cute listening to her...then in the car she started singing the song that says, "blame it on the a a a alcohol...." She was going, AAA AA AA, she also sings Lady Gaga Poker face as, Po Po Po face!, so great, my child is being taught to stutter. Oh, and since she started singing these songs first time heard (her 1st radio song of hers was Boom Boom Pow), I have noticed a LOT of songs out there in that genre which I only listen to on radio once in a while has a lot of stuttering in it now. Must be a new "cool" thing to do I suppose..hmm

I was also listed on Digifree scrapbook search engine today, so I know thats a little thing and all but I was super excited about that! Hopefully that means more traffic my way.

So ok...enough ramble, on to the pics for today!

Gas prices......eeck

Zoo day

2009-08-13T22:25:00.008-10:00

My next door neighbor El and I decided to take Sass to the zoo. We figured it was time she met her family we adopted her from...................the monkeys. :) Let me start off by saying it was hotter than .....well...it wasn't so much for the heat as it was the humidity! Our fault I suppose for venturing out after Felicia just passed. It was still before noon and within the first 2 exhibits we were ready to call it quits. I could feel the water running down my back, and I actually don't sweat that easily, so if that tells you how it was.

But we did have fun, saw some flamingos, lemurs, giraffes, a pumba (wart hog), rhino and let Sass go wild in the little kid part. She got to see fish bigger than her,
stick her fingers in every goats' eye she could find and watch a turtle 3 way.
too much??? I didn't want you all to think I was just being funny. :)

El and I have a strong like for picture booths, and we lucked out and found one today. I wish it let us keep all 3 pics because they were funny. The first was Sass screaming because she couldnt hit buttons, the second was a just there stare with El and I being goofs and the third was a big gap smile. After we were done Sass insisted on banging on every last button 50 million times since she wasnt able to earlier.
If you see the pic close up, you'd see a very flushed and sweaty baby.

and just a few more pics of my darling.

We bought a SUPER soft body pillow at Costco and Sass has gone nuts with it ever since the store. Something about it makes her shake her head back and forth on it and attack it while having a massive giggling fit. Tonight, she thought it would be fun to head dive into it from the couch.....

.....over and over and over again.

as always, click on the pic to see it bigger.

Until next time!
~M

Butt crack baby

2009-08-12T01:46:00.003-10:00

Some of you may know, that my daughter LOVES to take off her pants, shorts, skirts and worst of all, her diaper! I cant tell you the number of times I have gone into her room and she is standing there, bare butt naked saying, "Ut ooooooooooh!" pointing to her disposed of diaper on the floor, and sometimes even a surprise hiding under the blanket! Yes, my child is cat-like and buries her poo.....well...throws a blanket on top anyway.

She also likes to diaper dig....which I find to be the grossest of all! I cant wait till she stops that!

Well recently we have been putting packing tape around her tabs of her diaper so she cant take it off. Unfort, we are out of packing tape and as I was walking to the kitchen to find something that would work...I hear the stapler...yes...my husband stapled her diaper on! (not into her skin...I know I probably don't need to clarify that, but just in case).

But anyway...the pictures I am putting up are of my butt cracked baby...she just isn't having a good day unless she shows her butt! Literally!
ALSO, for all you digital scrappers out there, I am now designing FREE kits! Yup..FREE! They are pretty big too...several papers, tons of elements and even some word art here and there! SO stop by, look around, download and leave some love!!! I'd love to see what you create using them too if you do!
so click here-----> Dream Weaver Designs

cool eye design

2009-08-09T22:52:00.003-10:00

Phew....I sure know how to run myself ragged! But I am doing what I enjoy so I suppose it could be worse!

I decided to play with PS tonight and work on something a little different. Here is an edit I did to a pic of my eyes I took tonight.
So my scrapbook blog is up and running for all you digi scrappers. Look under my profile and go to Dream Weaver Designs blog, OR, just click HERE. I have decided to design my kits with my fav Gymboree clothing lines in mind. So please stop by, look around, download if you wish and make sure to send some love my way!

Now I need to get my Photography blog up and I will be all set at overextending myself! WOO!

Hope all is well with everyone!

Back from Maui

2009-08-06T22:06:00.003-10:00

Hello blog world.

I have a TON to catch up on. Your blogs, MY blog....ugh....seems like there isnt enough time to do it all.

Well we had a wonderful visit with my SIL and BIL the other week and then we finished off with a couple days in Maui......GORGEOUS there let me tell you.

While there I met up with a lady I have known on BG for over a year and it was an awesome play date.

There is a lot going on here at the C household. As some of you may know we are getting ready to move to Virginia and so we have been preparing for that. Only 4 more weeks left in Hawaii. It will be bittersweet.

I feel lately I have too many irons in my fire. So much I want to do, yet not enough time to accomplish it all. I want to start projects then I go way overboard and try to be too elaborate and I end up not finishing things....like I have this 365 thing going on (this blog of course) and I am having a hard time keeping up in blog world. I have been doing excellent and on point taking the daily pics of my daughter, but the other one I was supposed to start on the 1st...well....not going so well I must admit.

I am far behind on making the layouts for my daughters 365..:(

I am behind on scrapbook pages in general...:(

I want to start a photography blogspot but hell I am having enough trouble keeping up with this, but I know I need a separate one...why cant there be more hours in the day?

I have a very high energy, testy, always on the move, attention needing toddler so basically anything I want to do online while she is awake is out of the question.....I guess I dont NEED sleep right??

I'd like to get in a few more clients before I leave Hawaii, but as of tomorrow we will be down to one car and I just cant make appointments with people if I am unable to get there! Gah, I just need more practice!

Well....since I am not doing so well on the object 365, hell...I am 6 days behind lol...(meaning, i never started that one :( ) I guess I will show some random pics...Hope all is well in blog land, and followers,...I will catch up on your blogs I promise! I will check out my blog roll as soon as I am done here.

A few more days

2009-07-24T22:01:00.002-10:00

Hello blog world.

I have family in town so I havent been able to post daily but I have been keeping up with both 365s. I will do one mass catch up post with my pics when I get back on next week. It has been fun! Hiking, beach, BBQs, sparkler bombs, scuba diving, snorkeling, eating out, cake, sight seeing, and we have much more planned. Its been a fun trip so far. Alright, I am out! I'll be back on next week.

this is a just becauser...

