Random Picture Challenge

February 2009

or 1st folder

FIRST picture of something other than your kids!

This is my new Rachel Ray pot. I was cooking some apples to make applesauce for Eli!

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To join in on the Random Picture Challenge go check out 4 Little Men and Girly Twins!

Happy {Half} Birthday Eli!

Eli was 6 months old yesterday!!

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It seems like my SUPER baby is getting big SUPER fast!

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The sleepless nights seem to last forever, but when you look back they happened in a flash.

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Eli is rolling over really well now, and he is even starting to push up on his hands. He will probably be crawling soon.

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They don't stay babies for very long!

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Happy {Half} Birthday Eli!

Thanks...

...to everyone who said a prayer for my mom today!!

Her surgery {she had a hip replacement} went great!

She will be in the hospital for a few more days while she recovers from the surgery.

Then she will come home and follow up with therapy for a few weeks.

We are praying for a quick recovery...she hates to be idle {she was already getting antsy 3 hours after the surgery!}

Thanks again for all your prayers!

New camera

Jason and I have been talking about buying a new camera for a few weeks {thanks to tax refunds and Jason's work bonus}. I was getting frustrated with my old camera {the pics were always fuzzy and red eye was horrible!!} and even considered {accidentally} dropping it so I could get a new one {okay, I wouldn't really do that}!

After reading a lot of information, we decided to go with a Digital SLR. I don't know a whole lot about them, just that they are one step up from just a regular point and shot digital camera.

We had pretty much decided to go with the Nikon D40.

And then I found an AWESOME deal online!

I got my new Nikon at Target already on sale {10% off}. And I opened a Target charge card, so I got to use another 10% off coupon!! Because we had already talked about buying a new camera {and had already budgeted for it}, I just turned around and paid the credit card off at the service desk!!{Sneaky, sneaky!!}

I have a feeling it is going to take a while for me to figure this thing out. Yesterday, I was thinking "what did I get myself into" when I was trying to turn on the LCD screen {which I finally figured out}!! I will learn how to work it eventually, it may just take me a week or two{or ten}!

If you think about it today, please say a prayer for my mom. She is having surgery this morning.

Wordless Wednesday

For more Wordless Wednesday visit 5 Minutes for Mom.

I Heart Faces Week 8 Messy

This is my entry for I Heart Faces Week 8 Messy: beginners week!!

This category is definitely for me. I have absolutely no idea what I am doing when taking photos, but I would love to learn and make my pictures better!!

There are a TON of SUPER cute faces in their contest, so go check out all the entries this week on their blog.

Not Me! Monday

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by Mckmama over at My Charming Kids!! Go check out her blog and see what everyone else has NOT been doing this week!

I was NOT SUPER excited about being one of the first 100 people to link my Not Me! last week.

I was also NOT excited that I now have 20 followers. I have way too much stuff going on to be excited about 20 followers. I mean…..Mckmama has more than 2000 follows, so 20 is nothing {though I really like ALL 20 of my followers!!!}. Thanks, Mandy, for being #20!

I did NOT once again leave my laundry just hanging around the house in baskets and in the dryer! I am a way better housekeeper than that….and there is no way that I procrastinate so much that last week laundry is still waiting to be put up. I think this may have to be a permanent Not Me!

We did NOT go to the park twice this week because Henry was out of school {This could have something to do with my lack of housekeeping skills. This and my new obsession with blogging!}

I did NOT clean Eli’s highchair {with bleach water and the pressure washer} in my backyard while I still had on my PJ’s. I also did NOT get soaking wet in the process because the power washer sprayed me!!

I hope everyone has a great week. Don’t forget to go check out Not Me! Monday!!

Sitting pretty...

or should I say HANDSOME!!

Thanks to Jennifer's great advice {and a few minutes with the power washer}, Eli's is sitting in {and enjoying} his highchair!! No more stroller at dinner time for him!!

All I had to buy was a gallon of bleach. I soaked his gross straps in bleach/water for about 30 minutes, and I used some bleach and the pressure washer on the whole chair just to make sure it was nice and clean!!

Now it is as good as new!!

Random Picture Challenge 7.0

Go check out 4 little men and girly twins for Random Picture Challenge 7.0.

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This weeks challenge is September 2007 {or 11th folder} 11th picture.
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This is from Grant's second birthday party. His actual birthday is in August {and his party was supposed to be too!}, but we had to cancel his party because Henry was sick and in the hospital!! I remember having to call everyone from the hospital and tell them the party was cancelled {and we weren't sure when we would be able to reschedule it}. Jason had to go pick up the cake and put it in the freezer so it would still be edible when we finally got have his party!! Everything turned out pretty good at the party, though I do have about 10 dinosaur party favors from his birthday party still in the closet because some people couldn't make it!

