Bethisms

Meet Esther

2011-10-08T18:04:00.000-07:00

We have been supporting a Compassion International little girl... Esther, from Haiti... since Reagan was 3. When she turned 3 years old we started sponsoring her. It was Reagan's 3rd Birthday and we asked her to choose a child that she would be able to sponsor for life. We looked at other little girls who were 3 hoping that they would connect with her in some way. Hoping that as Reagan grows through life she will know that she has had Esther in her heart and prayers all through life. It's amazing to think about two little girls who love so many of the same things that will have such different opportunities in life. I love this little girl. I wish that I could wrap my arms around her and give her the world, just as I want to give the world to my own children.

Another reminder

2011-08-26T14:29:00.000-07:00

that I am keeping this blog alive.... just barely. My heart can't let it go, but we are keeping up more over on www.daanestudios.com Things are evolving, changing and growing. I may be back here- blogspot will always have a place in my heart. Who knows!

Is anyone even out there anymore?!! :)

Bacon

2011-07-19T08:25:00.000-07:00

I love pinterest. www.pinterest.com/bethdaane

I also started a new board and had to pay respects. :)

Still updating more frequently on the www.daanephotography.com blog, so please feel free to stop by there anytime!

Happy Brithday Trev-ski!

2011-06-25T09:43:00.000-07:00

I don't have access to many images right now, but just wanted to wish my sweet boy a Happy 3rd Birthday! I love you more then life and am so blessed by you everyday!

Can't Let Go

2011-06-11T06:14:00.000-07:00

This blog was my baby- I am hanging onto it, but I just don't know where it's going yet.

Keep checking out our other blog- it's active, live, running and knows EXACTLY where it's going!

www.daanephotography.com

cheers friends,
beth

Your Platform.

2011-05-19T12:38:00.000-07:00

I wrote a blog post on our other blog that I want to share with you here.

http://www.daanephotography.com/?p=1183

If you recall, this blog isn't going to be a place to put the latest and most updated info happening in our lives anymore. Please feel free to visit us here... and yes... there will most certainly be more new-ness along the way!

www.daanephotography.com

www.facebook.com/daaneadventure

Thank you so very truly,

beth

Where it's all going...

2011-03-03T09:17:00.000-08:00

Hello friends and family...

I have been trying to keep up with two blogs for the last few years and I will tell you this- it is HARD! Now we have the quick and super amazing facebook, twitter, linkedin, etc... to keep up with too. Whew!

I wanted to put a little post up here to let you know that I will be keeping this blog- it's my baby and I have had it for so many years I just can't part with it!

BUT!!!!!

Primary content about life and happenings will happen either on facebook or my professional blog. I have found that much of our family is now on facebook and we connect there so I want to keep in touch the best way I can where you will see it most easily.

Please, don't leave this sweet little babe I created almost 6 years ago, but be sure to visit facebook and my professional blog. More content will be there then here. I found that I was cheating everything by trying to keep up with two bloggity-blogs. Just can't keep up with that my friends!

Thanks for undersatanding my dear friends and family,
I am wishing you the absolute best and most fabulous happenings in your life.

so truly,
beth

my "style"

2011-02-13T21:17:00.001-08:00

I took one of those funny little tests... I thought this one turned out to be pretty well fitting. :)

America's Cutest Kid Contest

2011-02-03T15:10:00.000-08:00

I don't always post about work on this site, but this is a cause that is near and dear to my heart and I want to tell everyone I can about it. Even if you live far away, seek out a photographer that is participating in helping NILMDTS! Please call if you are in the area! For more information, please hop on over to my business blog! www.bethdaane.com

Hello my wonderful friends. I am happy to announce that Beth Daane Photography is participating in the International Charity Model Search to select North America’s Cutest Kid and to raise funds for the non-profit Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Foundation. (NILMDTS.org) You may recall that this is an organization that is near and dear to my heart and I have been a volunteer with them for quite some time.

So tell me… Is your child North America’s Cutest Kid? We’ll give you the opportunity to prove it! The grand prizewinner will win a $2500 savings bond, a $2500 travel package, and a $100 Target gift card. The second and third place runners up each will win a $500 savings bond and a $100 Target gift card.

Our February 12th and 13th Model Search Special:

For a $15 entrance fee it will include a 10 minute model studio session, a facebook file and one image submitted to the international gallery. Additional portraits will be available for purchase at special event pricing with a portion of the proceeds going to NILMDTS.

Finalists will be determined by online votes. Each vote is $1 (no limit on the amount of votes you can cast), and all proceeds from votes benefit Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep (NILMDTS.org). Every family member who registers their information on the Charity Model Search Website will also receive 1 complimentary vote. The top 5 paid votes, and the top 5 complimentary votes in each region will move on to the final judging round for a total of 50 finalists.

Grand prize international winner and runners up will be determined from the 50 regional finalists. The winner and runners up are selected by photography experts.

Call us at 916. 549. 1224 to enter your “Cutest Kid” in this exciting contest.

*Contest open to residents of the US and Canada. For more information, visit http://www.charitymodelsearch.org.

inner strength

2011-01-26T23:33:00.000-08:00

Inner Strength.

Hello 2011

2011-01-01T23:00:00.000-08:00

As this new year arrives there are a few things that are for certain...

My faith in God, will carry me through all of the unknown changes that are coming.
My husband, best friend and soul mate will be at my side through this adventure we are on together.
My two sweet babes will make me smile and move my heart more then anything I ever knew possible.

and...

My life is blessed.

So, with all the uncertainty, adventures and blessings that are sure to come I say...

WELCOME 2011!

(Family portrait taken today, in the rain, before the Rose Bowl that we will not talk about... our first family portrait of 2011.)

Later 2010....

2010-12-31T21:13:00.000-08:00

As in...
goodbye,
farewell,
check ya later,
tootles...

2010... you were one of the most life changing years I have ever had. I haven't talked about most of those experiences out loud... at least not in a "public" forum... that is not yet.

It has been a wonderfully blessed year.

One with happiness, laughter, some tears and truly amazing twists and turns.

2010,
I bid you adieu and will look back only to learn and reflect from what you have taught me. I will not hold onto you, but I will relish in your memory.

Eclipse at Midnight

2010-12-29T23:37:00.000-08:00

I have to give some props to my sweet neice, Holly. Sam and I watched Eclipse last night and so I couldn't help but feel the need to post this after the Premier so many months ago. Holly is a huge fan of Twilight and finally after years of talking about it I decided to read them. Well, I was so hooked that I read them all in three weeks. (There are 4 HUGE books in case you didn't know!)

