Happy Valentine's Day!

I know that my pictures on my photography blog and this blog have been overlapping a bit. And for those of you that read both (thank you!) I apologize…but this is the blog that I print out every year so if I have memories on the photo blog that I want to keep for good, I have to document them here too. So, bear with me on these posts (did you know you are supposed to say "bear," not "bare?") Apparently "bare with me" would be an invitation to undress. Definitely not what I want to imply on this here family blog :). 

This is a little project that Chase & Skylar did together for Valentine's Day (and for a photo project!)…they are just too cute together and I don't know what I will do if and when they do not see each other almost every.single.day!

10 on 1 | February

For those of you who follow my blog, you know I am an avid fan of The Bloom Forum. It is a wonderful place where I can learn, grow and share. This month I continue a new project and a new opportunity for me to document my family. Plain, uncensored, and real. It is not only a way for me to join a fabulous group of girls for some photo fun, it is a way for me to connect with my family and remember the little things about life that make it so sweet. This project is pretty simple: 10 photos in one day | taken roughly every hour for 10 hours | posted on the 10th of the month. I hope you join me on this new photo journey and then head on over to the fabulous Alison Crane, San Francisco Bay photographer,  to see her images for the day. xoxo

8am  |  Favorite start to his day

9:30am  |  This one is all smiles in the morning

10am  |  Serious choices

11:00  |  Busy work

12:30  |  Check it out

2pm  |  Standing tall

3:30pm  |  Post game victory lap (victory may be a stretch :))

4pm  |  It seems I can't get enough of these feet

5pm  |  New recipe (courtesy of San Diego photographer Jules Trandem). Love

7pm  |  Tub love

Planes..Planes..and Planes!

Last night we took Chase out to see the landing planes @ McCarran. Fitting since he has a VERY boy like obsession with any form of transportation!

Discovery

Over on my photography blog I've decided to dedicate more of my Project 52 posts to lifestyle images…images that truly capture the beauty of everyday life. This week our theme was discovery and I used some of the images below to capture A's discovery of the world around her. She's my little Miss Independent. She turned 9 months on the 27th and each and every day more of her personality shines through. While she enjoys exploring the world and doing things on her own, she's also more of a "touchy" baby and wants to know that I am right where SHE wants me. She prefers feeding herself to me feeding her, but wants me sitting right by her when she's doing it. She loves to play in the playroom on her own, as long as I am in sight. She has her own sense of humor and both my dad and I think she's going to be a bit sarcastic like we are. And I love watching her study Chase. She is truly mesmerized by his every move…and I am sure that will continue for years to come, whether he wants his little sis tagging along or not!

Soccer!

Chase began playing soccer in January…it's his first time in a "league" and we are all having a ton of fun (including Audrey, who gets to go along for the ride in the bjorn :)). Chase is super good at dribbling and kicking, but doesn't care to much for "stealing" the ball. In fact, he would rather give the ball to the other team than risk battling it out. We are working on that one! His coach says a lot of kids don't even want to play their whole first season but Chase definitely likes to play….we just need to teach him the art of the steal!

From the first practice...

From last week's game. Mike was the coach…and while Chase said Coach Daddy did a good job he thinks Coach Chris is better LOL!

 Chase and his soccer buddy Owen...