just being myself

willow raine

2011-04-15T15:07:00.000-07:00

willow, you're such an amazing little girl. i can't believe how big you've gotten already. you and your bubba and sissy mean the world to me and i'd do anything for you guys. i remember holding you for the very first time. i told nana to call when you were coming over, because i wanted to be the first kid (out of me, michael and rachell) to hold you because i was so excited about you. i got to sneak over a good hour before them, and i definitely got my cuddle/kissy time. i still remember changing your diapers, and my nostrils are still shot from all the toxic poop you did, but don't worry, i still love you :) your sissy gave me the drooliest kisses when she was a baby, your bubba projectile vomited on me when he was a baby, and you gave me your stinky diapers. i'd go through all of that again for you guys, and i really didn't mind it because i got to be with you guys. i wanted you to be able to come across this when you're older, and realize just how much i love you, even though i tell you that i love you all the time, and i don't even mind it when you say "yeah, whatever, you told me a million times already". i love your spunky personality, i love how you say you're over justin bieber when it's clear you're still crushing on him, i love that you tell me things you think i don't know already with such fascination. to be honest, i really don't know what you tell me beforehand, i just pretend i do :) like that really, really long word that you say. you can't say 'humuhumunukunukuapua'a' but you can say 'sdlkajfklahfohasgjaslkdfjashdfoahsgoawhjeaiofjskldfhsdoghuawlskjkldhfauiweuocjsldgha' or something that sounds like it. it starts with a t. you said it so fast i couldn't understand you. i love how when you're losing an argument with me and you stop and say "okay, just... just stop, lets just talk about something else". you know what's sad? you're actually mature enough to end the argument. i don't know any other 6 year old as mature as you. i can't express how much i love you in words, and i hope that you know, even when i make you mad or yell at you, i still love you with all my heart and soul. i'll be here for you whenever you need me, and you can totally talk to me about anything, no matter how complicated or embarrassing it is. just promise me that i get to question your boyfriends before you get involved with them, because if they hurt you, i promise you that after mommy and daddy kick his butt, i'll be the next in line to finish the little pervert off. and remember. all boys are icky, yucky and have cooties. except justin bieber :) i love you so much and nothing will ever change that. here's a little timeline of some pictures from when you were a baby, all the way up to our most recent photoshoot :) i have a picture of me and you when you were first born, but i can't find it anywhere! so, i hope these pictures do their justice to show just how beautiful and amazing you are.

8 months

1 year

2 years

3 years

4 years

5 years

6 years

bug's 6th birthday party

2011-03-27T22:06:00.000-07:00

this is the back of willow's dress. i LOVE the cute little bow (:

she was SO excited (: she got the littlest pet shop animal that she's wanted since she started collecting.

see that glare? it's totally aunt terry (:

she's cheesin (:

this is her littlest pet shop cake.

so... can you tell she kinda likes littlest pet shop stuff?

awkward absence

2011-03-24T01:18:00.000-07:00

i haven't been on here in so long! i haven't been busy, i just forget that i have a blog... hopefully i'll stay on task from now on, at least for a little while :) anyways, i haven't really been up to anything. my brother caught strep throat. my throat is now swollen, but i don't think it's strep. it's not sore or anything. it was yesterday, but it's better now. still swollen, but not sore. willow's birthday party is on sunday. she's going to be six :( she needs to stop growing. i remember her being a cute, pudgy little baby. i miss that. my aunt honee's mom passed away a few days ago. she'd been having a hard time in the hospital, and she had a breathing tube in while she was in a coma. when she woke up, they took the tube out but she passed away not too long after they took the tube out. my prayers are with them all. i know how hard it is to lose someone. i lost my best friend one year, seven months, one week and three days ago. i had to add all that up on a calendar, give me credit for that. it was right in front of me and i STILL had trouble figuring out how long it's been. i suck at math... wait, does math even have anything to do with dates? ...i guess it kind of does. anyways. sorry i've been so inactive. i'll try to post more. i'll definitely be posting pictures from willow's party, so i'll be posting on sunday for sure if i don't post between now and then. if i remember O.o

CHRISTMAS!!!!

2010-12-25T01:58:00.000-08:00

i posted some detail pictures on my photography blog, so go take a look at them :) these are pictures of bug, lexie and bubba opening their presents from me, starley, aunt dana, aunt shawnna and grandma emma. they get to open the rest of their presents this morning :) wanna hear a funny story? when i asked bug if she wanted the mickey mouse coloring book or the winnie the pooh coloring book, she points to the winnie the pooh one and says "i'm too old for that one." haha, yeah. five years old and too old for winnie and and tigger :( so sad. its a good thing the eleven-year-old likes them! her mommy has a tattoo of tigger :) anyways, here are the pictures.

heather's wedding

2010-10-11T14:43:00.000-07:00

heather's wedding was beautiful, and so was she. i've got the pictures :) even though no one even reads my blog.... except family. i think. i'm probably just talking to myself. but i don't care, the pics are posting worthy.

walking down the aisle with her daddy :)

her daddy giving her away

heather and her hubby combining their sand :)i don't remember what was said, but it made the groomsmen take a drink from their flasks

the adorable flower girls

the pretty maid of honor and bridesmaids and flower girls

putting her ring on

putting his ring on

the i do's

the kiss

officially mr. and mrs. :)

greeting nana

greeting mom

greeting papa

ashley and baby nathan :)

their first mr. and mrs. dance

the mother/son dance

the father/daughter dance

brian and starley joined in on the couples dance

sandra and starley did the cha cha slide

starley got crazy with the ymca

sandra decided to dance in the street

that's all of the most special moments :) and the funny moments.

county fair and wedding details

2010-10-11T02:25:00.000-07:00

my cousin, heather's wedding was tonight and it was amazing. heather looked gorgeous, her husband looked great, and the whole wedding party was awesome--including the third ring bearer with the panda bear mask on his head :) it was adorable. the groomsmen drinking from flasks was pretty funny. one of jordan's relatives sang for them (his name is matthan hillberg and his cd comes out very soon. i forgot when) and he did a damn good job. at the wedding reception, there was quite a big of fun. the garter toss, the bouquet toss, the dances... they danced to 'jump on it' by sir mix a lot and it was pretty funny. i loved it, and i'm so proud of heather :) i totally thought i'd be the one to get married first, but she showed me up! i'm so happy for her and for jordan. if you're reading this, congratulations guys :)

these first pictures are from the county fair. i love how they came out. the kids are so adorable.

and now for heather's wedding details :)

sandra took this one :)

i didn't post any of the happy couple because they haven't posted their own photos yet, and i still have to ask permission from heather, but if i get the okay, i'll show you just how gorgeous they both looked! again, i'm really happy for you two :)

:)

2010-09-25T00:25:00.001-07:00

pink cast!