2009-07-18T23:47:00.008-10:00

I decided to pull off my pics/videos I have on my phone so...thought I'd share some.

First some random ones of me since I rarely put up recent pics of me.

^^^ was on the way to the Army B-day Ball^^^^

Some recent of my Sasser pants

and some oldies
aaaand some videos
CRAPPy quality as I have it set to the lowest setting on my phone, but Sass climbed ALL the way to the TOP of her changing table. She is unstoppable!

U10-A good day

2009-07-18T23:06:00.005-10:00

Today was a good day! We woke up, Sass had breakfast and we decided to go to the pool. We went swimming for a good 45 minutes, I got my exercise and it wore Sass out so she would take a much needed nap. While she napped I gave myself a mani and pedi and relaxed in the chair outside and listed to my classic rock station. We went to the car dealership to look around and came back for a delicious BBQ. Good food, good company and Sass seems to be out of her funk. She had a great time playing outside. I didn't want to have pics of Sass be in this 365 project as she has one dedicated to just her, but I couldn't help it. I thought this pic looked pretty cool. SO, since this is my unofficial project until 1 Aug when I start it up for real, I can show it. Hope you enjoy!

Saturday, 18 Jul 09's pic of the day. OH and HAPPY 18 MONTHS SASS!!
*as always, click on the pic to see it larger*

And just some other pics of the day.

She loved the power wheels toy. We are going to have to get one for her now (this is the neighbor's)
Slide fun
my hubby and Sass going up the slide the wrong way

She fell and skinned her wittle knee!!

U9-Nothing a little tape cant fix!

2009-07-18T23:02:00.002-10:00

So I am sure you all saw the little poopiefiasco we had yesterday. Well...tonight we were going to make sure it wouldnt happen again!!

Nothing a little packing tape cant solve.

Friday 17 Jul 09's pic

And here is what it was used for!

U8-What a day it has been!

2009-07-16T21:00:00.005-10:00

Oh man...today has been a day. I have been irritable beyond belief, Sass is teething, or so I am thinking, and she is in rare form and driving me batty.

She has also been really into her poo lately. Whether she is sticking her hands down the back of her diaper or taking her diaper off.....I have been cleaning up a lot of poo lately.

I went to go get Sass up from her nap and as I go upstairs, I can smell it already. I walk in her room and the first thing I notice is my puffy headed child's huge smile as she jumps up and down in her crib. As she jumps my eyes look down and notice she is without her pants. Upon further inspection...no diaper. I then see the diaper on the floor with yes....poo smears in it, but nothing solid. I peer in the crib and nothing. I start the bath and to my surprise, she isnt covered in the stuff...so maybe it was a clean break.

As I unfold her blanket on the bed I see this.........

^^^unofficial day 8 pic, Thursday July 16, 2009
minus the "bomb" but let me tell you....it was a bomb of a different nature. The "bomb" is about the same size as the "bomb" if that tells you anything!

Sass loves cats. She says cat and kitty, can sign cat and even meows. Apparently now, she also covers her poo........

Here are a couple more pics from the day.

Most of you may know that I am a proud Extended Rear Facing mama. I will have Sass rear facing as long as I can, unfortunately, she is growing at such a fast pace, I may not get to make it to 2 yrs like I am planning. But here she is today looking cute in her car seat.

Sass LOVES books, she likes to go through and ask what everything is even if she knows what it is already. She asked what the picture for X was and I told her xylophone, and when I told her, she instantly put her hand up to her ear and said, "Hello?" All she picked out of it was phone and acted like she was talking on the phone. My baby girl is so smart.

and using the book as a hat

She is also a dare devil. She climbs EVERYWHERE and on everything. Here is balanced on the edge of this little plastic chair. She always makes my heart jump out of my chest.
My monkey girl

U7-random

2009-07-16T20:07:00.005-10:00

I am a day behind on posting. I really dont have a back story on this pic aside from she is cute. :) So enjoy. This is Wed, 15 July 09's unofficial pic of the day. My pouchie Bella

And some family news.

Sass loves to help put on her powder during diaper changes. In fact, she insists on helping.
I put my headband on her, and she just looks so darned cute I had to share.
Sass loves her cat Biggie, however, Biggie isnt that fond of Sass. Here she is trying to use him as a pillow.

and a chair.

U6-Starting to become a regular thing around here...

2009-07-14T23:27:00.007-10:00

So it all started with El when she got half of a pineapple upside down cake from the bakery at the commissary. That was some of the yummiest cake I have ever eaten. So then she bought a whole one...then I bought a whole one and today....oh today she made this lovely creation...from scratch. We have devoured 2 and a half pineapple upside down cakes in 2 weeks, not including the one she just made.....I think we need to stage an intervention.

Tuesday, 14 July 2009's unofficial pic of the day.

And here are a few more pics just because I wanna. :)

So a lady on my forum I frequent posted a thread with a link to morph you and your SO to see what your baby would look like...its pretty damn close...the closest I have ever seen for a quick online morph thing. Check it out.

The morph

and my daughter
pretty similar right??

And I was out in the back yard and took some other pics. And as always, click the pic to view larger. :)

U5-moving and a shakin

2009-07-13T20:09:00.004-10:00

I signed up for mobile posting and I got the confirmation and all so I sent a post here and it just never showed up. Its been hours so I am going to just assume its not going to post.

Today was a busy day, I rearranged my entire downstairs, it was a serious all day affair. I think it looks much better now, and doesn't it figure we are outta here in less than 2 months!!

We are having company next week and I wanted to make sure we have extra seating so I brought in the extra couch and that got my gears turning and I made several changes. I think I'll be sore tomorrow, my back is already aching. I suppose that will happen when you move a couch, love seat, tables, bookshelves all over the place and several times.

So anyway, here is a shot of one end of our living room, Monday 13 July 2009, unofficial day 5 pic. If you for some reason desire to see this bigger, you know you just have to click it!

