Showing posts with label projects. Show all posts
Showing posts with label projects. Show all posts

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Embrace the Camera: October 6



Just a quick post with some pictures of me and my sweet boy embracing the camera :)





Blurry. Crazy crop. But I don't care because this is so representative of Brayden at this age. He just wants to go go go and play play play. If he ever stops it's to give me a 1/2 second slobbery kiss or maybe steal a few bites of food. It's nearly impossible to get a clear, focused picture of him - unless he's sleeping.

Now go embrace the camera with your loved one(s)!

Friday, September 16, 2011

101 in 1001


I first saw this idea over on Jess's blog. The concept is to come up with 101 things you want to do in the next 1001 days, roughly 2 years and 9 months. Some things on my list are little, some are big, and in all honestly, I may not complete them ALL within 1001 days, but I'm gonna try to get to as many as I can. As of right now I actually don't have 101 things but I will add the rest soon... maybe I'll organize them later too.. in order by the amount of time and/or money they will take to complete, but for now, here's what I've got so far: (My start date was August 27, 2011)

1. Create some kind of family birthday/anniversary calendar
2. Graduate with Bachelor's degree
3. Create a household cleaning schedule and follow it for one month
4. Potty train Brayden
5. Write a letter to Brayden once a month
6. Do a craft/special activity with Brayden once a week
7. Read 10 new books
8. Do a project 52 (or maybe project 365)
9. Shop at a Farmer's market [completed August 27, 2011 - blog post to come]
10. Teach Brayden all of the colors
11. Get Brayden to eat veggies (voluntarily) again!
12. Complete the couch to 5K program
13. Run a 5k
14. Get to goal weight (130)
15. Buy a DSLR camera
16. Learn to shoot in manual
17. Get 1,000 page views on blog
18. Buy a house (this is iffy, probably not within 1001 days)
19. Watch 10 new movies I wouldn't ordinarily watch
20. Go to Vegas
21. Take Brayden to Lagoon
22. Go on a family camping trip
23. Take Brayden sledding
24. Build a snowman
25. Go back to Cedar Point and ride EVERY roller-coaster
26. Take Brayden on his first airplane ride
27. Take Brayden to the beach
28. Water ski again
29. Create a family photo book at the end of every calendar year
30. Participate in Embrace the Camera every Thursday
31. Learn how to sew
32. Volunteer somewhere
33. Go indoor skydiving
34. Write a biography - or at least start one
35. Go to the aquarium in Salt Lake
36. Buy a pair of Tom's shoes
37. Have a day of pampering followed by a fancy date-night dinner
38. Update address/phone book
39. Learn to drive a stick shift
40. Contribute at least $10/month to Brayden's savings account
41. Take my dad out to dinner
42. Finish designing/decorating Brayden's room
43. Have a fire on my dad's patio & make S'mores
44. Visit Michelle, Bri & Noah in Phoenix
45. Go to the Denver Zoo with Julia & Addy
46. Wear a dress or skirt once a month
47. Find new ways to style my hair
48. Make homemade bubbles with Brayden [completed August 27, 2011 - blog post to come]
49. Learn how to snowboard
50. Send Christmas cards every year
51. Go to a professional soccer game
52. Buy a bike trailer (for Brayden to ride in while I bike)
53. Go fishing and actually catch a fish
54. Buy Brayden a new book at least once a month
55. Start selling... (don't want to expand on this because I'm not ready to do it yet and I don't want someone to steal my idea!!)
56. Go to a MOPS meeting
57. Make Brayden a crayon monogram [completed August 31, 2011 - blog post to come]
58. Make a growth chart for Brayden

and because no post is complete with-out some pictures, here is our week through Instagram!



*Trolley Square, eating at Spaghetti Factory!
*Throwing pennies in the fountain



*Cuddly boy just waking up from a very, very long nap
*Who knew a storage trunk could be so entertaining?



*Baked Carrot Fries. oh.my.lanta. YUM.
*Carrots and farmer's market green beans, again I say, delish!



Have a good weekend!