Well, Holly and Casey (her hubs) and Sam and I went to the midnight showing of Eclipse and it was awesome!!! Holly even bought this cool shirt for me!

I was super proud of the shirt because it is "Switzerland" meaning I am not on Edward or Jacob's "team". (I'm not- I love love love Stephanie Meyer- not those silly boys!) Well, we all thought that "Switzerland" was in referance of not being on a team, but during the movie it came out that BELLA is Switzerland! Oops! I guess I am team Bella! ha!!

Christmas Blessings

2010-12-24T07:16:00.000-08:00

As the holiday hustle and bustle comes upon us, I take some time to breathe in and just love these moments I am in. There is no greater blessing then being with my family and enjoying the moments that we share together. As we celebrate the birth of that sweet baby Jesus, may you all be blessed with what is most important to you. I am so very humbled and grateful for all that I have and take these moments, these days and this very special time to reflect on that.

(Pics are from a variety of things- forgive the repost of the family pic last month- it was the only one I had handy and couldn't imagine not having a family portrait up in this post.)

My cuties- inside and out!

2010-12-21T17:11:00.000-08:00

It was so cool to have Holly do ultrasounds on us all. She is going to school to become an ultrasound tech and so she brought us in to her school a while back so that she could check us all out. It was pretty awesome to see Reagan and Trevor cooperate and check out there little organs. Now I even have ultrasound pics of them to put in the baby books. How many people get to do that?! Thanks for bringing us in Holly- it was so fun and you are going to ROCK at your new career!

The BEST Babysitters!

2010-12-15T09:43:00.000-08:00

We are so lucky to have some of the best babysitters ever. One of them took these pictures over the summer and sent them to me the next day. How awesome is that?! I love seeing all the fun my babies have while I am working! It warms my heart so much to know they are cared for and so happy even when I am not there.
(Playdough... I LOVE playdough and the childhood smell of it!!)

Fun at the Pumpkin Patch!

2010-12-09T14:55:00.000-08:00

My sweet friend Sara was so thoughtful and gracious enough to take and edit these photographs of my babe's and I. We were playing on the bouncy hay area at the Pumpkin Patch and we had so much fun! Amazing how those kids can jump, and jump, and jump some more and still want you to jump a while longer! I think we need one of those things in our backyard!

Sam and I... A ball to remember!

2010-12-02T11:28:00.000-08:00

Or maybe not so much... it was a ball. We had fun because we made it fun, but honestly--- we missed the balls we had been to with our FE Warren crew. Babe- I love you and I am glad we could hang out and have a grand 'ole time at the ball! :)

Happy Birthday Sweet Reagan!

2010-11-27T12:23:00.000-08:00

I am absolutely astonished that my sweet little Reagan is already FOUR!!! How is this even possible? It seems like only yesterday we were in that wonderful hospital in Ft. Collins, CO watching the Monday night Packer game about ready to welcome her into our world. Reagan, you have brought more joy and love in our lives then we ever could have imagined. Thank you for completely blessing us with being YOU! We love you so much!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

2010-11-25T14:21:00.000-08:00

This is just way too good to not pass along. Happy Turkey Day friends!!!

Sweet Miss A

2010-11-23T17:34:00.000-08:00

What more can I say- my friends little daughter is so adorable. Please enjoy little Miss A!

Abstract Photography

2010-11-19T15:15:00.000-08:00

I used to love taking portraits of landscape, macro flowers or other objects and various abstract things. In the past several years, I have really slowed down in taking these type's of portraits and I am starting back up again. I love it, and it's about time!

This is of some rocks at the beach in Fort Bragg, CA at Pudding Beach. (Beautiful beach!!!)

Our Family!

2010-11-14T13:08:00.000-08:00

This January we were able to go to Florida to celebrate the wedding of our nephew Jeff to his beautiful bride Michelle. We had a great time and the kids loved the wedding. I love watching kids at weddings- they are in complete admiration of the Bride and can't stop dancing!

It isn't the best portrait of us, but here we are- all together and happy as pie! :)

Trev Miester

2010-11-09T11:11:00.000-08:00

I love my boy so dearly. He is sweet, loves to cuddle and also keeps me completely on my toes. I can't slow down for a second with this little boy, who is ALL BOY! Goodness how I am blessed!

This is Trev at a recent trip we took to the beach. He is now obsessed with the beach and wants to go every day. He is so his mother's son! I wish we could go to the beach every day! (Life is too short to not have beach time, very often!!)

She's Still 3!

2010-11-06T23:43:00.000-07:00

I can't believe my sweet girl is going to be 4 in a few short weeks. I am just going to enjoy this time that we have with her still 3. She is way too smart and I don't know what I am ever going to do as her knowledge continues to grow and expound... see the problem is- she is already smarter then her Momma! Yikes!!!

I asked her the other day what she wanted to be when she "grew up". I ask her this every week or two- the first time she said a photographer. YIPEE! Then that changed pretty quickly and the answer I always get is a Doctor AND a Princess. That's a good combo if you ask me. Way to go Reagan!

Here she is with her sweet friend Megan. They are so cute! :)

Computer Camera Fun

2010-11-03T23:41:00.000-07:00

One of the things the kids and I love to do is take snapshots of us on the computer. They love looking that the pics popping up on the computer and they especially love the video's!

Please do enjoy this one that we took together! :)

Reagan's Logo... further advancements

2010-10-28T13:59:00.000-07:00

Our life is super exciting- can't you tell?! Our fun little logo project is coming along and Reagan has found one that I think is pretty cute. It's still in the works a little bit and although it is uber pink and girlie I am mostly good with it.

She has named the Logo: Princess Aurora.

Ok, really?

I keep begging her in different ways to name it something else, but she isn't budging.

As a Momma, you have to pick and choose your battles. I am going to have to let this one go. It doesn't matter anyways, what matters is that Reagan is being creative and doing something that she enjoys and WE can work on it together!

Logo coming soon...
Here is a little sneak peek...

(and.....to be totally honest I absolutely adore the direction it's going! It's so much fun to see her little creative mind make choices and decisions. She doesn't even realize it, but she is making a really fabulous brand for herself! (((SHE is doing it, not me!))) It's fantastic!)

What speaks to your heart...

2010-10-26T18:09:00.000-07:00

I am designing a logo for Reagan. She has become quite a little photographer and just for fun we are designing a logo for her to add to her portraits so when they are put on FB or the blog she knows IMMEDIATELY which ones she has taken.

I have been trying to figure out how to design a logo for a 3 (almost 4) year old. We have determined that it needs to be pink. (Was there really any question?)

Next... what should it be? I have been asking her questions for a while and today we were talking about several things.