*Note-I have this fed into Facebook as a note, so I am not sure if it works for you facebookers (the pic clicking)..but I know for you blogspot readers it works.*

So....We put Sass down for the night, she was in rare form today boy howdy! Anyway, I noticed she has teeth tracks along her crib. I mean..BAD!! It hurts my teeth just thinking about it! *shudders*

Down by the bay.....

2009-07-12T20:48:00.004-10:00

We live on a little peninsula by Pearl Harbor so right down the road there are some old battleships. We happened by there on our walk today and I took a few shots.

So here is Sunday, 12 July 09's unofficial day 4 shot.

As always, click pic to view larger.

And a few bonus pics!

Jelly fish are gross

2009-07-12T09:24:00.003-10:00

Yesterday I had my first Photo session with a client. They really wanted some beach pictures together so we headed up to North Shore.

At I believe the third location we were heading down to the water when I saw a big bubble mass of dead sea creature. I looked at it closer and realized it was a washed up jelly fish! I am so glad I didn't step on it. I think those things still have some juice even dead....but don't quote me on that.

So I was trying to focus on it when the guy of the party I was photographing flipped it over in the sand, so...as I was taking the pic...it snapped the sand covered one.

So instead of my 3rd unofficial pic being of a cool dead jellyfish, it is of a cool dead jellyfish covered in sand....shucks.

Saturday, 12 Jul 09, Unofficial day 3

and just for fun, a crab and some scenery!
And as with all the pictures, just click on it to see it bigger (NOT by right clicking and view image..just click the pic)

M is for.......ME!

2009-07-11T15:12:00.002-10:00

This blog has been brought to you by the letter M and by the number 2. ha ha ha...

Ok....I suppose its obvious I hang out with a toddler all day, she seriously is my best friend!

No real reason my unofficial day 2 pic is of a letter M I decorated with stickers before Sass was born, I was just sitting in her rocker chair watching Daddy get her ready for bed. Just struck me as pic worthy I suppose. :)

Fri Jul 10th pic, unofficial day 2

Did I really need that??

2009-07-09T16:52:00.003-10:00

I have been going back and forth on when I should start my 365 thing back up...but I am sticking to my 1 Aug date with the other ladies. BUT, I will post pics for "practice" until then. :)

I hate the days I dont know what to fix for lunch. Today was one of those days. I resorted to making mac n cheese and hot dogs, Sass sure loves that meal on the occasion she gets it. Well...I had already eaten earlier and I wasnt hungry when I made the food...but of course, true no will me had to eat the mac n cheese.

Luckily I only took a few bites and forced myself to put it away in the refrigerator. Hubby finished it off when he got home from work...:) He saved me from heating it up and eating it later.

I keep telling myself....*I will eat well today* and as it turns out...I just like to talk.

A new challenge

2009-07-06T20:24:00.002-10:00

I am still going strong on the Sass 365. I am just behind on the templates is all....I really need to take the time and finish them up, I am like a month behind.

So a couple of the girls on a Photography Thread set a date of Aug 1st this yr to start a 365 project. I am thinking of taking the challenge again. I am going to continue the one of Sass, but start a subject one again. I just think if I stick with it this time, it will be wonderful to look back on. I feel bad the other one fell through.

I really want to capture things in this yr and I think a lot will change from Aug 09 to Aug '10. That yr is hard to write....man time flies.

I think it will be good to help me grow in photography, it will be interesting to see how much it changes in a yr as well. So I jumped on board and 1 Aug I will start again.......so now I am wondering...do I start a different blog??? Would it be too confusing to do 2 365 projects on one blog? I already have more than one blog to maintain....I think I am getting carried away. I will figure something out though!

So I am off to work on my layouts for my current challenge. I will have them up when finished!

Week 2 layout

2009-06-25T01:50:00.003-10:00

I really like how this one turned out. I try to pick the most random pictures of the day to show her personality to get a glimpse into the Sass that I know. She is so funny and has the best facial expressions, she is just a joy to be around! I especially like the picture where she has her feet in Daddy's big sandals, such a special moment.

Since I made week 1 pink, I thought I would do a blue so that these arent all "girl" colors but a nice mix to have. I tend to go pink too much so I would like to do some greens and purples as well. I have been finding some really nice kits lately. I need to put on here which kits I used.

*Mental note to update my blogs with their info and links*

I also have been working on my own graphics, I am very excited and cant wait to use them. I am still trying to put together kits that I like. Its very time consuming when you have no idea what you are doing!! Anyway, I hope you enjoy week 2!

Week 1 Layout

2009-06-23T01:07:00.004-10:00

Ok Ok...I know I have said I would do this for a while now, but I took a break from Photoshop. Ever since my computer crashed, it was hard to get back in to. Mainly because I lost a lot of my hundreds of kits that I can never get back. :( We are going to scan the drive again to hopefully recover some more.

But I didnt want to get too far behind, I have been taking my daily Sass pics, but I finally started organizing them and putting them on a layout.

I decided to make a 365 Sass project, 1 yr in the life of her. It may be pics of her, or about her, but it will involve her in some way shape or form. I wanted to start this the day she turned 16 months, but as some of you may know, thats the day my hard drive crashed and of course I lost the pics I took of her that day (the 18th), SO, I had to start it on the 19th. No biggie I suppose, but it throws me off and my week now starts on a Tue instead of a Monday. I had it all planned out...stupid HD crashing! GRRR.

So I decided to make my first layout watermelon themed. Thought it would go well with spring. Anyway, I hope you enjoy! As always, right click then view image to see it bigger!
~M

Too far behind

2009-05-27T00:12:00.002-10:00

Hello all...

Ok, so when we went to OK I kinda fell off the wagon. I was taking pics while there then I just got way too far behind to catch up...SO i started a NEW 365..this one is going to be all about Sass. I decided to start on the day she turned 16 months...

May 18, 2009. And wouldnt you know it, my hard drive crashed that very night and I lost ALL of my 2009 pics. We were able to restore 90% of my stuff a couple days later, but the most recent pics I took are forever gone, they must have been near the blasting zone. SO, with that said, I have pics from the 19th on.....

I dont have a computer just yet (this is my hubby's), I am in the process of clearing off my old hard drive (the one I had before the one that crashed...) and then I will be up and rolling. I have taken pics of her every day. I think it will be interesting (if I can keep this one up) how much she has changed in one year!