2010-09-14T14:37:00.001-07:00

bug was playing on the trampoline and she chipped a bone 3 inches above her wrist. she's supposed to keep it elevated as much as possible, so when we went on our weekend trip to pine flat lake, we were reminded and this is how it was elevated:

yes, she used lexie as an arm rest. we had fun on our trip. we were only out on the lake for a couple hours, but we had a blast. sandra and starley swear a snake swam by them. i think it was just a fish, cause i got touched by it two seconds before they did. speaking of snakes, bug stumbled across a baby california king snake. it was only about 8 inches long, so it was born not too long before. it scared the crap out of her, she almost stepped on it! but she was okay after she found out that the california king is one of the good snakes. but, she won't touch it or hold it cause she doesn't like it's colors. five year olds are so cute :) here's a close up of bug's cast. and yes, that is my crappy handwriting right there in the front. do you know how hard it is to write on a cast? it's not as easy as i thought it was going to be.

school's starting

2010-08-22T23:26:00.000-07:00

we went to the mall yesterday . willow went with us. as you can see, she got her front tooth filled in. she's so proud of it. she kept saying "i have PERFECT teeth katie" haha. i love her so much its crazy. lexie and bubba didn't spend the night this weekend. just willow. she starts school tomorrow :) all of them do. but its willow's first day of kindergarten. bubba's in 4th grade and lexie's in 6th. she's officially a junior high student. three years until she's in high school. yikes. so far away yet so close. i can't believe how big they're all getting. anyways, i just wanted to blog a little. and show off these adorable pictures that i took of bug at aeropostale :)

and my personal favorite

Super Princess Ava Rosmeyer

2010-08-12T16:14:00.001-07:00

This video is dedicated to Ava Rosemeyer, who passed away when she was just three years old. She was born on August 22, 2003. One day, she got in her parents' unusually unlocked car and couldn't find her way out. She became lethargic and fell asleep in the car. She spent 2 days in the ICU and passed away on February 5, 2007. Ava, you will always be in my prayers and thoughts. Since this video was made so close to your birthday, I wanted to wish you a happy 7th birthday and I hope all your wishes in Heaven come true. Sheye, Crayton, Luca, Mason, and Ivy; I'm thinking and praying for you every day.

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edits

2010-08-09T02:50:00.000-07:00

these are just some edits of a few photos that i took.

lakes and parties

2010-08-07T02:03:00.000-07:00

well, i guess i should start at the beginning. we went to the lake last month. we had a blast. it was my first time in the water--without jumping right back on the boat. i was terrified at first but i warmed up to it and i had an amazing time, even when brian swam past me and made me think he was a huge ass fish... i seriously freaked out. but we all had a good time and i have the pictures to prove it. all of lexie's pictures came out GREAT she is such a pro in front of the camera. even when she has her back turned to it. we had some pretty funny moments too. me and willow were playing the "you're as smart as..." game with the football. first, she said "you're smart as a boat" and threw the ball to me. then i said "you're as smart as starley" and threw the ball to her. then she holds the ball and looks like she's thinking. then she looks at me and says "starley's SMART?!" haha, good times, good times... kids say the darndest things.

uncle did some fishing. i love this picture for some reason. simplicity.this gorgeous little girl just keeps getting prettier and prettier. i was in the water most of the time so i didn't get pictures of willow and bubba but there are some pictures of them later on in the post. they haven't been neglected, lexie's just more willing to take a picture, haha.

lexie took this picture of me and rena.

that wraps up our day at the lake. now it's time for the birthday barbeque. starley's birthday is july 19th and brian's is august 3rd so we had a joint barbeque for them both. we had a lot of fun. josh even tried on rena's hoops...

willow's a little gangster, look at the pout.

sandra and little nathan played footsie.

me and sandra took pictures. ignore the cloudiness of the picture. my lens was filthy.

we all know this model-to-be.

there's the handsome boy! how much does he look like uncle? seriously. it's insane.

there's the little bright eyed girl. i love this picture.

the pretty cupcakes. the first two are the cupcakes from brian's birthday and the bottom one are the ones from starley's.

these pictures were taken the day after the barbeque. sandra and i had no clue that the clearing by our house was a no trespassing zone. but the sign is down at the end of the street, away from where we were so we didn't see it. you'd think they would at least put a fence around it. a sign won't stop people from walking in it. by the way, the pictures are unedited. i looove how the grass pictures came out.

25 years

2010-07-02T01:18:00.001-07:00

you all know who that girl is. that's ashley tisdale, otherwise known as sharpay evans from the high school musical franchise. she's also known as maddie fitzpatrick, bethany pearson, and mandy gilbert. but mostly sharpay. anyways, the reason i'm blogging about her (other than just because she's amazingly awesome and on of THE BEST role models for young girls) is because it's her birthday today!! she's 25 years old, and she's my favorite actress (and current obsession) so i thought i'd make a post specifically for her (since i also made a post just for the birth of her niece) to honor her 25 years. happy birthday, ashley!!

getting better

2010-07-01T11:14:00.001-07:00

well, i love taking pictures. i love doing photo shoots for sandra. i'm obsessed with the camera. in fact, i have a new camera. it's a kodak easy share z915 and it's awesome. i took all of these pictures with it. sandra's getting my old sanyo. anyways, i think these pictures are potentially amazing and could almost be counted as looking like a professional photographer took them. however, to get the whole professional element thing, i need to edit them. and i don't have the patience for that. or the program. so, deal with the flatness of the pictures and just pretend that you KNOW a professional photographer took these and let me soak in my amazingness.

i especially love this one. bug is a riot

oh, this one is just for fun. i didn't take it. my sister did. in fact, that's my brother and sister right there. ain't they cute?

our kansas trip

2010-06-25T16:06:00.000-07:00

we went to kansas to pick up my brother brian and sister starley. we had a ton of fun (with a fight in between) and even got to meet the new baby. her name is elysian karen reeder and she's absolutely beautiful. terry is an amazing big brother. he even carries her! and he's not even two yet. i took some fun pictures so i thought i'd share. they're in chronological order.

