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he’s a dork.

waffle is a big, goofy, trash eating, cat chasing, puff ball dorky dog.

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he is getting a haircut tonight…weather permitting.
i will miss that squiggle hair on top of his head.
but i will not miss the huge hair balls all over the house.

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he sits for treats really well.
and he shakes and sometimes he lays down.
on monday annie yelled "EWWWW…waffle just got dog lick on me!  YUCK."

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annie wrote on his head with markers.
she said "i was giving him tatoos!  he likes it!"
(he probably did actually…then he probably ate the marker when she was done)

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i love him very much.
except when i let him out on a rainy sunday morning in only my robe and slippers 
and HE RAN AWAY.
it was a lovely site…chasing a dog while trying to hold my robe closed…
grabbing him by his tail…
then literally wrestling him to the ground and sitting on him to catch him…
dragging him inside by his collar in my slippers that were drenched from the rain.

yeah…didn't love him so much then.
but 99% of the time he is pretty great.

i can't wait to laugh at him when he gets his hair cut.

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renee' - i love your dog, hes so cute, i had a dog like him years ago.

karem - BAHAHA!!! that was funny!!
Reminds me of my dog Wembley!!
thanks for the chuckle!

Jennifer P. - Loved reading till here. Waffle makes some great before and after pictures πŸ™‚

Kelly - very fun and I don’t even like dogs. πŸ™‚ Kelly

purejoy - okay, i started backwards. i saw the post waffle. and he is adorkable!!so i thought, wow that’s alot of fanfare for a dog groom! until i went back and saw the huge ball of fur waffle was!! i am (well, was) a huge fan of the little corkscrew thing going on on the top of his head, and i’m thinking a little crazy hair dye would have done him good!! i love annie. . . tattoos?? what a nut!

emily - i want to meet waffle. he seems like he has a good dog soul :] when he’s not running away in the middle of the rain.
& you have inspired me to get a goldendoodle. when i’m all grown up & everything :] great post.

Deputy's Wife - He is adorable! I can’t wait to see pictures of his new “do”!

Aubrey - Did you leave the squiggly hairs on top for a waffle-hawk?
I was lookng at your side link things and saw that pregnant lady who’s been taking pictures of her belly all along the way. Sheesh she looks good. Maybe I should do that–except I would frighten the heck out of cyber space with all my faded, saggy stretch marks from the first three babies. I s’pose I’ll refrain.

Sherri Rowalnd - Waffle is ADORABLE!
Unrelated question…..what color is the chocolate brown in your bedroom? I love it.

jamie - That was a truly Adorable Post. I laughed outloud! Thank you for sharing Waffle, he is so Sweet. Jamie

valerie @ Robots and Candy - Oh you gotta post pictures of the post haircut Waffle.
What a fabulous dog!

adrienne - Have you seen Marley and Me? Puppies are so naughty, but bring so much joy! He’s adorable.

Becky @ Farmgirl Paints - What a sweetie! I’m sure he will look like a completely different dog after his cut. Sometimes they even act different. Isn’t that funny!

Sarah - What a cutie! Is it really true that they don’t shed? That would be amazing since they have so much of that adorable fluffy fur!

sandy toe - He is very cute….sandy toe

Angie - Waffle! Waffle! Waffle! I heart that cute little doggie. Thanks for sharing some pictures with us!

Penny - I love Waffle! He is a perfect dog. We have two Golden Retrievers and our female Bailey is due for “little Waffles” at the end of May. We are so excited to have Goldendoodles. Please post a picture of Waffle after his haircut. handsome boy!

Anna - Your Annie is such a little ham. She cracks me up!
One just knows by looking at him that he is a big lanky, dorky dog…he just looks that way. Would have paid money to see you out chasing him in your robe…and in the rain. Bahahahahahahah…!
I was walking along our river walk (MO River) two days ago and a lady was walking her black labradoodle…he was cute but I still like Waffle’s color better.

Kat - Hahahaha! Great post. My daughter Lauren, who’s two, always wants to see a picture of “Waffle” whenever I sit at the computer. I first saw him on another blog a few months back, that’s how I found your blog, and I showed her the picture. She LOVES him too. What a sweet boy. Dogs are the best. Especially big, goofy, silly dogs!

Amanda - Waffle is absolutely adorable!! Looks like he’s a good cuddling dog!

Ruth - Hahaha! What a story. Naughty dog! But your photos of Waffle are always priceless… love that fuzzy fluff… good luck with the haircut!