So...I am not making a new blog, I am continuing on here....hope you all still follow along!

~M

A monkey wrench

2009-04-02T22:09:00.001-10:00

Some of you may know that there was an emergency in hubby's family that called us to Oklahoma for over a week. Because of that, I havent been able to upload pics to my 365 blog...but never fear (not that you were I am sure....) I have been taking pics AND I will have them uploaded eventually....

I am still on track, its just going to take some time before I get it all back up and running...

Thanks for dropping by!

29/365

2009-03-14T20:39:00.001-10:00

to come

28/365-"CAT!"

2009-03-13T23:54:00.003-10:00

Caught up...this is today's pic

Have I ever mentioned how smart Sass is?? She amazes me everyday. Today we were sitting on her blanket and she points to the monkey and says, "what's this?" I say, "Monkey". This goes on for the coconuts, frog, elephant and giraffe and back to the monkey....then she points to the Tiger and says, "What's this?", and I respond, "Tiger". And then without skipping a beat she says, "Cat!" and does the sign for cat, which she does by petting the side of her face/ear.

I love my smart baby girl!! This is the blanket we were sitting on.

27/365-Good Bye Dust bunnies

2009-03-13T23:53:00.007-10:00

Thursday 12 March 09's pic

Today I decided I needed to clean out my car and organize it!! There were too many diet coke cans hanging around and dust! So I cleaned it out, and now I have a nice clean car!!

26/365-Happy B-day to you!

2009-03-13T23:53:00.006-10:00

Wednesday 11 Mar 09's pic

Happy 26th B-day baby!!! I hope you had a great day and you enjoyed your gifts, dinner and chocolate-chocolate cake!!

25/365-McD's

2009-03-13T23:46:00.002-10:00

Tuesday 10 March 09's Pic

*Remember, you dont have to post everyday, just have to ensure you take a pic everyday and post when you can*

~Today Sass and I ran some errands and decided to go to McDonalds. This was Sass's first time there and she had a good time. We practically had the place to ourselves....it was a nice day just us. She had a 4 piece nuggets minus the skin, apple slices and an apple juice. She had about 3 of the nuggets, half of the apples and 2 sips of the juice. I don't give Sass juice so when she does have it on occasion, she doesn't like it. She got a stupid pet shop toy, a bird in a cage but it kept her entertained for a while in the car. I took the pic on the way out of the parking lot.

*Pearl City, Hawaii location.
Camera-Sony Cybershot

24/365-It's all about me me me

2009-03-10T01:03:00.007-10:00

*Monday 9 March 09's pic

Sooooo this post will be easy...:) It's a self pic of me. I realized I have neglected taking pics of myself for the last year and a half so, I need some new and updated pics of me. Since I am learning and enjoying PS, they are also heavily edited..:) I always like soft focus, black and white pics....it changes the whole mood of the pic. And since I did technically take this myself (the clicker is in my right hand), I can add it..:)

Nikon-D60
And as always, click the picture itself to see it larger.

23/365-I'm a big kid now!

2009-03-08T21:50:00.002-10:00

I started on Sass's room today, making it girly and cute. I thought I would rearrange her room as well as change it's theme. I have a lot more to do but so far so good. Next is to add window treatment. This is a quick post, but I hope you enjoy her new room! She sure does.

22/365-Bullseye! Right on the money.

2009-03-07T23:37:00.001-10:00

I got the word that Target opened on Wednesday with a "soft-opening", and their grand opening is this Sunday...so with that news I headed straight to Target!

I set off after Sass went to bed...it was 8:00pm and raining. On the way there, I happily sang along to the radio, I was happy.

I got turned around and had to call hubby to read off the directions to me that I thought I had down...it was a simple turn around and I was back on my way.

I took a right down Salt Lake Blvd and it wasn't long before I saw the big glowing red bulleye...there it was, glowing brightly and perfectly red....I felt like Dorothy skipping up the yellow brink road to Oz...only my road was black cement...and wet.

I was greeted by a guy in a rain parka with a flashlight cone directing me to take a left into the parking structure and then another telling me to turn left. Immediately I saw an open space and I took it. I had a huge smile on my face as I grabbed my pink umbrella from the back seat. I locked my doors and hurried towards the store. I tried to act normal, but I was giddy...and it showed.

I went down the stairs as I was parked on the top level of a parking garage and that's when the chaos of a new store came into view. There were hundreds of people pouring in and out of the store at the same time. There were people directing you to follow the path between the yellow ropes into the store. It was set up as a red carpet event....and it was here in Hawaii.

I walked past 2 large red stone balls that are on either side of the entrance to the lower structure of the garage...I couldn't help but smile because I knew it was only a matter of seconds before I walked through the doors of this long awaited store. I can only imagine the frowns of the people who worked at Walmart on this day, their business will never be the same. I walked in....it smelled new, it smelled amazing...it smelled red....it was very red. There were no shopping carts, there were so many people in this store shopping, buying everything just because they can. I grabbed a basket and I started down the isle.

The floors were white and shiney...I walked past the apparel section and straight to bedding. I was here to buy Sass a new toddler set. I was in awe....it took every fiber in my being to not buy everything I saw.

I found the bedding I had seen online that I wanted to buy, and I got the last one. I saw so many cute things for her room, but I refrained....but I was so excited planning out things I will buy in the future. The selection and style of this store had me thrilled and I was happy and I walked with a beat to my step as I wandered the isles.

I got Sass a plain white shade to replace her jungle baby one currently on her lamp, but I will use the same lamp but customize it to suit her new room. I also bought her some accent pillows in the Easter section.

I went down the curtain isle and found the cutest rods, but I am holding off until we move for those things. This store is amazing and I had the urge to want to decorate every room in my house.

Alass it was time to check out, the new employee happily fed me their mandatory lines about opening a credit card and if I found everything alright. I slid my credit card through the new reader and typed in my pin. She happily placed my items in an oversized bag for me and wished me a good night as I did the same. My Target experience was wonderful, and I felt happy.