Mommy: "Do you think it should be a tea cup? You love tea. Or maybe a cute bunny?"

(Reagan is munching on chips and thinking...)

Mommy: I stop and just look at her and say, "Reagan, what speaks to your heart?"

Reagan: "God"

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.
.

Where do I go from there?! How awesome is that kid!

Then- her brother proceeds to say his verse that he learned at church- yes, he learned a verse at church and he is extrememly proud of himself.

Trevor: "God made us, to do good!"

Mommy and Daddy... speechless and in complete admiration of our two most precious gifts!!!

Cute babes loving the photo booth feature on my computer.

Cute babes with Mommy and Daddy coming in on the sneak attack.


Top vid is of Trev talking about his verse- then he said goodbye to his friends, but it was cut off. Oh well!

I asked Reagan a second time (on video) what speaks to her heart. This goes to prove you just can't always capture those genuine sweet moments the second time around. Ha!

Valentine's Day 2010

2010-10-16T21:37:00.000-07:00

We watched a little show about "I Love You Day" and Reagan keeps saying it's I Love You Day everyday- I do agree!!

Anyways- on "I Love You Day 2010" I cut a heart shaped pizza for the kids and I. Sam was working... of course! It was a nasty little pizza, but we enjoyed it and they LOVED it that it was in the shape of a heart. I love making my babies happy with the tiny simple things... those are the things that really matter in this Momma's life!

In the middle of a football game...

2010-09-19T12:43:00.000-07:00

Is a piece of enlightenment.

...poor me, I couldn't watch the Packer game, so I put another game on and this commercial came on. Please don't get hooked on the branding of the company that published the commercial. This is not why I am reposting it. I am reposting for the message. It is so simple and so beautiful.

Enjoy,
beth

R and Ry. 4th of July.

2010-09-03T13:53:00.000-07:00

If you don't recall some of the older posts, this is Reagan (of course) and Rylan- her best friend. He has moved, but we saw them earlier this summer, then they were able to visit for a little while over the 4th of July. This is when they were visiting us and our neighborhood was having it's annual 4th of July party.

Are they not the cutest little babe's or what?! I have never seen children be drawn to one another the way R and R are. They have such different interests in things they like to do, but they don't care about that. They love each other anyways! It is the sweetest, most innocent love and it fills my heart so much. It is amazing to watch your child have a relationship like that. We miss you!

Right Now.

2010-09-02T14:54:00.000-07:00

Do you ever- just on a whim, or at a meer thought or suggestion... just stop to take in what is happening around you? A few minutes ago I saw the Dane Cook make the suggestion to take a picture of someone around you. I hopped up (because I have had a little too much caffeine---really!) and ran upstairs to take a pic of my babes...in the dark, and each pup. The house is quiet and I am working, but this is the love I have around me. I cherish them! So stop what you are doing- and go document your moment!!!

Rodi

2010-08-26T21:53:00.000-07:00

Trev loved this little jumper dude. His name is Rodi or something like that. This was at Uncle David's house when we were up there visiting. Funny thing is this pic was taken the first day we were there and i didn't realize that Rodi had ever been in the house. He always tried bringing it in and I would never let him bring it in. So- pictures don't lie- Rodi had been in the house to start with! (What a mean Mommy I am!)

Mommy, Reagan and Trevor... Down By 'da Beach!

2010-08-19T13:48:00.000-07:00

The kids and I... taken up in Fort Bragg this past week by a random photog at the beach. I was so happy he was there! I wrote a big post at Beth Daane Photography Blog so please check it out there. I just wanted to share my favorite pic here also.

Oh how I love my babies so very much!!!

Fun Times!

2010-08-17T17:51:00.000-07:00

I have so much fun with the little extra features on my computer! The kids and I had a little fun today for a couple minutes! I was showing Nohah pics of her Momma and Trev decided to join us. Then Reagan and I had to have a turn to! Hee Hee! I love these babies!!!

Consequences of Smelling Candles

2010-08-14T09:53:00.000-07:00

Perhaps it has been a mistake, but the kids and I have really been having fun going into the candle aisle at any given store and just spending time smelling all of them. I never say no about them smelling "one more" or "that one over there"!

Little Miss Reagan had some serious consequences from smelling a candle at home! I never keep the candles in reach when they are lit, but Reagan was able to reach this one when it was not lit and smelled it so much that... well... you see what happened! My sweet little ash face...

Trevor's First Bee Sting

2010-08-13T21:11:00.000-07:00

My poor boy...

He has had the "roughest" past 24 hours that any child should have.

Long story short- he fell yesterday and hit his right eye. Today ---swollen and scratched.

Later today he got a bee sting in his left eye- thankfully not on his eyeball, but directly next to his left eye. So now his eye is all swollen.

Thank God he isn't allergic. Sam is very allergic and I have never been stung- my Mom is deathly allergic though! So, lucky Trev he got my genes and I, apparently, am not allergic! (Thank you DAD for those genes!)

Trev also had a couple other issues today and just had a rough go at it. Friday the 13th certainly isn't looking like a good day for this sweet lil babe.

I love you, little bubba's. I am so sorry it's been such a rough day!

Jam on the Face

2010-08-13T10:40:00.000-07:00

I just absolutely could NOT resist this. Trevor was eating peanut butter and jam on crackers and this is only the BEGINNING of what he looked like. Oh yes, my friends... it got much worse!

Just wanted to share a little something about our simple, beautiful and priceless day. I love my life and am so blessed beyond measure!

Tea Time

2010-08-12T11:57:00.000-07:00

My sweet friend Sara put on a fantastic tea party for many of her friends that have little girls. It was a day that we could honor and cherish our sweet little girls. Reagan and I went, but little did I know how sick she was! It was some kind of a 24 hour flu, but I felt so terrible for her! We ended up leaving a little early, but it was such a nice time while we were there. I can't believe all the details that Sara took to make sure we all had the best time. She wrote a special poem and even a story that she read to all the little girls. She is so blessed with her "teacher" talents, as well as being such an amazing and thoughtful woman.

Sara reading the story.

Amanda.

Reagan and I.
Jessica and Megan.

Sara and Ella.

This was Reagan just a few minutes after we left the party. It was so sad to see her all curled up in our bed. I was so happy it only lasted a little while!

She slept with the flower near her head. She had been so excited to have such a special day with Mommy. She LOVES tea and dressing up and everything girl. I hated it that she got sick this day.

Nohah and the Shark

2010-08-11T10:35:00.000-07:00

Nohah came to visit us with David during Trevor's Birthday and Nohah totally loved Trevor's shark. We were having a nice quiet morning and I looked over at Nohah bean and she was curled up with Sophie, the shark and Trevor's blanket. I was so happy I had my camera in time!

