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April completely out of order :/ and I didn't quite get a picture for every day :(

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4/19 Lacie got a HUGE new (to her) Barbie house from Little Feet Repeats

4/13 We went to see the Hannah Montana movie today since there was no school :)

4/10 At the doctors AGAIN - warts :( "bumpies"

4/20 Colby had a few rough emotional days this month. This day AS SOON AS we walked in the door he started throwing a fit about something.

4/11 David got an IPHONE!!!

4/16 I took this one as part of a meme on my regular blog

4/15 On my cousin Beth's birthday she gained a new little brother when my aunt adopted this lil guy from Ethiopia!

4/25 my baby sister turned 21 today and got carded at her own party! HAH

4/24 just me :)

4/21 my hunny went to a Lakers playoff game (this picture will probably change, he's not here to pick the best one)

4/12 This is Grandma Lopez on Easter teaching the kids how to make Resurrection Rolls

4/18 Baby shower gift part 2

4/17 Baby shower gift Part 1

4/9 Baby Elphie attempt #2

4/8 helping me with the vacation laundry

4/7 Day 2 at Disneyland with Mickey

4/5 Just playing outside, enjoying SPRING!

4/6 Wall-E at Disneyland

4/4 Making a rainbow cake

4/3 Easter party at school

4/2 Lacie & friends at school

April 1st

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MATRIX!

March 24th - March 31st

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24TH - Completely addicted to the Twilight series.

25th - My little drummer boy in training

26th - Hiding from Paparazzi Mommy

27th - I went to a Twilight party at a friends' house to watch the DVD :) This is me and my friend Tallie

28th - I just thought this was hilarious. All I could see was his lil head and he was doing some goofy faces. :)
29th - we got a fancy new camera (Nikon D40) and I have no idea how to use it LOL But I'm lovin' that blurry background!

30th - entered my first scrapbooking challenge with this memo board. Didn't win :( But still felt good about challenging myself and getting my work out there.31 - this is her puppy dog face :( she uses those big browns and the pouty lip to get what she wants. think it works?

March 17th-March 23rd

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17th - HAPPY ST PATRICK'S DAY!!!!18th - Happy 9th Anniversary to us!!!! 19th - Wii Fit Yoga20th - Colby got an award for Perfect Attendance

21 - My nephew Raymond as Darth Vader22 - Colby already saw this show last September with Dad, in Los Angeles, but he was excited to see them come to Bakersfield. I love this Dino Boy of mine!23 - Baby Elphie attempt #1 with spray paint and an old dollie. FAIL :(

March 16th

2009-04-01T20:34:00.001-07:00

Today was the last Dinosaur class.

March 15th

2009-04-01T20:29:00.000-07:00

Shopping at Target, incognito!

March 14th

2009-04-01T20:26:00.001-07:00

A Chik Fil A just opened in town and I finally got to try it out today. It actually wasn't all that great and kinda pricey!

March 13th

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She said "Mom this nose is out of control" LOL darn allergies! :)

March 12th

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Lacie, helping to sort out orders.

March 11th

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When I got in the car to take the kids to school I found this, from my husband :) MUCH better than flowers! hehehe

March 10th

2009-04-01T20:16:00.000-07:00

Another Colby creation

March 9th

2009-03-18T20:05:00.000-07:00

Colby's homework assignment this week was to create a leprechaun trap! Luckily for me I had just picked up the latest issue of Family Fun magazine where there were 3 different trap designs! This is the one Colby picked, notice the rock climbing wall? We had so much fun that we ended up making one of Lacie's choosing, on a different day, to use at home

March 8th

2009-03-18T19:52:00.001-07:00

Today I finally ventured into my kids' playroom. I'd ignored it long enough, and it showed! It took me most of the day and in the end I had several bags of trash and several bags to add to my LFR inventory!

March 7th

2009-03-18T19:48:00.000-07:00

Today was actually my Nana's birthday, we celebrated the night before with family but I didn't get any good pictures :( I still want to make mention of her special day because she means so much to me.

