Week 8 - The Pit

All Blake wanted for his birthday was to go to the local trampoline arena.  He got his wish and had a great birthday. I think B girl is in there somewhere.

Happy Birthday bud, I can't believe you are 6!

P.S. Forgot my camera again.  Photo taken with iphone.

Week 7 - Silly

It has been a great week.  Chocolates, school Valentine parties, dance and lots of games.
Pink brought home a silly puddy recipe and made it herself.  This fun stuff provided hours of entertainment and only a small mess, wink.

Week 6 - The King

D.A.R.E.  graduation.  As you can see, he was excited to graduate.  Who doesn't want to wear a pageant queen's crown?  Happy Birthday Big M!

Week 5 - Blue skies above the haze.

The air in the valley has been gross!  I can't believe that we live in this pollution cloud. I love the sun ......so I dread every winter when the inversion takes over and it is cold, dark and depressing.  But I loved seeing the blue skies above the haze.

Week 4 - My Cute Niece

It has been another great, busy week.  I was at the school everyday this week, I am working on another birthday quilt, helped organize and attend an Activity Days Preview breakfast and today I spent the afternoon taking pictures of my cousin's daughter.  It is so scary when my family asks me to take pictures because I am still intimidated with photography and know just the basics. But I love doing it, especially when they are so beautiful.

Week 3 - Get Your Groove On!

Z took a social dance class this semester and we loved his final performance.  The entire class participated in the choreography to a 70's song and they looked AWESOME!  The wig and shoes made his outfit! So fun to watch! The video is on his facebook if you want to see the dance.

Week 2 - Blossomed!

I was excited to practice on manual mode with this flower I received for Christmas.  It has been fun watching it grow from a bulb.

Week 1 - The Family

For week one I thought I would start with a family picture.  Believe it or not I did not take one family picture the entire year.  It was a cold day -14 degrees but we stopped for a quick family picture on our way home.  This picture was taken January 1, 2011.

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Happy New Year!  

 We spent New Year's Eve at a local party and danced the night away!  Well, half of us. The little ones turned in early but the older kids had a great time dancing with as many girls as possible.  I loved being a fly on the wall as I was able to watch these kids full of energy, life, and laughter.

Wow! I can't believe I did it!  365 days of pictures!  This project was definitely a challenge for me but I am extremely glad that I followed through and made it to the end.  I love that I have a picture from everyday of 2010 and would encourage anyone who is considering this challenge to go for it! As for 2011, I think I will do a picture a week and keep up on my family blog.  Thanks for joining me in my fun adventure!

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Another day in the pool with very creative kids!  These boys provided hours of entertainment for the rest of us.

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The Polar Bear Club!

Are you in it?  I'm not!

I think it was -2 degrees with the wind chill.

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We decided to head south again this year for a little family vacation.  It was freezing and we were unable to play outside as we have in years past, but thank goodness there was a pool and party to keep us busy!

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We packed all the kids in a few cars and headed to the skating rink.  They played for hours on their scooters, skates, blades, and in the bounce house.  Great activity!

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We were excited to visit Temple Square and see all the Christmas lights but it was kind of a crazy and hectic night.  I spent 25 minutes looking for a parking space, it seemed like everyone else in the city decided to visit Temple Square on the same night...it was very crowded, and our favorite tree (the huge one with a million red lights) was not lit up this year.  But it was worth it and the kids had a great time with their cousins.

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I love the joy in their eyes on Christmas day.

This year has been a wonderful, spiritual, low stress, simplified Christmas and I have loved every minute of it.