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Checking the class lists.

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My little budding photographer.

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The dentist is fun when you're not quite 3.

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After spending the last day cutting and tearing R thought it would be a good idea to throw tiny bits of paper all over the carpet, seriously!?!

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Picnic lunch at the park.

Start of the Week Stuff

One more week of Summer! I'm really trying to make the most of it. Part of me is so ready for them to be back in school already, but part of me is glad we still have one more week before the craziness of 3 different drop-off/pick-up times, homework, and all the other stuff that goes with school starts back up.

Menu:
Monday- Chinese Chicken Salad
Tuesday- BLTCCs (bacon, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, & cheese)
Wednesday- honey lime tilapia and rice
Thursday- pasta with meat sauce
Friday- something on the road
Saturday-
Sunday-

(make ahead sometime this week: slow cooker ham & white beans and Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos)


To-Do's:
Monday- picnic in the park, grocery shopping, soccer for M
Tuesday- errands in town, guitar for R
Wednesday- dentist for the kids, soccer for M
Thursday- A here, eyebrows
Friday- A here, class lists posted, heading out of town again
Saturday- birthday parties all day
Sunday- hopefully some relaxing :)

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Helping Daddy wash the van.

Scrapbook Sunday

I can't seem to ever get these posted on Friday this summer. Hopefully I'll be better about that once school starts up again! Anyway, here are a couple recent LO's...

First up, I scrapped this one a while ago, but I had to hold onto it until now (er... last week).

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And this one is with Britt's birthday grab bag goodies (and a few other things). If you haven't grabbed the GB yet it's on sale through Thursday, so get it before then!

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R & his cousin playing a game together on iPhones today.

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M at her cousin's surprise limo party.

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Two years on the summer list before it got done, homemade ice cream in bags. It was easier than I remember it being.

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Cute little dirty toes.

Menu and Stuff

Last week the menu practically made itself, this week I can't come up with more than one meal. We had so many leftovers from last week that I actually haven't had to cook until tonight anyway, but I do need to come up with a few meals and run to the grocery store today.

Menu:
Monday- leftover quesadillas @ soccer practice
Tuesday- nachos with a bunch of leftovers on top
Wednesday- homemade pizza (might even make the crust myself, I'm not sure yet)
Thursday- tortellini with balsamic brown butter
Friday- gone
Saturday- ?
Sunday- breakfast

To-Do's
Monday- I can't even remember what all I did, lots of decluttering and cleaning up, soccer practice for M, pool party
Tuesday- dentist for me, lots of little projects
Wednesday- grocery shopping, few other to-do's, soccer for M
Thursday- make homemade ice cream ??
Friday- out of town
Saturday- ?
Sunday- church, relax!

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Cuddling a whiney boy before bed.

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They picked me flowers at soccer practice tonight. ❤🌻🌺

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Callbacks for The Grinch today. She got the lead!!

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Trying to use an eraser he found today.

Scrapbook Saturday

We've had some busy Fridays around here and I totally forgot to post last week's LO with Britt's new kit Carousel. Check out the page I scrapped with it!

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And this week Britt has a new template pack out that's totally my style, Small and Simple. Here's the page I did with one of them.

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Making a snack before swimming at Piz & Papa's.

P365- A Reflection

Tomorrow will be day 230. I have to admit, when I jumped on this bandwagon back on January 1st I wasn't entirely sure I'd make it this far. But here I am, and I've done all 229 photos thus far with my phone!
I'm sure I would not have made it to this point without my phone. It's been so freeing to know that I don't have to get that "perfect" shot, but I just need to get A shot. And it doesn't hurt that the iPhone is the best point-n-shoot I've ever used. :)
But, after a few months I started to miss my DSLR. Sure, it's a dinosaur as far as cameras are concerned, and I really only have one lens for it, but I started craving real photos. I was also getting some pretty great shots of my kids that were not up to my standards for enlarging.
I love this P365 and I don't plan on quitting. I've been working on a Blurb book and I'm so excited to get it printed at the end of the year. I love that I'm documenting our everyday life, and that it's quick and easy. I still love to scrap as well, and I feel like this frees me up to be able to get caught up (ha!) and only scrap the things I really want to from the year.
All that being said, I've already started thinking about what I want to do next year. I defiantly want to do something, but I'm not sure if I'll do this exact thing again.
One idea I have is to challenge myself to do a P52, but only use my DSLR. At least one really good photo a week. I think that may be more difficult than this has been, but I also think it would help me to grow as a photographer, and I wouldn't have to worry about not being able to make a large print when I get a photo I love.
There's still plenty of time to decide (or come up with something else entirely), just some things I've been thinking about. In the meantime I'm trying to pick up the old dinosaur a little more frequently to capture the everyday moments.

