Every Moment in Time

I take an obscene amount of photos every month. I whip out my camera almost every day to capture something special, something I deem cute, something that makes my heart sing.

Cesar enjoying swinging

Taken the other day at the park

I often ask myself, “Self, is it really necessary that you take hundreds of photos every month? Do you really need to capture every moment?’

The resounding answer is always, “Yes. Yes it is important to me. For every one of these great moments there are an equal number of not so great moments. During those times I can reflect on those incredible instances. I can look at those photos. I can think about those memories. I can trust in the knowledge that this too shall pass and just over the ridge there will be another moment that will make my heart sing!

Let’s face it, life has plenty of these moments too!

 

 

 

Does Christmas Time Make You Feel Like Crying?

Does Christmas time make you feel like crying?

Iris & Cesar Dec. 2010

 

Iris Dec. 2006

Or make you want to scream?

Iris and Bency Dec. 2007

Does it make you grumpy?

Cesar Dec. 2010

Maybe just a bit overwhelmed?

Iris Dec. 2007

Cesar Dec. 2010

 

Iris Dec. 2008

Maybe, you’re just feeling a bit blah?

Cesar Dec. 2010

Well, come on dear fellow…

Cesar Dec. 2010

Take some time to think….

Bency Dec. 2007

Iris Dec. 2007

Sit back and relax a spell…

Cesar Dec. 2011

Anticipate the joy and surprise that Christmas brings…

Iris Dec. 2006

Iris Dec. 2006

Take time to act silly…

 

Bency & Iris Dec. 2008

Find something that makes you smile…

Bency Dec. 2007

Cesar Dec. 2010

 

Iris Dec. 2005

And please folks, have yourself a merry little Christmas!

Iris Dec. 2008

Quick…Capture That Moment

Sometimes a picture can tell a whole story. I was lucky enough to capture the moment Cesar saw the train going around the Christmas tree for the first time!

Cesar seeing the train going around the tree for the first time

Cesar filled with awe!

 

The Magical Forest Wonderland

I would like to share a little beauty from my corner of the world with everyone that I experienced this weekend. My family and I went to our local Botanical Gardens. This name does not do it justice. It is indeed botanical and a garden but if I was given the honor of naming it, I would have called it The Magical Forest Wonderland or something equally as fascinating as it really is!

This was the perfect place for kids. They could run, explore and not have to worry about breaking anything. The only minor incident that occurred was when our 5 year old Bency stepped into the koi pond. I told him he could stand on the edge and look in and apparently he heard, “step into the pond and become one with the koi.” He was slightly disturbed with his wet socks and shoes and a bit flabbergasted that I didn’t have an extra set on me but he soon got over it and began running and playing in all the beautiful glory!

The kids were disappointed to leave on Saturday so with Sunday being Grandparent’s Day I invited my Mom who has never been there to join us in one more day of nature’s beautiful splendor all encapsulated in one wonderful place!

Enjoy and have a wonderful and beautiful week!

Iris, Bency and Cesar excited to start their adventure!

Having fun running around

Foxgloves

morning dew on the ground cover

Beautiful!

 

 

 

The kids climbing a huge hill

The kids getting water from the rain barrels to water the animal topiaries

Bency water the bunny topiary

The dragonfly bridge

Cesar and Dad

Bency disgruntled with his wet shoes and socks after going into the pond

Iris on butterfly bench

The kids love the stars on the walking path

Beautiful garden art everywhere

Mr. McGregor’s garden from The Tales of Peter Rabbit

A huge maze for the kids!

a beautiful view from the tower in the children’s garden

The rainbow garden

 

Iris posing in the stone structure

 

The kids crossing a stream

The kids having so much fun running around

This is the bathroom!

 

another beautiful view from a different tower

The roof of one of the towers

The fairy garden

The kids waiting for the fairies to move

Nature’s artwork

Grandma spending the day with me and the kids

A door knocker on the English cottage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All He Wanted Was a Steak

Have a wonderful day everyone!!!

Melissa

The Hopeless Photo-Taking Family

Here are just a few quick pictures for you this Sunday before we begin spending our last day with my mother-in-law before she heads back to Albuquerque, NM.

I mentioned in my very first post Motherhood is an Art Form that we are NOT a photogenic family. Either something happens right as the camera is clicked or we just can’t get ourselves together to look decent.

Our last family photo was no exception. Last weekend we attended a Green Bay Packer football game and here are our results!

Here we are at my parent’s house, dropping off our littlest one before we headed out to the Packer game. Bency, our 5 year old insisted on wearing his Spider Man mask to the game!

Here we are at the Green Bay Packer game! This is the only photo we got with all of us in it! Notice Iris, our 7 year old decided to fix her hair just as the photo was being taken…and of course, Bency still has that Spider Man mask on!!!