Easter again...

2010-08-10T11:07:00.000-07:00

This time the kids are goofing around at Grandma and Grandpa's house. Reagan is teaching Trevor how to do hopscotch on the tile floor. (Little did we know at the time that the tile wouldn't be around for very much longer! Mom and Dad are in the process of putting in beautiful Cherry wood floors!)

Sweet time, lay'n low...

2010-08-09T10:20:00.000-07:00

I love this. They were watching a movie together and resting.
I love my amazing husband and sweet, sweet babes.

Scootie

2010-08-08T09:56:00.000-07:00

I already told you all that we are celebrating Jeff, so he get's another post dedicated to something he loves this weekend.

Jeff's other love in his life besides cooking is Scooter. Scoots is such an adorable and sneaky pup. (Always trying to escape from the house when we watch him!)

Jeffrey and Michelle's Wedding!

2010-08-08T08:07:00.000-07:00

Sam's nephew Jeff got married in FL last January and we all went out for the big day. They had a beautiful ceremony and absolutely gorgeous reception. I didn't get to take many pictures that day but I think Sam took this one quick. It is Grandma and Grandpa with all their grandkids! Isn't that so awesome?!!!

Jeff and his passion...

2010-08-07T15:24:00.000-07:00

Jeff loves to cook. He loves to grill, which is part of that whole cooking thing I don't know a lot about.
Jeff doesn't even mind grilling in the rain.

Now, doesn't that asparagus look tasty?! (Yum- I want some right now!)

These portraits were taken some time ago, but I decided I wanted to post something special about one of the many things that Jeff is great at. This is his weekend... you see, Jeff retired from the Air Force yesterday after 26 years in service.

Congratulations to you, Jeff and thank you for serving our country so selflessly.

(If I stay on my A-Game like this I will even get some portraits up from his retirement ceremony yesterday!)

Last Easter

2010-08-06T12:59:00.000-07:00

I am really behind, I know.

I had to post these though...

This is the first time Trevor had his face painted. We went to my parent's community clubhouse's Easter Egg Hunt and they had sweet volunteers doing face painting.

Well, of course Reagan was all about it. A butterfly it had to be!

Trevor... well, he wanted nothing to do with that lady or the paint on her brush! One stroke to his face sent him into a tissy and we stopped. He refused to even look at it in the mirror!

As you can see, he wasn't happy until I took him to the bathroom IMMEDIATELY and washed it right off his cute little face.

Haven't tried face paint again- not for the boy. (Reagan- now that's another story- she LOVES to be dressed up in any fashion you choose... errr... SHE chooses!) BUT- If you saw my facebook posts this past week, you see we have made a new advancement- a snake on the arm. We'll see where that goes.

Serenity Prayer

2010-08-05T20:55:00.000-07:00

My Dad reminded me of this today when I was "venting" about some things. He is so right and I am so happy to have had the gentle reminder. Living the word is sometimes a difficult thing to do, but it is so necessary.

I wanted to share it in it's entire version. The beginning is what most of us know and remember, but the second half is pretty sweet itself.

Serenity Prayer

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.

Summertime, Meat and Fellowship

2010-08-05T08:46:00.000-07:00

I am a meat eater. I wasn't always a meat eater... I spent about 6 years part high school part college as a "non" meat eater.

I think one of the great things about summer if firing up that 'ole grill and enjoying some good quality fellowship... and some good meat and and icy beer.

Much earlier this summer- in fact it was probably this Spring if I remember right-- we went over to Uncle Tom and Aunt Jane's and enjoyed the evening with our family. We don't get together often enough, but we had a nice time!

Uncle Tom grilling up that meat and tasty cheese.Cousins

Trevor and the dirt...

2010-08-03T23:26:00.001-07:00

He hates to be dirty. I do try to allow him to be dirty, but he just can't stand it! It is comical, yet a little ridiculous! If his hands get a tiny bit dirty, the boy freaks! I am sure this will all change some day, but right now, he must have clean hands all the time.

This is when we were on our trip up to the Upper Northeast. We were at our dear friend Staci's house and the kids were all playing outside. Well, you know in that region of the country it often rains and so we played in the rain. Trev just couldn't keep up with the other two boy's because he needed clean hands, clean hands, clean hands!!!

So... Momma carries wipes and does tons of wiping. Sometimes I refuse and make him keep a speck of dirt on them just to try and work him out of this OCD behavior. He usually just says, "ok" and carries on. Usually.

Reagan and Sweetness...

2010-08-03T22:36:00.000-07:00

The sweetness isn't my little Reagan this time. (Well, she is of course, but this one is all about a newborn baby girl!)
My friend was over today and I couldn't resist grabbing her baby for a couple seconds to take a few portraits of her. Reagan was so interested in what I was doing and actually behaved herself so well! Usually I have to ask her to redirect her as I am trying my hardest to snap away, but today she just watched. She then wanted to hold sweet Baby A. Baby A's Momma agrees that it would be ok, so here it is! How cute are they?!

I also couldn't resist putting up a few that I took of sweet little Baby A.

Sam and Facebook

2010-07-23T21:02:00.000-07:00

Hey friends- go help my husband out.... if you love him (and I know you do) go be he friend. He is at that really evil and terrible number... go. now. quick!!! ;)

(if you can see his last post it's a funny one about me buying a snuggie after Christmas on clearance and just pulling it out the other day- in our 100+ degree heat. Maybe I will talk about that on another post... maybe...)

Sam on Facebook

I'm so proud!

2010-07-18T21:04:00.000-07:00

The other day Reagan told me she wanted to be a photographer when she grows up. She said specifically that she wants to take pictures of kids. (Awesome!!!)

Today she was bussing all over the house, running around and having a good time. Then all of a sudden she grabbed this camera and actually started POSING her brother! (and of course he listened to her!) She put him on the step and had him hold a shoe. Why a shoe? I don't know... but it was a show and she started "snapping" away on my antique faux camera. I can't WAIT to give her her first REAL camera!!! I have had it for a while and have just been waiting... I can' only imagine what her little eyes see--- I can't wait to see through them!

Twilight... a fool I am!

2010-06-30T21:52:00.000-07:00

So I got completely sucked into the Twilight Saga. My neice Holly had been trying for a very long time to get me reeled in and it didn't work very well. I tried to start the books, but it was a VERY slow start. Then I started reading again and got HOOKED! I finished all 4 books in a matter of about two or three weeks.

