Friday, May 16, 2008

Interview with David

Because I am curious about the things which come out of David's mouth, I thought I'd interview him. I'll have to do one on Jared when he gets home from school.

Me: What do you want to be when you grow up?
David: a teacher
Me: What is your favorite movie?
David: The Polar Express
Me: If you could go anywhere in the whole world, where would you go?
David: to the movie store (to rent a movie)
Me: How much do you love your family?
David: Super much how long the road is
Me: If someone gave you $100, what would you do with it?
David: a big giant choo choo train toy
Me: What's your favorite food?
David: pizza
Me: What is your favorite thing to do with Jared?
David: play life guard
Me: When will you be big like daddy?
David: 3 years old (note: he's 4 right now)
Me: Who do you want to marry?
David: Calley (a girl he knew in Tacoma)
Me: How did mommy and daddy get David?
David: "you bought me at the store"
Me: What are you going to do when we move into our new house?
David: jump on the bunk bed

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Life is but a dream

My beautiful friend, Merrily, is having her first baby this summer and she let me practice taking maternity photos for her. We've been friends since high school and I'm lucky enough to live in the same area. There's this tree at Howard Amon Park, it has a natural heart in it and if you know me, then you'll know I have a thing for trees with a little personality.
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Sunday, May 11, 2008

Happy Mothers Day

A friend shared this Mothers Day message, it's so true!

The Images of Mother......
4 YEARS OF AGE - My Mommy can do anything!
8 YEARS OF AGE - My Mom knows a lot! A whole lot!
12 YEARS OF AGE - My Mother doesn't really know quite everything.
14 YEARS OF AGE - Naturally, Mother doesn't know that, either.
16 YEARS OF AGE - Mother? She's hopelessly old-fashioned.
18 YEARS OF AGE - That old woman? She's way out of date!
25 YEARS OF AGE - Well, she might know a little bit about it.
35 YEARS OF AGE - Before we decide, let's get Mom's opinion.
45 YEARS OF AGE - Wonder what Mom would have thought about it?
65 YEARS OF AGE - Wish I could talk it over with Mom.


We had some unofficial family photos before church, it's been awhile since we did these. Although, I am tempted to get the kids all dressed up to redo them in front of my dad's large beautiful lilac bush. Hopefully the blooms last through next Sunday.
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Friday, May 9, 2008

Daydreaming

The roof is finished and the windows are in, here is the latest....
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Larry and I both daydream on a daily basis about life in our new house. We went to check on things tonight and saw that they had put the tubs and showers in. Of course we couldn't resist the opportunity to check it out.
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The last couple of days, I've had my nose in a new book. It's called 'The Host' by Stephenie Meyer (author of the Twilight series). So far, it has kept my interest. I admit that I was pretty neglectful of just about everything when the Twilight books came out one at a time, but I've been better this time and I'm pacing myself. If you want to see more, click here to visit the author's site. She gives a better description than I would.
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Funny thing... I absolutely hated reading when I was in high school. Maybe it was immaturity or maybe I was bored out of my mind by the regular English literature. At the time, nothing could be more torturous than being forced to read some of the books of which my grade depended on. I became best friends with Cliffs Notes and scooted by. When I was about 17, I heard Michael Ballam talk about Les Miserables by Victor Hugo and he painted the picture of that beautiful story in my head with his words and music. I was in love before I ever picked up the book and devoured every page of the unabridged version. From then on, I was convinced that I just needed to find books that interested me. I have loved reading ever since and have even played with the idea of reading some of those English literature books over again from an adult perspective. Who knows, maybe I will like them this time around.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

A Getaway

Larry had a business trip in Spokane and invited me along for an overnighter. I had to decline at first because I had some things planned, but I cleared my schedule and surprised him. We visited a Japanese garden (which is like a playground for me when I have my camera).

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This was a lucky shot, I meant to get a nice photo of this vibrantly colored fish when it decided to flip it's tail and splash.
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I went to visit my dear friend, Michelle and her son. We've been friends since I was about 13.
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I also went to Tacoma a few days ago and took some photos for the family I was staying with. This little girl is adorable! She has the most expressive face and she's hilarious! I added more photos of her to my photo blog.

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Monday, May 5, 2008

My Monday Temptation

Many of you don't know that I used to sky dive. I went 8 times and actually have a couple of my jumps on video (something I will bring myself to watch and put on the web someday). I miss it! Every time I drive by the little airport where I had my adventures, this little adventurous/crazy part of me squeals in agony - just a little bit. Never mind the 2 near-death incidents. There's nothing like free falling, the view, the excitement and the rush. I still have my log book, seamless leather gloves and goggles.

I fully realize that because I now have young kids and life insurance, that it wouldn't be very responsible to be taking these kinds of risks. But kids grow up and I don't have to inform the insurance agency, right?

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Sunday, May 4, 2008

It's looking more like a house!

We go out to the house each week to check on the progress and were excited to see how quickly things seem to be moving.

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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

4 Things

My gorgeous and talented friend, AmberL, tagged me for this.

Four places I go to over and over: Online or in real life (yeah, I'm exciting)? I often visit the construction site where my house is being built, Yokes, Jared's school (not for the reason you think), and the park.

Four people who email me regularly: My husband, Pam, Kim, and the Lane Family (I'm loving those weekly emails).

Four places I like to eat: Amicis (Authentic Italian), The Outback, Jack Astors (if I can get to Toronto anytime soon), and Marzano Italian.

Four places I would like to be right now: Camping on the Oregon Coast, Toronto, Japan and Ashton, Idaho.

Four TV Shows I watch all the time: When I'm not avoiding TV...... Lost, AI, Spongebob, and Moonlight

Four people I think will respond: If you're reading this, consider it an invitation :)

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

How clever are you?

I took this photo with the others while wandering around the Butterfly Atrium and if a picture could say a 1000 words... what would this one say? So leave a comment or email me with your best invented caption to go with it and I'll let someone else be the judge (my husband if I can get him to do it). The winning caption will be added under the photo and you get cyber cookies =)

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Larry says it was a tough one, but he liked Nathan's caption best "I look goooood."