The picture I took today was actually at Baby H's 2nd birthday party. I'm so glad that I can still be a part of her life! The relationship she has with my kids is incredibly adorable too!

March 6th

2009-03-18T19:44:00.000-07:00

I think I have quite a few different versions of this picture from the past few years. The kids and I, along with my brother & nephew tagged along with my sister Belle's school (my kids' old school) for their annual field trip to CALM - California Animal Living Museum. I just love seeing my Bear with the real bears!

March 5th

2009-03-18T19:35:00.000-07:00

My mom made Lacie this tshirt dress 4 years ago! For the most part it still fits and I think the leggings underneath are an adorable addition :) I just love my itty bitty girl and her clothes that last and last LOL

March 4th

2009-03-05T16:43:00.001-08:00

After several really warm days we had a cold and rainy day. The sun appeared in the afternoon and I told the kids we should go and see if there was a rainbow. There was! Usually I can only see one side but we were treated with the FULL shebang! It was gorgeous!

And yes that is my son outside in his chonies. LOL If he's not out of the house and we don't have company he is in his chonies!

March 3rd

2009-03-05T16:41:00.001-08:00

This happened within 30 minutes of them being home from school. Poor babes!!!

March 2nd

2009-03-05T16:31:00.000-08:00

Thanks to my fancy smancy new laptop I can watch my shows in bed instead of waiting days to watch them on the DVR. I rarely get control of the TV so this is perfect! :)

March 1st

2009-03-05T16:23:00.000-08:00

On our last day of our "anniversary" weekend, David & I stopped at another favorite place of ours - IKEA.

February 28th

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David & I left the kids with my parents for the weekend and went to Disneyland to celebrate our anniversary - early because of David's crazy March schedule. We had a BLAST!

A fun 365 Project

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Not sure how exactly I found this, can't remember! But I just had to share it with all you Project 365ers! This guy using LEGO figurines and has taken a picture of them in some shape or form for the past 265 days, he'll be done with his 365 in June. Some of them are REALLY funny!
Check it out - A LEGO A Day

February 27th

2009-03-04T18:17:00.000-08:00

She was pretending to be a teenager. Complete with cell phone, purse, heels, and a belly shirt. Oy Lord help us now!

February 26th

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This was taken on a gorgeous, sunny, warm day. It looks like SPRING is just around the corner!

February 25th

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YAY for bubble baths!

February 24th

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Notice anything about this lil journal entry by my darling daughter?

February 23rd

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These are the projects he made at his first Dinosaur class :)

February 22nd

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This is my bestie and I on our last day of mommie scrapbooking weekend :(

February 21st

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Taking a break from scrapbooking to go out to dinner! These girls are so much fun!

February 20th

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At the family beach house for my mommies only scrapbooking weekend!!!

February 19th

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The kids' school hosted a fundraiser night at Chuck E Cheese. Fun times!

February 18th

2009-02-25T21:10:00.002-08:00

Gotta love a $2 bouquet of a dozen roses! I got these from Albertson's, leftover from Valentine's day! I always tell my husband that I don't really care for roses, especially red ones. But I just couldn't pass these up!

February 17th

2009-02-25T21:10:00.001-08:00

High School Musical 3 was released on DVD today!!! Woohoo!!!!

February 16th

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Poor lonely trampoline! This was on one of the very few rainy days we get around here.

February 15th

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My honey bought me a laptop with a portion of our tax return! I love it!

February 14th

2009-02-25T20:56:00.001-08:00

Today was Valentine's day and my stepdad's birthday. David had school during the day so the kids and I ordered a heart shaped pizza for lunch. Later we went to my parents for spaghetti dinner.

February 13

2009-02-25T20:51:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday to me!!! I turned 28 years old today. I still can't believe it! I also can't believe that I didn't get a single picture of me on this day :( SO this one will have to do! f

February 12th

2009-02-25T20:21:00.000-08:00

I made these two lil treats for the kids' teachers for Valentine's day. I got the idea from the You Can Make This blog.

