8/365 - Catching snowflakes

I can't believe I have already followed through for 8 days with my 365! I never made it this far, lol. I'm having so much more fun this year because I want to break every photography rule there is and get creative. I feel like I can take an almost perfect (or at least decent) photo - if I want to and if I put the work into it. But I want to take photos that are creative, fun, and over the top photoshopped! :) These past few days I have really stepped out of my norm. So here is my photo today - bad crop and all - Amelia so excited catching snow flakes! Her smile says it all ....

7/365 - Starbucks YAY!

I don't know who was more excited - me or Amelia. Of course she showed her excitement, and well, I'm not going to jump up and down hollering YAY STARBUCKS. She did that for me :) It's a bit of a shock not having one on every corner .... something I don't think I'll ever get used to. We found this one in a Target. Apparently there are only a handful of Starbucks in a wide spread area :( Boo to that! So here is my 365 for today! Amelia enjoying her hot chocolate with whip cream. She swears there is nothing better. That's my girl!



I used Maggie's presets again (bliss) :)

3/365 - Snowed in

So we played some card games today! I can't wait for this weather to get better so we can get out of the house! The snow is beautiful though and we're making the best of it :)

1/365 - family!

Just getting to meet my cousin for the first time was amazing! Seeing my aunt after, oh at least 20 years, awesome! Here is Amelia with her 2nd cousin Lauren!

A little bit of our day ....

Amelia at Vito's Cafe



Behind the scenes @ Vito's



X-mas lights in Vito's

My sweet daughter - just sharing

Sharing ....

Here are my 2 beautiful children today! :))

Ashton and all his gooberness ....



Amelia and all her beauty!



Have a great night!

Stuff my day was full of...

Driving! I did a lot of that today. This was in my rear view mirror and yes, I was parked! We were waiting for Amelia to get out of school.



Full of Ashton! It was 1/2 day today! Gotta love Cali's weekly half days. I don't ever remember having them as kids! Sheesh.



Then we painted x-mas ornaments. It was fun and kept them occupied for a while! Are you surprised Ashton painted his all RED?





Lastly to end the day, I took the kids to a light display. There is a family that has 2 children with Autism that display this every year. Please look at their website. It's really an AMAZING story!

Belardo Lights







Have a great night everyone!

Sneak peak ....

So, today I post a sneak peak of Amelia's dress for x-mas. I still need to go to Michaels and get the ribbon for her hair and I'm still deciding if I'm going to have her wear footless tights or not! Decisions, decisions! Anyway, my lame daily photo for today! :)

Oh yeah, yum!

So the other day I was browsing through some photo and food blogs. I'm always looking for something new and different to make my family for dinner.

I love Brussel Spouts and I found this recipe CLICK HERE

OMG! THESE. WERE. TO. DIE. FOR! I'll never make my typical lemon, olive oil, butter, and salted Brussel Sprouts again! Ok, maybe I will! Just not as often. :)

These were so easy to make and a dish that will not last very long at the table .. trust me :)

See how delish they look!




Then just a snap of my daughter from today that made me smile!

She's "Homeschooling" her stuffed animals! Ha Ha! How adorable!

The little things!

I love that a slice of pumpkin pie topped with whipped cream can make her this happy!