Heartbreakers

I know it's a little too early for this but I made the kid's Valentines day outfits yesterday, and I couldn't resist putting them in them today!

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He wasn't crazy about getting his picture taken today.

Last Saturday Beth and I had a girls night and went shopping at Joanns.  While we were there we found fabric modge podge!  I hadn't even heard of this, so we bought it because we had to try it out.  Beth came over yesterday and we made Valentine's shirts for our kids!  The modge podge is so cool.  It works just like regular modge podge.  Paint it on the back, stick it on, wait until it dries to paint on a sealing layer.  It was so easy. I also added stitches around Kate's decorations because I thought it would hold better, and I thought it would be really cute.  I didn't on Max's though so his shirt will be the test to see how well this washes.  I will update this post when I do!

Then I made this skirt to match. It turned out shorter than I wanted, but leggings fix that problem.

I really like how these outfits turned out!

Sweet dreams

One of my favorite parts of the day is the nighttime check on my kids. Every time I see them sleeping so soundly my heart is so full with love for them.

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This is Kate's "Loopsy" doll that I mentioned in the Christmas post.  She has named her Cassidy.  Not sure where the name came from, but I like it.

Big kids!

Yesterday was a big day for us at church!

It was Kate's first day in Primary and Max's first day in nursery. Both did awesome.

I knew Kate would be just fine, she's never been afraid to be on her own, but Max really surprised me. He's usually so shy around strangers that I thought he would be one of the criers, but he wasn't! He ran right in there and started playing with the blocks. That I'm glad for, but it kind of hurt my feelings a little bit! haha.

After I dropped Max off, I took Kate to her Primary class. We went in found her class, and I left the room. Then I looked in and saw her sitting like such a big girl with her sunbeam class and I lost it. I did. I totally cried! I felt dumb, but I guess I just don't like that she's growing up. Then my friend Brittany came out of the room from dropping her sunbeam off and she started crying too, so at least I wasn't alone in my mommy emotions.

Then I went to Sunday School embracing the fact that I was childless for that Sunday...and that's when the nursery leader came in and said I needed to sit with Max.  Since he's not "officially 18 months" until the 19th, he couldn't be in there without me.  I wasn't trying to break the rules, I just really didn't think it was a big deal.  So my Sunday was spent in nursery.  *sigh*  In two weeks I will get my childless Sunday!  Here's pictures to document their big day.

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Favorite Toy

Just like his daddy!
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Archery

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365

This year I've been struggling to decide if I want to do a 365 project.  It's basically that you take a picture every day for an entire year.  I think it would really help me grow as a photographer, but don't I already take a billion photos of my own kids? 

I think yes, I will take this on.  I don't think I'm going to start another blog for it though because then this one would get neglected and I don't want that.  So instead I think my goal will be to post daily on this blog.  So you can expect to see more pictures on this blog, and less words.  I will also be posting my 365 photos on my photography page on facebook, so they will be circulating there as well. 

I fully expect to fail.  I've never kept a resolution.  But since this is photography related, I know I won't completely fail so here it goes.

1/365 Storytime

2/365 Silly

3/365 Bubbles

I really want to take my photography to the next level this year, and I think this project will give me the push I need.  Wish me luck!

The day after Christmas

The day after Christmas the whole family went bowling! The kids had a lot of fun I think. Kate was so independent with her bowling. She did not want any help at all. One time I went to help her and she ran away from me and bowled her bowling ball before I could even get to her!

After the kids had played, the adults played a game while the kids munched on french fries.

There had been snow the whole week we were there.  We had a beautiful White Christmas.   Since Kate was sick though (her congested asthma sick that she gets every winter) we hadn't played in it. She begged and begged so I finally let the kids play a little bit when we got back from bowling. 

Once Kate touched the snow though, it was all over!  She had never touched anything so cold!  She started screaming and crying. 

She wanted to do a snow angel so bad though, so in the midst of her tantrum, she was able to do this.

Its my fault for not buying gloves, but I forgot.  I'll put that on the list for next year!

It was an awesome Christmas.  We had so much fun spending so much time with family.  I'm so sad it's over.  Here's to a new year!