Joy of Love catch up....

WOW!  I didn't realize how far behind I was on this for my photos.  Lots of catching up to do...so here we go....they got a little out of order  so bare with me please

Day 3: Then and Now
Cole taking a look at his newborn pics.  Way too precious.

Day 4: Something they wear
These are the corrective shoes that Cole wears every night when he sleeps.  I love those chubby little piggies peaking out!

Day 5: Love to Hate
This is Mike's hat, keys, phone, wallet that he leaves on the middle of the counter every night!  I love him but hate when he goes this, it's right in the way of things.

Day 8: Gift of Love (a little out of numberic order here)
These rings were a gift of love to one another on our wedding day.  The rings set atop of my wedding dress.  Lots of love in those rings.

Day 6: Who they Love
Cole LOVES LOVES LOVES his Mickey Mouse toys.  He is always hugging and snuggling with them.  And when he sees him his face and eyes just light up.

Day 9: Hobbies/Passion
A new hobby of mine, sewing!  I just got this sewing machine from his grandma a week ago and it has been put to good use so far!  I'm loving it.

Day 10: A place where they are comforable
Ajax is comfortable in any place pretty much, however this is one of his favorite, his bed.  It's soft and is always fluffing it before snuggling in for a nap.  I love this pup!

Day 11: Dreams
Cole is dreaming of getting outside to splash around in his pool and play fetch with his puppy.  I think this is a dream for all of us right now!

Day 7 is missing because it's a Generation photo and I have not been able to capture one yet.  I will share when I do however! 

Whew...all caught up.  Happy Friday everyone, enjoy your weekend!

Joy of Love

Today's assignment was to capture your loved one's "look".  I have two of them I am going to share.  I did one this morning and was going to use that, however I then captured the other one this afternoon and it's just too sweet not to share.





This is Cole's waking up look...so sweet and happy.



This is the look of love from both of them.



Joy of Love

So a friend of mine has done this before and she signed up again, and I decided to give it a try.  I take hundreds of pictures so why not have some fun with it!  To view the link and join in click here. 

Today was day 1 of 28.  Our assignment was to capture a loved one doing something they "DO".  So I captured our little one playing with his Mickey Mouse airplane.  Something he "does" pretty much every day.





Where oh where did it go??

Where oh where did that last 11 months go??  Our little boy is almost a year old already.  It hit me hard the other day.  Mike and I were heading over to his parents and we got into talking about Cole's birthday and what not, and then it hit me that on Saturday he is going to be 11 months already.  I realized that and BAM, there came the tears.  Never thought I would get emotional like that.  He's not a little baby anymore, he's getting to be such a big boy.  I am happy and I am sad all at once.

Happy because he has come a long way in this past year.  With his feet, the casts, surgery, and shoes, he has said his first words, learned to crawl and now turned his crawling into walking (and his walking into running I'm sure by his birthday!).  He has his first teeth, first smile, first boo boo, first snowmobile ride, first boat ride, and many many others!  I am very fortunate that I have been able to be home and witness all of those firsts.  I am truly blessed.

So enjoy a few pics from the past year of our little man!
(Pictures by Michelle Sauer Photography)

 Newborn Cole.  Such a little peanut.  This is the start of our new journey...parenthood.

Cole at 3 months.  So precious and sweet.

Cole at 6 months.  Getting to be such a big boy!

Cole at 9 months.  Look at those eyelashes, need I say more?!



140.....what is that?

Hello all my blog followers (only 3 I think, but hi to all three of you!).  This mama is beyond ready for spring/summer to get here!  For many different reasons.  I'm tired of looking at these walls and the gray outside, I need fresh air, and need these days to get longer.  I honestly think seasonal depression has set in.  I have never felt this bad during the winter, but being home all day changes things. 

So I have to admit, my whole lifestyle change has gone completely down the tubes.  Being pent up inside has totally taken a toll on me and my body.  I want to do nothing but eat, and not the good stuff either.  Then today we took Cole swimming at the YMCA and I wore a two piece cuz my tankini my boobs about pop out of it, and when I looked in the mirror I was horrified!  Holy crap was that gross to see.  Then just before I logged on here I decided to weigh myself....and thats what the 140 stands for in the title.  How disgusting!  And I'm not even pregnant.  In a great world I wanna lose 20 of those.  Wow...never before have I had to say 20 lbs.  It's always been like 5 or 10 max.  Not 20!!!!!!  I have said this over and over and over and over again....but honestly something HAS to change.  It's just hard because Mike doesn't eat healthy and won't cuz he doesn't like the taste of things, so that makes it hard because if it were up to me we would have no crappy  food in the house.  But he won't go without chicken patties and fries.

Tonight marks my last unhealthy meal and onto a better me.  Please leave me comments to help me get through also comment on my FB page.  I need the motivation and be held accountable.  So please help me out!

Enough crabbin'....last few posts have been crabbin' sessions for me.  Onto better things...but gotta get some more flowers made.  Lovin' what I'm doing with those!  Have a great weekend everyone!! 

This might not make sense but....

This post is going to be TOTALLY random.  I haven't written in awhile and I have a million bazillion different things racing around right now....here is goes, sorry if it's too random for you.

Most exciting new yet...Cole is walking!! YAY!  He took his first steps last Saturday (January 15th to be exact..lol).  And best part is that I got to witness it.  I love it.  I have been blessed and able to watch him roll over, crawl, and walk for the first time.  I can't even tell you how happy I am that I got to witness all of those. 

Can I just say, I'm soooooooooooo ready for spring.  I honestly think seasonal depression has set in.  I have never wanted spring/summer to get here as much as I do this year.  Probably because I'm at home and staring at the same walls day after day.  I need some sun and need to get myself, Cole, and Ajax outside in some fresh air.  It's been really rough and a really long winter.

See...told you it was going to be random.....

I have been busy making more and more flowers.  I'm having such a good time and it's relaxing for me.  It's great.  And I have even had people order some from me!  So as you read this please spread the word....and also spread the word about my salon.  I really don't want to find a part time job (which was brought up again today).  So please help a girl out =o)

Now as for a more serious note I guess...and a personal one...this winter blahs have taken a toll on my relationship with Mike.  It's rough.  Lots of arguing and stress.  And part has to do with not getting out and seeing the sun, yada yada yadda.  I'm trying to be an understanding wife and see his point of view on things but it's quite hard.  Maybe it's the whole Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus thing, but man we don't see eye to eye.  It's frustrating.  I know we need to get out and go out on a date together and we say it but really need to act upon it.  I feel like we are almost like strangers at times.  It's been almost a year since Cole was born and I think we have gone out maybe 3 times...wow..sad huh?  Now that I type that and say it out loud we HAVE to change that. 

And as to then the having a hard time with personal things, my lifestyle change has taken a back burner.  I was doing very well but ended up with a sinus infection.  Also emotions are running all over the place.  So makes it hard.  So hopefully I can get back on track.  Going to try to behave the rest of the week.

Anyways...thanks for reading and hope you didn't get too lost and sorry for venting/sharing some of my emotions with you.  Hopefully will make me feel better going to bed now.  We will see...have a good night!

Too cute

This whole flower making thing has just been a blast!  I love that I get to be creative and I really enjoy it.  My friend Michelle Sauer, the photographer who has taken all of Cole's pics this past year, has used a couple of the flowers in some sessions she has had this week.  They turned out wonderful!  She got a few more from me this week, I can't wait to see them.  She has been great and let me share a few of them with you.  So enjoy these cute and precious little girls!  Thank you again Michelle.