Sunday Citar

"Life is full of beauty.  Notice it.  Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces.  Smell the rain, and feel the wind.  Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams." ~ Ashley Smith

{I took this photo in the front of my sister's home last Sunday.  She has always has beautiful flowers blooming around her home.  They make me smile.}

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Aloha Friday #33

It is Aloha Friday! In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that people take it easy and look forward to the weekend.

Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response. If you’d like to participate, just post your own question on your blog and leave your comment below and link in Kailani’s blog. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!

This weeks question is:
How long have you been blogging?  Why did you start your blog?

My blog turned 2 years old July 18th.  I started this blog as a way for me to share my creations with customers, family and friends. I still remember contemplating starting one and wondering if anyone would read it and also wondering if my family would think I was being silly.  I am very glad I took the leap and created this blog.  It has turned into so much more over the last couple years.  Thank you to each and every one of you who have read my blog, supported my business & all of your wonderful supportive comments.  I have made some wonderful friends all over the world while blogging.  I have also been able to share my life with family & friends.  It also warms my heart when my husband comes home and says he showed people at work pictures of the kids on my blog.  {he looked at me funny when I told him I was going to start blogging}  It has been fun to look back over those years while creating my blog books.  {you can read more about the books, here.} 

Looking forward to many more years.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!!

You Capture - Play

Last weekend when we went to pick up the kids we spent a few hours over at my sister's house.  The kids had fun playing.  Lily was in girlie heaven, again.

Then I looked over and saw this...

And I started to play...

So what is a 9yr old boy to do while the girls are playing with all these girlie things?  Why play Wii with his dad of course...

{we gave the My Little Pony Ferris Wheel (along with a couple other things) to my niece for her 5th birthday.  She LOVED everything.}

Go on over to I Should Be Folding Laundry to see other You Capture's for this week.

Wordful Wednesday - Better Half

Do you see me?

For more WW check out 5 Minutes for Mom, WW & 7 Clown Circus.

Favorite

Because I LOVE photo challenges I am linking up this week over at Paper Mama.
This week's challenge is: Absolute Favorite
I am also linking to Chatting at the Sky and Life with my 3 boybarians.

I had a hard time picking my absolute favorite.  I have many favorites and they seem to change each day.
I am really smitten with this one lately.  {it's my facebook profile pic right now}
I REALLY LOVE my new lens.

Check out all of the other favorites at the Paper Mama.

Sweet Shots:

Tuesday's Unwrapped

Sunday Citar

"Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted."  ~John Lennon

Look what...

the kids made Jeff & I for our anniversary...

The morning of our anniversary the kids decided to make us a card.  It was adorable!!  They also tried to make us breakfast in bed.  I came downstairs to 2 plates out with a cereal bar on each.  LMBO!

Here is a closeup of the card.  (gotta love 9yr old spelling...)

Ian's picture... (BTW...I have only been married for 12 yrs, not 13)

Lily's picture...

Thank you Ian & Lily for the adorable card.

{ PSSS....my porch looks terrible...we need to paint it.  I finally found a paint color I like and plan on painting it very soon.  YAY!  }

Aloha Friday #32

It is Aloha Friday! In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that people take it easy and look forward to the weekend.

Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response. If you’d like to participate, just post your own question on your blog and leave your comment below and link in Kailani’s blog. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!

This weeks question is:
Are you a bath or shower person?  Do you prefer to take them in the morning or evening?

I am a shower person and I prefer to take them in the morning first thing.  It seems to wake me up and I feel more productive after I take one in the morning.

Staycation 2010

On Monday, we took the kids to my parents' house in PA to stay for the week. 
(it has been a ritual for a few years now)

The kids have been so excited!  Ian & Lily started packing their toys earlier in the week.  It was too cute.  Lily was counting down sleeps.  She was super excited to have a long slumber party at Nana's house.  Ian woke up early on Monday and got dressed so he was ready to go.  Once dressed he ended up waking up the whole house, he was so excited about leaving.

After dropping them off we took our time coming home.  We went to 3 of our favorite places outside of Pittsburgh, Don Pablos for linner (lunch/dinner), IKEA & Half Price Books.  I am wishing we had these things in Buffalo.  

On Tuesday, we went wine tasting.  We had a wonderful time.  Our favorite wineries were Schulze Winery & Niagara Landing.  Their wines are so tasty!! 

While we were out we went to Olcott (like we did last year) and I got to take more photos of flowers.  I love taking photos of flowers.

We also took photos of each other.

Yesterday, most of the day we vegged out at home doing nothing but watching movies we rented.  We did go out to lunch.  Not sure what we are going to do today.  Tomorrow we are going back to my parents' house.  I want to go visit my grandparents before we come home on Sunday.  (My grandmother had surgery about a month ago)

You Capture - Black and White

Taken during our staycation. 


Go on over to I Should Be Folding Laundry to see other You Capture's for this week.

Wordful Wednesday - Thank You

What I have been making.  These were a custom order from a photographer friend to tie to her packages.

For more WW check out 5 Minutes for Mom, WW & 7 Clown Circus.
I am also linking to these fabulous parties, here.

Sunday Citar

"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today." ~ James Dean

Happy 9th Birthday Ian!!

Facts about 9yr old Ian:
You...
...love silly bands.
...love being silly.
...want a girlfriend.
...are a good student and are going into 4th grade.
...want me to shave your head like daddy's, but want to grow it out at the same time.
...still love Pokemon, Bakugan & Legos.
...love the color Turquoise.  
...rode every ride at Darien Lake this summer.
...would wear your crocs everyday.
...still take your socks off as soon as you get in the door.
...still sit on your feet (should I say toes) when you eat.


Love you lots, Mommy

(If you would like to read more about Ian's nightmare of a birth story, you can go here.)


Thank you for stopping by Sunday Citar! This blog quote meme was created by Fresh Mommy. You can stop by her blog to see the quotes and photos that she and everyone else is loving right now.