Hello...Nothing too exciting going on here. I havent been taking the camera out much. I did manage to stumble on to these cute photos of Ava and the goats. Don't really know how I missed them...I know this is really exciting but just wanted to let you know I am still alive and share a few cute photos...

Happy Wednesday!

We had a great day at the water park. I cant believe how brown my child has become. We have nicknamed her Brown Bear. She was very excited to be picked up before nap time today. She had lots of little ones to play with so it was a great day...We are taking Thursday off from work. Not sure what we will be doing. Most likely we will be resurfacing Jonah's skate ramp. We had to relocate it since building the barn. I am sure he will be glad to have it back in action...Jonah has become very interested in the Food Network. He is always watching and is so eager to learn how to cook. Tonight he helped me make pesto chicken pasta. I am hoping this pans out since I really don't particularly like to cook maybe he can take over someday. :) I am off to play Guitar Hero Aerosmith!!It looks as though blogger is cooperating so I can upload some photos. I love this one of Mommy and Ava playdo people.

Flickr: sophiejoey's Photostream

Flickr: sophiejoey's Photostream

Been quite a while...

Yes, it has been a long while. I have been busy with summer. Busy with work. Busy with kids and animals. I debated whether or not to post. Was not quite sure anyone reads now that I have sucked so bad at updating....I have been enjoying the kids. We had a ton of fun playing on the slide with the water hose. I don't know who had more fun Drake and Jonah or Ava. I got a few cute photos of them...We are still in the process of building our barn. The weather has not cooperated much. Lots of rain. But is finally coming a long. I will also add a few of it as well...I am taking the kids along with my nieces to the pool tomorrow. Should be fun. Lots of things to do and a killer water slide that I can even take Ava on. I can't think of much else. Oh, I did have another layout picked up for publication. It will be in Scrapbook Trends in November. Pretty cool to be in two issues back to back...OK I will try to be a better blogger....

rambling update of sorts...

It has been a while since my last post. Lots going on. Ava was sick, busy with work, bought a horse and a pony, had Ava's 3rd birthday. So I have been busy and too lazy to update. (sorry Cathy)

So I have been dying for a horse for as long as I can remember. That is the main reason we moved to the country,well that and my old neighbor was the spawn of Satan. So after nearly 4 years we finally took the plunge. I bought a dressage and jumping horse named Jasmine. She is beautiful. We are working with a trainer so that I can be The best owner for her. Having a blast....Ava turned 3 and we bought her a pony. He is the sweetest thing ever. He is only a yearling and will need quite a bit of work to ride but he has so much potential. We took him for a walk and he did so well. Ava just adores him. So cute to watch her with him!...Ok I forget what else has happened enjoy the photos!

Guitar Hero Contest

So the Rock out the Rosebud was a great time. Jonah placed 5th in the hard categoy. I was quite pleased. There were 142 entries and 37 in the hard category. He competed with all age groups. I think he did very well. Too bad we didn't know about the costume ability to score extra points. He so could have won a prize pack if he had dressed up. Oh well...

Not much new here...I am running every day. Makes me happy. I am trying to be smart about the process. I am eating healthy. Working out and trying to find joy in the small successes. I am feeling more energetic and stronger every day. It is amazing what not exercising does to you. I am quite happy that my endurance is recovering quite quickly...So, that is all for now...Have a great day!

Happy Saturday!

This is where I will be today...Guitar Hero 111 Contest with Jonah. He has mad guitar skills and usually is 5 staring songs on hard. He actually beat Through the Fire and Flames on Thursday. I am not sure if you all are up on the difficulty level of the song but it is insane. He was so proud he had me take a photo of the TV. So, anyway today we will be rocking out watching Jonah on the stage and big screens. Wish him luck!

I felt a little crafty last night. I made this layout of Ava and I. I love the photo and just wanted to get some of my thoughts down on paper. I will say I think my paper scrapping skills, or lack there of leave a lot to be desired. I am trying to just let the pages go where they will and have fun doing them. Hope you all have a wonderful day!

Happy Saturday!

Wednesday ramblings

I have decided to quit working by 5 every day. I was so tired of the kids eating so late. They probably need something more nutritious than frozen pizza. We all know I am not into cooking but I was feeling pretty bad for them. I will say that have never complained once. It has helped with my stress as well...I actually felt like picking up my camera today. That doesn't happen much these days. I do miss it though. I got a few cute one of the Ava and Chase and our cat Molly...I am planning a trip with my friends Cathy and Michelle. They are going to get to meet Ava. She is very excited. That is all for now. Have a lovely day!

One week

Not much new or exciting...Just work and home and repeat.. Ava is growing sunflowers. She is so excited watching them sprout up. Here are a few pics of them one week apart. See how riviting my blog has become! LOL

A little update...