February 11th

2009-02-25T20:16:00.000-08:00

Today I took Colby to a local park to sign him up for a Dinosaur class. Now that the kids are in school, and since it's been winter, we hardly ever get to go to the parks these days. So Colby was extra excited to have a few minutes to play! Seeing him on these toys that he used to play on when he was 2 years old just showed me how much he has grown! :( sniff!

February 10th

2009-02-25T20:15:00.000-08:00

This picture is actually taken from a video I took of Lacie. We were watching a dog show and she decided to go and get her pup and parade him around like the competitors on tv LOL

February 9th

2009-02-25T19:54:00.000-08:00

There was no school today in honor of Abraham Lincoln so we had my sister Isabelle for a visit. The girls and I busted out Lacies alphabet bead set to make some necklaces and keychains! It was to boring for Colby LOL

February 8th

2009-02-25T19:52:00.000-08:00

Another old daycare babe of mine came over today. Baby H brought her mommy and daddy over for dinner and to show me her 2 year old pictures. I started watching Baby H when she was just 3 months old! Her mommy asked her to please make her valentine's and bday cards with her new pictures. I'm so glad that I can still be a part of this baby's life!

February 7th

2009-02-25T19:49:00.000-08:00

My husband had a dream come true today! He got to meet, speak with, and get an autograph from MAGIC JOHNSON!!!

February 6th

2009-02-25T19:46:00.000-08:00

Happy 26th Birthday to my "baby" brother! I don't remember him being born. I remember him always being there. I have so many great (and a few not so great) memories of he and I growing up together. We are only 2 years apart and our birthdays are exactly a week apart. I am so excited to see what this year brings for him!

February 4th

2009-02-25T19:43:00.000-08:00

After months of drooling over an Ali Edwards' project, I finally got a type drawer of my own! It was an early birthday gift from my darling husband!

February 3rd

2009-02-25T19:39:00.000-08:00

My brother and I plus our kids stood in line for 40 minutes with a TON of other people to get our free breakfast on at Denny's! It was so much fun spending time together and the food was yummy! I just wish I had a picture of all 5 of us. Unfortunately my nephew is that fun age (2) and was not into having his picture taken.

February 2nd

2009-02-25T19:34:00.000-08:00

In a 3 week span we have 4 birthdays to celebrate in my family. David on January 20th, my brother Greg on February 6th, me on February 13th, and my stepdad on February 14th. This year we agreed to celebrate all 4 at once at a new restaurant in town called Famous Dave's BBQ. There were other family members there, we exchanged gifts, had yummy bbq, cake and ice cream. It was a nice night spent with people we love!

This picture will have to do for now, or forever. My mom has one of us 4 birthday peeps in front of the Famous Dave's catering truck that I'd rather use. In this picture, my stepdad, mom, sister, and my kids are looking at the album that we as a birthday gift for him.

February 1st

2009-02-25T19:28:00.000-08:00

We watched the Superbowl at my mom's house and wacko me didn't have my camera. A few days later I took a picture of her camera displaying this picture. Eventually I'll get the real thing :)

January 31st

2009-02-25T19:22:00.001-08:00

I just love watching my lil girl set up and play with her Barbies!

January 30th

2009-02-25T19:19:00.000-08:00

Tonight we had the pleasure of babysitting a lil 2 and a half year old boy. This lil boy, Lil P, was a regular around here until last May. He was my lil daycare babe (one of em) for 2 years! I was amazed at how well he and the kids got along together and just had a blast snuggling and tickling him again! Can't wait till his mom and dad need a babysitter again!

January 29th

2009-02-16T15:13:00.001-08:00

Another Colby creation. I always hate asking him to clean this up knowing how hard and diligent he was in getting it set up. But when THIS is right smack dab in the middle of my livingroom, well let's just say it's a good thing he loves doing this over and over LOL

January 28th

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Love being able to do what I love!

January 27th

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Got to hang out with my brother today!

Love Lacie's face sneakin' in this pic LOL

January 26th

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My loot from the big show yesterday!

