tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87937750543078687972024-03-13T22:59:10.869-04:00Life in my viewfinderKatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16441525232807210489noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793775054307868797.post-4192955151338638242012-09-08T16:32:00.000-04:002012-09-08T16:32:01.486-04:00Are you Two or a 13-year Old Girl?I'm starting to believe that my two-year old could give a teenage girl a run for her money with his constant mood swings and melt-downs. He changes his mind faster than I can keep up.<br />
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I'll give you an example: when I was trying to get Walker to take a nap today- he had to have covers; then before they settled was in full on hysterics "NO!!! I DON'T WANT COVERS!!"<br />
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As I clutched at the air, trying to take the offending covers away before they hit his little body it was back to "I WAN' 'EM MOM!"<br />
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And, on to repeat with the night light, and the animals he keeps by his side when sleeping, and so on and so forth...<br />
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Repeat this for awhile, then disappear downstairs with a warning to stay in bed and listening to the footsteps warning me that the little man is making his way to the stair top. Hear that sweet little voice telling me, I wanna sleep right here, mom. Tell him- go ahead, and be met with hysterics again. Tack on, then sleep in your bed and it's more hysterics.<br />
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And again, cause ignoring him doesn't work. He just comes down "painting" with the lint brush and a cup of water telling me that "I AWAKE mom!" <br />
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Tell me, are teenage girls easier? Can you at least reason with them? Do they make it to the bathroom on time- we are on our third outfit of the day as Walker first decided to welcome my new (steal of a deal garage sale pick-up) rug by dropping his pants and peeing all over it, and then decided that peeing while "painting" was a fun pastime also. <br />
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Sign- This was my sign to get to the beach! (At eleven o'clock in the morning.)</div>
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Inequality- It's funny how different these two are to me already. I hear so often that Conner looks exactly like Walker. I suppose that's true, but Conner just looks like Conner to me. The same way Walker looks like Walker and not his dad. :)</div>
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Lake Superior</div>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16441525232807210489noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793775054307868797.post-75820287709276052822012-05-17T08:00:00.000-04:002012-05-17T08:00:05.501-04:00A Boy and His Bike<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My littlest brother isn't so little anymore!</div>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16441525232807210489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793775054307868797.post-69207141038391552012012-05-15T22:44:00.002-04:002012-05-15T22:44:27.240-04:00Texture<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I thought we were on texture today- not sunflare... </div>
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Here's one from my archives.</div>
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Are you tired of seeing my kids in these pictures yet?</div>
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Time out is not his favorite. </div>
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We are celebrating the end of Aaron's school year. It will be so nice to have him home and able to be with us for the summer. It has been a looooooooooong year with school, studying and work taking up all of his time. This is the first summer in three years that Aaron is not taking classes and we intend to enjoy it!</div>
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My mantra can now be "one more year" instead of "just two years."</div>
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It's not easy. But I'm blessed and thankful to have a husband who is willing to work hard to put our family in a better place. We don't know where we will end up once he's done with school, but we know that we'll be here for at least one more year. </div>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16441525232807210489noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793775054307868797.post-46199648345421362942012-05-11T23:07:00.000-04:002012-05-11T23:07:09.041-04:00Bold<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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But I didn't get pictures of any of those. And as I sat thinking about what to use for this challenge, it inspired me. I have been <strike>re</strike>decorating my house. Kelli was giving me all kinds of ideas on how to use the space I have and it motivated me to make this house mine. </div>
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I am making a reading nook in my upstairs hallway and I had picked up this chair at a garage sale last weekend. </div>
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It needs to be painted and then it will go into my reading area for Walker (and someday soon, Conner). I have been debating what color to paint it but thinking about the word bold made me decide to go for it.</div>
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Here it is with the start of one coat. This, for me, is bold:</div>
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His smiles. I can enjoy the newborn stage but I really like each stage after it!</div>