Lanny Stanard - Oh i love that dog! he will look funny after his haircut, but make sure to tell him how great he look no matter what!
xOxO

gina - lol. which is why i don’t have a dog. chasing after 4 kids and a husband- even when it’s not raining and i’m fully dressed- is tough enough sometimes. πŸ˜‰

Kaitlyn - I love your dog. I’m still begging the husband for one just like Waffle! I doubt that will happen. I can’t wait to see his hair cut! Although I love his hair like that. So cute! ;o)

DeMo - He looks so adorable he almost looks fake, like the best stuffed dog you could have.

CJsmom - Let’s correct that last post. He’s so photogenic. Not to mention so lovable! Love your blog Meg!

CJsmom - I absolutely love this dog. He’s so photogenic. Not so much loveable. Can’t wait to see him with his new do.

Heather Anuta - I love these pictures! I once had to do the same thing- chasing down my dog. We has just moved to a new house. I was in sweats and no shoes and it was about 20 degrees and had just snowed outside. I guess he wanted to explore the new neighborhood. My sister finally caught him and it was luckily in my best friend’s yard. Had a hard time loving him that day.

Julia - That last picture is great. It looks like he’s thinking “it’s so exhausting being me”

Ivy Bettinger Smith - PLEASE take pictures of the new doggie-haircut! I think Waffle and my little Pumpkin would be good friends!

Jess - my kids want a dog like waffle…when..or…IF..we get another. he’s just so stinkin’ cute. i would love to see him next to our 4lb. teacup poodle!!! those would be some great shots! (they have similar coloring)

Mandi Morris - I love that dorky dog, and I can sympathize with the bath robe incident. Our lab has put me in some compromising situations too!

Amber - Ooooohhhh, I love Waffle πŸ™‚ I have a teeny 7 lb furry terrier I feel that same way about him and we always laugh at him when he gets a haircut…he’s going tomorrow πŸ™‚

Katie - don’t cut his hair he looks so cute!!!!!! I love your dog!!

Lee Ann - Oh! I want a “waffle” so bad! Yes, I know he would make me mad, but it might also provide entertainment for the neighbors around here as well. Fun picture of you out there!

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i wish….

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that i could go to wendy's…

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for a fwwosty…

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a chocolate one….

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not the mixed kind…

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and i wish for micah and lizzie to come over….

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and watch peep.

Hena Tayeb - great pictures.

patti - i just love this post. my 4 year old anya has been making wishes every day. things like: “i wish for a play date with jackson.” “i wish for cupcakes.” “i wish mommy will be my best friend forever.” that last one brought a tear to my eye. by the way, love the new look with the froggy photo – just awesome!

MGF - The series is so great…….

Sara - So, so sweet. Thank you for sharing.
Also, I got my etsy pillow in the mail a couple of days ago and LOVE it! Yay! Thanks so much.

Genevieve - Gorgeous photos. I wish you were closer to CT! I’d love for you to take pictures of my babies.

Staci - Oh I love this post!!! We made wishes on dandelions just yesterday!!! Only our’s was for a Master Yoda?????!!!!! Great pics!

3 Peas in a Pod - The pictures are so precious.
Wanted to let you know that I made the Baked French Toast. OMG! Both of my boys ate it up. Thanks for the recipe. Your hubby was right, it was so bloggy-worthy.
Much love from NJ,
Sue
xoxo

Christy Lewis - Its amazing how a little thing like that can brighten your day!

Karina - She is SUCH a cutie pie! No wonder so many of your photos are of her.

chas at the wild raspberry - so sweet!
little girl wishes are the bestest kind around!
chasity

Peggy Rice - Hey Meg, I just posted about my pillow, thanks again!

Shannon - Best picture post ever. πŸ™‚ Love it. I’m so jealous of your camera and picture taking abilities!

Ashley - Precious!!!
P.S. Congrats on your win over at TCB!

Amanda Jo - Your blog is so sweet and refreshing! I just love visiting here each day!

Ruth - aw man… precious!!

Jenn Thomas - I am so glad that little Annie is my neighbor!

katherine - so sweet! What a cutie pie!

Mollie - I am new to reading your blog, it is great by the way!! I was wondering what your Etsy shop is? I can not find it on your blog.
Thanks!!
Mollie

pambuller - oh my. she is too much.
i wove her. πŸ˜‰ tooooo cute.

adrienneK - so sweet!! did the wishes come true?!? everyone needs fwosties and friends!

Amber - Just wanted to say Hi! You have a blog that inspired me to start my own…thanks πŸ™‚
http://amberwabisabi.blogspot.com/

Jamie - Awww! I hope all her wishes come true!