i got bored so i decided to take a funny picture

i like how this one came out, although its not my best

i LOVE how this one came out

this one was okay

i really like how this one came out. it was unintended. ignore the horrible alcalai spots

first meeting with elysian. she started crying so i picked her up, fed her a bottle and she worked up a serious snooze

terry was really shy when i first came. he hid from me

elysian slept on grammie too

this is just one of the very few times she had her eyes open and one of the many times she looked completely adorable. yes, she's wearing a bathing suit

that's terry's "mean mask face"

rachell decided to take a funny picture

i still don't know what that face is about. maybe he's pointing to the invisible boo boo on his arm

this was an unintended picture, but i love how it came out

that's my brandi

elysian smiled up a storm when my dad was holding her

just before this, he was being a little asshole

elysian started crying so terry patted her belly and said "shhh sisserrrr"

terry loves giving kisses

well, they started out sitting up...

this picture was really cute. its official caption is "she's too heavy. here, let me take her for you"

my brandi

look at her, all wide awake

terry kicked back in aunt jessica's chair

i was just goofing off with my camera with this picture but i like how it came out

he had to wear willow's sunglasses. no one else's would do

he fell asleep not five seconds after the sunglasses picture

yes. yes she is the most adorable kid ever

this is her "hmmmm" face

i couldn't resist getting a walk away picture of terry and his daddy

terry, mike and brandi decided to play on the kiddie toys

brandi, terry, mike (even though you cant see him) and rachell played on the see saw

i loved this picture. he looks so grown up

he loves the elephant slide

elysian even got a turn on the slide

terry decided he needed to give the bear a kiss

he also gave the spider a kiss

aunt brandi, terry and uncle mike got on the rhino

uncle mike helped terry get a drink. daddy said "you better get your head out of that lions mouth or its gonna bite your head off" so terry stopped drinking and said "huh?"

she slept like that most of the time i was holding her

this was just too cute not to post

go hellcats!

2010-05-20T11:38:00.000-07:00

well, there's this new show that the cw has picked up, and i'm completely and utterly excited about it. it's called hellcats and two of my favorite people are in it; aly michalka and ashley tisdale. the teaser doesn't have much speaking, but ashley's expressions and reactions are pretty funny. everyone did great. anyways, i've been so excited about this show for so long. i really think it's going to be really great. it seems like a tv series version of the bring it on movies (which is funny, cause ashley's sister jennifer mcchesnie was chelsea in bring it on:in it to win it). i can't wait to see the pilot episode! congrats to ashley and aly, and the whole cast and crew of hellcats! here is the first teaser.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkq2YXeSwJk&feature=player_embedded

pictures and fun times

2010-05-18T22:00:00.001-07:00

sandra and i went up to papa harold's house with aunt shawnna. we had tons of fun. seriously. tons and tons. we were supposed to get home sunday night but aunt shawnna was hurting so we didnt get home until monday afternoon. its all good though, we had a good time. on sunday we went to church. twice. in the morning for church and in the evening for dinner. the food was pretty good. i had lasagna (there were like, four kinds) potato salad, a chicken leg, and rice with a chicken breast on top. i know it sounds like a lot, but it really wasn't. i didn't get a very big helping of any of it, so it was reasonable. i didn't even eat all of it; i got full pretty fast. sandra and i spent most of our time down at the store. we sit down there all day. its so much fun out there. we tried out some new water bottles. there's a powder pouch in the lid, and you have to twist it one way to get the powder out, and then another way to open the bottle to drink it. well, sandra and i couldn't figure it out for the life of us. the difference between both of us is sandra actually got it open. i made a joke saying "they need to put directions on this thing" and when i saw that she opened the bottle, i said "how'd you open that?" and sandra said "i read the directions". i have some pretty blonde moments. anyways, overall we had tons of fun. i know i'm forgetting a million things, but i have some pretty adorable pictures that you might wanna see!!

this handsome little fella is my boyfriend :) just thought i'd throw that in there, since he's so cute.

oh, and this is for sandra.

EVERYSTAIR

babies babies babies

2010-05-11T13:02:00.000-07:00

well, elysian is doing great! she's still really tiny, but she's healthy and that's all that matters. rachell was playing with her face and she got this picture.

in further news, my cousin shawna gave birth to a beautiful baby boy named braxton ray. he's adorable. i'm so happy for her! lacie's going to be a great big sister.

elysian karen reeder

2010-04-22T11:32:00.000-07:00

SHE'S HEREEE!!! born on april 21, 2010, elysian karen reeder finally joined the family. she's beautiful :) looks JUST like her big brother. she's got a lot more hair than he did, which isn't much, but still more than terry. she was born at 36 weeks gestation. she's 5 pounds. i'm not sure how long she is, i'll have to ask somebody. the binky in her mouth makes her face look uber tiny, haha. maybe it's a giant binky. who knows. anyways, she's doing great. rachell's doing okay too. she was having seizures just before elysian was born, but she's fine and dandy now. she has something wrong with her every time she gets pregnant, so HOPEFULLY this one was her last. anyways, we're all glad they're both okay. i can't wait to meet this little one in june! not only do i get to meet this little one, but i also get to meet my future sister in law! yay me!!

jenna's whereabouts

2010-04-14T13:25:00.001-07:00

i just received a text that says jenna was found in sacramento with her ex-roommates from florida. they're on bail at $250,000. i'll post again when i have more details.

jenna has been found

2010-04-14T11:53:00.001-07:00

thankfully, jenna has been found. she's safe. i don't have any details at the moment, but i do know that she is safe and she's with the law enforcement. as soon as they talk to jenna, they'll contact aunt cindy and she'll let us know what's going on. i'll post as soon as i have more information. thank you to whoever prayed or kept a look out for jenna. it's very appreciated.

missing

2010-03-18T13:53:00.000-07:00

my cousin jenna is missing again, so keep a lookout for her. she was last seen in bakersfield, california at her house. she and sandra were at home and jenna took off. she's believed to be either hiding somewhere in bakersfield, or she was picked up by her old roomates from florida. she's thirteen years old, she has hazel eyes, brown hair. i don't know what she was wearing at the time, but she's usually found in oversized t-shirt and baggy shorts or pants. if anyone sees her, please call the police, e-mail me at yikezitzkaitlyn@aol.com or comment on this post. please give the streets she was on, what direction she was headed. everything as detailed as possible.