January 25th

2009-01-29T09:43:00.001-08:00

A dream come true for me today! I got to go down to Anaheim with my friend Sarah and experience the Winter CHA show. It's a trade show for the Craft & Hobby Association. We had a BLAST! Saw several celebs and great product and came home with some fun freebies too!

January 24th

2009-01-29T09:38:00.000-08:00

I don't have a picture for today. I didn't take one. So I'm going to journal and add a picture later.

Today we went to a birthday party for some folks we barely knew. Daddy works with the dad and Mommy scraps with the mom. It was their little boys 2nd birthday. We had never met there kids. The point of all this is that we all had the best time at the party. Lacie & Colby took off outside to jump in the jumper and we sat inside with some adults that Daddy works with and chatted the night away. The kids came in periodically to check in, get a drink, eat, etc. There were babies & toddlers all around. Whining, clinging, needing changed. Doing what babies do. It really clicked in my head that I was SO relieved not to be worrying about any of that. We have BIG kids now, that can play outside on their own with kids they'd never met before and have a GREAT time. And now my husband & I can enjoy grownup time with pretty much no worries! As much as I'd love to have the 3 kids I'd always wanted, I just can NOT imagine starting over. And I'm actually glad that we don't have to! We are so enjoying this stage in our lives! It's a blast!

So I think I'll add a baby pic of the kids?

January 23rd

2009-01-29T09:36:00.000-08:00

It was the 100th day of school today!!!

January 22nd

2009-01-29T09:33:00.001-08:00

I love this # series by Janet Evanovich. I finally got my hands on the latest release, only it was a rental from the library. Which means it cost me 25 cents for everyday that I had it. Still WAY cheaper than buying! And really no big deal since I read it in 3 days :) Best 75 cents I ever spent!

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January 21st

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We signed Sister up for Girls Scouts today!

January 20th

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Today was a big day for America. The 44th President, the first African American, took the oath of office today. I know alot of peopel doing this project took pictures of their tvs during the inaugaration. Well, I had that thought but you see, it was also a big day for our family, my husband specifically. He turned 31 today!!!! So this was what I came up with :) Oh an he wouldn't cooperate, which is so him! So I decided to just lump 'em all together :) It shows too much of his personality for me to ignore! :)

January 19th

2009-01-22T20:18:00.000-08:00

I can't decide which one I like best.

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr's birthday there was no school this Monday. So I had my sister with me for the day. It was the perfect opportunity to follow through on my promise to them to take them to see High School Musical 3 at our discount theater!

January 18th

2009-01-22T20:15:00.000-08:00

This past Sunday I had the privilege of hosting a family get together in my home. Several of my cousins (I'm the oldest) were in town from Mississippi, North Carolina, and Sacramento. Only ONE of my Nana's grandkids were missing (my sister) and 2 of her daughter's were missing - actually the mothers of the cousins who were all in town (they were in town visiting their dads). It was only for a few hours but we had SUCH a great time! Definitely treasured memories! And I just have to say, Thank the Lord for cameras with the self-timer feature!

January 17th

2009-01-22T10:15:00.000-08:00

One of my favorite treats this winter was making my own lil mochas at home. I found this mug on clearance at a local Hallmark store. Don't you love it?

January 16th

2009-01-22T10:09:00.000-08:00

Papa & Nonna (my inlaws) came over for dinner this night. Pizza mmm. Papa also needed some help from David on something for a class he is taking for his new teaching job. They also brought each of the kids an outfit and a music book (drums for Colby and piano for Lacie). He even gave Lacie a mini piano lesson while Nonna and I talked about crafts :)

These 2 images are cropped from the image above. I think i might use them instead since they are more appealing to the eye. Oh and Colby wasn't really sleeping he was just being stubborn.

January 15th

2009-01-22T10:05:00.000-08:00

This is Lacie drinking out of a crazy cool cup from Denny's, bought for her by her Poppie & Mammie awhile back. It has 2 straws because there are 2 compartments so you could have 2 different types of drink :) Pretty cool eh? We never had anything like that when I was a kid! haha

January 14th

2009-01-16T21:41:00.000-08:00

Here's another cell phone pic by one of my kiddos, this time my son. This was taken, while we waiting for the gates at his school to open. Aren't his lips gorgeous?

