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Favorites of 2014... wait, what year is it?

If anyone is out there, still reading my blog, thank you for sticking with me!  It has been soooo long since I have posted anything on here, and I apologize for the radio silence.  The good news is it's been a busy year and I have so much to share with you!  I have the pleasure of getting a glimpse into the lives of so many wonderful people, and I want to share their stories with you.  In an attempt to catch up and move forward, I am actually going back to 2014 and share some of my favorite photographs from that year.  I am in the process of giving my website a makeover (I will announce this soon!) and there will be a new blog where I will share all of my favorites from 2015 and on!  Thanks for sticking with me guys, enough talking, now onto why you are here ...

puppy love

A little late to the game (per usual) I realized it was 'National Dog Day' yesterday!  Ever since I can remember, I have loved all of the puppies and they have loved me.  I also love when people post photos of their dogs, from the most handsome to the snarliest, show me all of those stinky friends.  So I couldn't help myself from sharing a few photographs of some of the four legged friends I've had the pleasure of meeting over the years.

sunscreen and sparklers

The 4th of July is my favorite holiday of the year.  This year we had 16 people packed into every corner of our 80's fabulous house.  The memory has already become a blur of sunscreen, wet dogs, toothless munchkins, dripping ice cream, soggy towels, margaritas and starry wonder on little faces.  Putting down my iPhone and grabbing my fancy camera takes some effort at the time, but I am so glad that we have a few photographs to remember some of my favorite moments.

jake & izzy

Happy Halloween from Jake, Izzy and Tick Tock Croc of "Jake and the Neverland Pirates"!  (And cheers to hopefully never having to watch that show again) 

star-spangled

I don't know about you guys but I was so happy to have the summeriest of summer (rain free!) weekends for the 4th of July.  Here is a glimps of our star-spangled, G-rated holiday weekend.

in one year ...

As a Mother's Day gift to myself, I am going through my photographs of my family from the last year. I wish I could say I take millions of photographs of my kids.  But the truth is, for a variety of reasons (you don't need to hear my sob story, we are all busy), I take surprisingly few photos of them.  But like any parent, I really cherish the photos I have of them. I did a blog post about Dane when he turned four. Recently my "baby" turned two, so  I wanted to share some of my favorite shots of sweet Nellie from her second year.  I especially love these first two photos, as I feel like they sum up so much about this year for her. 

This face is my favorite, because she thinks she's hiding and in a second she will open her eyes and say "Here me is!"

disney extravaganza

Our family, along with my husband's family, recently got back from a Disney trip extravaganza.  I wasn't sure what to expect, but ended up so impressed by the way Disney thinks of everything.  Our kids were the youngest and they actually ended up each getting pretty (really) sick throughout the week.  But despite the ups and downs, we made some super awesome memories.  I realized the same survival rules apply at home or on vacation with toddlers.  When they are fussy, put them in some form of water.  Ice cream makes everyone feel better.  A stroller can save the day (this little "shark" was hands down the MVP of the trip).  

This was as close as we got to a decent family photo - sorry Dane.

Again the stoller wins MVP, they actually liked riding together. Best $30 given to Disney.

cheers

This St Paddy's day brings me back to the last time I was in Ireland and really wishing I was Irish.  Cheers to pretending you are Irish today and enjoying a pint.

love is not ...

"Love is not what makes the world go 'round... it's what makes the ride worthwhile."  Happy Valentines Day love birds!!

buddy

Today my little buddy turned 4.  I can't begin to sum up how fantastic (I think) he is.  Here is a glimpse of his story from the past year. 


This is a scenario that makes sense to any parent... but appears so wrong :)

This is what happens when you have a sister.  That one might come back to haunt him.





Ist day of Preschool. (Sniff)




(Wall-E when he is "shut down")