I love you more than...

I wish I could bottle up the excitement I see in kids (especially Kenley) and sell it.  I wish we could all be so happy over the smallest things. Wouldn't the world just be grand!

Kenley needed some new pajamas so yesterday while at Sam's I saw some cute ones. I had a pair with monkeys and a pair with cupcakes. I asked her which she wanted (I'm trying to let her start choosing and picking things) and I really thought she would go for the monkeys but she went for the cupcakes.

This morning she saw them handing out on the banister and wanted to get out of the jammies she wore to bed and put them on. She was super excited, so I had to snap some pictures and I caught one just right. She looks like such a little lady. It makes me a bit sad she is growing and changing so fast but I just love her to pieces. In fact, I love her more than cupcakes!

Time to unwind

It's Friday!!!! While I have always liked Fridays and the anticipation of the weekend ahead, lately they have been even better. It's usually the first night all week where I feel like I can kick back and take a breather. Mon-Thursday I'm up and at it all day long from about 520am until usually almost 10 (or at least 9 or 930). It makes for long days and a tired soul. Clay and I try to squeeze in some relaxing TV time or reading before bed (and I'm trying to squeeze in blog time now too) but it somehow just feels rushed and too short during the week. Friday is the day I can finally let loose and know that it's definitely time to unwind.

The couch beckons...

(I wish the flash hadn't made this picture so bright. We like to dim the lights and just lounge. It really looks more like the picture below...Ahhh FRIDAYS!!!)

Words with friends

So it appears Words with Friends is all the rage right now. A large handful of people I know play it, most of them on their smartphones. So, since I'm not cool enough for a smartphone yet, I play Words with Friends my own way :) It's one of the best games ever!

Storytime

You may remember from this post that Kenley's love for books started early. Now it's time to share the love with Chasey. Tonight big sister told us all about shapes. Fun was had by all!

Sleeping Beauty

Kenley was sound asleep this morning.Usually she is up around 630 or 645 at the latest but this morning at 7am she was still sound asleep. I peeked in and she looked adorable. I decided that would be my picture of the day. It looked like such a peaceful sleep. I watched her for a few minutes and then went downstairs to get the camera. I consciously turned the flash off so it wouldn't wake her and crept quietly back into her room again admiring the sleeping beauty curled up with her blanket. But of course, just as I went to take the picture.....

Lesson learned: It's hard to catch a sleeping child. She will wake up and the look you get won't be so peaceful. (However if you promise a little Mickey Mouse while you get dressed, the smiles come back quickly!)

Project 365

I've had this idea for a few weeks now. I saw another lady from a blog I read was doing it and it just sounded like such a neat idea. Granted it is somewhat geared to those with smartphones currently as you can get apps to help organize but it has been done for years by others with regular ole' cameras too, so I'm going to take a shot (or more specifically 365 shots).

Project 365 is a challenge to take a picture every day for an entire year. One site says "Time moves surprisingly fast" and documenting your life can really surprise you on how things change. It's a challenge so you can look back at any day of your year and recall what you did, who you met, what you learned… (Often we find it hard to remember what we did just yesterday or even last night, let alone a whole year ago!)

So a few weeks ago when I decided I would TRY, I decided to wait until my birthday. I figured that was a good starting point. From 32 to 33 I will TRY to take 365 photos (granted I'll settle for less.)  I may not post them everyday, I may just do a Friday photo dump (stealing the idea from a different blog) but I will TRY to post them occasionally. My photos won't have any set theme per se and I'm sure there will be a lot of the kids but I'm sure this challenge will take me from one end to the other.

So to start this challenge, I took a picture of a picture (Hey there aren't any rules here so I say it counts! And after all, it's MY BLOG :) )

Just a trip down memory lane, here is a picture of me and my momma 32 years ago.  I love you mom and I know I don't say it enough but "Thank you!" for all that you do for me (and now for my babies too!)

364 (or so) more to come...