baby brother arriving

2010-03-11T15:26:00.001-08:00

okay so, he's not a baby. he's seventeen years old. but, he's my baby brother. and he's coming to live with us! yayyy! i haven't seen him in two whole years and i definitely miss him. and i miss brandi too! i wish she could come back with us. we're going to go visit my sister after she has her baby, so when we leave oklahoma/kansas. oh my gosh, fun fact. oklahoma and kansas are right across the stree from each other. literally. if you're standing on stranton street, you're in kansas. if you're standing on theobold street, you're in oklahoma. stranton and theobold is right across the stree from each other. it's pretty awesome. i can't wait to go back. i loved it when i went out for the summer of 08. it was only to take brian and brandi home, but still. i loved it. i'd love to live out there so i could be with all of the bratty mcbratbrat brood, but i love california too much to move... i just wish they'd all understand that living in california is a whole lot better. alrighty, well... i dunno what else to say... OHHH! one of the most exciting things. jeff dunham (he's a vintriliquist comedian) and nancy mckeon (she was in the facts of life and the division) were on sonny with a chance! i got so excited. anyways, now that that's out of my system... i'll blog you later.

new pictures

2010-03-03T18:06:00.000-08:00

so i was goofing off with my eyeliner and new eyeshadows. and i took some pictures. and i'm posting the ones that came out the best. oh, the eyeshadow is really, REALLY bright in the tray... but HARDLY shows up when you actually put it on, so that's a major disappointment and waste of $10 at hot topic, eh? eh.

hah. this one isn't actually one of the best ones. i just think i look scary...
this one was before i put the eyeliner on, but i had my purple liquid eyeshadow on. you can't really see it because i don't have it up as far as it should be, but it's there.

sandra spent the night this past weekend. we had a blast, and even talked aunt shawnna to let her stay an extra night... the only this was, we had to go to church on sunday, so we did. after church, i went to their house to hang out, and this is what happened.

sandra got tiffany and brandon to pose with her.

brandon was DYING to have a picture taken with me.

jenna was trying to escape, but sandra got her to stay still long enough for me to get her.

tiffany LOVES the camera.

while sandra spent the night(s) we did a night photoshoot. i'm glad to say that the pictures came out amazingly, especially for being shot in the dark. the road shots are my favorite.

birthday bananza

2010-02-22T11:15:00.000-08:00

sandra turned 14 yesterday! we had a really good time at her party. it was at a&w/long john silvers. we had rootbeer floats and everything. the kids had a blast. hunter and brandon were kind of annoying. so was bradley, even though he wasn't anywhere near me. he got into trouble though, so you know he was doing something obnoxious. hunter and brandon don't listen. when you tell hunter to do something he just stares at you with this look and he knows it's going to piss you off, but then he tries to cover himself up when he's getting into trouble. sorry buddy, that's just the way it goes. brandon will do everything in his power to bug the shit out of you. he kept coming over to the table for the older kids (me, jenna, tyler, sandra and emily) and everytime i said "brandon, go back to where you're supposed to be" he'd shake his head and say "nope". i haven't had so much hatred for a child's attitude in ages. well, hunter... but i HAVE to deal with him every damn weekend. anyways, besides the trouble making brats, everyone else had a good time.

the pretty birthday girl and her pretty birthday tiara

the pretty birthday girl and he gorgeous cousin (aka, ME)

this is tyler. tyler is a tiara stealing tiara wearer

aunt shawnna in her pirate hat

me in my embarrassing pirate hat

aunt cindy in her pirate hat

willow in her pirate hat

lexie, tiffany and ashlynn playing around

the prettyful jenna

brandon saying "arghh". he really did say it

the kids playing

new baby! unfortunately, not our baby

2010-02-13T10:07:00.000-08:00

so, since i'm the official ashley tisdale stalker (that's humor, you should laugh about that...) i found out something very exciting! her older sister, jennifer mcchesnie had her baby this morning at around 4! she named her mikayla dawn. i'm excited for jennifer for being a first time mommy and ashley for being a first time auntie! i figured it was okay for me to share this bit of exciting information, since ashley herself announced it on twitter around 6 hours ago! haha.

oh yeah, my cousin ashley is coming over again today with her son nathaniel and her husband max. i'm pretty sure there will be more pictures. so stay tuned. hell, i may even post again before then. or maybe i won't. who knows. i made some new graphics so maybe i'll post those!

color splash

2010-02-11T13:48:00.000-08:00

i've discovered quite a few new photographer blogs that i'm in love with. the images i edited were taken by Jessica Kettle and they are absolutely beautiful and amazing. with me wanting to be a photographer, i really admire jessica's work. most of the things i've seen are of weddings, couples, and her adorably beautiful son. there are quite a few pictures of children and babies as well, which is what i'm most interested in. i love photographing children. the only kids i've really put on a photo shoot with is with sandra, willow, lexie, and brandi. sandra is usually photographed by herself because i'm always at her house when we take the pictures. lexie and willow are photographed mostly together, but sometimes on their own. brandi only has one session and i lost it because circuit city decided to wipe out my computer without informing me first. some pictures come out really, really good and all i use is a sanyo xacti. it has all sorts of different modes i can shoot in like sports, snow, the beach, greenery, man/woman focus, and others. it's pretty neat. the man/woman focus does the effect of keeping the main subject clear while blurring out the background. i love it, but i don't use it very often. i usually keep my camera on the original setting, but i don't remember what it's called. anyways, here are the pictures i edited.

this picture was originally in color, but i desaturated everything except her eyes. yeah, that's right; her eyes are naturally that color. they're beautiful. i did color her lips though, just to give her that 'feminine' look. i hope it looks natural and not overdone.

this picture was already in black and white. i just colored his eyes.

this picture was already in black and white. i colored her eyes and lips.

this picture was in color. i desaturated everything around her eyes, but since her eyes looked like they were desaturated as well, i colored them over her natural color, which is a strikingly beautiful blue, and i colored her lips.

ashley and nathaniel's visit

2010-02-09T14:47:00.000-08:00

my cousin ashley came over with her two-week-old son nathaniel bryce. he's so adorable and he looks JUST like ashley when she was a baby. hell, he looks just like her now. maybe it's not very noticeable in these pictures, but when my aunt carrie sent me a picture of nathaniel right after he was born, he sure looked like her. he had really chubby cheeks in the picture, but he's a lot tinier in person. he's such a beautiful baby, i'm so jealous! i can't wait until the newest edition to our family is here. here are some pictures i took earlier today, and some of ashley and nathaniel from last night.

for some reason, i just LOVE this picture

i like how this one came out too but i hate how dirty our mirror is

this is me and baby nathaniel. he's such an adorable baby

isn't this just adorable?! you can really tell in this picture that he looks just like ashley.

this picture was just too sweet to pass up

its pretty blurry, but he looks like he's smiling!

momma is so in love with her baby boy.

