Easter pics!

I hope everyone had a good Easter! We spent the day with family, and had a great time. We started out at church with my dad, and ended up at Grandma's house. It wouldn't be a holiday without hanging out at Grams! My kids love hanging out with all the cousins. I have to admit, I love it too. LOL! We ended up having a mini egg hunt in the living room, it was raining too hard to go outside. :( All the kids still had fun though. The oldest cousin Alyssa is having a baby, so that was fun to finally see her tummy. :) I took a super cute pic, posted below. I didn't get tons of pictures, but was happy with what I did get. I got a chance to use my new lens! It's different than my other two, so it was good practice for me. I put it on, and refused to switch to my others. I figure that's the only way to learn. Sink or swim!! LOL!!

----people pics, followed by my artsy ones (shush, I love those kind!! LOL!!)

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Latest Photo Fun!

I have been trying to take pictures every chance I get. I have really gotten some fun ones lately. Spring is the best time to find animals to snap a shot of! You know me, I could take animal pics all day!! LOL!! The ones I am about to post are just a hodge-podge of things. Most of them have been edited, that's where the fun comes in!! I have just as much fun turning my pics into art as I do taking them! Such a goob, I know!! LOL!! :P I hope you enjoy.

--as always, click on the pics for a larger view :)

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Mi Familia...

I thought I would post some updated pics of my family. It seems like my kids are just growing way too darn fast, and Ted & I are getting *cough* old *cough*!!

Dylan is half way through 6th grade. I can't believe it! Junior High in 6 months!! Ahhhh!!!! He's a good boy though! I have no worries! :D We just got his mid-term progress reports, and he has all A's with 2 B's....not too shabby!! He is just finishing up his first year of basketball. It has been amazing!! He loves it so much! I wish it could go on for another 6 months!! I really hope he decides to play next year, but I'm sure he will! ;) He really plays very well for never having done it before. I can't wait to see what his future holds.


My little Ashley is in 2nd grade, with 3rd grade math & reading. She does really well in the higher classes. The only hard part is missing out on things with her own classmates. I guess it's just a sacrifice for advancement. I just feel bad for her sometimes. Next year she will be able to play county rec sports, which will be exciting. She is planning on doing volleyball and basketball, I can't wait!!


Ted and I have been married for almost 14 years....wow!! Time really does fly! I love him more than ever, so I guess it's going well! :) He still works for the same place he's been at for 12 years, and it's going great. God has really blessed us!


Anyway, that's my little 'catch up' post! LOL!! Look for pics in the next few days of Dylan's basketball season!! TTFN!! :)

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Crater Lake!

The fam and I decided to take a trip to Crater Lake a couple of weeks ago. It was a fun, weird, scary trip! LOL! We have this GPS system for the car, and we decided to give it a go. It took us straight from Canyonville to Crater Lake. Yep, straight across the map! Well, some of those roads are not meant for cars! It may have been 1/3 of the mileage, but it took twice as long! At times I was scared we would be trapped in the woods! LOL! My husband was as cool as a cucumber. He thought my fear was quite ridiculous! :D Anyway, we made it safe and sound! The kids had never been there before. Ted and I went once before, about 11 years ago. I couldn't believe how snowy it still was! You would have thought it was December, not June! LOL! I took tons of pics, and tried to narrow it down to a few. I still have too many, but oh well! You will have to deal! :P

Here are a couple of nice shots I got of Jackson Creek on the way.

Ted got some cute pics of the kiddos. Ted squatted down to take their pic, and then they squatted down too. What a bunch of nerds!! LOL!!

Dylan took a pic of Ted, but we never did get a pic of me. We tried to take a group self-portrait. That failed miserably!! Here are 2 of the attempts...too funny!! LOL!!

Last, but not least....we have pics of Crater Lake! LOL! Only a couple, I filled the post with pics of people! :P Look how high the snow is on the side of the road!! Holy cow!!

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Merry Christmas....Late!! LOL!!

I hope everyone had a great Christmas & New Year! We ran around a lot, but it was fun. We got to see everyone & were very blessed. I didn't take hardly any pics this year! I don't know what is wrong with me!! LOL!! Usually I have waaay too many pics of each occasion. LOL! Here is just a few little snaps I took on a few different days.

The Fam, My Mama, Kids & Ted reading the Christmas story from their Bibles, Grandma Ting, & more Kids....enjoy!!

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Friday's Foto Finish Fiesta!

'Like Father, Like Daughter'

Join us in the FFFF fun!!

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Go Ducks!!

I have been a HUGE Duck football fan for as long as I can remember. The Ducks are from the University of Oregon. We have been lucky enough to catch a few home games the last few seasons. It is such a great family-fun day. I love when we get to do things like that together. It's one of the things you know that your kids will remember forever. We have only been to one, so far, this season. I hope we get to at least one more. I could never get tired of it! I need my own season tickets, darn it! LOL!

As always, I got some pics! LOL! Don't mind my hair...what is up with that?? :P Stop! I was sick that day! LOL!!

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Catch Up Day 3!

Now that Fall is here, I am missing some things about Summer. Fall is definitely my favorite season, I just miss little things. For one, swimming! Well, watching my kids swim! :D We went to the river a couple of times this year. The kids used the pool more than anything. The river is nice, because then I get to take pictures. That's my fun time! :D I happened to get a really fabulous pic of Ted on one of our trips. Man oh man, is he ever handsome!! I am such a lucky girl! It's nice when you feel like you are married to the handsomest man on the planet. No complaints! ;)

I am throwing in some of the kiddos too...just for Nana! ;)

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