Madden is Makin Progress!

Madden is four and a half months old and just starting to try and hold his weight. Once the milestones start they just keep on coming!

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Monkey Business

Just some pictures of what my babies are up to.

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Ready for Summer!

Pink and orange nails to welcome the summer season.

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My Day All Alone

      I finally got to enjoy my day all alone. My boss ended up taking Good Friday off work which in turn meant that I got a day off, AWESOME! Since my mom was home with Katie I felt it was a great time to accomplish my goal for April. I grabbed my camera and headed for this really awesome rusty old farmhouse that I've been wanting to photograph for years. On my way there it became apparent to me that my "Personal Day" was definitely a God given gift. I was driving up the road that the house is on when I was distracted by a Garage Sale sign. I thought to myself, "I've got ten bucks in my pocket and I'm getting my own place in a few months... Why not check it out?" So I followed the signs deep into the neighborhood and almost passed that sale right up, there was nothing I could see from the street that was interesting but I decided to stop anyway. I ended up being SO glad that I did. As I walked up the driveway the very first thing I saw was a pair of really cute black leather cowboy boots. I checked the size and sure enough, they fit! So I picked up the boots and headed for the homeowner figuring that they'd probably cost more than I had. Sure enough, they were exactly ten bucks!
     I headed back to my car, new boots in hand and a great outlook on what was to come in my day. I finally got to the little house I wanted to shoot and got some great photos of it, then I got this idea to pick some wildflowers and put them inside my boots. The images came out awesome!!! It was so relaxing walking around out there in the midst of this huge field of green. I've loved that house for so long and I'm looking forward to framing my favorites out of the shoot. After I left there I drove around for a little while looking for some more places to shoot. I didn't find much but I did stop and have lunch. Since Lent is finally over I got to have some fast food which just made my day even more amazing.
      After lunch I headed over to another bayou that I wanted to photograph and had another divine experience. I was walking around photographing things here and there and then all of a sudden I stumbled across a wooden heart in almost perfect condition. Its obvious that someone took great care in carving this wooden heart and you can even see the age circles in the wood. I couldn't believe it! Of course I kept the heart and used it in some of my photos before taking it home. Nick and I plan to paint or stain it and use it as decoration in the new apartment.
      All in all it was a really great day. I relaxed, enjoyed myself, and got some great shots while also enjoying the warm, sunny weather. I think I'll make it a point to do this at least once a month if not more. <3
     Oh and I'll be posting the photos as soon as I've got the chance.

Take a Breather

I've been seriously contemplating the fact that I quite literally am alone about 20 minutes each week. That's IT. Now I know that anyone who reads this and is a parent (though I myself am not) can relate. I came up with my April goal to spend one whole day alone, completely alone. That has yet to happen, but I promise to write all about it when it does! In the meantime I have started brainstorming ideas for little ways to include some ME time in my life. For example, I usually fold my clean laundry on the floor in the livingroom. This is a very stressful chore for me usually because Katie absolutely LOVES to come running through my freshly folded clothes, my mom is usually talking up a storm, the TV is on in the background, dogs are chasing each other around me in circles... You get the idea. Today I got home from work and took my dry clothes out of the dryer and it hit me, HEY there's no law saying I HAVE to fold my clothes in the livingroom. So I took my clothes to my room, turned on my brand new Tim McGraw CD that I barely EVER get the chance to listen to, and I sat on my bed and folded my clothes in peace. I took my sweet time, which amounted to about twenty minutes, and felt much better afterword. Its amazing what twenty minutes alone will give your peace of mind. I decided to post the things that I focused my mind on while doing my laundry and relaxing:

• The Beach
• Sand between my toes
• Coconut scented sunscreen
• Laying in the hot sun in my bikini
• Strawberry Lemonade
• Trees swaying in the hot summer wind.
• The way Aloe feels on a fresh sunburn.

The lesson I'm taking away from this is that it may seem like there just ISN'T enough time in the day, but you CAN make that time for yourself that you need. Yes, it might involve doing a chore that is necessary at that moment but take a breather, do it alone, put on the TV or some music and just daydream for a minute. Remember high school when the cute teacher would talk and you would suddenly find yourself immersed in a faraway place? Take a breather and let yourself go there again, just a few minutes here and there will give you so much.

Wow what a day!

Today my mom and I ran errands with Katie, just like we do every weekend. We went to Trader's Village, the local swapmeet but it was hotter than haities so we left and went to the mall. Well once we were finished at the mall, where I got a VERY cute pair of shoes for the wedding I'll be attending in a couple weeks, we went to WalMart and then headed home. This is where it gets good. We are driving home down West Road and we nearly hit what looks like a rock but is in fact a turtle. I jump out of the car and my mom comes back to the area. Well its a darned SNAPPING turtle. Some nice security guards helped us get the turtle into our trunk in a box and we promised to drop him off in the bayou by our house. Oh my lord I haven't laughed that hard in a VERY long time. Here is the video for all of you to watch and laugh along with us!

Mission: Save the Snapping Turtle

Katie loves Madden

Madden's schedule has worked itself out where he's awake when I get to work and he eats almost immediately after his mom leaves. Well that's also when Katie goes pee pee and puts on her big girl panties. So this morning all of these things happen at the very same time. I go ahead and make Madden's bottle, set it on the kitchen table, and take Katie potty. Well of course once Katie is done going potty she runs away before I can even blink. I return to the kitchen to pour myself a drink and notice that suddenly Madden isn't crying. Hmmm that's odd, I'm pretty sure he was starving two minutes ago. Well I come out of the kitchen and Katie has gotten his bottle off the table and is standing next to his bouncer, feeding him. What a crazy toddler she is!!! It was so darned cute I went ahead and let her feed him as much of it as she could. (She doesn't understand that you have to hold it at an angle, so when it gets low I take over...)

Katie, 20 months feeding Madden, 3 months

Oh and I just wanted to note that I'm making a prediction, Madden is definitely going to roll over in the next couple weeks. He is starting to throw his leg and spin around in a circle.