30 Days Of Winter +Day 18

I haven't really been keeping up on my 30 Days of Winter... I can only hope that I can get through to the 30 days before spring comes along... I better get crackin!

Today I spent the afternoon to myself... It was what I needed. Time to myself... even though I wasn't getting a manicure or pedicure or soaking in the bath... it was just me time. I went to the mall and found the cutest thing for my nephew, Jude Matthew. His dedication is March 8th and I so can not wait to give the gift I got! I can barely hold in all my excitement... I love giving gifts... :)*A Thank You To Ashlee For This Photo :)

Isn't he just so adorable and peaceful! Yeah, I thought so too. :)

At the mall I also got an Aunt Annies Pretzel, because those are so good, and sat and ate it. I didn't rush around and rush to get home. I just chilled, and sometimes I have a hard time doing that. As I was walking out of the mall I noticed the book store, but new that I shouldn't buy a book when we're trying to sell some. Instead I found out where the public library is, and you know what I did, I got a library card. I checked out 2 books and have already started reading one, and it's pretty good. I also stopped at Wal-Mart to refill our water jug pick up some milk and peanut butter.
Speaking of peanut butter... aren't those recalls crazy.
Well... we're watching a movie enjoying our evening, and I hope ya'll are enjoying your Saturday evening!

Toodles

Fix It Friday

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What I did was extremely simple... I just fixed the blemishes and made her eyes pop more, then added a little boost to it. I would go into more detail just do not have the time.

Toodles

30 Days Of Winter +Day 17

Having a baby over night really makes me glad we're waiting a while before we have kids. Don't get me wrong, I love being with babies and taking care of them. I'm just so not ready to have one of my own. Jeremy and I had Tristan again the other night and he just did not want to go to sleep, so I got to bed at almost midnight, when I'm used to getting to bed earlier than that. BUT... once he did fall asleep he was quietly sleeping! YAY...

See... I LOVE KIDS!
I'm getting all my information together for my CDA. It's a credential (certificate) stating I can be a director of a daycare. I took my classes awhile back but now I'm ready to have my test. I have been working hard, getting all my information together, now I just have to mail it out with money, yeah, it cost me. :) Once I have my credential I go from Assistant TO THE Director to Assistant Director.


Toodles

iHeartFaces :: B&W

Kids :: B&W


Adult :: B&W


Go check out iHeartFaces and add your pictures to the bunch! It's loads of FUN!

Toodles

iHeartFaces :: Fix It Friday

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It's Fix It Friday over @ iHeartFaces.... Heres what I can do... BW.. one of my favorite editing features.
WOOT WOOT!

Toodles

30 Days Of Winter +Day 16

I need to get crackin on my days of winter here, the spring is nearing closer and closer everyday. At least I want to think that it is. :)
I took this photo in the office, I was testing some things out, and ended up liking it. This lamp has helped us see through many a nap times! Thank you lovely green lamp!

Toodles

Photography BABY

I think you should all know I've decided on the name Crystal Rae Photography. Crystal Clear Photography was taken by 2 other business' and I like Rae better than Jean. What do you think? Good decision? We'll see huh! :)

Also.... I am working on my blog so work with me! :)
Toodles

iHeartFaces :: Wonder

Kids :: Wonder

Adult :: Wonder
I love going through my pictures and browsing through them to see if ANY of them correlate with the iHeartFaces categories! Want to join in on the FUN? Go check it out!

Toodles

Top 10 Favorite Posts

To qualify for this give away that Auds @ Barking Mad is having a $250 Target Gift Card and so be entered into this give away I have to post my top 5 or 10 favorite posts. Here goes!

Wedding Wednesday:: A future bride was asking bloggers to share their wedding story and I chose this one has my first favorite post because it's all about my husband and our beautiful wedding.
On Our Way To Work :: I had to post about this funny story my husband told me on our way to work, it was a good one!
Sexy? Well... Maybe :: You'll just have to read it to find out... curious?
Premiere OF Not Me.... Monday :: Mckmama started a therapeutic thing called Not Me... Monday to help bloggers out there let everyone know what they are not doing!
30 Days Of Fall Day 15 :: I went to this park and came home with some of my best photos... in my opinion that is. :)
5 Top Moments of 2008 :: My 5 Top moments of 2008, this was just before NEW YEARS!
30 Days Of Winter Day 5 :: I did a session with some adorable little guys that go to my daycare... they are such cuties!
100th Post :: This was my 10oth post... and I had lots to say on this one... well not that much!
That Guy Of Mine :: This was a post in honor of my husband... great pictures of him on this post! ;)
30 Days Of Winter Day 1 :: The Birth of my first nephew... Tristan
30 Days Of Winter Day 14 :: The Birth of my second nephew... Jude... I am a god mother! :)

Okay... so thats 11 but I couldnt help myself... I had to put that extra one in there about my second nephew Jude... whew... that took alot of work!