My run down on the movies- well, I do like the movies! I am totally infatuated with the talent of Stephanie Meyer, the author of the books. I am amazed by her talent and abilities. The books are a fun supplement to that. They aren't nearly as great as the books- but when are movies better then the books?

We took a family vacation last month and stopped at the towns that are talked about in the books. The Pacific Northwest is utterly breathtaking. Here is a picture of Jacob's house. (All you Twilight fans know exactly what I am talking about!!!)

Oh- and yes- I did go see Eclipse last night at midnight with Holly, her fiancee Casey and Sam. It was a blast! :)

Trevor's Haircut

2010-06-02T12:01:00.000-07:00

Oh my babies are growing up too fast! Sam gave Trev a haircut a few months ago, but just the other day he used the clippers on him. This series is from the other day... I wasn't very pleased with the amount of hair that is now missing from my little boy's head. He is so adorable, but Momma loves those locks!!!

Before...

During...

After... chocolate in hand!

Thank you...

2010-06-01T14:14:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to thank all of my friends, family and NEW friends who voted for me on the Little Things Matter contest that I did over the weekend.

You won't believe this- I barely can... but I WON! I had the most "likes" on the page and I won the contest. Todd Smith- the man who runs Little Things Matter is sending out my iPad tomorrow! I really can't believe it and don't feel like I deserve it!

It's all just very fun and exciting! I will share more about the process later and I will certainly share my feelings about the little iPad once it arrives! (SO exciting!!)

truly,
beth

Little Things Matter

2010-05-29T14:39:00.000-07:00

Oh yes, they do! I recently found this blog and I totally love it! Everything is so relevant and simple! Why is it we don't think of these things a little more often?

Well, Todd- the author of Little Things Matter.

You know what I think matters--- being present. Being in this very moment and loving it and who you are with.

Todd is running a little contest, so if you agree with me that "being present" is truly a valuable gift, then click here http://bit.ly/dufgsK and "like it"! Then go look at the other tid-bits of advice. Some are certainly noteworthy!

Precious Mother's Day

2010-05-10T00:58:00.000-07:00

I love my babies. It really is my gift that I am even able to be a Mother- I didn't need any other gifts today. (but I do have to say that Sam spoiled me, my parents spoiled me and my babies spoiled me...I am a blessed lady!)

I need to get off to bed, but couldn't go without posting two quick pics of my precious gifts!

This picture was taken at a sweet little Mommy n Me Tea that my friend Sara hosted a couple weeks ago. Reagan was so sick here- we left a few minutes after this and she had a temp of 104 almost! I didn't know it at the time this picture was taken, but she looks so sad here!!

Oh my little Trev- we went hiking last weekend and he grabbed Daddy's camel back. He is so much fun and energy!

Thanks Reagan

2010-05-08T23:31:00.000-07:00

My sweet girl... she is always helping me decide what I should wear. The other day she pulled out these shoes. I haven't worn them in forever and they were PERFECT for my outfit. Thank you sweet Reagan for being so in tune with fashion! I love you, little babe!

Funny Sam

2010-05-02T10:22:00.001-07:00

I am in the middle of working on a yucky paper and got distracted for a minute. I couldn't help but read this old post about Sam. It just cracked me up all over again. It was such a long time ago, but I remember that day. The day he was all looped up from a minor surgery and we sat in IHOP and he stole the greasy sausage. He doesn't get too goofy like that usually, so that is what makes it funny all over. I love you babe- you can be goofy any time you want. (And I won't even blog about it if you ask nicely!)

2010-04-29T23:34:00.000-07:00

I have a silly girly hammer. Yes I do. In fact- I am taking the kids to buy my Mother's Day gift. (Why put unnecessary expectations on my sweet husband?) and I a going to point out how lovely the pink tools are that they carry at Target. Who knows what they will choose, but you know what- a girl can never have too many pink tools or great jewelery!

Our Friend Esther

2010-04-23T14:05:00.000-07:00

We have a little friend through Compassion International over in Haiti named Esther. We didn't know if she was alive or not after the earthquake and have been praying over Esther and her family. Today I got some news- better then news I got a picture that she drew for us! She is Reagan's age and Reagan chose her out of all the little kids to be her special friend.

Here is the picture Esther drew for us. I am so happy that I have tears choking back- she is alive and well! Hooray!!!!

My Little Reader

2010-04-01T14:27:00.000-07:00

My little girl is such a reader. She loves to "read" and journal. She writes her name so that we can even read it! I am amazed by her every single day. I am a proud Momma.

Friends

2010-03-18T11:02:00.000-07:00

It't been a tough week. My dear friend Staci left Cali, thus little her little R and my Reagan are no longer going to be together. They were the very best of friends and Staci and I would joke that we really wouldn't mine being in-laws with one another some day. (A VERY VERY long time from now!!!) I haVe never seen two children bond and truly love one another the way that R & R do. No matter where we go they would stop people in their tracks with the way they interacted together or would show affection, tenderness and unconditional caring for one another. It melts my heart to see it. Here he is... sitting in the moving truck heading out of town. We will all miss you.

Macys Fashion Director

2010-03-18T10:56:00.000-07:00

Macy's has this really cool feature to build your own outfit. I just threw this one together and thought it was fun! It reminds me of going out for coffee or tea with the girls. Go check it out and vote for it!

Macys Fashion Director: "

I love this outfit - check it out!"

My babies

2010-03-17T13:58:00.000-07:00

I can never get enough of them and they grow way too fast! Here are a few pics we did the other day. I wanted to challenge myself because I am not a fan of shooting in full sunlight- and it was high noon!!! So, there was lots and lots of sun. I have to say, Momma didn't do too bad. (But then again with babe's as cute as this it's hard to mess up!)

On another note... I hope everyone is doing well. I have missed the blog. There have been some things going on that have pulled me away from blogging lately, but I am hoping to make it a part of my weekly routine again. It's too important not to do it.

Friends

2010-03-16T21:47:00.001-07:00

We had Reagan's little friend over the other day. The girls had a good time playing dress up and eating snacks. It is so funny to watch two little girls playing together. I can't believe how big my little girl is getting! I jsut got done telling Sam how sad it is that she has lost her "baby" voice. She is such a little girl!!!

Reagan's First Movie

2010-02-06T21:15:00.000-08:00

When we were in WI in December we took Reagan to her first movie. Her little cousin Michelle came along with us and we all had a wonderful time. I think Sam and I loved watching the sheer astonishment in our daughters experience to be move amazing then she did! She sat at the front of the seat and just STARED at the movie, spontaneously laughed and loved every second. We saw "The Princess and the Frog". Not only was it fun to watch two little girls enjoy that movie, but the movie was pretty good! (I took a few snapshots of us in the car on our way to the movie- nothing of us actually IN the movie.)

