I am still trying to get through all the photos for the last few years. Sorting edited from unedited,good from bad,and memorable from unmemorable. Which brings me to my subject today. There are many websites out there that can give you technical tips for taking great photos,but I am here [...]
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   | I have decided to take a new approach to the blog this year. I am going to identify a theme for each month,and therefore most or all of the posts will incorporate that theme. The theme for February comes out of my own failure to stay on top of the family photos. I love [...] I forgot my camera when we went to McCall,ID this weekend,so I don’t have wonderful pictures to share of our time playing in the snow. So I decided to collect a few of my favorite blog posts from January to share instead: Natural Fun Crafts and sewing projects from Wild Olive,Soule Mama,[...] We have been swamped with baby showers and babies! It seems the last year has been a fertile one for our friend and family. So what to do for all those baby gifts! I usually don’t have a lot of money to spend on a gift,so I find it nice to try and make [...] Over the holiday break we went to Palm Springs and visited with Mark’s parents. We stayed at the Palm Springs Tennis Club where Mark stayed as a child. Mark was not much older than Claire on his first visit to Palm Springs,and it was a really special experience for Mark to [...] Last Saturday,we had 20 second grade girls to our house to help Claire celebrate her 8th birthday. First of all,I can not believe my girl is 8! and second they had a great time with the Spy theme that Claire picked out. I have to admit,this was the least “natural”party we [...] Some of my favorite things about the Holidays is crafting,decorating,and baking. Unfortunately,with so much going on at school and preparing for Claire’s birthday these have been sorely neglected this year. But I am hoping to catch up after this weekend. Claire and I love making decorations for around the house. I especially [...] December is here and I am already nostalgic for the passing year,so I thought I would start a monthly post recapping some of my favorite ideas,products,treasures,or just plain random things from the month. My favorites from November are: Setting out the Christmas decorations,including this nativity made by [...] America’s Recycles Day is Today! So in celebration of this day,I was approached by Nature Bridge to support them in their effort to educate children (and families) about the importance of recycling. Here are a few fun facts they have provided me: The average American throws away 1,600 pounds of trash each year. That’s 4.4 pounds [...] For Spring Break we went to Newport,Oregon with Mark’s father,Marty. It was rainy,windy,foggy,and still near enough to the ocean to be wonderful! We had a beautiful room at the Embarcadero with a view of the Bay and there was a great indoor pool for getting energy out on rain [...] |  
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