Toodles

Fix It Friday

iHeartFaces has started this new thing called Fix It Fridays... Here is my contribution!
How did I do?

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Toodles

That Guy Of Mine

We Are That Family has started up something great... S.W.A.K. (Check out my SWAK button on the bottom right) Along with that you can take The Kiss Challenge... go check her blog out to see what that is all about!

The SWAK Carnival starts TODAY, and we are to honor our husbands any way we want... I am choosing to honor my hunk of burning love with photos! I love you BABY... Happy Valentines Day
Here we are, I was a Sophmore in high school, haven't started dating, but knew we had an interest in each other.
He took me to disney world and had fun himself... (It was my first time ever going)

Yeah... he's hiding behind a tree! Here Jeremy proposed to me, we are all dressed up but I was seriously surprised, I thought it was a birthday dinner for his sister & I :)
And this guy looks so cool in sunglasses! WHew!We took a road trip this year, our first one together and as a married couple, and it was definitely worth the sore butt!
He's got the cutest little tooshie... Seriously... what did you look at first the pole or his toosh!?

He is so awesome... he lets me do his hair, and then take pictures of it!

We have so much fun together! I love being silly with him!
L*O*V*E

And I love kissing his soft lips... *he has a freckle on his lip, I just love it!

And our wedding was just beautiful... we got married in Hawaii a year earlier than we had planned. The best decision we have ever made, so far. :) I love my husband so much... I know this man is the man of my dreams!

Go read other womans posts honoring their husbands.... you'll for sure find some great ones.

Toodles

iHeartFaces :: Silly

Kids:: Silly
Adults:: Silly
iHeartFaces... Go check it out... it's great fun... share what ya got!

Toodles

30 Days Of Winter +Day 15

Birthday parties are so much fun, especially a 5 year old's birthday party. They are the best! We had our nephews birthday party to go to and it was at the Children Museum, never heard of it, but great place for kids. They had a whole grocery corner with miniature shopping carts, they had a restaurant where you can take peoples orders and go make some pizza in the "oven" and they had a fairy tale corner where you could dress up and pretend; it was awesome. I actually LOST Jeremy in all the excitement! I was with Baby Blue and we were playing with EVERYTHING, she was everywhere, I turn around and Jeremy is GONE! Finally someone told me he was in the dress up corner dressing up in little itty bitty kids clothes. He was cracking everyone up! I'm sure if you can picture a grown man in little kids clothes... yeah... it's funny! Gosh, I love him!

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Kids can find fun in the smallest of things... like pouring popcorn kernals into another cup...
or folding towels... seriously... it's fun... especially for the kids at my work. We have LOTS of fun with RUGWORK... hence the rugs.
Find the simpliest thing for you child to do and THEY WILL HAVE FUN!

Try it with your kids... keep it SIMPLE!

Toodles

30 Days Of Winter +Day 14

He's born, he is in the world!!! Everyone meet Jude... he's my nephew... and I'm his godmother... no I'm not bragging about it, I'm just excited about it!
He looks like his daddy, that is for sure!

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Also... I got to watch my other nephew Tristan for a whole night. This was my FIRST time watching an infant who is only 8 weeks old. AND he did so good. He SLEPT through the whole night, but of course his little coos woke me up, and I just had to make sure everything was okay! And it was... I took him to his daddy the next morning and I went to work. Surprisingly enough I was pretty awake, and wasn't very tired, until it came to be the end of the day, then I started to get sleepy, but who wouldn't? :)

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Jeremy and I were given this BEAUTIFUL yet SIMPLE desk... I love it! I still need a chair, but hopefully Jeremy and I will get one this weekend! I would like to sit at it rather than kneel at it on my knees, it gets uncomfortable after awhile! :)
Here's my little corner...I was reading some material about children, because I work with CHILDREN!

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Also... I put some old music on my laptop the other night because I want to sell the CDs in my brother in laws online Book Store. As you can see most of these bands are OLD but I still like to listen to some of the them... so sue me!

Question:: What is your all time favorite CD?

Toodles