Saturday, September 29, 2012

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I'm still trying to post all the family outings we've been on this month...This is really our time that we go crazy with activities...It's starts to cool down in Vegas and we take total advantage of it...It gets so hot in the summer it's hard to last outside for hours at a time...But, this time of year is awesome for hikes, parks, or just being outside...The last set of pictures I posted was a hike that we did, that I LOVE! It's hot getting to the waterfall, but so worth it...The pictures below are of us at the Springs Preserve...I took more, but these are the ones that made me smiles the most...

It's never been a dull moment being married to my husband, he has a blast everywhere he goes...So do I  and so do my kids...We are our own comedy show...I think sometimes people don't get our corny, dry, weird sense of humor...I've definitely developed it over the years...He's so funny, I just crack up thinking about him...
Love you baby!


Monday, September 24, 2012

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Hey-I'm just posting more pictures SOOC...
Keepin it real, you know..
Yep, that's right, shooting in manual still...Yep, just wanted to share how great these manual shots are...
Yep, that's what I'm doing here,
 showing my SOOC shots...
Nooooo, I'm not bragging...Stop it now!! 
I didn't post these because my husband looks yummy for a 40 yr old man ...This is business people...I'm a very professional photographer exposing my talent...Gosh!!!



Saturday, September 22, 2012

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Just some shots-SOOC 
(Ok, so I used the whitening tool on my kids teeth), I HAD to!!!
I'm shooting in manual now, well trying...I have other pictures I'm getting ready to post, but shooting in manual has been a challenge, so I will be editing them.... 
 

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

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Hurray, my boy is old enough for our home school youth group!!! Hurray! 

I'm so excited for my boy to be in the youth group...I couldn't wait for my boy to turn 10 so that he could be in this group...The funny thing is, Mikey is not able to attend the activities with youth group because he is only nine ..So, I have to drop Mikey off somewhere or drop Matthew off, hence, they are separate! They definitely don't like the idea of being apart...When I tell Matt the plan for the weeks to come, he gets excited for the activity, then sad because Mikey won't be there, then excited again...There's such a different dynamic to brothers, and to brothers that are best friends, like them...I LOVE it...The separation will be good for them...I'm looking forward to see how the LORD will make changes in their lives from being separated...

These are pictures of the 1st youth group gathering...Ice Cream and their favorite topic was the theme for the week...Yum...We also played Catch Phrase...It was so fun...These are the other kids that will be in the group...It will be exciting to see the changes the LORD will do in all of these girls and boys, as well...
Praise JESUS for changes!!





Friday, September 14, 2012

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September is here, my favorite time of year...Hey, that rhymes!  
It's still hot, with some added humidity, but it's on it's way of being cooler out...The bummer about that is fall doesn't usually last that long here in Vegas...What is great though,  Mt. Charlston is only about 45 minutes away and it drops 20-30 degree's cooler...

And so our outing begins...I LOVE it up there...It's just nice and relaxing...We got to our destination, had some chilly dogs with cheese, some fruit in a can, and we are good to go...
(My husband fixed the menu, not bad)
This was little Lovely's first hike...I was so excited for her to be a part of what we usually do, so I decided I would wear the baby carrier...I've been running, Ha! 

I'm thinking, hmmm, I got this baby...I thought we were going for a friendly stroll on some paved ground...Oh no, my husband had me walking a mile in a half on dirt and rocks, UPHILL with a 2000 ft. elevation...I didn't say I was an elite runner for pete's sake!! He totally offered to take the baby, but no, I had to much pride, I was doing it! And it was hot because on the trail there wasn't any shade...I had to step off the trail to get shade...Oh and I did about 10x...See, there I am taking a break (top left photo)...We turned around and came back down...A lot easier for me...Overall, it was awesome...Sweet family time...My kinda time!