Sharing AB

2010-02-03T22:57:00.000-08:00

Anyone who knows Reagan knows about AB. AB is her beloved blanket. Although she is way too attached to it, she is so generous with it! She shares it with her brother if he doesn't have his, she offers it (at least a corner) to others if they appear sad and on this occasion she decided Mykah was cold. How sweet is that?!

Valentines Day

2010-01-30T08:52:00.000-08:00

I never post things about my work up here, but thought I would post this just in case I have any friends or family that are in the area that don't go to my work site and wanted to hop on this band wagon. (It's a pretty good one!) Give me a holler if your interested!

Thank you

2010-01-27T07:23:00.000-08:00

Thank you Beth Daane Photography friends. It's silly to be hung up on a number (666) and in my heart of hearts I don't care. The silly part of me does though. I thank my new fans and especially #667 ;) Actually, I am thankful and blessed for ALL of the Beth Daane Photography friends! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

Do It- Quick

2010-01-27T00:36:00.003-08:00

Someone go do it- I need another fan on the Beth Daane Photography fan page. It's at a bad bad number right now and I'm a freak like that.

Go on...
You can do it! :)

http://bit.ly/cviw2q

The USO

2010-01-25T17:38:00.000-08:00

I do a lot of traveling. As a family, we all do a lot of traveling. It is the nature of the beast when you are married to the military. (or a wife of a man who is!) We don't always feel comfortable using the USO when they are at airports because we feel like there are others who need it more then we do. I have to say, I appreciate them so much and everything they do. It isn't easy to travel with little babes and they fully care for us as though we were their family.

Tonight, we are sitting in the Dallas/ Ft. Worth Airport USO. Our plans for the day have changed quite a bit, and we weren't even supposed to be at this airport today, but we are and I couldn't appreciate it more. We walked through the doors and were handed dinner, homemade banana pudding, Starbucks coffee, movies for the kids, (an awesome new travel toothbrush that I think is super cool) and this list goes on. Oh- and I am using one of their computers to make this post. (No WiFi- but I'm not complaining!!!) We will be here for another half-hour or so, and it's awesome to see all of the men and women that are coming in to get a hot meal and rest. So many are young men who are deploying. (I glanced at the list as I signed us in.) They all make me so proud to be married to a man who sacrifices his life to give back to our country- deployed or not.

I also have to give a little shout-out to the canvas company that I use for my business- Pixel2Canvas. See- they donate a portion of every sale to the charity of your choice and one of the choices is the USO. Guess where I donate.......

Thank you USO's. You keep me a little more sane then I otherwise would be on crazy travel times like these.

Last October

2010-01-09T22:33:00.000-08:00

Yes, I said October. I have lots of "catching up" to do on this fine blog of ours. (If you noticed, I had changed the name from "Bethisms" to "House of Daane" but Sam recently said he liked "Bethisms" so I changed it back.) Although this blog is about our family I suppose it is from my point of view- so Bethisms will be just fine.

Ok- so here is a family portrait of us from last Oct. We were pumpkin hunting! (Perhaps I will get those up to, but don't get you hopes up just in case. I don't want to disappoint anyone.)

The Biggest Loser

2010-01-07T09:26:00.001-08:00

My friend Sara got me watching The Biggest Loser last season and I have to say I loved it! This year she started a challenge with her friends and I hopped on the wagon. We are supporting one another in making healthy life choices and each have different goals. This is a pic of us from the kick off. We also have a blog- go check us out!

Reagan's Ride Home

2010-01-05T10:35:00.000-08:00

As you all know so well- Reagan has a best friend named Rylan. He is the one that makes her smile, laugh and her eye's twinkle. It is so enlightening to watch them together. This was taken today when we were on our way home from a walk. Rylan gave her a ride home.

Decorating the Tree

2009-12-21T23:04:00.000-08:00

This is precious. I love my babes (all three) more then the world. We put our tree up a couple weeks ago and have such a nice time doing it. Trev didn't last long, but we had him hang a few before his bed decided it needed him more. Reagan was thrilled to put the Angel on the top of the tree! It was pretty awesome to say the least.

A Throw Back

2009-12-03T13:45:00.000-08:00

I loved my easy bake oven when I was a kid. This year Trevor got Reagan an easy bake for her birthday present. She loves it too. Mommy made a BIG mistake yesterday- and yes, you may laugh. Reagan and I decided to make a cake and preheated the oven then mixed the cake up and waited for the oven to be hot. It wasn't getting hot. I kind of skipped the page in the instructions that said you had to add a 100 watt lightbulb. Oops! So, we ate the egg-free batter and I convinced her it wasn't the saddest thing in the world to not bake the cake, and that we definitely would bake a cake today. ~~~off to buy a 100 watt lightbulb~~~

My little 3 year old...

2009-12-02T14:16:00.000-08:00

I just can't get over the fact that I have a 3 year old now. Reagan turned THREE last week and it has been very exciting! She is over the top excited that she is three. The pictures of here very much define what she enjoys right now. She is Miss Princess everything (it drives us batty, but who really cares- the girl is happy!), she was THRILLED about getting candyland and she didn't even know what it was and she loves playdough. These were gifts from her buddies that we didn't get a chance to open at her little playdough party. We didn't have a big party for her this year, but instead made a week long celebration out of it. She had a little party with her playgroup buddies, then we had Thanksgiving which was just plain fun, then it was her actual birthday and the next day we did a little more celebrating! It was great! I think I had more fun with her birthday then my own. (And I don't mind getting older and having birthdays anymore!)

The babe's- taken tonight!

2009-11-24T21:49:00.000-08:00

I know I don't post nearly as often a I should, but here we are! Things continue to be crazy and busy- pretty much the way we like it, although we would be REALLY happy to have a little less craziness and to see Daddy a little more. Life is ood though, and we certainly aren't complaining. The kids and I went to Chic-fil-a tonight and Reagan had her face painted. They have a couple that do this for their profession and it is a real treat for her to get this done. We have done it a couple times in the past and she always chooses to be a "princess" (really?!) but tonight- I think because she saw another little girl get it done- she decided to go with a cheetah. It really is hard to see that this is HER! She looks so old. I can't believe she will be 3 in a couple days. Of course I had to take a few shots of my boy also. I decided to play around with my video light- Sam picked it up last night and asked what it was so I figured I would take a few shots with it. It isn't lighting that I use all the time- it's pretty dramatic and is used best in special conditions. I thought these were fun. Enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving!