A Few of My Favorite Things...

My favorite new Christian music artist

Francesca Battestelli

Her music is AMAZING!!

Two of my most favorite songs right now are her songs:

"Free To Be Me" and "I'm Letting Go"

Go check out her website and listen to her amazing music!!

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My favorite new movie

Penelope

This was one of the most charming movies I have seen in a long time.

This movie was well written and the acting was wonderful. It has an amazing moral and is definetly worth watching!!

Go check out the Penelope website and watch the movie...you will love it!!

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My favorite t.v. show

LOST

This show is almost undescribable.

Really. I don't think I can describe it!

I do know that it is an awesome show that keeps me in a constant state of confusion {which I love}.

Check out the wikipedia link and see what LOST is all about { since I obviously can't describe it for you}!

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My favorite Bible verse

1 Samuel 1:27

"I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him."

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What are some of your favorite things?

Leave me a comment and tell me about them!

Who am I?: Answer!

Thanks to everyone for playing along with my Wordless Wednesday "Who am I?" post yesterday!

I was SUPER impressed that a lot of people guessed all three boys correctly!

Just in case you want to know for sure which baby is which the answer is...

Grant

Henry

Eli

All three of my boys were about 5 months old in the pictures. I think they look very similar....Grant and Eli look the most alike to me though!

Thanks again for playing along....I may have to do this again as Eli gets older.

Wordless Wednesday: Who am I?

For more Wordless Wednesday visit 5 Minutes for Mom.

I Heart Faces Week 7 Black and White

This is my first time to enter a photo in the I heart faces contest.

This weeks contest is Black and White.

There are a TON of SUPER cute faces in their contest, so go check out all the entries this week on their blog.

Not Me! Monday

Welcome to Not me! Monday.

This blog carnival was created by MckMama over at My Charming Kids. Go check it out and join in!! It is SUPER fun!

I did NOT seriously reconsider our decision to sign Henry up for t-ball this year after his coach called and said their first practice would be next Saturday. I did NOT think that all the games and practices would be during the week, leaving Saturday for family stuff and being lazy.

I did NOT sweetly ask {force} my husband to go to the store and buy us some ice cream at 8:00 pm one night last week. We do NOT love the new Buttercrunch Blue Bell ice cream, and we have not eaten probably 10 half gallons since Novemeber!

I have NOT been carrying around a birthday present for my friend Tracy's little boy for more than a week and a half. I did NOT forget to give it to her everytime I saw her at church.


I did NOT get a lovely sunburn on Saturday while watching a {VERY family friendly} Mardi Gras parade. It was NOT very odd shaped, because I did not have on a scoop neck shirt with a pretty big necklace. My children also did NOT get a little sunburn because I always make sure to put sunblock on them before we go out in the sun!!

I was NOT a little glad that we didn't have Awana's at church last night. I do NOT need a break from working {and living} with a ton of preschoolers all the time. I did NOT go walking instead and then veg out on the couch for the rest of the night.

Homemade Baby Food: UPDATE

Since my first attempt at making homemade baby food a few weeks ago, I have made a few more batches. I think I am getting a little better, and Eli is definitely liking what I am making for him.

I bought a new food processor {my old one was a $5 special and WAY too small} so that I could make bigger batches of baby food and freeze it. My new food processor {that only cost $25} works a lot better, and it gets the food much smoother than the old, smaller one.


I have tackled bananas and sweet potatoes, both of which were so much easier to make than the apples. Bananas you just peel and throw into the machine. Sweet potatoes are baked for about an hour, cooled down a little, cut in half, and then get scooped into the food processor. I did learn the hard way that you should wrap a sweet potato very well, or it will ooze and drip all over the bottom of your stove{YUCK}!

Eli LOVES his yummy bananas, and he did pretty well eating the sweet potatoes too!

Do you notice anything strange about these picture??

Eli has been eating his homemade baby food while sitting in an umbrella stroller!!

I tried the bumbo chair, but he leans over way too far {trying to play with his toes}.

I tried his bouncy seat, but he leans back way too much {because he is SO heavy}.

So, where is the high chair?

It's sitting in the utility room.

All gross and mildewed because it had been in the attic since Grant got big enough to sit in a booster seat at the table.

Really only the straps were mildewed, so I think I am going to call the manufacturer and see about just buying replacement straps. I hate to go out and spend money on a new high chair when we have a {not so} perfectly good one at home!

But in the meantime, Eli will be enjoying his meals from the comfort of his lovely umbrella stroller.