Ashley Ann - Now I want a frosty…great pics!

Laura - soooooo?????????? wish come true??

Jill Jones - Beautiful… just beautiful.

jamie - Absolutely Precious! Thank you

Keri - Ugh, could her little haircut be any cuter?! Those are adorable!

Laurel - Oh, to have the wishes of children and to be so happy with simple things!

mom - Very cute! I see that you won something on the Creative Blog – what did you win?

erica - so sweet! i wouldn’t mind a fwwosty… they have coffee kinds now πŸ™‚

Jess - i wish…
that i had taken more photos of my kiddos when they were this little. so precious.

Becky @ Farmgirl Paints - I don’t blame her. I want a fwwrosty too!!

Christine - so beautiful.
thanks for sharing her sweetness with us Megan.
your daughter kind of reminds me of our little girl BrontΓ«
(hair and age are the same). Every-time B says things like “every-fing,
or 1, 2, free…” my heart melts a little and i dread the day when
she can pronounce things properly…
have a day full of simple sweetness.

robin bird - oh my gosh what a series for printing! i was just watching a photography video and the woman who was teaching was using her home (and photos of her children) as a kind of “gallery” of family photos to show clients. she does this to give them ideas about what they can do with the photos she takes of their children and she had the most wonderful HUGE, HUGE canvases and lots of adorable series like this one of annie. you should consider that for your wonderful home…. and your growing photography business πŸ™‚

Tess S. - gorgeous!

Trish - did her wishes come true? how can you say no to a face like that?

Mary Elizabeth - ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! i miss the days maddie was that little and life was that simple! πŸ™‚

Vera - those are some of my favorite pictures I have EVER seen!!

sandy toe - smile….

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is it time for the egg hunt?

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i took the kids to see grandma and grandpa.
my nieces were there…and my sister too.  

we went swimming…shopping…ate too much.
all good stuff.

the big deal was "when is the egg hunt grandma?"
over and over.
we had to dye the eggs first….
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waiting….waiting….waiting….

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it wasn't too messy at all this year.

they hid them and found them…and hid them and found them…
i think they did that four times.

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we had two really nice days to play.
my mom made coconut cake!  
sooooo good.

i went to get the kiddos into bed and walked in on this….
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these three working on a word find book TOGETHER…taking turns…and giggling.
and the words were all names of famous artists.
it just cracked me up.

good to see you mom, dad and lorel.
can't wait for next month….

kate - Hi Meg,
I just want to tell you that I really, really love your blog. You are such an inspiration. I love the photos, the colours…they always make me so happy. The first thing I want to do when I am off work is to come here and read your blog. It perks up my day considerably. Thank you for putting your blog online.
Keep up the good work! πŸ™‚
Cheers,
Kate (www.toyourstruly.com)

Aubrey - I think my son has a cruch on Annie. He wanted me to keep it on her picture for a very long time. She is very cute.
I think you need to give us a post on what you do when you take pictures. I keep trying to get better, but I’m not getting it.

Andrea from Orlando - LOVE your new frog header. I enjoy your visiting your blog…. very inspiring!

Kate - I love how they hide them over and over! So fun!
Happy Easter!

Karen~ - You always get the best angles on your pictures.
The new frog header is cute!!!

danyele - so cute! i really missed having a normal easter this year with us on the road, but we were all together and that was priceless! great shots.

mom - These are great. Absolutely had a great time with all the grandkids and kids under our roof. Lauren helped me hide the eggs the first time, and Scott was so fast finding his eggs, he was off doing his thing before the camera could find him. Thanks so much for coming! We had a perfect sunny day Saturday!

Dee - Hi Meg – I found your blog through Etsy – a lady asked me to make her a sign and she wrote that she had found my shop through this blog – so I just wanted to say THANKS!!! – I couldn’t find the exact post – because I got sidetracked looking at your awesome photos of your house – love your kitchen and bathroo, but especially your craft room! πŸ™‚ And now I have to go pick up from preschool!
Are you going to be making any more pillows??
Thanks so much! Dee
http://www.redletterwords.etsy.com

gina - Love the colors of your holiday- glad it was happy!

valerie @ Robots and Candy - I love the new header!

sandy toe - What fun pictures!
sandy toe

Jess - Looks like a really great time. Awesome colors in your photos! I always loved Easter as a kid. The eggs, the candy, the reason, it’s all good.
In an earlier post you mentioned your fav Easter candy, mine is the Reese’s eggs! Glad their all gone now!

Kat - Love love love the new froggy header! Happy Easter to you and your fam!