As I walked out the door I was greeted by a lady who informed me I needed to proceed to the left to get to where I needed to go. As I walk away I hear another lady informing new customers the store will be closing in 35 minutes. Everyone was so happy and helpful, and I skipped to my car.

As I neared my car, I noticed the thinned out lot and then I got in and proceeded to drive away. I was met by more men in parkas directing me out. There was a line of 4 people, 3 men and 1 woman. The first guy dances and swings his arms to the left telling me that is the way I need to go. In succession, the next guy did the same and then the last guy did too. They were clearly enjoying themselves. It was then the woman's turn to tell me to go left, but she just laughed at her male peers and I turned left, I was on my way home.

When I got home and showed Michael my merch he smiled at me and told me he loved me because I was so excited about something as common as a store. But it made my day and it showed.

21/365-Pizza Bell

2009-03-06T21:35:00.002-10:00

There for a while we rarely ate dinner out, but the last couple weeks, I haven't been cooking much. Today I suggested as a joke Pizza Hut Pasta....mmmmmmm chicken and mushroom alfredo......mmmmm bread sticks...So....without skipping a beat Hubby says, "Sounds good." So yup....that's what we had.

All of our Pizza Huts here are connected to Taco Bell....hell...our Taco Bell even serves Pizza Hut food...so anyway...today's pic is of a double coupon for Pizza Bell....:)

20/365-Pack N' Play now just Pack(ed).

2009-03-05T22:05:00.003-10:00

Today is a sad day in the growing of Sass. Yet another thing to remind me that Sass is no longer a helpless infant, but rather a budding little girl full of life, energy and personality. Even though it has been used as a laundry basket the last few months, it didn't really sink in that she no longer uses/needs her pack n play. I finally realized it is taking up much needed space and decided to put it away. So long PnP....and so closes yet another chapter of my first born's baby file....:(

19/365-Juicing it up at Jamba

2009-03-05T21:38:00.004-10:00

Today (technically yesterday since I am catching up) I was sick sick sick...yet somehow I still managed to get out of the house and go shopping. On the way back from lunch with a friend, I decided I needed a ColdBuster from Jamba Juice. Sad to say, I am not sure if it helped or not....I was so sick the rest of the day in fact, I didnt even post my pic of the day. That is why it is a day late.

Being with Sass today, just doing things, makes me realize even more how much she isn't a baby, but is turing into a little girl. She even got her own Jamba Juice smoothie...:( and she drank it like a big girl!

Today was a nice day despite me feeling like total crud.

Sorry for the quality of the picture, I took it with my phone, I forgot my camera at home. But I couldn't pass up the photo op!

18/365-Pee Pee in the Potty

2009-03-03T23:25:00.001-10:00

*Pee Pee in the potty! Pee Pee in the potty!*

So we got Sass her potty...we aren't going to go all out potty training for a few more months yet, but thought I would get her acquainted with the potty. Oh my little baby is now my little girl.

17/365-Right on Target

2009-03-02T23:09:00.002-10:00

One thing I couldn't stand about Hawaii was NO TARGET. In the mail today came a brochure that informs little ole me that there are now 2 Targets opening on the 8th of March!

I am sooo excited, but um...a little too late don't you think?? :)

16/365-The one we call Biggie

2009-03-01T23:11:00.004-10:00

Here is Sass's first friend...Biggie. Usually though we call him cat, and Sass likes to call him Kee Kee. We got Biggie on Craigslist, the fattest darn cat I have ever seen. His stomach even swings when he runs, surprisingly, he is thinner now then when we first got him. He takes a while to warm up to people. When we first got him, he hid upstairs all the time. If you went near him, he took off. He was afraid of Sass for a while too. When Bella arrived, he reverted back to his old hiding ways, but now they chase each other around and play everyday. They even sleep next to one another. Hope you enjoyed the pic of Biggie.

Camera-Nikon D60

15/365-Silly Mama, carriers are for infants!

2009-02-28T22:27:00.002-10:00

I know that Sass is getting bigger, but perhaps since I see her everyday I don't see it as much. Sass thought it would be fun to sit in her little friend's infant carrier to rock in, I could not believe how big she really looks in that! I swear we just recently moved her into her convertible car seat...but apparently it has been some time ago.

Here is my baby....looking very much like a little girl and not a baby at all!

14/365-___ in a box!

2009-02-27T20:30:00.003-10:00

**WARNING, THIS POST IS NOT FOR ANYONE UNDER 18**

Hey boy I got somethin' real important to give you
So just sit down and listen
Boy you know we've been together such a long long time (such a long time)
And now I'm ready to lay it on the line
(Wooow) You know it's your birthday and my heart is open wide
Gonna give you something so you know what's on my mind
A gift real special, so take off the top
Take a look inside -- it's my ___ in a box
Not gonna get you a diamond ring
That sort of gift don't mean anything
Not gonna get you a fancy car
Boy ya gotta know you're my shining star
Not gonna get you a house in the hills
A guy like you needs somethin' real
Wanna get you somethin' from the heart
Somethin' special boy
It's my --- in a box, my --- in a box babe
It's my --- in a box, my --- in a box boy
See I'm wise enough to know when a gift needs givin' (yeah)
And I got just the one, somethin' to show ya that you are second to none
To all the ladies out there with fellas to impress
It's easy to do just follow these steps
1: Cut two holes in a box
2: Put your stuff in that box
3: Make him open the box
And that's the way you do it
It's my --- in a box... my --- in a box babe
It's my --- in a box, my --- in a box boy
Christmas; --- in a box
Hanukkah; --- in a box
Kwanzaa; a --- in a box
Every single holiday --- in a box
Over at your parent's house --- in a box
Mid day at the grocery store --- in a box
Backstage at the CMA's --- in a box (yeah-wow-wow-wow-wow-wow)
--- in a box...

AHAHHAHAAA....

Go here to get the joke...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhwbxEfy7fg&eurl=http://forum.baby-gaga.com/about517074.html

And for the pic of the day.

13/365-Down by the bay...

2009-02-27T00:10:00.003-10:00

Ok, you can stop singing now..:)

In 7 short months we will finally be leaving Hawaii, and as I am very happy about this, in ways I will be sad. I know that is weird coming from me, but there is just a beauty to Hawaii, the way it smells, the beautiful scenery and the wonderful weather. In those ways, it will be missed.