CONGRATULATIONS ASHLEY!!!

a safe return, part 2

2010-02-03T13:52:00.000-08:00

good news! jenna was found this morning at 5 (8 in florida). i'm not sure her whereabouts, but the point is she's safe at home. i know nobody commented, but whoever read the post and actually cared, prayed, and kept a lookout, thank you so, so, so, so much. she's fine, but she's probably in a lot of trouble. if my kid ran away like that, i'd shove them down the garbage disposal! i'm totally kidding. i love kids, i'd never do that. anyways, thank you for taking your time to read the post; it means a lot.

missing 13 year old

2010-02-01T21:32:00.000-08:00

my cousin is missing. this isn't the same girl that ran away before, this little girl is thirteen. her name is jenna abney, she has brown hair and hazel eyes. she went missing on february 1 2010. she lives in lehihg acres, florida and she's believed to be headed to fort collins, colorado. she's around 4'11". this is the facebook post my aunt posted, and there are pictures of jenna. the first one is the most recent, she should look the same. if anyone sees her, contact me at yikezitzkaitlyn@aol.com or comment on my post, or even call the police to notify them. keep a good lookout, she's only thirteen.

EDIT: PICS TAKEN DOWN, SHE'S BEEN FOUND

bella and lola

2010-01-29T22:24:00.000-08:00

so, these are some pictures i took when kayla and juan visited. they're totally adorable, i love these girls!

this little cutie is lola. she was quiet most of the time, but a total sweetheart

this is bella. she was in LOVE with that sock monkey. she's the spitting image of her mother when she was three.

these are just some pictures i took before the girls got here. they aren't the only ones, but these ones are the ones i like the best.

kisses for me

2010-01-29T21:52:00.000-08:00

my sister sent some pics from her phone to me. i just love this little guy so much. i miss him like crazy. we're thinking about taking a trip down there sometime after the new baby is born, so we can see everyone in oklahoma and kansas. i saw my cousin kayla and her husband a few days ago. they brought their little girls over, and the two girls and willow had a blast together. the little one was shy, and totally in a trance when 'tinkerbell' was on. i'll post the pics in another post sometime. here's the ones rachell sent me.

ITS A GIRL!!!

2010-01-17T18:30:00.000-08:00

we wanted a boy, but a healthy baby is really the best. i'm so excited! you see the key? that's where her 'parts' are, haha.

pine flat pictures

2010-01-11T20:17:00.000-08:00

seminars, snow, and ashtrays

2010-01-11T20:02:00.000-08:00

so we went to papa harold's house for a walk thru the old testaments seminar. the seminar was five hours long but it was pretty funny and enjoyable. i hate sitting still in church, but this was pretty fun so it was kind of worth it. while we were in pine flat, papa harold took us up further on the mountain to play around in the snow. i didn't do the snowball fights and i didn't make a snow angel, but i did fall on my ass trying to walk down a two-foot hill. sandra twisted her ankle, but she was fine five seconds later. kyle loved the snow. i'll post some pics of him on my next post. we got some pretty cute shots of ourselves. we didn't do a photo shoot up there this time because most of our time was spend walking, hanging out at the parlor, five-hour seminars, and driving. sandra and i watched just married, starring brittany murphy and ashton kutcher. when sarah threw the ashtray at tom, we laughed so hard we both had to rush to the bathroom so we didn't pee our pants, haha. anyways, we had a really good time.

rest in peace, brittany anne murphy.

happy new year!

2010-01-01T11:06:00.000-08:00

i wanna wish you all a happy new year! it's officially 2010!!

now, i wanna blog :) first of all, i made some graphics with the pictures from the photoshoot i did of sandra. i made an amazing wallpaper, which is the very last picture. now, onto cooler news.

i'm going up to papa harold's house in pine flat. hopefully, it snowed! i love the snow. i'm taking my camera so we'll definitely take some pictures and stuff like that :) i don't have much to say right now, so i guess i'll let you see the pictures and i'll leave you alone, haha.

photoshoot for sandra and goodbyes to dustin and shelina

2009-12-24T16:06:00.001-08:00

first, i want to say merry christmas, happy hanukkah, happy kwanzaa, feliz navidad, whatever holiday you celebrate. i hope your holidays are joyful and fun and full of love, faith and hope. now, onto my story.

i stayed at sandra's house for five days while aunt shawnna took shelina to colorado. we have some pretty adorable pictures of me and dustin from the day before they left. oh, please excuse dustin's partial nudity and silly bra wearing pictures. they were just too cute to pass up.

sandra wanted a photoshoot done, so i took liberty in taking the pics. i think they all came out really good, but the last one is amazing. i'm in love with it.

color splash creations

2009-12-04T21:10:00.000-08:00

i came across an amazing photographer's blog. her name is karen and she runs shine photography. well, i love the pictures she takes, especially of the babies. so, i decided to save them and then crop, gray scale, and enhance the contrast. both pictures are credited to karen from shine photography, edits by me. you can find her blog under my blog list on the right so check it out.

brandi's birthday

2009-12-04T21:05:00.000-08:00

my little sister's birthday is on the 6th of this month so i made a card for her using gimp 2.6 and it's pretty plain but i think it's okay. i'll be posting some pictures that i modified as soon as i post this one, so tell me what you think and keep your eyes open!

holiday cards and computer obsessed kids

2009-11-29T18:58:00.000-08:00

i'm designing our christmas cards this year. i think the front turned out really good. the inside is a big cluttered so i'm going to clean them up, but here's the front.

the kids love the computers. these pictures are proof that they spend most of their time in front of one... they were taken in the morning, afternoon, and just before bed. notice how any of them hardly ever moved?

movies, baking, and great hair

2009-11-29T00:10:00.000-08:00

i went to the movies with mom, lexie, and aunt missy yesterday. we went to see new moon and let me tell you it was AMAZING but the ending really sucked. my favorite part is when alice gets all worried about bella. it was hilarious. at the ending after "marry me" and then it just went black, i literally said "are you fuckin kidding me?!" lol. aunt missy cracked up so hard. anyways, a funny story. after the movie, mom, lexie and i went to michaels (who we saw lexie's teacher and my cousin mat at) and then coldstones for ice cream (if anyone cares, i had cookie batter with twix, lexie had cookie batter with chocolate chips, and mom had brownie fudge). then we went to wal-mart and ran into aunt missy and debby, lol. aunt missy and i both said at the same time "didn't i just get rid of you?" it was pretty darn funny.

over last weekend, willow baked some pies with mom. she did such a good job, i just HAD to get some pictures of all of her hard work, flour coated and all. she had to pose with her baby and her cupcake baking men (that's what she calls them).

i LOVED how my hair turned out so i HAD to do a 'self-photoshoot'. i just clipped my bangs to one side with a little clip. i love how the pics came out. there are more, but these five are the best.

