A New Perspective

 sometimes a different perspective through the camera is just amazing...sometimes i need a new perspective through my eyes too...focus

 details...and repetition

 tunnels

 flowers galore in march....crazy

love the detail of the center of the flower...creation is just beautiful

Motorcycle Magnificence

i have a secret love for motorcycles...i use to have one and now that i and we have children we don't have any so i always admire from afar!!!
and this one was especially clean and shiny...so nice...

maybe in another life!!!

i gave up my computer between the hours of 9am and 4pm for lent which is why there has been no blogging ...it has given me time to focus on my family and life which is really what i need right now!!  so i broke the rule today...don't know why but i did!!!

Times of Family and Fun

 she looks perfect doesn't she...i love it!!! above is the vault and below is of course beam and that was her dismount...i never criticize her...i only tell her that she is a perfect 10 in my book...cuz' she is

 sammy is playing ball with the girls and boy...side note that eduard now says sammy, well his rendition of it is "ammy"  love these little words coming through his mouth!!!

we had a friend over to play today and they ran in circle giggling for a long time...she is soooo cute with her blue eyes and this gorgeous red hair...

Our Week

 Project Life arrived at my door on Tuesday...so fun...this makes me really happy...recording memories and moments and fun times!!!

 A trip to the doctor to make sure leila's foot is okay and it is just some ligaments not being nice to her...

 two things i love are ice cream and cookies and my kids love them too...

 the morning entertainment...they dug to china is what leila said...eduard was sad later that day when he woke up from his nap and discovered that they were finished...he really wanted to see them again...

 mimi helped make the banana crumb top muffins...so exquisite i must say

 Today we went to the gym...on a saturday...so busy i had no idea...i never go to the gym on the weekends...i know why now!!! it's so busy!!  anyway i did my 5 miles today and the kids got a smoothie (special treat) and i got a protein shake....love the taste!!!

and off to the library to hang out and play and look at books...go on the computer...the older girls saw the lorax with daddy and the whole school was invited to attend a special screening...they loved the movie...i wish i had went but my younger ones would NEVER sit through a movie

playtime is fun with samara...piggy back rides for all...she's so fun

 Competition weekend meant she qualified for state this time around...Hooray for all the hard work she has done this season...so proud of her!!!

 Clearly happy with that face on!!!

 Love the little snowflakes in her hair...so sweet!!

 Dora puzzle time...we have had this puzzle for a long time and eduard loves to dump and put together...

my favorite road that i travel almost every day to get to the gym...it is beautiful at every season...the trees envelope this road and i just love this part of my drive to see what the view is!!!

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on a side note i am attempting to train for the half marathon that would be 13.1 miles all at one time...i am on my third week of training...so far so good...this week is run 5 miles on the long run...each week your long run gains a mile and so it takes 12 weeks to get up to 13 miles...

it's hard to believe that i ran a total of 17 miles this week and honestly it is not a time thing for me it's a "wondering if i can do it" race for me.  so i did do my best time yet which was 4 miles in 38 minutes...again i am not racing against the clock...it doesn't matter to me how fast i run or how slow i am...just wondering if i can do it and if i can't i know that i tried.

so cute that my daughter is sitting here with me and she just told me that the proper way to write is to capitalize the beginning of sentences and capitalize the i's....i know just being who i am...

Thing One and Thing Two

 i am so blessed and so thankful that i have been able to photograph these children...priceless and speechless is what this family does to me and my heart....these pictures melt my heart...i'll let them talk for me

Playing with Lights

 not her natural face...she was so tired when i took this picture so this face is so real

 i love the shadows and her eyes in this one...beautiful

 this was much earlier in the day...you can really see that she is happy here and loves being my model

perfection in my eyes