Baby Kendall

2009-11-15T19:26:00.000-08:00

I am sorry I haven't been such a good blogger the last few months. I seem to be going on swings where I do well- then don't do well again. Please feel free to give me posts that kick me back into gear. Two weeks is all too long to update our family blog.

As a follow-up post from our friends Shawn and Lindsey's little bundle of joy... Kendall is the sweetest little baby. I was able to spend the weekend with them in Melbourne, FL photographing her adorable little face. She was so cooperative and let us put all kinds of props on her. It was so much fun! Here is one that I took and the rest are yet to come. (You'll have to check the Beth Daane Photography blog for the rest.) I have missed Shawn and Lindsey so much, it was so nice to spend some time together and especially with Kendall to add to the family.

Congratulations Dear Friends!

2009-10-28T14:58:00.001-07:00

My dear, dear friends Lindsey and Shawn welcomed their precious baby girl into the world yesterday! Congratulations and I love you all!

Tiny little Kendall Elizabeth is a whole month early, but despite being anxious to join the world, she is doing wonderfully! Kendall, Mommy and Daddy are great and will be at the hospital until tomorrow.

Lindsey sent me a few pictures, and I couldn't help but do a little special touches to them. I can't wait to meet sweet and perfect Kendall! Enjoy the photographs of the beautiful family!

Class: A new day and age...

2009-10-22T20:11:00.000-07:00

I am taking a class on social networking. It's pretty interesting and I am realizing I actually know a little more then I thought I did! Now, that being said- there is SO MUCH that I don't know, but I have a great teacher and am picking up little nuggets here and there. It's a pretty neat thing.

Our society and businesses in our society are changing so much. It's a new day and age and one of technology and relationship building... at least it is in my book. I wouldn't be in business if it were just a job. It is about building relationships and friendships and connections that are going to last a lifetime.

For a long time I thought that social networking was a bit "out there" and unsure of where it might fit into my overall life and business. What I am finding is that it is strengthening my relationships with friends, family and those I work with all at the same time. I definitely feel that it can be a crutch and misused, but when it's used the right way it brings a stronger bond. Keep this in mind... don't forget about the human touch!

My Niece

2009-10-12T13:45:00.000-07:00

All I can say is that I adore my little niece- isn't she gorgeous?!

The Day of the Tick

2009-09-22T15:44:00.000-07:00

Near our home there is a great park that I do a lot of family portraits at. Recently there were hundreds of goats and sheep that spent a few weeks roaming the land and grazing on the weeds. The farmer would take them from one area, then move them to another. I thought it would be a great place to bring the kiddo's to and after speaking with the farmer who gave me permission to go inside the gate- we headed out! We had a great time- Rita was up visiting that day, so she came with us. Despite the good time, I have to admit I was a little afraid when all the goats and sheep started running toward us at one point. Many hours later I found the most disgusting thing ever----a TICK had crawled up my pant leg and was beginning to feast on my blood. My precious untainted blood... I did everything I shouldn't have- I screamed, ggrabbed it, pulled it off my leg and threw it. I know- what an idiot! Luckily it had JUST started embedding itself, so I got it all out and also lucky for me I have a husband who found it after I threw it. Three words--- YUCK YUCK YUCK! Here was the best part of the day...

A Baby on the Way!

2009-09-17T23:37:00.000-07:00

My Friend and Partner in MOPS crime!

A dear friend (and fellow lover of photography) asked me to do a maternity session. Their sweet baby girl is on her way soon! I just had to post an image from their session because I love her to pieces. There is also some other exciting stuff that they have asked me to do, but I won't talk about it yet until after the time has come I don't jynx anything! Yes- I'm a tiny superstitious about that stuff- but just a little!

Baby Tessa

2009-09-09T13:17:00.000-07:00

Since so many of our family look on this blog and not my work blog, I thought I would post this here too. It's of a lil baby Tessa that we know and love! Thanks Andy and Kenzie for allowing me to create these beautiful portraits. (The video is f-a-s-t but it's the first time I have made one and am still learning how to use it- bear with me!)

**Ok- something not working- it was, but now isn't......SO- if you want to watch it I am FORCING you to go to my work blog- it's there! :)

www.daanephotography.com

Test Subjects

2009-09-08T13:57:00.001-07:00

When I have new backgrounds or idea's to test out guess who gets to help... you've got it! Any photographer will tell you that their kids are the hardest to shoot and mine are no different. Here they are in a quick pic before a session later that day. (This was way back in MAY!)

Such A Charmer

2009-09-07T21:25:00.000-07:00

Can you get over this little girl? I sure can't. Every day is such a fun adventure with both my babes, but Reagan is at that age where her imagination is running rampant. I love this image of her. I am going through old pictures and this one is from May (I think!). This is so her, though- sunglasses, a cutie lil suit and her shoes. Now she won't go anywhere without a dress and fancy shoes so she can twirl... Yes, indeed- the life of a little girl.

Sentimental Memories

2009-09-07T03:12:00.000-07:00

I have "things" that I keep for years on end that are sentimental for me. When I married Sam he had them too. We condensed our sentiment's into a large box for each of us and still have them. Some things are too special to let go. This is one of those things that shouldn't have "gone". Sam was given this bank by his Aunt Marsha when he was young. We had it tucked away in his box- put away fairly well and secured high in the rafters of the garage. Here lies the problem... The heavy duty chain pulled out of the ceiling in the garage and the shelf fell, allowing Sam's sentiment box to fall about 12 feet to the ground. In the crash, his baseball bank broke. I decided that we could take a photograph of it before laying it to rest in it's many pieces and that it would become a blog story (picture and all) for us to keep the sentiment alive. RIP baseball bank. Your memory won't be forgotten.

My Babies

2009-09-06T21:05:00.001-07:00

Everyday that I wake up I am so blessed. I have a husband that loves me, stands by me and supports me and I have two of the most amazing children that ever existed. They are my inspiration. I love you two babies- more then the whole world! You make me laugh and bring happiness to my life- thank you my loves...thank you.

The Present

2009-08-26T23:53:00.000-07:00

The other day I went back...now I will talk about new stuff... I will need to keep posting "blasts from the past" because I have some catching up to do with a few things!

Well, this one is kind of about my work. I don't talk a ton about it on this blog since I have my work blog, but in case you are a "one-blog-looker" and it happens to be this one, I will share here...

I met Pajo- a private fine dining and catering chef- a few months ago- in fact it might even be going on 7 or 8! I do a lot of food photography for him with absolutely amazing creations, but I was able to do a session with he and his family two weeks ago. It was awesome! It's so nice to be able to work with people who exude goodness and positive energy! The best part about having met he and his wife are that we are forming some wonderful friendships. I have the best job- I get to photograph his creations, then eat them! How much better could it get then that? One of my favorite dishes (please forgive the simple terms her...) was one that consisted of bacon ice cream! OMGoodness! It was so perfect...bacon makes everything better!