gay pride in question

2009-11-19T13:59:00.000-08:00

this started out as a simple facebook status. it's my own status, but it really reached out to me, so i thought i'd make a blog post about it to get other peoples' opinions.

so i was thinking about something. and i know a lot of people might not like my opinion. but i was thinking about that whole gay marriage thing being against the law. which is completely stupid and ridiculous. but why does everyone care so much about it? i figure that most gay (and lesbian) couples don't have as many problems as opposite sex couples. you know, because they understand each other. cuz they go through the same thing most of the time. and i realize how most people that say gay marriage or gay couples in general is wrong and that most people that think this are Christian or superreligious. but, answer me one simple question: if God really loves ALL of his children, then he won't care what their sexual orientation is. if it's true that he loves us all, then why is it such a shame to the Christian community that gays are together? doesn't make sense to me.

tehachapi and birthday fun

2009-11-16T23:48:00.001-08:00

after lexie's party (i didn't get pics, i feel like a horrible cousin) i went to aunt shawnna's house to spend the night with sandra. the next day we went to church (look up ron vietti, he's the funniest pastor ever) and then went to tehachapi to our uncle jamie's house for an early thanksgiving dinner. i met uncle jamie's wife cheryl, who is very nice, but she was under a lot of stress that day so she was the slightest bit moody. i also met cheryl's eight-year-old son bradley. he's adorable, but he can be pretty annoying. it's all good though because i got a video of him running into cheryl's car. oh, ashlynn was with us too; she's uncle jamie's daughter from his previous marriage to my aunt tonia. anyways, sandra took most of these beautiful photos so enjoy!

i actually took this one. it came out great.

sandra and ashlynn, on the way up to tehachapi.

two days ago, my birthday barbeque took place. i was hoping that my childhood best friend would have been able to come, but her sister had to work so they couldn't make it. that's fine, though because two of my aunts and two of my cousins didn't make it either. i had a good time. i got some pajamas, a cute jean jacket, and a lone pair of pajama pants from my mother. i also got a ds game called my baby girl first steps from my grandparents. i picked out those presents. from my aunt kari, i got ten dollars and a card. she told me she knew it wasn't much, but she didn't have much more to spare. i really didn't even need the money; a simple card would have done it. it's the thought that counts. my aunt judy and uncle dwight got be a rose printed journal with a matching photo album. i haven't used them yet, but plan to. there were a ton more people that showed up but that's all for the presents. i was surprised, but i honestly didn't mind it because it really is just the thought that counts. i'm just happy they came. it was the biggest party i've had since i was about eight years old.

these two cuties are the twinsies. the redhead is joey, the blonde is joshy. they're adorable.

pretty pics!

2009-11-13T20:41:00.000-08:00

my new phone (lg ks360) takes pretty good pics. they come out amazingly clear for a phone. i love the black and white contrast, the pics always look so good. these are three pics that i took of my cousins ashlynn and sandra. the first one is ashlynn. she, of course, didn't want her picture taken, but i snapped her instead and it came out really good. sandra always takes beautiful pictures. my favorite is the first one of her.

sadness...

2009-11-06T20:30:00.001-08:00

today's the day... they're gone. i still haven't cried yet but i'm sure i will eventually because i can't be strong forever. i got my new phone today, too. it's pretty, i love it. i've been listening to its FM radio all day and it's pretty much my new best friend. sorry sam, you've been replaced my a materialistic object but you know i love you! the best songs i've heard so far are lovedrunk by boys like girls, paparazzi by lady gaga and some song about fireflies... idk what it's called otherwise i'd let you know! the most catchy of the three is definitely lovedrunk. did you know ashley tisdale plays the girl that breaks everyone's hearts and goes with the ultra nerd in the video? i did. cuz i'm majorly obsessed with her. anyways, my mom just got done dying my hair so i gotta sit and deal with a stinging, burning, sizzling scalp until my 20 plus minutes are up... by the way... i miss this little guy.

going home

2009-11-05T09:55:00.000-08:00

remember those people that are living with me? yeah, those things that took advantage of my family. they're moving back to kansas. i'm totally happy about it because i sick and tired of all the stupid fighting. i guess it's not that bad, because they're both backstabbing losers. my sister picks the dumbest things to fight with me about and neither of them appreciate anything. the only thing i'll really miss and cry about is this little guy.

pictures

2009-10-31T17:14:00.000-07:00

i just got home from aunt dana's! i couldn't get hunter to take a picture by himself because he was being a brat, but i managed this picture with all three of the polings with the fake witch. willow was SUPPOSED to be a goddess fairy but she decided she wanted to be a princess instead, so we took the wings off and took her wand. lexie is obviously a bride. i told her a corpse bride or a gothic bride (like teagan was) would have been cooler. hunter was dan from bakugan (so was jaden) and fatty mcfatfat was superman. they all look super cute!

happy halloween!

2009-10-31T11:33:00.000-07:00

the title speaks for itself! tonight is the night all the zombies, ghouls, ghosts, and the cast of michael jackson's 'thriller' come out for a night of terrorizing fun! now, i don't know about you but isn't halloween supposed to be... scary? why all the cute costumes? whatever happened to the traditional warlock, witch, pumpkin head, troll, zombie, scream guy, ax in the forehead, eyeball falling out, snake growing from the neck kind of thing? honestly, people that come to the door dressed like that scare me to death, but its all fun and games isn't it? i remember when i was seven years old i saw three girls dressed up as the sanderson sisters from the best halloween movie ever, 'hocus pocus' and i went nuts and said "cover your ears!" lol. i'll be handing out candy tonight, not dressing up. i am going to a party in a little bit though. i'll post some pics of the kiddos costumes later on tonight. what are you dressing up as?

safe return

2009-10-22T16:35:00.000-07:00

lindsey is home! she has a chest cold and doesn't feel too good but she's home and safe and she's alright other than that cold. thank you so much to who kept an eye out, it was very appreciated and thank you to all of those who prayed for her safe return. we're so glad she came back home and her parents are very relieved.

other than lindsey coming home, i also made some text bars on movie titles and their taglines so let me know what you think!

runaway

2009-10-20T19:40:00.000-07:00

my cousin lindsay ran away and its been a week since anyone's seen her. he's 14 years old, she's run away 11 times and arrested 2. her mother is a great mother, so her parenting is not to blame. lindsay is seriously rebelling and the whole family is worried about her. she's probably most likely in the bakersfield or los angeles area (both in california) so if anyone has seen her, please e-mail me at yikezitzkaitlyn@aol.com and let me know exact locations you've seen her at. hell, if you have a camera or camera phone with you, take a picture of her and send it to me, but definitely let me know the location you saw her at. we're all worried about her. here are some pictures to give you an idea of what she looks like. i'm almost certain that her hair is still black, but i haven't seen her in a while, so i don't know for sure.

