Monday, June 23, 2008
Esther turned TWO this month!!
There are just too many pictures I wanted to include so I've made some collages instead.This is the first present Esther opened (from Oma & Opa) and boy was she excited!
SO excited, in fact, that I had to work hard to distract her with the next present.
We went with a beach/swimming theme this year, just for fun.I was excited to find a toy that would stay above the water for Esther to play with.
Of course, Esther may have to fight Autumn & Heidi for a minute alone with Ariel.
Talk about girlie girls. They love that kind of stuff.
Studying Ariel.
AND...back to the AquaDoodle!
Distraction time -- again!
Esther was SO excited about these little CareBears.They are just the right size for her little hands.
"Okay, guys. Enough with all the other stuff. Isn't this so cool?!"
"Yep, I think this'll do."
"Mmmm. Yummy."
I think Esther's presents were a real hit this year.She especially LOVES these sunglasses.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
This picture came up when I searched "short hairstyles" with Google Images!!!What a laugh.
But seriously, usually when I'm searching for hairstyles all I can find are old, antiquated styles or 80's, or super-modern-weird styles. I decided to just use celebrity styles this time...
Elisha Cuthbert
I really wanted to see how many different hairstyles people did with the same cut. This helps me know what else I can do with my hair. I don't want to be limited to one style.
I am by no means a "Paris fan" but I will say that I love her hair.
And of all the celebrities I looked at, she was the easiest to find multiple styles of the same cut.
Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham
Mandy MooreSo what do you think? Speak now or forever hold your peace. Haha. Just kidding. But I'd love to know which ones ya'll like.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
We went to Wakulla Springs with Mom & Dad Hanson while they were here visiting. Wakulla Springs is the deepest freshwater spring in the WORLD and it's only 30 minutes away from Tallahassee. I was hoping to see some of the manatees but they must've been busy. We saw LOTS of other great wildlife though. And I have never been that close to this kind of wildlife before. It was kind of surreal. It would have been even more surreal if I could have blocked out our boat guide's repetitive jokes...but, meh, such is life. We had a great time despite that -- and in some cases because of that. He did know a lot about the spring (and I suppose each joke was funny...the first time). And kudos to Eric for taking some AMAZING pictures.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Last month I went to this beach with the girls and Kristi and her girls. This month the girls and I got to go again and show it to Eric & Mom Hanson. It is GORGEOUS. And only minimal sunburns this time. Thank goodness!
We were standing there talking, minding our own business -- when all of the sudden this heron is standing practially RIGHT NEXT TO US. Maybe it was eavesdropping...
This is my favorite shot of the heron. I thought the heron would fly or run(?) away when it realized we were watching it and interested but it just walked away. Very slowly, and very stately. Very cool.
Esther had a blast. She really loves water & the beach although she didn't want to smile for the camera. Maybe she was wishing she had sunglasses.
This makes me want a beach house of my own along the Gulf Coast.
The beach is such a great place to appreciate nature and God's creations and feel closer to them than I can in the city. And I am continually amazed at Eric's photographer's eye. What a great shot.
Classic.What else can I say?
OH!! THIS was SO COOL!!He even waved to us!
CHEESE!!Thursday, May 29, 2008
Oma put together a real tea party for the girls when she visited and they adored it!
Look at Autumn's facial expression here. They had talked about proper etiquette at tea parties in days gone by and I think Autumn & Heidi were enthralled.
Look at this spread! Pound cake made in a mini-bundt pan, pink lemonade, cucumbers, and carrots. And notice their place-cards too. SO FUN.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Okay, I don't know if it counts to use baby pictures like these -- but they were at least old enough to be out of the "newborn" stage where babies look so different from later months.
This one works if you're looking at their face shapes.
So I haven't quite figured out who Autumn looks like now. Other than Autumn, of course!
I wouldn't be surprised if Heidi actually thought these were both HER.
I've looked through most of the pictures Mom & Dad have of me growing up, and of my three girls - Esther bears the most resemblance to me.
These are pictures I didn't take time to find matches for. If you click to see it a little closer, you'll see just how much Esther looks like me.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
This dresser has been in my family for EIGHTEEN years and is finally retiring.
And yes, all those scratch marks -- Rae did that. Not me.
And you laugh thinking, "Yeah, right."
But it's true.
In fact, this dresser was never mine until I left home, had kids, and it was passed it on to me.
It's amazing what you're willing to accept as "furniture" when you're in college.
It still amazes me.
So here's the replacement dresser.
This was an amazing find. I think some neighbors were throwing it out because the bottom drawer was broken (which I fixed for a total of $3.00 -- some wood glue & some nails).
Definitely an improvement, huh?
And since I'm on the subject of thriftiness, here's how I cook things when I have to use more than one large pot. Obviously, my second pot does not have a lid. I wonder if I could find one that would fit. I wonder if it'd be worth it!
In the meantime, I'll just keep chugging along doing what I can to make ends meet. :)
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Autumn made this in school. I think it's really cool! It's one of my favorites of all the things she's brought home.
The life cycle of a butterfly.
The life cycle of a butterfly.
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