Movie night (09.12)

We weren’t home on Friday night, so movie night moved to Saturday night. And movie night has definitely evolved into always involving picnic dinner. I had gotten my haircut earlier in the afternoon, and picked up chinese food on my way home. Yum! The boys usually love chinese, but they were way too involved in Dumbo to eat. There were plenty of REAL laughs throughout, and Brayden seemed to like the sound of his laugh so much, he kept FAKE laughing through much of the movie. What a monkey.

Visitors (09.11)

This week my Uncle Jerry (Mom’s brother) and his wife (well, ex-wife, but they’re together) my Aunt Josie were visiting Colorado from Florida. We got to visit with them for a little while on Wednesday night for dinner, and then they came over to our house for awhile on Friday. Chris took Uncle Jerry out to the driving range, and Aunt Josie sat and read books with the boys for the longest time. They were so cute together - too bad the light was terrible! It was really good to see both of them, too... it had been almost 3 years!

Sewing machine (09.10)

With all the sewing projects (well, just taggies) I’ve been working on lately, I had been using my neighbor’s sewing machine. Two weekends ago, we drove to Arvada to get Rob’s mom’s old sewing machine (and table) which she no longer uses. It needed a lot of work as the smell of cigarette smoke has completely penetrated all pieces of the table and the sewing machine itself. However, I spent my quiet time cleaning it up and trying to get the smell out, and I’m happy to report that it is up and running!

Cross stitch! (09.09)

One of the many projects I’ve been working on is this (my tradition!) birth record cross stitch for my newest nephew, Noah. The really exciting thing about this one is that I designed part of the pattern myself, which is something I’ve never done before! Since Noah’s nursery is nautical themed, and I couldn’t find any nautical themed cross stitches, I designed my own sailboat and anchor patterns for two of the four squares of this set I bought! I hope it looks cute in Noah’s room. :)

Noah Christopher - 4 days old (09.08)

Chris and Sarah gave me complete “creative license” to practice some newborn photo ideas I have had in my head forever (with no subject!) on Noah. Newborn photography is HARD though... waiting for these precious little angels to fall asleep hard enough to move them around without making them mad! It only took about two feedings for Noah to get him good and cooperative. I have so many more ideas, but I absolutely love some of the shots I got of him at 4-days-old, especially this one!

Garlic herb chicken con broccoli (09.07)

Dinner Saturday night was at the Olive Garden... yummmmm. We brought home quite a bit of leftovers, so when Rob and the boys went to a Labor Day BBQ at Aunt Connie’s without me (so I could have some quiet time at home), I finished off the leftovers for my dinner. The garlic herb chicken con broccoli was not QUITE as good the 2nd time around, but I still enjoyed it. And it looked delicious.

Rockies vs. Diamondbacks (09.06)

At long last, we took the boys to their first Rockies game! Jack was SO excited! We rode the Light Rail downtown, walked to the stadium, bought popcorn, and found our seats in the Rockpile. About 2 innings in it started to rain so we walked around the sheltered areas, saw Dinger the Triceratops, and watched some of the game closer up. Before leaving in the 5th, we saw several home runs, a stolen base, strikeouts, and even a double play - all for OUR team! Rockies beat the Diamondbacks, 13-5!

Tiny Town (09.05)

Our Roe clan, plus Grandma Janet and Kate (while her Daddy and Mommy were still in the hospital with baby Noah), met the Easter clan (minus Mike, plus Grandma Brenda) at Tiny Town. Rob, a Colorado native, and myself, close enough to a native, had never been to this little treasure of a place in the foothills, close to my old home in Evergreen, before today. The kids all loved the miniature buildings (especially the Fed Ex one!) and the two different trains. They even had a picnic area and park for lunchtime. I have a feeling we’ll be back.

Welcome Noah Christopher! (09.04)

Welcome to the world, Noah Christopher! My brother Chris and his wife Sarah went into the hospital this morning for a scheduled induction, but Noah was planning to be born today one way or another, Sarah was already in labor. At 8lbs 4oz and 22 inches long, he’s a big boy! Kate is a very proud and cute big sister, and Rob and I went to visit our new nephew before going out to dinner. He’s perfectly precious and we’re so glad he is here!

Playroom disaster (09.03)

The playroom is a wreck! I can’t even walk across the room. Now that Jack regularly has his quiet time in there, he ransacks the place! Not only that, but he doesn’t pick anything up when his quiet time is done. I was starting to having anxiety just opening the door, especially trying to get to the window to open it... so today I started working on cleaning up the mess! Packing toys away, cleaning, and organizing everything! This is before... hopefully a completed after shot is coming soon!