EDIT: pictures taken down; she's home safe.

my angel ♥

2009-10-14T22:25:00.001-07:00

the first picture is just a pic of me and my late aunt terry. i miss her to death and i will ALWAYS love her. the graphic below that is what i made. the names are family members, but not all of them. i was going to include more but my program quit on me and i couldn't re-open it to finish it, but they are not forgotten. they are still very important for this project. the song is called sissy's song by alan jackson and it was requested by aunt dana at the funeral service.

those not listed:

christy

caleb

alisa

tigger

brock

teagan

paxon

lynn

jann

james

becky

jaydon

randi

satina

more songs!

2009-10-10T18:45:00.001-07:00

here's some more i'm listening to!

1. where did our love go -- diana ross

2. when a man loves a woman -- percy sledge

3. all i have to do is dream -- the everly brothers

songs, songs, songs con't

2009-10-09T20:27:00.000-07:00

just another song list that i'm listening to!

1. falling for you -- colbie caillat

2. come on over (all i want is you) -- christina aguilera

3. stacy's mom -- fountains of wayne

4. irreplaceable -- beyonce

5. gives you hell -- the all-american rejects

6. angel -- shaggy

7. i gotta feeling -- black eyed peas

taylor swift inspired!

2009-10-09T20:21:00.000-07:00

well, i did some more graphics. this time, they're all of taylor swift. i have some more songs on the next post!

songs, songs, songs

2009-10-09T07:05:00.000-07:00

so, i'm listening to a bunch of older songs right now. these ones have come across that i haven't heard in years and years, and i fell in love with them again.

1. then he kissed me -- the crystals

2. jailhouse rock -- elvis presley (do i REALLY have to put down his last name???)

3. leader of the pack -- the shangri la's

4. blueberry hill -- fats domino

5. pretty woman -- roy orbison

6. down under -- men at work

7. i will always love you -- whitney houston

8. hooked on a feeling -- blue swede

9. the way you do the things you do -- the temptations

10. little bitty pretty one -- thurston harris

that's only ten of them. i had to turn off my music cuz my sister turned up the tv. but i'm sure i'll have more later.

yay, more pretty stuff!!

2009-10-09T05:21:00.000-07:00

i made three new signatures not even five minutes ago. they're of ashley tisdale and her boyfriend scott speer. they all have the same layout, i just put different textures on them. what do you think?

baby boom

2009-10-08T15:42:00.000-07:00

i experimented with some baby pictures yesterday and they came out pretty good. the original pictures were taken by one of my high school teacher's daughters, kristin spurlock. all images are copywrite to kristin spurlock, i just added effects. you can find her photography website at the right under my links. i'm sure you know this, but click the pictures to make them bigger.

must sees (for me)

2009-10-02T19:38:00.000-07:00

there's two movies i'm dying to see. 'where the wild things are' looks like a really cute movie that the kids would enjoy. i feel like i've seen those creatures before. it was probably the book, although i've never picked it up before in my life, let alone ever read it. i'm thinking there was a cartoon or something about it, because they look super familiar. 'bandslam' is something that i'm personally interested in because i'm a fan of vanessa hudgens and aly michalka. they're both good actresses. i also love musicals, so that's another reason i want to see it.

blah, blah, blah...

2009-10-01T20:19:00.000-07:00

i just finished reading the BEST fanfiction of high school musical, ever. it's called 'in two seconds' and it's sooo good. it took me two friggin days to read it, but dammit i got it done! i'm writing a story about 'bandslam'. it's going okay so far, but i think it could go better. i'm only writing the second chapter right now but it's coming out okay, i guess. i've been totally abandoning my poor blog. but, it's okay now cuz i'm finally posting. the new baby is supposed to be due in may but we're not sure yet. i'll fill you in on that later on though. so, i've had headaches for the past two days. right now, it's barely there but i can still kind of feel it. i'm watching tv with the family, but i'm not paying attention. i watched 'la ink' with kat von d and i learned that a lot of tattoos have a lot of meaning behind them. one girl got a tattoo of three lillies because her grandmother, mother, and sister's names were lilly. that was pretty neat. i really like ashley tisdale's tattoo. hers says 'believe' and there's two stars at the end. i've only seen some of it, but it's pretty. alrighty... i guess i better go and finish my second chapter. later.

new banner

2009-09-22T07:03:00.000-07:00

this is a new banner for my website, tisdalespeer. it's a forum dedicated to ashley tisdale and scott speer. neither of them are joined to the board, so you won't get any chance to talk with them, sorry. you can get a better view of it if you click the picture, and the link to the website is under my favorite links at the right.

funny faces

2009-09-21T11:37:00.000-07:00

i came across this picture today and thought i'd post it. it was taken a few weeks ago, and i love the expression on his face. when i took the picture, he was babbling like a mad man and shaking his head like a rabid dog. i love the candid photos i get of terry, he's just absolutely adorable and he means the world to me.

graphic greatness

2009-09-18T23:01:00.000-07:00

so, i went on a splurge and made some graphics. i have to say, they came out pretty darn good. what do you think?

no more sickness

2009-09-18T13:24:00.000-07:00

i'm not sick anymore! yay! i still kind of feel a bit sick to my stomach, but i think that's just because i'm still recuperating and because i've been eating real food and not soup and 7 up all day. of course, i only woke up about 45 minutes ago (which is about 12:45). i'm a late sleeper, i hate getting up late. i don't fall asleep until about 3 or 4 in the morning, so i definitely need to work on my bedtimes. of course, the few times i have gone to sleep at a decent hour, i've still woken up late, sometimes even later.

also, i had an idea about the new pregnancy announcement. i saw it on brandy brinkerhoff's blog (it's on the right hand side under my blog list).she's jared murillo's older sister, from the boy band v factory. when she announced her second pregnancy, she said that her 2-year-old daughter had been spreading the word and she had the cutest idea on announcing it. i did this one a lot like she did hers, only i made the announcement just one big picture instead of a whole post. btw, if brandy's reading this, i know you don't know me, but congrats on the new baby!!

