Wednesday, May 20, 2015

May Days

And then it was May...

What we've been up too...

Graduation!

Mother's Day
A wedding (it was beautiful)
Road trip

Road trip games...

Photography at 80 mph

OKC Zoo
OKC Zoo

OKC Zoo
Hanging out at Great Grandpa's

Every time these two get together I see time flying by!




This boy had to stop and smell everyone of Great Grandpa's flowers



Thursday, April 23, 2015

Catching Up ...

I started off 2015 with a goal of taking a photo a day for a 365 project and to blog more regularly. And then this happened.


As deeply delighted as we are to be having baby number 2, I once again had a long bout of morning (all day all night) sickness. Computers and cameras did not happen. Neither did anything but the very basics of life. 

Blair has been busy with his final semester, work and trying to get insurance and his new job lined up. We had our first appointment on Wednesday and we found out two things... one, they changed our due date - currently we are 19 1/2 weeks along! This was a shock. As for the second item...




We are so excited to be having a second precious little boy!

Coming up in the next two weeks is graduation, Blair's new job and getting ready for this sweet baby. Jack is potty training and life is happening. I hope to write more as we work on discovering our new normal during this exciting time.

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Top Photos Week 1 for 365

New Year, new resolutions, blah, blah blah.

I actually did pretty good last year. And in August  I started the 365 day photography challenge and found the most wonderful Facebook group to work alongside with (and I don't do Facebook that much anymore). With the holidays I tapered off - read stalled out. But this year? I am fully committed and excited!

At least once a week I'll be posting some of top photos. They aren't amazing, but they will be someday.

"May the space between where I am and where I want to be inspire me."


Jack rode his first bike...



First snow....


Moon rising out of a chimney

 Cows in the snow

More snow...


 Sandhill Cranes

Snowy Americana...







Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Life/Home/Writing

I started this blog before I got pregnant. After I got pregnant I didn't know what to write about, I didn't think I wanted this to become a "Mommy" blog. I wanted to write about "deep" topics, not diaper changes. Then we got this house and all the work that needed to be done and family that asked about the progress made it simple. Now the house is down to the detail work, the things you do on an odd weekend, the finishing touches that rarely are as dramatic as a before and after shot of what a room looked like with orange carpet and walls that hadn't been painted in nearly 50 years. The truth is that now my day often involves me saying "No, we don't eat the trashcan, Jack" or "Did you seriously just poop again?"

And that is the one of the most beautiful experiences in my life. One I get to have every single day. It is also one that I can't ever avoid, put off, or get lazy about. Motherhood is as much a part of my life as breathing. And that is exactly how it should be.

The point to this is, I don't have that many remodeling posts left, and I want to get back to writing. My life, and what it consists of in the here and now is what I will be writing about. That's a lot of baby stuff. There will be other things as well, but interwoven will always be my son.


Julie

Thursday, August 28, 2014

Turning a House Into a Home: Kitchen Before and After Shots

Time for one of my favorite things, Before and After shots. Let's just get right to the pictures today.

 This is what the kitchen looked like a year ago when we bought the house...


















Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Just Because...

It is actually chilly this evening. I wore a jacket on my walk even though the sunflowers haven't even bloomed yet. This year the weather I fell in love with has come back to New Mexico. The heat and drought have begun to fade away.

It's back to school, a week and half in and already falling into a nice rhythm. Blair's home at the same time every night, since he is taking the shuttle to and from college. It's made a nice little routine for Jack. Mommy in the morning and Daddy in the evening. I plan on taking some shots of Daddy & Jack time once I figure out the lighting better. It's certainly something I'll always want to remember.

The barn swallows are still here, however, on their third hatching. They are always welcome to build nests on my back porch, they each eat around 1,000 mosquitoes a day! (And that is a Googled fact.)




And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I have set my (rain)bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. Genesis 9:12-13




We had a beautiful, full rainbow over our house the other day. I would have loved to have been just a bit higher, so I could have gotten a shot since it touched on each end. The blessings of living in a state where it frequently rains when the sun is shining! 

Tomorrow I'll have a catch-up update on the kitchen, with before and after pictures - one of my favorite things! In the meantime... baby tip-toes. <3