Backyard photos

So it is pretty late here now, I wanted to write today but doesn’t look like that is going to happen. I also got behind on taking photos everyday. We have been busy cleaning the house and getting things somewhat ready for our trip to NC. We will be leaving out on Thursday early in the morning and we should be getting there Sunday evening hopefully. I’m going to try and post when we are there, but not sure, I know that we will be busy seeing family and friends, also we will not have internet there not unless we go to wifi hot spots. So I may just upload some photos or take a break from blogging (I know I haven’t been blogging that long to say it’s a break 🙂 ) not sure yet. Here are some photos that I took outside today, I love the feel and look of the country so this is kinda the theme that I was going for in the photos. Hope you enjoy them.

Day 6….365

Our other Babies :)

So I thought I would introduce our other children to the people who don’t know them yet. Billie Jean is my chihuahua and I consider her my first-born :), she is 7 years old and the sweetest chihuahua that you will ever meet. She is very well socialized with people and isn’t really considered to be one of the biting, yippy, yappy Chihuahuas. Although she is a dog she has been there with me through a lot of pain, joy and heartbreak. Whenever I thought I wouldn’t make it through another day she was there. Some people don’t understand the love that an animal can give a person, it is hard to explain to someone, it is one of those things that you just have to experience for yourself.

 

Billie Jeans favorite things to do; sleep, sun bathe, twirl around, eat cheese, play with Lilly’s stuffed animals and sleep next to Lilly at night because she is so warm.

Charlie is the other member of our family and the star if you will. He is a border collie mix I believe he is 2 or 3yrs old have to check with Eddie. Eddie met Charlie when he was a puppy in Iraq, they become close buddies over there. Eddie was on a mission to bring Charlie home with him, he went through a lot to bring him back. With the help of Terri Crisp a SPCA worker, Eddie was able to bring Charlie home to the US. Charlie and Eddie have also made it possible for other soldiers to bring their animal companions home with them. I can’t imagine being over there and what they went through. I’m just glad that Charlie was there to cheer up Eddie and the other troops during a time of war.  Now Charlie is taking agility classes to get his extra energy out and he loves being a big brother.  Stop by and read Charlie’s Tale http://www.spcai.org/baghdad-pups.html

Charlies favorite things to do are;  play, bark, run, sleep on the bed in front of the fan on hot days, eat, go on walks (which we haven’t been doing that much lately 😦 ), eat stuffed animals, and giving Lilly kisses

Day5….365

Day 4…..365

Rainy Day

We were planning on going to the park today so I could get some pictures of Lilly outside, but we had to cancel those plans because of the rain. I don’t guess I should complain about it since it hardly ever rains in Arizona, I was just looking forward to it. The weather has been perfect out here it has been in the 60’s most days.  I’m just so glad that it is no longer in the 100’s, that was horrible. So instead of getting out, Lilly and I stayed in and played around. I got a few shots that I think turned out pretty good.

 Eddie will be getting home tonight woo hoo, for those of you who don’t know, he is the national guard for San Diego. Once a month he is gone for a weekend, so just Lilly, me and the dogs. I try to stay busy and get out of the house so the time passes by quicker. We were actually supposed to go with him this weekend, because his unit was having a Family picnik, but we opted to stay at home. It would have been to much, we would have had to get a room and then it would be just me at the room all day with the dogs and Lilly. So I’m kinda glad that we stayed behind, just a little sad we didn’t get to meet the other families, and the people in his unit didn’t get to meet Lilly.

Anywho here are the photos  🙂

 

Day 3 of 365

DAY 2……365 days

Play Time!!

So Lilly is at that age where she doesn’t really play with the toys that we have for her. She will stare at them, but since she is still learning how to grasp things with her hands she doesn’t really play back. Don’t get me wrong I love how she smiles and giggles when I act like a goofball while playing with her toys, I’m just ready for her to start enjoying them (plus I want to get more toys for her, maybe so I can play with them as well 🙂 ). I guess I shouldn’t wish that she was bigger, I know when that day comes I will be wishing she was still my little girl.

