Day Seventy-Four

Spring Break=Mommy & Baby Days...

Lets see where to begin.  I was up early but I let the little miss sleep in since we didn't have to go anywhere today.  When she got up we went upstairs and got some breakfast and then I painted her toes.  She did very well and waited till they were dry to touch them.  Here is a semi blurry photo but you get the point.

Then after we played for a while we got ourselves together and headed out to noodles and company.  My original plan for today was to get the whole foods and trader joes and get myself some tummy friendly food but when I got up it was pouring.  I felt bad trying to take Ava out in it if we didn't really have to.  By lunch time it had let up so we went out.  I got Japanese Pan noodles with tofu and I picked up some mac & cheese with chicken for Aaron.  Ava had a little of both.  She LOVES the tofu.

It was a pretty low key day.  I did notice one of the house plants has started to bloom so I snapped a few shots.  Then I play with some different edit options for them just to create some different looks.  So fun!!!

Here is the breakdown...

Bold

 Faded

Warmed Up

 Texture

 Vintage

 Shot Two

Bold

 Faded

Warm

 Texture

 Vintage

Day Seventy-Three

Rain, Rain, Go Away!!!!

The weather has been crappy the last few days so instead of getting to go to the park like last week we had to stay inside.  It sucks when it rains.

Day Seventy-Two

Shoes, Sunglasses, and Saturdays...

Saturdays mean we normally sleep in a bit which was welcomed today.  Last night Ava had a night terror from about 9:30 to about 10:30.  It wasn't one of her worst ones but no matter what they are always stressful and exhausting.  We have learned that we really just need to comfort her as best we can and just wait them out.

After we got up we slowly got ourselves together and headed to the mall.  We don't go to the local mall because it long passed being ghetto about six or seven years ago.  Now it's sketchy going in without at least carrying some pepper spray.  We went to the mall that use to be local for us a year ago.

Our main reason for going was to get Aaron some sunglasses but we ended up getting Ava some new shoes as well.  She even picked them out :)  After that we headed over to see her Grammy since we were up in her area.  Now we are home watching motocross...well at least Aaron is.

Day Seventy-One

It's the little things...really like the "small" things...

Today it poured.  It was dreary, cold, and gray.  However, it did bring out some little beauties.

There was a cardinal too but he was shy.  The geese were back though and they are not shy.

Today I captured some other small things.  These small things will one day not be so small.  They will grow but to me they will always seem small.  My friend Crystal gave me some clay leftover from an art class she teaches and I let Ava play with it for a while.  When she was done done we created these.

Thanks Crystal!!

Day Seventy

Views from the couch...

Today after I got home I was feeling tired and had a bit of a headache.  I have been hitting these late afternoon slumps where I just feel fatigued and it's been ever since I cut out sodas.  It is getting better slowly but it's an adjustment.  That all being said, today, the couch was calling my name.  I laid down for about twenty minutes and with camera in hand took advantage of the views before me.  I have to say this was an extremely lazy shoot.

and the absolute prize winner of the day

Today was a good day :)

Day Sixty-Nine

A glimpse into my world...

I thought I would show you were I spend a lot of my time.  It's the place were I am learning to be a new me, where I am expanding my horizons, and working on where my next life will take me.

Day Sixty-Eight

Pampering starts early...

Ava loves pampering; whether she is pampering herself or we are pampering her.  She loves to have chapstick put on and loves to brush her hair.  It's funny to watch such a small little girl do "girly" things.  Like put scarves around herself and prance around.  I never could have imagined that she would take to those things so young.  She will see us doing things and want to be able to do it too.  Tonight she saw my Mom painting her nails and decided hers needed to be painted too.  Her Aunt Katie obliged her and she sat still for the entire process.  So cute!!!

O and her nails are a very light shimmery pink, not blue like Aunt Katie's.  Hopefully we can hold off the blue for a while :)