365 | week 3 | life is good

January 22/Day 22:

Time out . . . again.

 

January 21/Day 21:

"twinkle toes"

 

January 20/Day 20:

tricycles & static

 

January 19/Day 19:

Cars parked & ready for bed.

 

January 18/Day 18:

This girl terrifies me on the stairs. She is fearless & doesn't even begin to comprehend danger.

 

January 17/Day 17:

Daddy being home makes everyone happy. Pillow pile. Dancing girl.

 

January 16/Day 16:

Making "snowballs" for preschool - Ebelskievers sprinkled with powdered sugar. The usual Mega Blocks bag on her head.

 

Continue the 365 lineup by checking out Sarah's blog next.

365 | week 2 | shadows & hiking & sickness - oh my!

January 9/Day 9:

-Still sick today, but not nearly as bad as the day before.

-Will & Ruby had a waffle picnic on the stairs.

-Will started singing, "Drop it, drop it low girl. Dropt it, drop it low girl." while sitting in front of the sofa playing with his cars. I think I might need to reevaluate playing Zumba music in front of him. Hilarious! & so perfectly innocent.

January 10/Day 10:
-A wonderful, sunny day.
-I see the world a little differently sometimes.

January 11/Day 11:
-We need to find new knobs to replace the current ones on our entertainment center. The're all starting to break.
-Went on a walk in the woods today. I brought the tripod with me, so we could get some family pictures. It was so much fun having Will push the shutter & come running towards us to get in the picture in time. Love his enthusiasm for photography.

January 12/Day 12:
-Ruby loves to cuddle after waking from her nap. It's even more special when daddy's home to be with her.

January 13/Day 13:
-Nana & Papa drove home from Utah last night & spent the night with us. It was so good to see them.
-We/ve all had pretty nasty colds lately.

January 14/Day 14:
-For "school" today, we read The Snowy Day & went "sledding" down the stairs in sleeping bags. Will has found a new favorite thing to do.

January 15/Day 15:
-Caught up on laundry.
-We rolled out butcher paper, & Will made different tracks by painting with his feet. (Day 2 of The Snowy Day)

 

Continue to Christina's blog to see how her 365 is going.

365 | just another week

Day 2 - It's shopping day, & I was determined to keep to the list & not buy a bunch of extras. I always spend too much at the grocery store! Will kept busy on my phone playing Angry Birds, & Ruby spent the whole time munching on a free cookie from the bakery. We were all much happier this way.

Day 3: Daddy comes home from work. Hallelujah!!!

Day 4: "Some Bunny Loves You;" It's always a treat when Grandma & Grandpa come to visit; Making charred green beans - some of my favorite!

 Day 5: We took a trip down to Modesto to have dinner with some of Scott's PA friends from Stanford.

Day 6: Sunday, our calm day. We love snuggling on the sofa as a family. (I heart that bum.)

Day 7: Grandma & Grandpa went home today, so we spent a very casual day around the house.

Day 8: I woke up sick last night, so I spent much of the day lying around & attempting to read. You know you're not feeling well when you can't even muster the engergy for that much. Scott stayed home from work to take care of the kids while I rested (slept) pretty much all day.

Continue the 365 journey by visiting Sharyn next.

365 | A New Year

 RESOLUTION(S)

Every year, it's the same story. The same start. What can I do to be a better person? . . . a better mother, wife, homemaker? There's no end to the improvements I could make. But I tell myself not to get discouraged. Not to get overwhelmed. Keep it small. Simplify. Always that word going through my mind . . . simplify, simplify. By small, consistent things, are great things brought to pass.

Since last year was the "Year of Liz" for all the wrong reasons, this year is going to be a year of looking up & finding peace, of allowing myself to make mistakes & feel hurt without letting the world cave in. I want to take life in & digest it. Roll it over my tongue & savor it. Take it deep inside of me & feel the love & beauty it has to offer flowing through my veins & soul. To see the bigger picture & not let the little things drag me down into darkness. I want life to be a celebration in all its simplicity & in the everyday, seemingly mundane moments. I want to take it in - all the chaos, to dos, chores, redundant routines & see the gift they can be if I just choose to see it. I want to BE PRESENT. To trust in myself as a mother, creator, teacher, photographer. To cut myself some slack. I want to enjoy the little things & not look down in defeat. When I slip & fall, I will not burrow myself into a hole in the ground again, but rather, I will look up & allow the light of God to penetrate me, to shine & redirect me on my course. I will look up more.

Join me each week on my 365 photo journey & feel free to click through & see a day in the life of other photographers around the world.

Cara Harrison of Mischief & Laughs is next.