Sooo cool!

I have always wanted pendant lights hanging over my kitchen island, but I didn't want to pay an electrician to come over and make the switch. Now I don't have to! I had no idea this product was sold at my local Lowe's and Costco! Its called an Instant Pendant and all you have to do is screw it into your existing recessed lighting like a light bulb!

http://www.instant-pendant.com/

How fun is this?

I wonder if it really works! My kids would love this little faucet gadget that turns the water colors with light! You can find it here along with a bunch of other really fun stuff!

If by chance the link doesn't work, you can go to http://www.perpetualkid.com/.

Showering in the Dark

Let's face it,

I am a creature of HABIT!

I park in relatively the same spot at Target

and at the grocery store

and ANYWHERE I go more than 2 times a year!

OCD? No...it just makes life easier...one less thing

I have to think about....

since my brain has had some sort of a slow leak....

ever since I had children.

Tonight I went walking

In the 107 degree weather (yes, at night)

and as I walked into the shower I realized

I FORGOT TO TURN ON THE LIGHTS!

But I tamed the Creature of Habit inside that went for the light switch.

Instead....I showered in the dark.

There was a faint glow of light coming from the bedroom,

so it wasn't pitch black.

But it got me thinking to how much richer my life would be if I showered in the dark more often.

Got me some new ACTIONS!

I just purchased Nichole Van's actions and I am loving them! I have tons to do today...but I am taking a few moments to try some out...so I just grabbed a random photo of my oldest and played around.

The ALMOST $12 plastic surgery

So I am dejunking today. And I have no idea if anyone looks at this blog anymore since I took a break from photography...but I thought I would post this for my mom, if no one else is out there. A week ago I bought this.

It was going to be what I THOUGHT would add up to my $12 plastic surgery. I thought I could actually go from barely an A to a size C with these fakies. I thought it would be fun to add a bit of a boost to my chest...and for $12 I couldn't go wrong. Well, Unfortunately the packaging and discription was misleading. Either that or I was so excited about the price of my new upgraded chest that I misread. Turns out you actually need to be a size C to use this. Silly me! Its actually a bra that you just stick on....no straps involved. Silly me, I thought they were some kind of fakies! Next time you go to Goodwill and see these for sale...you will know who donated them!

I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THERE IS THIS BIG SPACE BELOW THIS ENTRY!

Lemon Squares

I made this recipie last night! (Oh, I did NOT use a food processor with the crust. I just mixed it by hand with a fork)

Its soooooo yummy! I took it to a swim part and it got great reviews!

You can find the link HERE!

Easy Birthday Cake Solution

Here is an easy birthday cake solution. My son turned 4, and is at the age where everything needs to be fair and the same. I can never seem to cut cake pieces exactly the same. Quick and easy solution. I made 2 batches of cupcakes, placed them next to one another in a pan, frosted them as one, decorated...and voila! Each child got their own cupcake and dinosaur on top and they were all EXACTLY the same size!

new oreo delish!

Okay, soooooo I haven't been posting photos...I know. So I thought I would change it up a bit and just post stuff that I find that I like or that is inspiring or funny or very cool.

If you haven't tried these...run....not walk...run to the OREO isle and buy some. They are DELISH!

other blog

To see photos of our newest addition go to :

http://www.babeebeautiful.blogspot.com/

Its updated more frequently.

Photoshoot by Pinkletoes photography

Its been awhile. We had the fabulous opportunity to be photographed by Michele of Pinkletoes Photography while we were visiting family in Texas. There were 15 of us and I am greatful she took on the challenge! You can see some of our images here on her blog. I didn't want to post without a photo so here is a snapshot of our newest addition with daddy and grandma.

JOHN MAYER

IF you EVER get the chance to go see JOHN MAYER in concert......take it! He is AWESOME! Nothing better than watching Incredible talent!

Don't mind all the little heads in the photos...I wasn't in the front row...obviously. These were taken with my sure shot.

Sleeping

I think I figured out why doesn't want to sleep at night anymore. Its too quiet! She sleeps right through the boys racing cars and dancing to music next to her. She sleeps in daddy's arms while he snores loudly! She sleeps in stores in her car seat. Hmm......maybe I will have to throw a party in her room in the middle of the night. She might sleep better that way!

Baby Beautiful

My boys call her Baby Beautiful. They correct me everytime I call her by her name. Maybe we should change her name AGAIN....this time to Baby Beautiful!

Photos by Kara Elmore

Just a few of us.....by Kara Elmore....my Fabulous friend and a Fantastic photographer! We had soo much fun taking photos together! I have a ton more to post....but I have to feed our darling little girl!

A New Babe!

Okay, no time for lots of details...but I will be posting more now because I have lots of inspiration!........we found out a month ago that we were chosen by a birthmom....and now we have this precious precious little babe in our arms! She is 10 days old and I got to come home yesterday from being in Utah where she was born. She does a lot of smiling as she is waking up and going to sleep.

bad bad bad blogger

Okay, I have been taking a much needed break from my photography.....and I am still not taking clients at this time....but I am feeling some inspiration coming on.....I will post as I allow the inspiration to take over!
But I just had to include a photo....because what's a post without a photo.
Enjoy my latest finding on www.costco.com
A plastic mobile urinal! I will not be purchasing...as I have enough to clean on my toilets from my little boys....I don't want to add one more thing to clean, but I did think it was quite amusing!

Sedona

Well, its officially Winter in Arizona so we decided to head up 2 hours north to Sedona so we could feel a bit of a chill in the air if nothing else! It was beautiful! Leaves in various colors mixed with desert and red rock mountains! We actually had to use the heat in the condo!

Happy Halloween

I just realized I never did blog some Kauai photos! I've been a bad blogger. We all go through that stage. My hubby is off to Hawaii today again for business. I am soooo jealous!
We had a nice Halloween, the weather even cooled down just a tad!
Our Thomas the Train costume was recycled for the third time this year! LOVE THAT! And Hubby and I shared a blown up fat ballerina costume...it had a little fan in it and I wore it while he stayed home and handed out candy and then we switched. Quite an economical Halloween. Oh, and we scored the motorcross costume randomly at Marshalls for $9.00. It was a few sizes too big, but it had a tie belt that solved that problem!
And I found this darling little bag/purse for $9 at a candy boutique. I only wish I would have found it earlier in the month!
Blogger photo upload isn't working again...so I will post photos later. Finally got photos up!

Hawaii is calling me back

Had the fabulous opportunity to take a 6 day trip to Hawaii as a gift from my fabulous husband. We went alone and let me tell you, if you have not been to Kauai or Maui.....GO! Its been a month since we went, and I can't quite get it out of my mind. Hawaii is calling me back.
In case you are wondering, we spent the first few days in Maui at the Maui Prince on Makena Beach. The best part about it was the peacfulness. Its smaller than some of the other resorts on that strip, and its just a little farther down the strip of resorts which makes it much quieter. The hotel staff was soooooooooooooooooo kind and helpful and pleasant. We had the same waiter at breakfast every morning eaten out by the koy pond and we met wonderful people who we ran into everyday as it was not overly crowded. I HIGHLY reccommend it, and it is cheaper than some of the resorts down the road too! I wouldn't recommend bringing children to the Prince. The Grand Wailea might be a better choice if you have kids in tow....they have miles of awesome swimming pools!and its very very big and grand.
Photos of Kauai coming soon.

Some senior pics

We were lucky these turned out! The ONE day that it rained and then stayed really dark and cloudy. The sun was hidden behind a dark cloud the entire shoot! But we managed. J has such a happy and fun personality and she is really easy to tease!