January 13th

2009-01-13T20:35:00.001-08:00

Colby was excited to get to school today. He was dressed & ready to go an hour and a half before his scheduled time and he insisted that he ride his scooter. He's growing up so fast!

January 12th

2009-01-13T20:28:00.000-08:00

I just about started crying when I went to pick up my daughter from school and I find her with her nose stuck in a book. Just like I always was growing up :) Reading Beverly Cleary's Ramona the Brave.

January 11th

2009-01-13T20:24:00.000-08:00

WICKED!!!! I was lucky enough to see the last Los Angeles showing with my BFF. This is us in the bathroom before the show :)

We saw the show for {our} first times together and were able to see it close out together as well. It is SUCH a great show!

January 10th

2009-01-12T17:03:00.000-08:00

This photo was taken by my darling daughter, via my cell phone. She loves doing that and it trips me out that she (and my son) know how to work with technology at such a young age.

I like the idea of using pictures that other family members (and even friends) have taken. The idea, I think, if for these pictures to be a glimpse into our lives at this moment in time. Whatever that image (or thing) may be.

January 9th

2009-01-12T17:02:00.000-08:00

After spending the afternoon snuggling with my friend's 7 week old baby, I came home and this fell out of my pocket. UHOH!!!!! But really I was just helping him out, his parents really needed to get him some more masculine pacifiers anyway ;) hehehe Love you McClane!!!

January 8th

2009-01-12T17:01:00.000-08:00

I mentioned in a previous post how much it amazes me that my kids are so technologically savvy. Here is my 5 year old son navigating my husband's laptop so that he can watch youtube videos of DINOSAURS!

January 7th

2009-01-12T17:00:00.000-08:00

After 3 1/2 years I finally got my braces off!!!!!

These are my before & after pics :)

Holy 365 Kit Goodness Batman!

2009-01-11T08:08:00.000-08:00

I can't believe I'm so far behind in uploading pictures! But I have been taking them, I promise! I'll get caught up this week :)

I just had to come and tell you all - in case you don't follow Becky's blog - about the cool thing she has on there right now. If you really liked the graphic design of the kit she has a file for you to download with the Week of cards, cover and end page, and even some journaling cards. You could print them out from home, from a photo printing place, etc. So really all you'd need to buy is the page protectors and a album! Oh and by the way, this download is FREEEEEEE! Crazy huh?

January 6th

2009-01-06T21:00:00.000-08:00

My poor cup is all scratched up :( Can't wait to get a new one on Sunday!!!!!

January 5th

2009-01-06T20:46:00.000-08:00

Our Christmas decorations have been sitting on our dining room table for a week now. These are just a small portion of them. I guess they won't be packing themselves! I finally got them mostly put away today.

January 4th

2009-01-06T20:45:00.001-08:00

After almost a whole year with no asthma problems, we have to start up the routine again. Breathing treatments and an allergy pill once a day. We know it's a small price to pay for an otherwise healthy boy.

January 3rd

2009-01-06T20:43:00.001-08:00

I love his creations! These little cities, dinosaur villages, whatever you want to call them, are a common occurance in the living room these days!

January 2nd

2009-01-06T20:40:00.000-08:00

Fresh and clean like a jelly bean - that's what Mammie always tells you when you get out of the bath. She bought you that towel wrap for your hair so you could be just like her!

January 1st

2009-01-06T20:37:00.000-08:00

75% Off but 100% EVIL! :(

So here's the deal...

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I will taking (at least) one photo, every day, for the year of 2009. This will be my way, for now, of documenting those pictures. I am so excited to watch my children, my family, my photography skills, grow as this year goes on! If you're like to join me on this journey, feel free! I can't promise I'll be updating daily, it might be more like weekly. But I do strongly wish to continue this throughout the whole year. I don't want this to be just another project that I start but don't finish. So please, please, leave those comments for encouragement!!! Enjoy!