Unfortunately, Hawaii is tainted for me, I have been bitter since I arrived here on my flight that almost crashed into the ocean...that flight foreshadowed my life for the next 3 years on this island. This last year has been great but I still hold a deep grudge and I don't feel I will fully come back to my own until I get off this island.

But as I stated previously, the beauty of this island will be missed. I absolutely love the smell of Plumeria and we have trees of bloomed flowers all over the place.....Every time we take a walk I always pick up fallen flowers, close my eyes and take in the scent...its such a beautiful smell. The perfumes and sprays do not do the flower any justice as it is probably one of my favorite smells.

I found this flower on the side of the road as we walked to the pier, one of our favorite spots to walk to. I hope you enjoy the pic!

Camera-Sony Cyvershot. The pic is straight out of the camera except for the watermark. I am very surprised I got such a nice pic from my point and shoot. The lighting was perfect. I was also surprised by the blur in the appropriate places....I am quite satisfied with this picture.

12/365-Time flies by

2009-02-25T22:18:00.002-10:00

Sass's baby calendar was only 13 months, and it carried me to the end of Jan, but she has been changing SO much the last few weeks and I need a new calendar! I am crazy about recording all her firsts and how she is at a given age, and ever since she turned one...I stopped. I have missed a lot in the last month that I need to try and write it all down in a notebook. Tomorrow I am going to get her a new calendar!! So, my pic of the day is of the pen and her current calendar that I finished updating! *I know, a boring post, but I am tired and am going to bed early for once! WOO!

11/365-A Child's Best Friend

2009-02-24T21:40:00.003-10:00

Sass has a new best friend. They play all day long, wrestle and even share food. Pouchy has a ton of fun with Sass, she likes to jump on her, lick her and play with her toys with her. Sass laughs hysterically when pouchy plays with her. It is the cutest sight.

Pouchy, aka as Bella, was an early Christmas gift from Hubby and she was quickly accepted as a part of our little family.

Bella is the same breed and looks very similar to my old doggy Chi-Chi. Chi-Chi was my favorite dog, she was so sweet, kind and gentle and a very loving and trusting dog. I will always miss her. Bella helps the pain of her passing, may you rest in peace Chi-Chi.

Hope you enjoy my pic of the day!

Camera-Nikon D60

10/365-You Pump me UP!

2009-02-23T23:08:00.002-10:00

This post is easy and short (as I am doing training for a potential side job). So I just wanted to write real quick what keeps me going. Either this or regular Diet Coke....I really don't crave the regular pops (sodas) anymore. I get all the caffeine and none of the sugar and calories. Perfect! This is what also keeps me up till 2-3am! Anyway, that's it hahahaa.

9/365-3rd one is the charm

2009-02-22T20:57:00.003-10:00

So today I did the unthinkable....something I have never done and never thought I would do...I spent more than 10 dollars on a purse! I have never been the one to get carried away and captivated by things like...purses....at least not for the prices they can sell at.

I was browsing, seeing cute purses but was standing my ground. That was until I saw THIS purse...it called to me..."buy me buy me..." How could I resist...Oh I know...I'll call hubby and he will for SURE talk me out of it.

So I call him up, as soon as he answers I say, "Hoooneeey???" "Yeeeeeeees?" is the reply I get.
"Is ___ too much for a purse?" "Yeeeesssss" was the reply I got. "Ok, you're right." then I hear what I didn't think I would ever hear. "But I know those purses you are paying for the name, and if you like it, I think you should get something you like and you want...so...go ahead and get something for yourself."

I did a mini happy dance....I couldn't believe he said YES when I thought he would say NO and I would come back to my senses....but he didn't say no, in fact, he was encouraging me to get it!

So I did...and I am in love...my coach collection is complete....3 is all I need. (2 were gifts). So for my pic of the day, my new beautiful purse!!! Enjoy!!
And as always, you can click on the pic to see it bigger.

Camera-Nikon D60

8/365-Go Itsy, Go Itsy, Go Itsy GO!

2009-02-21T23:20:00.003-10:00

I have been teaching Sass sign language since she was 4 months old. Some days I really feel like all my efforts are wasted...seems like she just isn't that interested....but other days she surprises me with the knowledge and the comprehension she really has.

On days Sass does things, I always call up hubby to tell him, though he rarely sees Sass in action, so I am glad he was sitting on the couch to witness Sass today. I know he doesn't think I am lying, but now he could see for his own eyes.

I pull out our signing flash cards and I held up the first card. Sass immediately says, "Mooooo". The picture on the card was a cow. So even though she doesn't say cow, she makes the cow sound and will even do the cow sound when I show her the sign.

The next card I showed her was a banana, she said to me, "banana". She says banana to the object and to the sign, but has yet to sign it.

I then showed her the card that had a ball on it. This one she signed and said ball. So this one we are pretty good at. She signed and said baby for the baby card as well.

Today she even signed book for the first time, and it was the result of seeing the card with the book on it. But after this card, she decided it was enough and wanted to play.

Sass has a comprehension of over 25 words I would say, but only signs a handful of them. Mostly though, she will say the word to a sign made, and not necessarily sign it back. Which I guess in the grand scheme of things, I would rather her speak.

So for those of you who believe signing to hearing babies impair there verbal skills, yet another baby proved that theory wrong.

This post isn't to brag about what my child does, but merely state that I am glad to see my efforts weren't wasted and to say how incredible the mind of a child is, and how fast they grow. I mean, if you think about it, she was born 13 months ago, and in that SHORT amount of time, she went from a totally defendant newborn to a child who walks, talks, communicates and shows a lot of comprehension and understanding to the world around her that is so new. How they do it in such a short amount of time is so amazing to me.

So for my pic of the day, I decided to take a picture of the cards Sass and I used today.

And if you are wondering about my title...that is the song Sass and I sang and signed today. :)

7/365-Welcome home!

2009-02-20T23:11:00.003-10:00

About 14 months ago, the unit I was assigned to left for Iraq, and with them most everyone I have met since being on this island. I would have been on that flight too, if it weren't for Sass.