So play time with a 3 month old mainly consist of funny faces, singing, and reading. She loves the sound of our voices and when we make silly noises. Her favorite thing right now is when Eddie blows in her face or in her hair, she thinks that is the most hilarious thing in the world. Watching TV is her second most favorite, it is funny how she watches so intently, like she knows the story line behind whatever show we watch. Here are some pictures of her three fav books that she likes for us to read her or at least I think they are her favs 🙂

 

This is her Fav because of the finger puppets she gets so intrigued with it.

This one is just a cute LiL book that Eddie and I enjoy reading to her.

This is the first book that we purchased for her, we actually got it for her when I first moved out to AZ, I was about 3 months pregnant.

 

So I’m going to start doing the 365 days of photos and posting them on my blog and prob my Flickr page. I love taking photos and this just gives me the extra incentive to get out there and take more :). The one that I’m posting today isn’t that spectacular, but I love it! I know that she doesn’t match and that is one of my pet peeves just ask Eddie. My sister Christy sent these out to me, they were her little girls. I think they are so adorable!

Putting the Crib to Good Use

“It’s A Girl” those were the famous words that sent us into a shopping frenzy. I knew I wanted her to have the girlest of girl rooms. The nursery was decorated to the tee, I imagined before she was born, gazing upon her while she slept in her crib with an ever so softly lit pink ambiance lighting her angel soft skin. So sweet.

We brought her home thinking that we would just let her sleep with us for a few nights, maybe even a week or two. Three months later our little one is still snuggled in between us in our queen size bed, which feels more like a twin size these days.  I have tried a few times placing her ever so gently into her crib, just when I lift her over the railing to lay her down….. her eyes open wide and the crying begins. I stand there for a moment consoling her, she seems to drift back off, I shut the door, turn on the monitor (another thing we don’t use, but spent a lot of money on, one of those camera monitors), she starts to cry again. I can’t stand to see or hear her crying so I rush in and pick her up. Those big blue watery eyes get me everytime.

Needless to say I don’t even attempt to put her in the crib to sleep anymore. We have grown accustomed to her sleeping with us at night. I love the way she seems to move her way over to one of us in the middle of the night, as if she wants to cuddle. It is one of the best feelings in the world! 

Anyway today I have found away to use the crib……as a prop in some photos!  She actually liked the crib while she was awake and she even took interest in the mobile. Maybe we will try getting her use to it while she is awake and she won’t mind sleeping in it, I won’t get my hopes up though.  I will prob be awake all night the first night that she actually sleeps in her crib or maybe sleeping on the floor next to it. 🙂  

My new Hobby

So I have been thinking for a while what I could do for a hobby that I would actually enjoy doing. Growing up with a creative mom, we were always making things in our house, whether it was Christmas ornaments, home-made bread, or thinking of different ways we could paint our bedrooms. I needed away to get those creative juices running.

 I was looking around online wanting to buy a personalized charm necklace and of course they were pretty expensive. With a new baby and traveling cross country this Christmas I knew that we wouldn’t be able to afford a necklace at this time.  A lightbulb moment happened…I can make one myself!!!! Off to surfing the web and craft stores we went. I must say it is a lot harder than it looked, but after some practice I think I might just get this down. So here are some pictures of our tools (yes ours…..I got Eddie excited about this as well) and my very first necklace I made. Hope you enjoy!

 

These are the alphabet stamps that are used to stamp metal and wood.

Just playing around the stamps…….LOVE 🙂  may have to enlarge to see it better

Heart and Star design stamp, more on the way!!

Box of goodies.

The finished product!! This is the first hand stamped necklace I have made with a freshwater pearl attached. I love it. Many more will be made 🙂

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yay for first post!!

Woo hoo! Here it is my first official post! This was a very long process I must say. It took and hour or so just to pick out a name and I’m still not sure if I like it that much. O well, its good for now I guess 🙂  I wanted a name that didn’t define my blog to one aspect of my life, I seem to drift to different subjects from time to time, maybe its ADD.  Well mommy duty is calling, maybe second post will be more riveting 🙂