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Nails & Links!

Friday, April 9, 2010

I had my nails done yesterday, and Bentlee came with me. Her mom owns the shop, so she knows her way around. LOL! She loves to get her nails painted too! Yesterday after I was done, she got hers painted. She said she wanted to be just like Billie, and surprise me. The following picture is what we ended up with!! How cute is that?! That kid is a doll!!

When I entered the photo contest, I needed a Flickr account for my entry. Since I have one now, I decided to really use it!! I will be posting pics in there whenever I can. The pics in there now have mostly been on the blog, with a few exceptions. I will put the majority of my photos in there, saving the blog for photos with stories. :) Oh!! Ted made a Flickr account too!! He was bitten by the photography bug along with his wife! :P His pics are really great, because he doesn't edit them. That's our big difference. He's into the 'natural' photo thing.....not me!! LOL!! I don't edit them too harshly.....just boost colors, or take color away...or add grunge...I don't photoshop a shark in the background or anything! LOL!! :P Any-wahoo, here are our links! :D

My Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/billieland/
Ted's Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tedx23/

One more thing....my niece Caryssa started a blog! She is 15, and a doll! She inherited the photo bug from Ted & I (her real parents!! LOL!). She just started, but will be updating soon. Take a look, and leave her a comment!! :)

Caryssa's Blog: http://caryssalynn11.blogspot.com/

Easter pics!

Monday, April 5, 2010

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!!)

Basketball...

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Hello! I'm back!! I missed ya! :D Now, finally those bball pics!!

This year was the first year that Dylan played basketball. Going in, he was super duper nervous! He was the only 6th grader that had never played before, so he was worried about looking like an idiot. That turned out to not be the case!! My baby did amazing!! Every week he improved leaps & bounds!! There was such a huge difference from the first week, until the last! It was like an entirely different kid! I can't wait for next season! Dylan plans on playing from here on out. He really loves it! Ted and I are so very proud of him. He really had to fight some tough nerves to sign up, and he did it!! He had such an amazing time, and now he signed up for baseball....another sport he has never played!! I love it!! My baby's growing up, and maturing!! It makes a mommy's heart swell! :D

--don't mind the quality of some of these pics, the one gym had horrible lighting!
--Bad lighting + movement = pixels, pixels, pixels!!! Yuck!!

Mi Familia...

Friday, March 12, 2010

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!! :)

Project Bentlee...

Thursday, March 11, 2010

I took this picture of Bentlee, and I LOVED it!! It was just screaming to be edited and played with!! LOL!! Nothing is funner to me than editing photos. I know, I know....nerd city!! LOL!! Anyway, here is my little Project Bentlee! :D

--original pic, followed by 6 alterations

Love this face..

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

I had a fun little photo snapping spree with Ashley. I love when I can catch her many faces. She's one of those kids that just brings a smile to your face. I played around a little in the editing, and was really pleased with the results. I get bored with regular looking portraits...I want the fun stuff! LOL!! Enjoy!

She did it!!

Monday, June 15, 2009

As you can probably tell, it is officially swimming weather!! We have had the pool ready since the last week in May. Not only have my babies been swimming, but so have many of their friends!! It has been so much fun! Now, today was a special day. As many of you know, I have been watching Bentlee since she was a month old. (Holy Cow!! Almost 3 years already!!) We had our pool before she came around. I have never been able to get that child to swim in the pool. She has gotten in about 3 times. Each time was a nightmare! Screaming, scratching, you name it! Poor little booger was terrified!! This Spring she started commenting on getting in the big pool. I was skeptical! LOL!! Well, today we tried it!! The first 10 minutes were reminiscent of years past, but wait!! My husband, B's favorite Ted, was able to get her to have fun! I couldn't believe it. She actually laughed and played for over an hour!! It was so cute! She kept saying "I play in pool with Ashy & Bubba!!". So cute!! I managed to snap a couple of pics of the kiddos. I hope you enjoy her happy little face as much as we did!! :)

Hiya!!

Well, I bet you thought I was long gone! I kinda was! LOL!! To make a long story short: I have a new computer, in a more convenient location!! I will be blogging again!! I have internet access, ability to get to the comp, and my photo editing software on board!! Woooo!! Keep on the lookout for updates and pics of my cute kids!! :)

Just for the Grandmas, a little teaser!!

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

Thursday, January 15, 2009

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!!

I know, I know!!

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Yes, I am a terrible blogger! I have taken a little hiatus from spending time on my computer. Seems silly, I know. For years I have spent hours a day on it, and that just got old. To make a long story short, I now miss it. My New Year's resolution is to be more loyal to my blog. I have a bunch of holiday pics to update with, but that will be my next post. This short post was just to let you know that I am back! To make up for my absence, I will leave you with a video of my super cute baby girl! She is singing a snip of her favorite song:

'Big Girls Don't Cry'--by Fergie!!

I hope that makes up for it! It sure did make me smile! LOL!

Be back soon....

Monkey time!

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Yep, I am raising a monkey. She loves to spend all day up in the tree. She even reads books up there. It's very cute. I never really was a tree-climber. She seems so at peace while at the top. It's like the world stands still for her. I could watch her for hours. She is everything I always wanted to be. I think I prayed her into existence. It's like God took my exact wish list & whipped her up! Oh, guess what! I had a meeting today with her teacher. They want to bump her up to the next grade for math. She already goes for reading, and now they want to add math. They had to get my permission to move her, it's not the standard procedure. I am so proud. Both of my children are at the top of their classes, and that just makes my heart swell. I never wanted them to struggle. My little brainiacs!! I love it!! :D