sick, sick, sick

2009-09-16T17:26:00.000-07:00

i hate being sick. i've been sick for two straight days and i haven't had anything to eat except crackers, i had some soup a few hours ago, and i just had some toast. all i've had to drink is 7 up, water, and milk (which was a mistake). right now, i'm reading a book called 'the hour i first believed' by wally lamb. it's a great book. it's about a survivor of columbine and her husband. it's in first person, of her husband's point of view. i really like the book. i'm not sure if the survivor is an actual survivor of columbine, but if she is, then she's definitely extremely brave. i have the book 'columbine' that just came in today, and i can't wait to read it. i'm really looking forward to it. i even made a word banner of columbine's motto.

a little angel

2009-09-16T08:01:00.000-07:00

i was looking up pictures of punky brewster for the graphic i made in my previous post. while i was searching through pictures, i found a picture of one of the most adorable little girls i'd ever seen. it wasn't soleil moon frye or punky brewster (whatever you want to call her). it was a sweet baby girl named piper. she has a disease called cerebro costo mandibular syndrome. i e-mailed piper's mother, reagan and told her that she was so, so lucky to have such a wonderful little girl in her life, and that i didn't know what ccms was, but i hope they find a cure for it, if they haven't already. she responded to me and said that my e-mail made her feel special, and to not worry about not knowing was ccms is because nobody does. piper reminds me a lot of brooke greenberg (the sixteen-year-old baby). they don't have the same disease (in fact, brooke's disease hasn't been indentified yet), they just look similar to me. i believe it's piper's petiteness. reagan told me that piper grows, but doesn't gain weight. that's probably what made me thing of brooke. anyways, reagan's story of piper is really touching and she has a blog called reagan's blob, hooray! so check it out, to find out more on piper. the link is under my blog list at the right hand side. i truly do think piper is a blessing in disguise.

punky power!

2009-09-15T03:26:00.001-07:00

i've become suddenly interested and obsessed with the 80's hit sitcom, punky brewster. to me, this spunky little girl has quite an imagination and she's an inspiration to any child, boy or girl, even in this decade. punky is like a hero to some kids. and i'm sure that punky's experiences have helped you out a time or two, right? like, when she stole the cashmere scarf and mike was put in jail because he grabbed punky's bag by mistake. i made a little something, mostly for fun, but also because i admire her, even though in the show she's quite a bit younger than myself.

bush babies

2009-09-13T17:33:00.000-07:00

no, not the animals... my new cousins!! randi and satina are the CUTEST little girls ever. randi is a little over two years old and she's VERY curious. she loves to push buttons, so if there's an appliance in the kitchen with buttons, you have to move fast to grab her by her little overall straps and swing her to her mommy. satina is going to be a year on october 9th. she's almost as big as terry is, but i think she's the cuter one. (p.s.: i love you baby boy) we went over to aunt jann's house for the welcoming party that she threw for becky, nick, jaydon, randi, and satina. it was a pool party and the kids had tons of fun. randi calls me 'hey, you' cuz she can't pronounce my name. she speaks really well for a two-year-old. i'm impressed. AND she's almost completely potty trained. she's still in pull-ups but she knows when she's gotta go and she makes sure EVERYONE knows, lol. she's adorable. satina and terry are like two peas in a pod. they were hugging and kissing each other all day. i'll try to get some pics of randi and satina so you can see just how adorable they are! but for right now, i'll show you this, that, yes, i made.

yay!

2009-09-10T22:45:00.000-07:00

made new stuff!! what do you think?

graphics galore

2009-09-10T15:24:00.000-07:00

okay, so it's not 'galore' cuz there's only three, but i think they're pretty! what do you think?

ugh...

2009-09-10T10:13:00.000-07:00

as i'm typing, i'm watching one of my favorite shows, 'charmed'. i'm also fighting a sore throat and practically falling asleep at my laptop. i hate having to wake up early. i'm not an early riser and i love, love, love my sleep. do you watch 'america's next top model'? well, if you do, please, please, please vote for sundai love. she's a friend of mine from high school and she definitely deserves it. anyways, i need to go eat. i'll blog you later.

photography?

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

would it make me conceited if i said that i absolutely LOVE the pics i take of myself? like, i seriously think i do a damn good job with headshots and stuff. and i think they come out beautiful. like, i never ever say i'm beautiful, but in my pictures, i totally think i am. i'm thinking about going into photography now instead of a child development class, because photography gets to so much further and they get a better salary. it's not all about the money for me, but i'd rather have more than less. i'm 18 and still living with my parents and i've never even had a real job before, nor have i finished a college class. i'm really starting to go on about the photography; i just love the way they turn out. what do you think? do i have the potential to be a photographer for others, if i'm this good with pics of myself? oh, ignore the blurry-ness and the pixelated look. i think i was too close in the blurred ones and they're pixelated because of the stupid uploader. they don't look that way on my computer straight from the folder lol.

vacation day

2009-09-09T16:22:00.000-07:00

on saturday we went to lake isabella. we were going to go to cedar creek but when we got there someone was in the only spot our motor home would fit in. lake isabella is just up the mountain so we went ahead and just went there. i didn't do anything except take pictures and sit around. there were a few drunk guys there though. one of them asked me if i had a pen or pencil to write something down and i said "no. you're too drunk to operate either of them, anyways." he just laughed and went back to his trailer. i don't think he understood that i was really just making fun of him. becky finally got randi and satina's adoption finalized! they're officially part of the family! today's my mom's birthday. she's the big 4-0. we made her a cake, and it's absolutely beautiful. for a group of 18-year-olds that is. i made something for her, and you can see it at the bottom of the post, since the pics from the lake are first. here they are. oh btw, if you want the pictures in order... look from the bottom, up. cuz they got flipped on accident.

she got tired from all that dancing.

to me, it looks like she's doing air guitar.

probably the most adorable dance picture i've ever seen, captured in movement mode.

this is a collage i did of bug's funny faces.

this is a collage of lexie's funny faces.

this was just a sample collage to show mom.

he fell asleep on the way home. he was all tuckered out.

bug fell because the dog ran right behind her.

bug had fun in the sand.

lexie did, too.

he went face first in the water just before this, so mom thought it would be smart to hold onto his shirt so he wouldn't do it again.

he got excited to see the water.

bubba was the first one out in the water and he was fascinated by the jetskis.

bug got tired and decided to lay down on the floor. she used the hood cover of the motor as a pillow.

i love that they have the same expression on their faces.

that's the beautiful lake.

bug got tired on the way to the lake

this candid came out better than i thought it would

i got some pretty good shots of her. she's beautiful, don't ya think?

poor little guy fell asleep not ten minutes after we left home

that's the face she made to make terry laugh

me and lexie played around while we were heading out

he had his own seat in the motor home!

this is what i made mom for her birthday.