Big wheel (09.02)

Today Brayden decided to ride his big wheel to school to pick Jack up. Not fun. He rides forward a few feet FAST, then just puts on the breaks and stops. And has to be encouraged to start going again. I guess it’s better than listening to him while for the whole walk. And as for why there have been no pictures of Jack lately... he’s just been grouchy about having his photo taken. When he’s agreeable, it turns out much nicer. Hopefully later this week!

Oliver Edward (09.01)

On August 24, my friend Stephanie and her husband Adam welcomed their first baby, Oliver Edward, into the world. Today Sarah, Kate and I went to meet baby Oliver while Jack and Brayden were in school. He slept the whole time. And he is such a cutie! Two days in a row of holding beautiful new babies makes my uterus ache for another little one. But not yet! Later this week... baby Noah will be here!

Claire Elisabeth (08.31)

On August 27, my photographer friend Farrah gave birth to a surprise baby girl, Claire Elisabeth. She invited myself and another photographer friend over on Monday to take newborn picture of baby Claire with some of her fun props. She has the best set-up and so many fantastic props and ideas! Claire didn’t want to sleep, but we still managed to get some super cute shots, including this one of baby Claire in an egg basket - isn’t she precious?

Taggies! (08.30)

I finished my first two taggies - one for baby Claire, one of baby Oliver. It was so fun to make something pink and girlie for Claire, and I was so happy with how my palm tree applique turned out for Oliver’s! These taggies are just way too much fun to make... as a result I’ve fallen way behind on all my other projects!

Little angel (08.29)

We had a BBQ at mom’s house with the family on Saturday, just for fun. The kids all had a great time playing, the food was yummy, the company was great, and I got to visit and cuddle with my dear little nephew, Carter! Isn’t he just angelic? Hard to believe he is already almost 5 months old! Time flies!

Brayden's spot (08.28)

Brayden’s usual spot on the couch, and another shot of his cute feet. I just couldn’t resist them when he pulled off his socks and stuck his feet out over the edge of the couch, wearing those cute jeans with the frayed bottoms! It’s sad to think that his little feeties won’t be this cute forever!

New project (08.27)

I’ve started working on a new project (obsession?)... involving receiving blankets, hand sewing, and lots of ribbon! I’m making taggies! My wonderful neighbor taught me how to make them, and now I’m going crazy! What started as one blanket for my nephew-on-the-way has turned into three blankets for new babies of friends and family!

Cousins (08.26)

We headed downtown today to try and take Kate’s 2-year-old photos. She was not interested in sitting still, but we still got some cute shots of both her and the boys. Fave shot of the day though was Kate and Brayden walking to the car, holding hands. :)

I'm back! (08.25)

PHEW! After completely neglecting my project 365 for several weeks (and instead sewing up a storm and cleaning like a madwoman), I spent the past two days choosing photos for the past 3-ish weeks that I was behind on blogging. I still have a photo for every day! Now I'm going to blog them... cuz I know you are just dying to see them all, right? Ha ha... well, maybe not, but I am committed so I'm going to do it like it or not! And, because posting more than one photo in a post is kind of a pain in the neck and I have a TON of photos, for the sake of saving ME time, I'm going to post each photo in a seperate post. Probably a pain to scroll through, but what can you do. I'll try and number them and add dates or something like that, to make it a little easier, in case you happen to be REALLY invested (which I can't imagine is anyone but me! - but still!). With that....

My last blog photo was August 24, so here we go with August 25, a Tuesday.

Oh... the hardest part about dieting and trying to lose weight... the ice cream. Rob and I both LOOOVE ice cream. Especially Breyer’s Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup ice cream. It was on sale so I bought some even though we are trying to give it up. So instead, we eat it in very small portions. Oh how we wish our metabolisms were the same as when we were in our teens and early 20’s! Then we could have all the ice cream we wanted!

Will I ever blog again????

Probably... but I have no clue when. I am buried. Claustrophobic in my own home and trying to de-clutter and make what little space we have more functional. Buried in photos from my many fun photo shoots the past few weeks (all personal... but still LOTS of pictures!) Projects... new projects and old projects! School, errands, keeping the boys busy... there's just a lot going on. I have a to-do list a mile long! One of the things on that list is catching up on my Project 365. I'm actually only about a week behind... but I'm overwhelmed! Hopefully I can start to unbury myself soon, and blog all about it. :) Just wanted to check in and say "hey!" :)