July 12 ~Texture~

I attempted to teach some friends how to crochet today.
My eldest showed everyone up

and crocheted a hat for Natalie in only a few hours.

July 11 ~Letter~

It won't be long before she can write her letters. 

I wish time would slow down just a little.

July 10 ~My Favorite Color~

I love the colors of my girls' eyes.

July 9 ~BIG~

Just when

did she get

so 

BIG? 

Where did 

my baby

go?

July 8 ~Lunch~

I don't always eat this well for lunch.

But this challenged me 

to make something tasty for myself and the girls.

Ham and swiss croissant pockets (Pillsbury croissants),

ceasar salad.

and apple cinnamon muffins (made from Pillsbury biscuits). 

July 7 ~Garden~

So far no tomatoes off of this plant

but it is happily growing larger every day.

July 6 ~Chair~

At her 15 month well child exam,

the only thing she liked was this chair.

She screams when the doctor comes in

she hates the nurses with a passion. 

But this chair was awesome.

July 5 ~On The Floor~

On the desert floor, 

the rain gathers

in puddles

to quench 

parched Earth.

July 4th ~fun~

July 3 ~Best Part Of My Day~

Right now, when the monsoons start rolling in. Best part of every day.

July 2 ~Busy~

Busy enjoying the weather.

July 1st~ Self Portrait ~

From a distance.

March 31- Where You Relax

Sitting in my Lazyboy watching television at night. 

She just learned how to give kisses. 

And we all want one.

March 30- Toy

March 29- Feet

One year ago these tiny feet were born.
These tiny feet that grew so quickly and now
support her as she walks.

March 28- Trash

This slide was left here, not connected to anything.
As usual my girls have taken trash and made treasure.

March 27- Your Name

My name is...
(And ignore the date stamp, I was playing with my new beautiful Nikon D3100 and I'm not sure when/how I turned that on. Oh and ignore the pimple on my temple, k thanks.)

March 26- Key

I skip breakfast most mornings, so I skipped taking a picture of it.This is the key to our house in Phoenix. For eight years I carried this key. We always said we'd replace the deadbolt, too, but it never happened.
Still, I was sad to take this off of my keychain.

March 24- Animal

Sitting in the doorway, behind the baby, is my dog. Can you see her?


Not really?

Come Lily.

Oh! There you are!

March 23- Moon(ing you)

I like big (baby) butts. This is my sweet middle child, 6 years and 3 days ago. She was a 20 pound six month old at that time. Her nickname was BFB (big fat baby).

March 22- Kitchen Sink

I really love my kitchen sink, even with dirty dishes in it. I also love the shelf above it and the beautiful things I can look at while I do the dishes.

March 21- Delicious

These sweet cousins loved the dirt in Grandpa's soon-to-be bean bed.
In just a few months delicious beans will be picked by small hands and eaten gladly.

March 20- Before/After

Remember these?

I can't believe how quickly these ugly little things hatched from their beautiful eggs.I have to stop the girls from bothering our two chickies every hour. But occasionally we walk over to the cholla that they live in and their little mohawked heads pop up, mouths open ready to be fed.

March 19- Funny

Newly walking babies crack me up.

March 18- A corner of your home

We were visiting my parents this day. And my dad stopped to hold his 2 youngest granddaughters for a moment. 2 Grandpa's girls. Then again, they all seem to love Grandpa best at this age.

March 17- Green

Beautiful green eyed girl.

March 16- Sunglasses

March 14- Car

Sometimes when we go to Sonic for a treat we stay in the car, but today the weather is perfect and we decided to sit out in the sun. (Our Mazda5 in the background.)

March 14- Clouds

Today in my little corner of America there isn't a cloud to be seen. Yonder, in Mexico, there are high wispy clouds. It had been like this all day.
(Yes, that mountain is across the border according to Google Maps.)

And fifteen minutes later, as the sun is setting, those same clouds become amazing.

March 13- A Sign (of spring)

March 12- Fork

Using a fork is a skill she just started learning, today.

March 11- Someone I Talked to Today

My mom.

March 10- Loud

I wish we'd put Natty in them, too. It was amazing how much louder things are when you don bat ears.

March 9- Red