Monday, September 10, 2012

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 Finally caught up! This ends the month of August...
We took my parents along with the rest of the family to 
Lied Discovery Museum...
Let me just mention, one of my kids' favorite places...
It's really a blast!  Here are my 2 peas in a pod...My husband and oldest son are goofballs as you can see...Love it!  
The bubbles are so cool to play with...
OMGOSH! My mom was cracking me up...At the museum they have a stage and costumes to dress up in...Well, the costumes are for kids...LOL...But we managed to stuff ourselves into them...I'm cracking up at my mom dancing around in probably an 8-yr old's costume...So funny...My husband got in on it too...My boys participated in the science experiment, we took a family photo, and then let the museum know that we love JESUS!

 The last set of photos are in a section called, 
"My life as a Refugee"
Pretty sad how these poor kids have to live...
We are so SPOILED!!!! My kids couldn't believe it...
Neither could I...
And, just for the record, we were by no means making fun of this tragedy going on in the world, just having some "spoiled" fun...
I kissed the cardboard boy wishing I could kiss the face of all those little ones around our world...Come quickly JESUS!


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My boy is 9!!! Aaaahhhh, why, why, why does it have to go so fast? Gosh, I remember when that little stinker was kicking to get out of my stomach (6-weeks early)..My husband had to rush me to the hospital for an emergency C-section...My placenta was separating from my uterus AND my previous C-section scar wasn't fully healed, and was opening from the inside....It was a bloody mess...YUCK! Well, not really yuck because out of that scare was a bouncing, sweet, baby boy...And he's still MY bouncing, sweet, baby boy no matter how old he is...

We didn't get a family photo at his party, like we do EVERY year!!!! My husband decided to "run" the party and so we did presents first, cake, then games...Oh well, WHATEVA!! 
Pickin my battles peeps, pickin my battles....LOL...

So, I made my boys cake as you can see...I know, I know you thought it was store bought...Ha! Anyway, it's a Minecraft cake...Don't know if any of your kids are into that, but apparently, it's ONE of the games they like to play...We researched what kind of Minecraft cake he wanted me to make, and I'm grateful it wasn't so hard to do...Some of the ones on line were pretty intricate...

Happy Birthday to my sweet, sweet Mikey...He's my challenge...My dad use to say that about me..LOL...



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My parents finally came to visit...Actually they have been home for almost 2 weeks...I have lots of photos to upload...I love, love these pictures of my kids with my parents...
They look pretty good for 70's...
It's been too long since they've been here...
My kids enjoyed them so much...
Praying they come back soon!!


Monday, September 3, 2012

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So here I am, still in August...Went to a wedding with my BFF, and our girls!  It was just a wedding ceremony and only lasted about an hour...You know how it goes? You hear wedding, you get all dolled up, best hair, best makeup, best skinny black outfit, all that jazz..And then, it only last an hour and you feel like, "Um, can we go somewhere else". But we didn't...Only because my parents were in town and Rachel wanted to get back to her hubby...As always, we had a great time just being able to fellowship and hear the Word of GOD being preached to a couple in love....


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Oh where, Oh where, does the time go...I'M still here peeps...Hope you'll still follow me...I almost feel like I'm slackin on my LORD JESUS...I created this blog to bring glory to HIS name through the things HE allows myself and my family to do...My life is centered around HIM, so I promise I'm still working for HIM...
I just haven't found the free time I use to have to sit and write...
I do miss it and will "promise to try" (as my kids say when asked to promise something)...

Obviously, I have to cover little Lovely's face because this blog is public...We adore her so much! I continue to have peace about the outcome with her, and pray daily for the LORD to give us the desires of our hearts...This is all the pictures I can offer for obvious reasons...So here we are taking a family stroll to Dairy Queen in the HEAT! Even when you walk slow you sweat!  We had our ice cream, walked through the park and headed back home...But, before heading home we have to look for bugs..
Not me, I can't stand bugs and my boys always want to show them to me...My husband too...He MAKES me come close to him when he catches these ugly critters...I joke around with him and say, "You really like throwing that spiritual leader card around, huh". Only a believer in the LORD JESUS would know what I'm talking about...Hahahaha, come on, haven't you said that to your husband when you didn't want to do what he asked?  I know I'm not the ONLY one...Am I? Ha!