Well today we welcomed home 3 of the Soldier's from my office back, one came in yesterday. They are now back with their families, ready to begin the journey of catching up and re familiarizing themselves into an everyday routine that many of us take for granted. They will be able to see their spouses, children, eat a decent meal and not worry about being shot at.

God Bless them all and WELCOME HOME!!

This is going to be short because I am off to bed. But please enjoy my pic of the day, Sass and hubby at the ceremony.

And again, welcome back guys...Thank you for all you do!

Camera-Nikon D60 (the pic was blurry...boo)

6/365-'Till death do us part

2009-02-19T22:03:00.006-10:00

My wedding set is simple and gorgeous...Just what I have always wanted. Hubby picked out my engagement ring on his own and he did a fantastic job. We picked out my wedding band together. I always wore my rings, I loved showing the world I was taken, and by a wonderful man, my best friend.

In May of 2007 we found out we were expecting...what a blessing. Along with that blessing though came a substantial weight gain. My fingers swelled like little sausages...well...I retained water like it was going out of style. But my point it, I gained a lot so I was unable to wear my wedding set because of the weight gain.

After I had Sass, I lost about 30lbs just leaving the hospital....I was anxious to put my rings back on...I couldnt even get them over the knuckle. So I held out....I lost some more weight...nope. A couple months ago I slipped on the wedding band...it was snug, but it went all the way down. Time to put on my other ring....I couldnt get it down. Not because of the band size, but because the first ring I put on created this "bubble" like effect on my finger in between the two bands...There was no way to get them together.

What is funny is my fingers looked normal to me..they didn't look puffy or swollen, yet they obviously were bigger because my rings did not fit. Everyone kept telling me to get them resized. I refused because I WOULD lose the weight and they would fit again, then I would just have to get them resized. So I held out.

I have now lost all pregnancy weight, even though I am not to my goal weight, I decided today to try on my rings as I do periodically......and to my surprise...THEY FIT! Both of them...at the same time...I can wear them comfortably around my finger...They slide easily and I was so excited you would have thought I just won the lottery! So after roughly a little over a year and a half (counting pregnancy) I can FINALLY wear my rings!!!! So you guessed it...thats my pic of the day!!

Nikon-D60

5/365-Furry faces, funny places

2009-02-18T21:14:00.005-10:00

First and foremost, Happy 13 months Sass!

My little girl is already 13 months...this last month since her 1st B-day just flew by. It kind of crept up on me. So much has changed in one month, it is amazing.

Today she learned to walk backwards. She laughs hysterically over everything, now including this new discovery. We notice she gets delirious when tired, her balance is the first to go. She starts acting very silly, making funny sounds, faces, falling over things on purpose, running back and forth, throwing herself onto things...she is crazy!

Tonight was one of those nights that she got the silly bug. Daddy bought her a giant pink pig for Valentine's Day and she loves this pig..just LOVES it. She eats it, carries it around, falls on it, wrestles and kisses it...it is her new best friend. Bella, our pooch, also loves this gigantic pink stuffed pig. All three play for long stretches at a time...Bella jumps on Sass, Sass jumps on the pig, then they all fall over and go at it again. Bella has so much fun playing with Sass and Pig, it truly is amusing watching them play. We had so much fun tonight, it truly made my day. My daughter's smile and laughter brings such joy to my heart. She is such an amazing little person with such a big and bright personality. So for my picture on her 13 month B-day, I thought I would take a pic of her two best friends (she has three, but Cat isn't so much into their hi jinks). Hope you enjoyed!

Nikon-D60

4/365-Puffs are for babies!

2009-02-17T22:21:00.006-10:00

I remember breaking up the Gerber star shaped snacks called puffs for Sass not long ago. "Be careful baby, you can choke...eat slowly." Seems I couldn't break them apart carefully yet quickly enough for her. She devoured them and they were gone.

I remember having a discussion in my January mom group about how ludicrous the serving size is, like 80 puffs....that seemed like a LOT for a baby to eat. At that age Sass only ate a small handful at best.

She goes from eating a few halved puffs to cramming two fists full of puffs in her mouth, seemingly all at the same time. She loves puffs, there wasn't a day she didn't have her snack of choice. She especially liked the apple strawberry, peach and cherry. They even started selling them in a whole wheat variety. Awesome.

Today I sat Sass in her highchair and gave her a few puffs to snack on while I fixed her dinner. She looked at me like, "What is this you are trying to give me? PUFFS? Are you serious? Mom, that was sooo last month. In case you haven't noticed, I am not an "infant" anymore....geez."

When did this happen? I already had to get over the fact she walks everywhere she goes now, she talks to me, she asks for things she wants pretty clearly, but I just don't think I was ready to get rid of puffs....These are PUFFS for goodness sakes, her FAVORITE snack....I guess not anymore. She quickly "windshield wipered" them off her tray. Bella, our little pooch sure enjoyed their cherry, crispity goodness.

So I am sad to announce Sass has walked away from her favorite "baby" snack and is on the move to more "big girl" snacks. And with that, I hope you enjoy today's picture...

R.I.P Puffs...

Nikon D60

3/365-President's Day

2009-02-16T19:23:00.004-10:00

Happy President's Day world!

So I want to tell you a little about my Grandpa. First off, he is the only Grandpa I have and I guess I can honestly say he is the only male figure I had in my life growing up.

This man is the funniest man I have ever met. He always has jokes and he loves to tell stories about when he was in the Navy. Every visit with him he tells me the story of the time he was almost considered AWOL when he ran out of money on one of his liberty passes and how he had to go to the Great Lakes base to have them inform his post he hasn't deserted anyone. All this because finance messed up his pay. As far as finance goes, I see nothing has changed. But he will tell this story every time and as perfectly as the time before that. I happily sit there and listen to him recall his experiences.

He sure loves Sass too. We went to Michigan to visit when she was going on 6 months old, and he was just so tickled by her.. He really enjoyed holding her and playing games with her that my Grandma had to make a statement that he was "hogging" her. I call often lately and my Grandma always tells me that he speaks to Sass's picture everyday. She is sitting on his table by where he sits...she eats dinner with them sometimes too.

