it's about time i give this nikon back..

only because i have to. i wish i can keep it forever, i fell so in love.

i'll own one of my very own, very soon. i just know it. i have to!

here are some of my favorites:

penelope creatively coloring?

..being artsy.

..the chalkboard background.

billie cryin' those crocodile tears.

sisters.

that time penelope wanted to be 'upside down'

 the wind down after a long day of christmas partying.

penelope and her papa are best friends.

billie and papa.

 douglas. he has some stories..

billie was hella diggin' her new toy car she got from santa.

penelope and her new coloring table.

spoiled. her new chair from nana.

wooden doll house toys. {i personally loovee them}

*photobombed. he did that on purpose.

<3

collectin' those leftovers to take home. i love me a good meal and a movie :D

when i throw my hubby 'the look' or 'bitch face' as i think he calls it. ha!

and that's all :(

of course there are thousands others, but those are for me!

maybe i'll pull them out one day to share a story, but for now, i only share with you my favorites. particularly ones that made me smile big or laugh.

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playin' with a real camera today part II

first shot with penelope.

 

me: can i take a picture? penelope:yes!

 

sometimes penelope pretends to day dream. her way of ignoring me.

'look, i'm a cat!'

'take a picture of my chicken!'

posing..

 

a good pose.



playin' with a real camera today

err..mom. what are you doing?

 

not too focused here, but i'm tryin'.

 

here, i accidentally focused on the bow.

 

hi, mom!

 

school photo lookin'.

 

too much flash. it was on auto, i turned it on no flash after this shot.

 

my first shot. not too bad for the first one!

 

*penelope was napping while this was going on. i'm having too much fun with this camera, so may post more later!



the holidays are coming!

so, forget about thanksgiving! just kidding.

i love thanks day, it's just i was alone with my kids in taking them here, and there, and everywhere, as my hubby worked. not a fun time.

at least i enjoyed the food.

 

..and now onto the holidays!

which not too much has been going on here about that, aside from decorating our living room and dining room.

no lights up outside, i won't dare ask matt to do that..

and frankly, it's already too cold out, and i won't do it. i'll just take the kids out to see the light show in town, as well as have them visit the magical forest. i know they'll love that!

 

so here's some instagram photos of some of the decor around the house.

sorry it's not 'tour' style, just some pics of us doing our thing and catching the decor in the background, haha:

 

(dining area)

so there we have it! i'd love to add more all over this home, but being busy with my girls, christmas is coming at me so fast, i feel like it may not be really worth it this year. i'll definitely have the place looking more festive next year.

 

i'll leave you with this photo of billie eating her cereal yesterday morning:

*photos taken on instagram, some edited on vscocam iphone app.



ahh. november.

ahh. finally the crisp cool air has arrived and its stayin' for good. at least until february? in vegas..which feels like it is already around the corner..ugh! i want to move. to where there are all the four magical seasons. not two. one day, i very much hope. 

check out this photo of my niece, reese, i edited to look like she's skating:

..bam! haha. it's pretty terrible, but all done with free iphone apps (because those are the only ones i get.) *PicCollage iphone app, and instagram.

and here are my sweet baby angels. billie is really into books now, looking all cute in her pig tails!

..and penelope looking all big now :( she was just a baby to me a year ago. whaa happen??

 and lastly, my current read. i'm really enjoying this one:

fin.

some stuff since august part II

before i go on, today is voting day!

...very proud i did.

now, continuing on from where i left off.

we get back from lovely la, back to our hectic lives.

missed the kids terribly.

..i got my craft on:

..ended up wiping it clean and selling the plates to a local tattoo artist who loved the original design. as you can see, they were very, very pretty.

met up with some buddies at our local orchard.

..we were originally there to pick up pumpkins. it was vegas, so we were dying from the heat in the first hour. we didn't make it to the pumpkins. 

got some girl time in with erin at the renaissance fair.

..it was my first time and i loved it. the stuff they sell there is awesome! and i had fun with all the game of thrones talk. even though erin and i were the only vikings there. whoops.

..attended a couple birthday parties..

 penelope loves nothing more than a good party. even today, she asks when the next party is.

'party, today?!'

..catching up on some reading..

..zombie reading.

a lovely visit with nature.

*calico basin.

a wishful visit to space.

a look at love.

..he is the best father.

a new wedding experience.

 loved that we all wore these amazing dresses!

a trip to pumpkin patch. it was a little bit of a drive for us, but it was very much worth it.

 we finally got our pumpkin.

halloween!

 we attended a couple parties. knowing that matt had to work halloween, we also celebrated early. we took the kids to the springs preserve to trick or treat the saturday before halloween. it was funn!

and of course, a couple favorite shows of the season!

fin.