To say I am having fun with "I Heart Faces" is an understatement!! Today the challenge was to make this picture look "period". I wanted this picture to look like it was found in an old chest or book. I hope it worked! I used PSE and Florabella Textures.
" before"
"after"
Here goes nothing.....This picture of June was taken at our family's summer home. She is sitting in chair next to our beach. I am new to I heart faces and am trying to improve my photography skills......wish me luck! There are more pics from this day posted in the "gallery" on my sidebar.
Yet another week passes by....we had a busy week. Football is back and Max has practice 3 times a week. School starts in 20 days(who's counting) and soccer and cross country will start soon after. Unfortunately for me I still have not unloaded the school bags from the last day of school. Every year I put if off waiting for that rainy afternoon when everyone needs something to do.....it never happens and a week before school starts I "unload". I better hurry, I am running out of time!
Max had a great week. Besides the usual summer time fun in the yard with the neighborhood kids, he went to Great America and spent a day on Lake Michigan watching the air show from his friends boat. We also went to China Town and did some school clothes shopping. Not a bad week for a nine year old!
June is really coming into her own. She has always been strong willed, but she is really changing fast and "growing" her little personality. I thought I would give an update:
June Can......
warm her own milk
do it....
change her own band aid
start her favorite DVD(this week Kai Lan)
start her bath water
get her own snack
let the dog out and in
help me with my make up
put on her own shoes
tell the boys what to do: wear helmets, come to dinner, etc...
get in her car seat
pick out her clothes, shoes, etc. and put most of it on
ride a scooter
ride a tricycle
dash-dash(color)
play dress up, sing, and dance
stack blocks
act shy in public(not at home)
and talk....she is really starting to talk
I know I forgot plenty and since this is my virtual baby book I thought I should give an update so when she asks, "What could I do when I was two", I can say let's look at the blog. Talking about baby books, I was never good at them. TJ's is the most complete, Jake's not so much, Max only had a calender and June has the blog.....
We have a busy week coming up, filled with doctor appointments, dentist appointments, orthodontist appointments, hair cuts, a family reunion, and family portraits. Did I mention Russ has to go out of town again....Ugh, I will need all of my energy to keep it all together this week.
Have a good one!
The boys all ordered won ton soup(thinking of the small bowl you get when you carry out Chinese), well the bowl was the size of a large kitchen mixing bowl. They also ordered these creamy tapioca drinks and sweet and sour chicken. What the boys ordered alone could have fed us for a week.....what Russ and I ordered could have also fed us for a week! No complaints, however, the food was spectacular and June had her favorites...noodles and dumplings.
The races were fun to watch and all the proceeds went to sponsor literacy....
We also did a little shopping. June picked out a pink umbrella and the boys picked out solar powered Nintendo bobble heads. For those of you who have been to China I purchased an embroidered picture for just a few dollars more than they cost in China. Next time we head to China Town I am on a mission for "squeaky" shoes.
This is a beautiful tile mosaic in China Town. Today was our first visit and it won't be our last there was so much to see and soooooo much to eat. I enjoyed seeing authentic Chinese culture mixed with our own. We saw people doing there morning exercise, Chinese grocers(just like the stores we bought water from in China), stores with all sorts of Chinese goodies as well as "Hello Kitty" merchandise, and a melting pot of people. What a great experience for all of us....
They say a picture is worth a thousand words....I don't know what they are but I am sure they are good!
July 4th, 2009
July 4th, 2008
June loves rolling down the hill in our front yard. When she gets to the bottom she says, "Ouch", and then usually get up and goes again.....
Happy Anniversary to me! This is my 52nd "Week in Review" post. I started this weekly journal to keep track of my life. Sometimes I have a lot, sometimes not so much. On some Sunday evenings the last thing I want to do is BLOG, but I did just to keep track. I am sure someday I will go back and read them and I hope "Blogger" is still around so the kids can go back and read them too. I am sure many might think my life is boring or mundane, but it is my life and right now I am good with that, boring or not.
Boring is a good segway into this paragraph....I went back to work today for the first time in a month. I had switched a few Sundays due to our vacation plans. I don't mind going to work and today I actually looked forward to it. You see it was a good break from my "boring" life of food prep and laundry. Yes, I have decided that with 4 kids my life is mostly about food prep and laundry. I know you all know what I mean! As soon as school starts up and sports begin I will add chauffeur to the list(in fact football starts this week). Now back to work so I can make my point, I did have a point. Work today was pure entertainment. I have been a pharmacist since 1992 (Yikes!) and to this very day I am still amazed at how the general population acts in a retail setting, truly amazed. I wish I could share my stories, but someday Rebecca is going to write my Memoir and all the stories will be in the book, so I hate to spoil a good read. For now, you will have to accept that I had an entertaining day. If any of you work retail or have in the past you know what I am talking about.
Tuesday I picked up the boys from their trip to Grammies and Grandpas, they all had a great time. The went through the lock and dam on the Mississippi River, saw Indian artifacts, went swimming, skate boarding, and enjoyed visiting with Grammie and Grandpa without Mom and Dad around. The rest of the week we just stayed around the house, visited with friends, and of course did laundry. The whole week for me, of course, was a build up to DAVE!
I am not eloquent in my writing and I do not always have the words I need to describe what I feel, therefore, I hope what I have to say comes across in the manner I intend. I did not always know God. However, as with all, even those who deny His existence, He continued to call me. Sometimes He whispered, sometimes He shouted. You see, God wants us to know Him, His son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. We are all called differently. We are called through, situation, circumstance, happiness, hopelessness, longing, and prayer. We do not always recognize the call. Sometimes our prayers are answered and sometimes they appear not to be, our time and our ways are not His. However, sometimes they are. Today I was given a gift. God in all His Charity and Grace gave me a glimpse of His plan and clearly answered one of my many prayers. Today my heart has peace. Thank you.
I have been bitten....bitten by the photo-bug! Ever since I received my new camera I have been taking lots of pictures, too many according to some of my family members:) Well I have started a new blog to post some of my favorites. I enjoy editing the pics as much as I do taking them.....so take a look at June Makes Six Gallery. There is also a link on my sidebar.
Russ, June, and I on our anniversary.....Jake took the picture!
Grammie, Jake, and, June
Russ and June
Jake, June, and the cat....we are all cat lovers around here....June was more interested in the cat than the gardens. Lucky for June the cat liked us and followed us for a good part of our visit.
Sweet!
The Discovery Center....fun for all!
Two words...Kentucky Coffee! Russ and I fell in love with the tree on the left, it is a beautiful Kentucky Coffee tree at the arboretum we visit in Iowa. When we started planting trees in our yard we had to have one(ours is on the right).....we have a long, long, long, long, way to go!
