Boo-yaaahhhhhhhhh!

Joshua&Emily-124, a photo by elisabethnixon on Flickr.

So I have....well....about two years (at LEAST) of blogging to catch up on. I'll get to that later. But I want to share one picture - just one. :) I'm insanely/rediculously/totally/*insert other "-ly" type words* PROUD of this picture. I can't even remember how it happened - but these two were SO much fun to photograph. :) Then we pulled out the super cool Samurai-sword-style-umbrella and as the sun flashed through it when they opened the umbrella, IT HIT ME. Make out behind the umbrella. Yup, been done before - even by me - but I've never had it turn out this good for me. :) So yeah, here's me - proclaiming my love for a photo I recently took. I don't do this often....and you can ask Joshua and Emily - I totally shouted, punched my fist into the air like *THIS*, twirled around and then jumped A.LOT. The whole time saying, "Yes! YES! I got it! YAAAYYY!" :) Very non-humble of me, I know. At least I can admit it, right? ;)

And baby makes three...

It has taken me far too long to share images from these sessions...but better late than never, right? :) Leslie and Harry, this little man is simply precious and I hope you are enjoying your snuggles, smiles & even the sleepless moments together!! It's a long post...sorry, but I had too many favorites to cut it down any further...

 

 

 

2 Year Slideshow

Yes I know - shocker - two posts in just a couple of days! :) I wanted to share this - yes, the cuteness that IS Olive Juice - but also, the sweet talent of a dear friend, Amy Thomas. She and I spent a lot of time oohing and ahhing over Olive when she was really little and Amy would sing for me the newest song she had written. Then I selfishly asked her to write one for me, never thinking she'd really have time to do it. She surprised me not even one week later with it.

And on Olivia's birthday Thursday Amy came with her gift - a CD with this song, Olive Juice....seriously the best gift EVER. She took my babbling "new mommy words" and sentiments and turned it into the sweetest song ever. Thank you SO MUCH, Amy. I don't know if you realize how much this means to me...

Happy Birthday to our sweet Olive Juice...Oliva :)

Olivia is a little girl known by several names. Olivia. Oliva. Olive. Olive Juice. O. There are more but I can't think of them all right now. Tomorrow is her birthday and I absolutely cannot believe two years have gone by. It all makes me SO sad, and yet really excited. Of course, the fact that she is two means Micah is almost 8 and Ella is getting closer to 6. WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN? :)

In honor of her birthday I'm bringing back the little slideshow I made last year out of the images Matthew took on her birth day. :) Thank you AGAIN Matthew, for such a lovely gift. I didn't know those pictures were even there until a year ago and I'm so thankful for that little present! :)

Day One of Project LTBW2YL

What?!? You say? You don't know what LTBW2YL means? You're not the only one - I promise. It only means something to me. (And every other mom who is possibly in my shoes!!) I have been SUCH a lazy bum and two years have gone by since Olivia's birth - well, almost two. Do you know where I'm going with this yet? Project LTBW2YL stands for "Lose-The-Baby-Weight-2-Years-Later!" :) It's time. It's past time.

Oh and this is part THREE. Because I've done this. Twice before. And after each kid I birthed, it took me two years to bother to even care. And now, this third (and most likely final) time around....it's again been two years. And now I care. :) Sort of. I figure if I make it public perhaps I will shame myself into actually doing it? Nah. Probably not. I'm a big enough girl (obviously - and yes the pun is intended!) to admit when I mess up or don't keep my word so there's a really good chance that I will eventually screw this up too.

But in case I don't, here's to DAY ONE of this journey. It took me a long time to get here (you don't think it's EASY maintaining this weight, do you? It takes a LOT of calories/snacks/downright laziness to keep it up!!) and it's not going to be gone tomorrow. Oh if only it would be gone tomorrow. ;) Alas, the ice cream calls my name and I have told myself I can have a HALF CUP of it later this afternoon WHEN I GET HUNGRY. We'll see if that ever happens. The 'land' that I have available to live off of is vast and could last me a while....