I hope I never have to see the day when they pass, for I will miss him with all my heart and I will long to hear his stories of when he was in the Navy, but unfortunately I think that time will be in my near future, and that is something that I can not bear to think of.

My Grandpa wanted to get Sass a gift she could keep and cherish, something that she can look back on and remember her Great-Grandpa by, even if she has no physical memory of him. He bought her two coin sets. One of the state quarters that include 2 states of importance. Hawaii state where she was born, and Oklahoma state where hubby is from. He also got her the set of 1 dollar coins, the set that had President James Madison in it. He put a lot of thought into his gift and I was surely touched.

I am hoping Sass will be able to meet her Great-Grandpa again in the near future. Those two have such a special bond and she doesn't even know it yet.

So I decided that this President's Day, my 365 picture shall be of the coin set my Grandpa gave to Sass as a gift. I hope you enjoyed this blog. Thank you for reading.

Camera-Nikon D60

2/365-"I wish I could have a gun"

2009-02-15T19:35:00.006-10:00

So this post will be full of pictures....I am not real clear on the rules of projects like these, if there are rules that is, but there is more than one pic today. Some days may be just one but...that's not today so....moving along.

Today Sass and I were supposed to go to the beach down at Bellows. It was going to be a fun day of digging in the sand, catching some rays and floating in the water....none of which happened...

Hubby went paint balling today and at 9:00 in the morning, he says the skies are blue and the weather is perfect. Sass gets a little nap, and after some slight delays with packing, we were off.

As I neared Bellows, clouds loomed over me and sprinkles began falling on my windshield...this did not seem like beach weather.

Sass and I met up with hubby at Subway, it was windy, cold and rainy. We ate and decided to head back to his car that was parked in Honolulu. As we drove, the rain beat down harder, I was sad we didn't get to play on the beach. But this leads me to picture number 1.

As we drove farther away from the beach the clouds spread out and the sun began to shine. Hubby suggested I take the next left on the road we were following. We pulled into a narrow street that was lined with cars. We pull into a vacant spot and unload Sass....we were going to walk up the mountain....I was in beach attire, as I soon realized I wouldn't be the only one, apparently half naked was acceptable...but I digress...I was wearing flip flops, surely not suitable for walking up a steady incline but, we were there, we wanted something to do, so we went for it.

We got Sass loaded up in her stroller, she definitely got the sweeter end of the deal, and we walked towards the mountain. It was fairly busy on the Sunday afternoon, the weather was nice until the wind started picking up again. Hubby explained to me that there was a wind advisory this weekend, it was even more apparent the further up the mountain we went. Here are a couple pictures. I guess the pic of me doesn't count toward the project as I didn't personally take it...but I am sharing anyway. Consider it a bonus...:) All others pictures that I am not included in, were taken by me.

Finally we get to the half way point and the wind really starts picking up. Poor Sass was trying to shield herself from the wind. She had a blanket on her and I took the beach towel I brought around the front of her stroller so it would keep the wind out of her face. She, however, didn't like that because then she couldn't see every passing "dog" (and there was a lot) and to make sure she pointed it out to us. My child loves dogs..:) I decided to take a self-portrait while the wind was blowing.

Almost there.....we come across this nice little photo-op.

So finally we reached the top, we were thirsty, tired and our calves were on fire. Now it was time to see the view that we walked over a mile uphill and pushing a stroller with a 25 pound toddler inside for.

The first pic obviously wasn't taken by me, but I had to show it off. Sass always makes the funniest expressions. It sure was windy at the top.

The way down was much faster than the way up, imagine that! :) The sun and mist caused a bright haze over the side of the mountain. The camera picked it up, but didn't look as pretty as it did in real life. Perhaps that is because we only had the point and shoot with us today. But here it is.

So now some of you may be wondering about my title.....what in the world does this have to do about guns?? So on to the story...

As we were making our way back down the mountain (and almost being trampled by little kids no older than 6 while the parents walked quite a bit ahead leaving them to run ramped behind them...but whatever..) we came up to a woman walking with her little son. I noticed her walking up the mountain when we were because on the back of her shirt it said, "Anti-terrorist Instructor". So as we were passing them, I hear the little boy say, "Mom....I wish I had a gun. Because then I could hurt the bad guys...." The kid can't be any older that three.....I don't know...her son's statement combined with her shirt just made me laugh. Perhaps her son can sit in the next class she instructs. I couldn't resist....we got a picture! I pulled off the side of the trail and made an excuse so that they could pass us after I heard the little boy tell his mom how and why he wished he could have a gun. So hubby happily took our picture.

Thank you for reading Day 2.
Camera-Sony Cybershot

1/365-Day one, V-day!

2009-02-14T22:45:00.003-10:00

Today is day 1 of Project 365. I am excited about this project as I have always had an interest in photography and I am hoping to grow in that area as well as see a whole year in a few pictures. I am going to attempt to make my pictures diverse, though I have to warn you, there will be a lot of my daughter, who online I call Sass. So I think the rules are, take one pic a day...well....some days there may only be one but I like to shake things up a bit. There might be more than one some days...but maybe I can try to make it of one subject? We'll see I guess. Maybe no more than 5 a day? I do however, like the idea of just one....oh what to do?

Photography has always been a passion of mine, I am often called the paparazzi by my friends because I go everywhere with my camera.

Recently I have decided to take my photography a step forward and I am branching out to become an actual photographer. I lovingly have the support of my husband and I can't be more excited. This journey will be hard and challenging, but that is half the fun. I am excited to have a "job" that I love! How many people can say that?

I chose to start off with pictures of my daughter on Valentine's Day. We had a wonderful day as a family. We went to the park, we played and laughed all day, not to mention we had a fantastic dinner of steak on the grill, shrimp scampi, baked potatoes and salad. Home cooking at its finest.

I believe the hardest part of this challenge/project is to post everyday...not the taking of pictures. So I will try my hardest!

For the most part I will be using my Nikon D60, I love that camera, never fails to take excellent pictures. But we also have a point and shoot Sony Cybershot that might be a little easier to take along for everyday doings.

Anyway, please enjoy the pictures of day 1-365

The first 2 are a couple of PS graphics I made :)

CAMERA-Nikon D60