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Mr Personality. I love his spunk and attitude.</div>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16441525232807210489noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793775054307868797.post-86353637700913835512012-05-10T22:59:00.000-04:002012-05-10T22:59:52.552-04:00All AloneI've got to come back to this one!Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16441525232807210489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793775054307868797.post-20655046532311050812012-05-09T23:34:00.002-04:002012-05-09T23:34:31.245-04:00Silhouette<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm going back through my photos for this one. I'm getting excited to be able to spend time here again this summer.Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16441525232807210489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793775054307868797.post-61272022147674436122012-05-09T23:13:00.001-04:002012-05-09T23:13:11.564-04:00My Shadow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Excuse the quality of this photo, but this is what I see most of the day!</div>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16441525232807210489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793775054307868797.post-57585632094937408892012-05-09T22:48:00.001-04:002012-05-09T22:48:40.505-04:00ReflectionI have several pictures for this but as I'm currently having issues (read shattered lens, camera not reading through cable to upload pictures) I will add them later. <br />
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I got to go and see this street again:</div>
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The trees are taller, and fuller but it is still the street of my childhood.</div>
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Potholes, washboards and all!</div>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16441525232807210489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793775054307868797.post-91439732963042893822012-05-09T08:52:00.001-04:002012-05-09T08:52:11.841-04:00I haven't given up!I've been out of town and I will catch up on posting the last few days of the photo challenge as soon as I get a chance today.Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16441525232807210489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793775054307868797.post-70544412690046364612012-05-03T10:56:00.002-04:002012-05-03T10:56:12.445-04:00Strangers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When Conner was born there were so many cases of RSV around here that they closed the maternity wing of the hospital to all children, siblings or not. This meant that Walker did not get to meet Conner until we took him home. This is their first meeting. <br />
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I went back through my pictures for this one. Walker's first time experiencing mud puddles.</div>
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This one is from today- a daily sight around here.</div>
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There's definitely a sense of peace that comes with knowing your children are baptised. We pray they will always keep their faith.</div>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16441525232807210489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793775054307868797.post-40096799040863891122012-05-01T21:43:00.000-04:002012-05-01T21:43:35.399-04:00May Photo Challenge Day 1<div style="text-align: center;">
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Here is my attempt at bokeh.</div>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16441525232807210489noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793775054307868797.post-61684456246863556652012-04-27T14:01:00.002-04:002012-04-27T14:01:59.154-04:00Quick Post<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Walker stealing the candy off the cake as we sang happy birthday...</div>
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This was my attempt at being creative with the cake- don't mind the truck that was too big! We've had another busy week here with the birthday party, dr appointments, playdates and a baptism coming up. I'm looking forward to relaxing next week!</div>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16441525232807210489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793775054307868797.post-86124089086503311052012-04-22T17:49:00.002-04:002012-04-22T17:49:38.231-04:00Two<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Remember this guy? Now he's this guy:</div>
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Two years old and full of personality. Happy birthday Walker!</div>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16441525232807210489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793775054307868797.post-27889182712678223052012-04-19T01:40:00.000-04:002012-04-19T01:40:58.073-04:00I See Myself in You<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e3PWRCSGCT8/T4-i11UmxJI/AAAAAAAABI4/-pRr-Gj5hq0/s1600/IMG_1106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" qda="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e3PWRCSGCT8/T4-i11UmxJI/AAAAAAAABI4/-pRr-Gj5hq0/s320/IMG_1106.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
Two nights ago, as we completed our bedtime routine of reading one story before shutting off the light and rocking for a little while, you told me that you were going to hold on to your Archie comic. I love reading too and am often not ready to put down a good book. But that is not what made me see myself in you... No, that came about ten minutes later as you insisted you had to go to the potty again.<br />
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We got off the rocking chair and I followed you out of the room and around the corner into the bathroom. <br />
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Followed you as you held that Archie comic open, in front of your face, and watched you "read" it as you walked.<br />
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