Wow. Happy Mother's Day to MEEEEEEEEE!

I seriously have the BEST husband. In. The. World.


He's put up with my complaining and whining about my broken camera.

He's tried to fix several elements of the darn thing.

He's graciously given me his old Kodak, even though I am very mean to it. Especially when it shuts off on me.


Well, this weekend, I came up with the awesome idea to go to some Pawn Shops to see if I can find a good camera.

He gave in, until we were actually driving in the car. Then he refused.

And I was so sad.

He said it was a terrible place to buy a camera.

So, instead we went to a camera store with the pink camera to see if we could send it off to be repaired.

(and of course I wasn't still pouting about the pawn shops - which I still think sound terribly exciting...)

Have I ever mentioned I paid almost FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS for that pink camera? Well, it was going to cost $250 to send the pink camera off to possibly be repaired.

Possibly is not how this guy spends money.


So, being the amazing husband he is - he asked me to look around for a new camera.

And, after I picked up my jaw from the floor, I happily obliged. :)


Friends: I am now the extremely PROUD owner of a brand new Nikon D40!!!!!

And Brian totally hooked me up. I even got a cute bag. And that's not ALL!!!! I also got Photoshop!!!!!!! And new memory for the computer to be able to hold Photoshop!!! :) :)

I am in photo HEAVEN. It's SO FUN!!! How did I EVER live without this camera?!?!!!


It even makes my trashcan look so pretty. :)



I followed Brian around while he worked outside to figure out how to focus capture his every sing one of his amazingly wonderful and exciting landscaping efforts.



Yes, honey... I am still following you. :)


What crazy pregnant lady? (Honey! Act natural!!)

There. That's better. Ignore the clicking.

Atta boy. You just worry about that trash. You look fab.

He disappeared into the alley (surely not to escape me), so I moved on to still objects.

Behold. My glass of Crystal Light. (and you can't even tell the sink back there has dirty dishes!)

And the beginnings of my upcoming project for Zachariah's bible study teachers (stay tuned for how these will turn out super cute!)

I know what you're thinking - where's that cute little 40-pound bundle of LOVE?!?!?

Here he is!!! Showing off his muscles!

We interrupt this blog for a parenting lesson for the rest of you.


It is highly important that right before bedtime, your home should be a place of peace and serenity.

Because, you know, the best thing to do right before a preschooler's bedtime...

Is to speak quietly and ....

And move calmly...

Give gentle hugs...

Then tenderly tuck them in.

Aaaah... the joys of boys. :)

(and doesn't this camera ROCK?!!??!?!?!?!?!)