Here are a couple portraits, but you can check my "work blog" if you want to see some more.

This one is one of my MOST favorites!

Reminiscing

2009-08-25T13:33:00.000-07:00

Thinking about it having been a while since I posted so I started looking through archives of images and last Christmas. I can't resist, I have to add these images to the blog today.

Reagan loved Candy Cane's last Christmas. Other loves of the season were Josh Grobin, Manheim Steamroller (don't know if that's spelled right) and Jason Mraz. She could even pick out songs from the radio... and she had just turned TWO! The girl has good taste...

On the way home from visiting Daddy at work where we tracked Santa on the space satellites Reagan decided to put an apple up her nose. I am SO THANKFUL I was able to get it out. Check out the perspective on how bit that was in that tiny girls nose! Ick.
Trevor slept most of Christmas and Christmas Eve. He was a wee 6 months and not ready for all the action! Of course I had to catch him in the act! My precious lil babe...

Lake Tahoe, Nevada

2009-08-09T22:10:00.000-07:00

This was my view of the world the last few days. Sam and I went on our first Marriage Retreat this past weekend at Zephyr Cove in Lake Tahoe on the Nevada side. We are so appreciative of Grandma and Grandpa M who watched the babies (and totally wore them out) so we could have a weekend alone. They went to bed tonight without a peep! (Ok- so what if they go to bed every night without a peep---at least tonight it was a touch easier then normal!)

Anyways- we went to our first marriage retreat and were able to completely focus on each other, be with some wonderful friends, have some good food, take in a GREAT view and learn from absolutely fantastic "presenters". Bill and Pam Farre are the authors of several books including Men Are Like Waffles and Women Are Like Spaghetti. The topic of conversation over the weekend was surrounding the book listed above. I will say this for now (and more to come) BUY IT!!! If you are a young or seasoned couple, it will do nothing but amazing things for you and how to view your other half. Sam and I have been so, so, so blessed to have been able to be there this weekend. I don't really have the words to describe as to how much I appreciate and love my husband, and how perfect the weekend was, but there will be more to come for sure!

Sam's Big Jump

2009-08-05T23:34:00.000-07:00

Jumpitty Jump he went...

An Air Force team building activity- jumping out of airplanes! Sam did his big jump with a bunch of his friends this summer and he is totally hooked! The kids and I stayed where we belor- on the ground! We had a blast watching him and my completely non-adventerous soul only had a slight tingle of excitement thinking about doing it myself some day. They I breathed again and the air started flowing and so did the common sense. We have a super cool video that I can't convert into a file that I can put up here, but I will keep trying. I also apologize that these pictures aren't in order, but I can't get blogger to work with me tonight and I am too tired to fight with it. Enjoy the pictures and talk soon!

and thanks to Facebook and my dear friend Andy, I now have a video to share!

House of Daane we are!

2009-07-28T21:33:00.000-07:00

House of Daane, we are you see.
Truly, happily a family.
Mommy, Daddy, Girl and Boy.
Our love for you is more then joy.
Blessings from the Lord we hold so dear.
We're thankful each day for making it clear.

What I Live For

2009-07-27T08:37:00.001-07:00

Everyday I wake up- usually to a little girl climbing into my bed- and I am blessed. I have a husband that works hard (way too hard!) to provide for his family, a supportive extended family (not to mention amazing friends) and two little miracles that God has blessed me with. Life is truly good.

More Change

2009-07-08T05:52:00.001-07:00

Well, I kept searching and I found a new template background that I like. The other one I posted about was only up for a few hours. (Yes, I know- I should have gone to bed earlier because my son woke early and now I am awake and he is asleep again!) This one is a little easier on the eyes and a pleasant look. I wanted something a little more wild and fun, but also simple-- and I don't think those things go together. They are pretty contradictory, aren't they?! You may also notice that I have changed the title and description. When I started this blog, 4 years ago this month, it was because I wanted a place to personally ramble about life. Since then, Sam and I have added one dog, one daughter, one son and a new state. ....almost in that order!.... So I thought the title needed to reflect the change in our family and in the blog. More changes to come! Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Change is Hard

2009-07-07T21:42:00.000-07:00

I know- you've just popped on and noticed that I changed the blog. Sorry if you don't like it- I am, really! I don't want you to stop by and hate the new look. I like it, but I actually am looking for something a little more simple and clean looking. I liked the plain black, it just got a little old and boring for me! So- I'll keep this cool and hip new background until I find something new---will keep looking.......

Vacations

2009-07-07T20:56:00.000-07:00

We have been on vacation in our household. First to WI as a family and then I took off with Trevor for our first Mother-Son trip to Florida while Sam and Reagan held the fort at home. I am actually still gone, but will be home later this week. Just wanted to make a quick update and let everyone know that we are still here and haven't forgotten about the blog- although I know it seems that way.

I hate to blog without a pic, so I decided to throw one up here that my bro took of he, Amy and I the other day on the 4th of July in fact! We were walking to the car with the three of us, Trevor, Nohah and Grandma and Grandpa M and we got stopped by a train. We looked at a sign at the little pub we were stopped in front of and they were having a shot and beer special for $2. Well, we just couldn't resist a sale, so we left the babies with their grandparents, ran inside- documented the joyous occasion on David's camera phone, *enjoyed* our beverages (of pbr and cheap whiskey) and ran back outside to continue about our day. Boy do I love life!

It's very sad.

2009-06-14T23:21:00.000-07:00

It's very sad that I haven't made more then one post in the entire month of May. I am a bit shocked. In fact, I am quite disappointed.

I am falling into my groove with being a Business Owner, Artist, Mother, Wife, Daughter, Sister, Aunt........ Being tugged a million places and yet, having the ability and JOY of being able to be stretched in each way. It's just a learning curve. Learning how to stretch, bend and bow to each way.

This being said, I will be trying very hard to update more regularly again. I love my blog and I love to write and keep friends and family informed about our lives. I may be a little slow to start back up again because we will be going on vacation to Wisconsin soon and I am sad to say that although it is sure to be a fun trip, I won't be able to see many of my friends that live throughout the state. We are so happy that we will be able to make our family reunion for 3 days with my family and then with Sam's family for 3 days. Not NEARLY enough time, but then again it never is. We fly into MN and will be able to hit up a little shopping at the Mall of America, so that will be quite a treat! (for the girls anyways!) So- when I return I will begin my regular posting again and no more of this slacking!!!