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A little back-to-school shopping and some Ultamate Yogurt with these 3 cuties today.

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The boys kept themselves entertained with all the grass clippings at M's soccer practice today.

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Enjoying the sunshine and warm weather today. ☀

Start of the Week Stuff

Some weeks the menu comes together so easily (and other weeks it seems nearly impossible to come up with even half a menu). This was one of those easy weeks. I didn't actually sit down and write my menu out until just now because I was waiting to see what our week would be like, but I had all of the meals pretty much figured out by Monday morning. I love it when meal planning is easy!

Menu:
Monday- Chinese Chicken Salad (Costco) and leftover french bread
Tuesday- BLTs (with homegrown tomatoes, yum!!)
Wednesday- spaghetti with leftover homemade sauce from last week
Thursday- crock pot salsa chicken quesadillas
Friday- something with leftover salsa chicken
Saturday- chili cornbread casserole from last week
Sunday- breakfast

To-Do's:
Monday- get cleats for M, Costco, soccer practice for M
Tuesday- drop preschool papers off at doctor's office, grocery shopping
Wednesday- work on some projects I need to get done, soccer practice for M
Thursday- A here
Friday- A here
Saturday- get stuff done around the house!! (paint door, maybe get some honey-do's done?)
Sunday- church, nursery, Costco, errands, call-backs for M

Our fall schedule is starting to pick up this week, but I'm hoping to get a lot done around here. I have invitations I need to make for a few things, and some other little to-do's I've been putting off. I'm also looking forward to having a weekend at home finally! Should be nice. :)

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Soccer practice started today, here we go again. ⚽

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Drove past this on the way home, and then saw at least 13 more CDF trucks heading towards it. Yikes!!

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Got to see Cain pitch (finally!), Buster hit a home run, and the Giants get a win! All from 8 rows back in the sunshine. Doesn't get much better than that!

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Giants for our anniversary. Sure would be nice to see them win one for us! We'll try again tomorrow.

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Tryouts for The Grinch tonight.

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Cutest Buzz Lightyear ever!!

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N and I reading one of our favorite Sandra Boynton books.

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Olympic cupcakes made by M & R for home group.

Start of the Week Stuff

Kind of a busier week this week. We went up to Smith River (right on the CA/OR boarder) to hang out with Matthew's sisters on the beach last weekend. We got home around dinner time last night, and as I was making dinner I got a call from M's soccer coach, practice starts in ONE WEEK. What?!? How did that happen? We still have 4 weeks before school starts, but I'm afraid our not-so-scheduled "time off" is almost over. I need to start preparing. I've been starting to shop for school clothes for the kids (all THREE of them!!) as the sales come up, but I haven't gotten backpacks, lunch boxes, or any school supplies yet. I'm not ready!! And I probably won't be doing much of that this week. We'll have to get new cleats for M (I did make her try on her old ones last night, and Matthew laughed at me for thinking I could get away with not buying her a new pair), but I think that's all I'll be attempting of that this week.

To-Do's:
Monday- grocery shopping, make desserts, run errands (cleats), small group (oh, and it's our12th anniversary! We'll celebrate this weekend, no time today)
Tuesday- A here
Wednesday- A here, quick run the grocery store for fresh bread, dinner with Dad & Barb
Thursday- A here, tryouts for CHRISTMAS (!!) play for M at church
Friday- SF for the weekend without the kids, Giants game, Perfect Cain night :)
Saturday- FINALLY get to go to a game Cain is pitching, I'm SO EXCITED!!!
Sunday- home

Menu:
Monday- take-n-bake pizza
Tuesday- chili cornbread casserole
Wednesday- spaghetti with slow cooker marinara, garlic bread, and salad
Thursday- crock pot bbq pineapple chicken sandwiches
Friday- dinner at the ballgame :)
Saturday- Cheesecake Factory (side note- I just googled it and found out the Cheesecake Factory is less than 2 miles from AT&T park. How did I not know that before now??)
Sunday- something easy peasy (like cereal, lol)

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Playing in the sand with Serena. Crummy weather on the beach today, but the kids didn't care.

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At the beach in Smith River with family.

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King Salmon Beach In the fog.

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The boys thought it was great fun to roll around on the floor with A today.

Scrapbook Friday (almost)

This is for the August flashback kit, Totally Buggin'. I had already scrapped my Bug's Land photos from our last trip when this kit originally came out, so I was really excited to get to use it for those photos this time. :)

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Homemade popsicles in the backyard.