I have not been blogging so much lately. I am so busy at work and not geting home until 7 so I am pretty tired these days...Last weekend we went to Chicago. Made a trip to Ikea. Got some new things for the boys rooms. Hope to get things assembled this weekend...No trip to Chicago is complete without a visit to American girl! We have been but Ava had not. She took her Bitty Twin "Quinnie" (she named her herself LOL) She had her hair done and had a great time...Not much else exciting going on here...

I'm Back!!

My computer has been under the weather. I was so relieved to learn that all my data was OK. It was hard to be without it for almost 2 weeks. So that is why I have not been blogging.

Since I last posted,we have adopted 2 baby goats. Daisy and Katie. They are so sweet! We are having so much fun with them. They were born on February 10. They have to be bottle fed twice a day. Ava really loves feeding them. My only regret is not getting them sooner. We love them so much! Hope to post again soon!

What I've been up to...

I have been working eleven hour days...Ava has had the flu...Getting ready for a road trip to NY..did I mention working eleven hour days?...I am so tired. Can't quite seem to get into a routine. Ava is taking some time to get adjusted to her new day care. I don't know who has a tougher time-her or mama. Hope things get better next week.

So, I promised some photos of Ava and George. They are a little late. They are not so great. Gotta love that fluorescent lighting and flash! Anyway, she had a blast. I was really surprised she was not afraid at all.

I have to head out to see my lovely friends at 7am so I should get packing. Have a lovely weekend!

Happy Birthday Jonah

I cant believe he is eleven already. In honor of Jonah,here are a few little bits about him at eleven...I am so proud of my little man. He is so mature and quiet. He is brilliant. He plays the guitar. He also plays the trumpet in the school band. He is kind. He is perfect. I love you Jonah!!

Wow it has been a week since I blogged! I have been busy though. Ava and I went in to help at John's office. We worked Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. She wore her Tinkerbell scrubs. She was so good. The patients really enjoyed her. Who wouldn't like going to work if all you heard was how beautiful, smart, and funny you are. I don't think she is going to have any problems with self esteem. :) As her reward for being so good, we are going to see Curious George at the Children's Museum in Indianapolis. She loves him so I am sure she will have a blast. I will post some photos tomorrow. :) Have a wonderful Saturday!

Happy Saturday!

What a great day! Not much going on. Ava is helping her daddy build something which gave me time to organize my scrap room. This in turn inspired me to make a paper layout. I was feeling stressed about how good or not so good- my paper skills are that I was not having any fun. The I said to myself-stop stressing this is supposed to be fun. I agreed with myself. I am glad we had our chat because I like my layout and it was even fun! Hope you have a lovely Saturday.

This is love....

I love these photos of Ava and my Sophie. I think she is gonna be a dog person too. :) Actually she already is...makes My heart smile.

I have been working on the house lately. Been painting and removing wallpaper. One room left and the house will be paper free!! I am sure that the paper in my house was quite possibly the ugliest ever! I am trying to convince John that we should paint the kitchen cabinets. He is on the fence about it. I bought a cabinet like my kitchen and I am going to experiment on it. Cross your fingers!!!

I have been seriously considering something as of late. I have had several people trying to convince me to start a photography business. I would appreciate any thoughts anyone may have on this. Since I decided to take this semester off school I would have the time for it. Just don't know ifI am ready artistically or emotionally. Like I said any thoughts???

Happy Valentines Day!

Happy Valentines Day to you! We have been crafting. Ava made her Daddy a card. She is really getting into arts and crafts. However, her nails are black from the all the stamping ink. People probably think I never wash the child's hands...We made cupcakes yesterday. It was my first time baking them from scratch. They were vanilla with home made buttercream icing. If you have only had cupcakes from a mix, these are quite different. Very tasty! I got my recipie from Chockylit ...John bought me a watch for Christmas that I returned. I had the money stashed for when I found something I wanted. After talking with my friend Ana she convinced me I needed a splurge. So, I bought the AMAZING 28mm 1.8 lens. I LOVE it. I love having the ability to get a wide angle shot and also take portraits without moving so far back. I plan on playing with it a lot so be on the look out for new pics!!Hope your day is filled wth LOVE!!

We had a great weekend. Jonah had his sleepover. They were really good boys. Ava was such a little flirt. She really is a people person...We did a little shopping in Indy. I took Ava to Archivers. We bought some goodies to make valentines. She had a blast. She is really into stamping. We bought some animal stamps to play with. I will post some photos of our creations. Hope you all have a great evening!

Happy Friday!

So happy for Friday! Not any big plans. Jonah is having a friend over tonight. I thought it was sweet he took him in the office and said he wanted to show him something cool...My layout is in the Fast and Fabulous idea book. Such a sweet boy.

I have been getting some really cute photos of Ava. I got these of her singing where is Thumbkin? Made a little storyboard for your viewing pleasure...Have a wonderful weekend!!