July 5, 2009

Weekly Winners for June 28 through July 4, 2009.
All photos shot with a Canon Rebel XTi.
Baby McKenzie ~ 2 months old now!

Just Chillin’

Left the Nest Too Early

Orange Beauty

Muted Colors

Don’t Let Go!

Brrr!

Watching the Parade from Daddy’s Shoulders

Kenedi’s First 4th of July Parade
Patriotic Clown

4th of July Moon

Fireworks!

Weekly Winners is hosted by Lotus over at Sarcasticmom.com.
See all my photos on my flickr photostream.

Filed under Baby McKenzie, Doug, Emma, Kenedi, Taylor, Weekly Winners, clown, fireworks, flower, flowers, fourth of July, parade, photography, puppy
July 2, 2009
Emma and Taylor have become obsessed with a video on YouTube called The Duck Song. Emma asks to watch it all the time and Taylor will drop everything to come watch it when she hears it’s catchy tune.
So, yesterday, Emma was watching the video and I decided to get a video of her singing along. You don’t hear her very much, but if you watch, she does lip sync the entire song. Her facial expressions crack me up.

June 27, 2009

June 21-27, 2009
All photos shot with a Canon Rebel XTi and a Samsung S730.
She’s Gonna Get Him!

You Can’t See Me!

Caught By Surprise

Aaron and Bokeh

Looking Stylish in Daddy’s Sunglasses

They LOVE Their Dad

So Much for “Fetch”

Wanna Drink?

Tis Me

Smiling Dragonfly

Framed

Weekly Winners is hosted by Lotus over at sarcasticmom.com.
View all my photos on my flickr photostream.

June 24, 2009
Wow.
Summer has arrived in Michigan.
Last week, we had a day that didn’t even reach 70 degrees, and today it’s 94 degrees.
To say it’s a little warm would be an understatement.
No worries, though, the kids and I are cool. Unfortunately, keeping cool means being shut up in my bedroom all day.
It’s not so bad really. We have tv (for the kids), internet (for me), drinks and snacks. Oh, did I mention it’s lovely in here? But the fact that I have a 50 pound kid jumping on my back makes me long for central air.
We’re dealing.
Although I’m starting to go a tad stir crazy.
So are the kids.
Oh well, we’ll live.

June 21, 2009

June 14th – 20th, 2009
Canon Rebel XTi
This week’s edition of Weekly Winners is dedicated to my daughter, Taylor. She’s had a really rough week. Surgery on Monday, plus she’s been battling a nasty stomach bug for the last three days. Despite all this, I was able to get some great shots of her (which is hard to do in a normal week).
Enjoy.
Weekly Winners is hosted by Lotus at sarcasticmom.com.
View all of my photos on my flickr photostream.

June 17, 2009
Take a look at this incredible giveaway going on right now at I ♥ Faces!
They are giving away a KODAK ESP 9 All-in-One Printer!
This printer has it all!
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Built-in Wi-Fi and Ethernet
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Want to win this for yourself? (I sure do!)
Go to I ♥ Faces for all the details!
Good Luck!

June 15, 2009
Taylor’s surgery is today.
She is having a hernia repaired.
A hernia that has probably been there all her life but wasn’t noticed at all until February.
They tell me it doesn’t bother her, but I think they’re wrong.
She has a heightened sensitivity to everything due to her autism.
They tell me that this is a “routine surgery”.
Nothing about Taylor has ever been routine.
I will be very happy once this surgery is over.
To say that I am scared is an understatement.
I am still debating on wether or not to bring my camera.
Is it appropriate?
This is not exactly a birthday party or a day at the park.
I have documented so much of her life in photos…
Is this an event I should document?
I guess I’d better make my decision soon.
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Think about her, about us, will you?
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I will most likely be twittering (and facebooking) updates throughout the morning.
You can follow my tweets here.

June 14, 2009
… I got married!

And Aaron was our Ring Bearer!
I remember this day as if it were only yesterday. I was 9 months pregnant with Taylor (she was born 31 days after this photo was taken. Talk about cutting it close!). Everything was absolutely perfect.
Here we are, 6 years later. I am amazed how fast the years have flown by.
Doug and I are spending the afternoon together. We are going to go out for lunch, shopping and a movie. I’m excited. =)
I’d better go get ready, or he might leave without me!
Happy Anniversary Doug, I love you!