Laura - Happy Easter to you and your family. Thank you for the colors. pictures. and New Life your blog has brought into my own home!

Jennifer P. - Love the Easter pictures. So glad you got to spend it with family!

Sue - Megan, I am enthralled with the containers you used to put the egg dye in. What are they? It has been a tradition for my husband, son, and I to color Easter eggs every year since Dan was little. The only time we didn’t all three do it together was when he was still away at school He is now 23 and home from CA, so we did it together on Sat. He said it was still fun, so I hope he carries the tradition on when he has his own family some day.
You and all your family look as if you are having so much fun and enjoyment together! Enjoy Spring. Sue

Deputy's Wife - Your pictures are beautiful! I love the colors. My pictures don’t seem to capture the vivid color yours does.

CherryTreeLane - What great colors! Love it!

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so silly

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annie changes her clothes at least once in the day.

she wears something to school and by mid-afternoon….she's in another outfit.
usually something lovely like this one.
complete with headband!
 
and she has no problem changing later after that.
things match if they are her favorites…that's WHY they match.
i love that thought.
 
honestly though…i don't care how she dresses at all.
it just makes me smile when i come into a room and see what she's come up with.
 
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she is in a drawing phase…with markers.
in less than a month she has gone through an entire pack of computer paper.
500 sheets!
i think 400 of them are houses.
she is working on the perfect house….
where does she get that?
 

Gini - Oh, my. I am nervous now – my 11 year old middle schooler is purposefully dressing mis-matched. Not sure why….shouldn’t she have stopped this a long time ago????
Your daughter is too cute for words.

Jennifer P. - I have always loved seeing Annie’s outfits too. I’ve been reading and watching a year now and am glad she hasn’t lost her ‘style’ yet πŸ™‚

Jaime Melcher - Precious! I LOVE that she changes clothes more than once a day… my 4 yr. old does the same thing! πŸ™‚ Be sure to post a picture of her house drawing -perfected! πŸ™‚

traci - i absolutely love annies sense of style. she will be a designer of some sort in her lifetime – clothes or houses. she’s a doll.

Kirsten - Ahhh! she reminds me of my daughter’s little friend…always in sequins and over-accessorized. I say I’d love to see her at 80, walking a poodle, with a feather boa…

Sheryl @ My Joyful Home - I love it! I teach preschool and I love when children come to school in their own creations. Some of the parents apologize and I tell them I think it’s great. A definite sign of independence! I’ve had some children come to school with their pants on backwards or even wearing two different shoes!
Sheryl

Starnes Fam - Precious.
I tried your french toast bake this morning with family in town. A bit hit! Thanks for the recipe.

julie - That is so my life. Every bit of it, except they usually look way crazier.
Someone told me to chill out when they pick their own clothes because no mother in the world would think that I purposefully chose the things they were wearing.
It changed everything.
Now it is sort of charming in a Punky Brewster way, complete with Lulu’s mullet and Halley’s dreadlocks.
She has the best matching philosophy as well!

Mary Beth - I used to feel so SORRY for children who had mis-matched clothes. Where Were Their Mothers!
Then
I
Had
A
Daughter……
And I UNDERSTOOD. And I LEARNED.
The LUCKY children are the ones dressed like this!!!
Megan usually wore duck boots and several tutuus.

chas at the wild raspberry - oh the wardrobe changes…this is my 5 year old to a “T”!
her armoire is in a constant state of chaos!!!!
glad i’m not the only one
have a great easter
chasity

Vera - I wanted to add that I LOVE what you said about things matching because she loves them…that’s my decorating philosophy. Nothing in my house “matches” except that it’s all stuff I love, so somehow it all goes together because it’s all stuff I love.

melissa - …the OCD in me gets really irritated when they “waste” paper…I need to ease up and let my boys create!!! Thank you for showing me this!

elisa - so so sweet. Love all the clothes, hate all the laundry.

Stephanie Howell - She’s creative and inventive!! those will be great characteristics for her to have as an adult!
She is just tooooo cute!

CherryTreeLane - I am obsessed with her outfit. She is a DIVA!

Jill Adkins - LOVE IT!!! We have ALWAYS let them come up with their “outfits”- they are ALWAYS fun AND colorful!!!
Precious!:)

kristine - darling! and i totally get that “match because they’re her favorites.” love it. good for her! and good for YOU to not make that a battle!

Trina McNeilly - She is too cute.. we have that tank.. and now I’m thinking a funky headband like that might be necessary πŸ™‚

Alyssa - meg, i bought 2 of those headbands & they have been my saving grace. when halle looks a mess, i just throw the headband on!! fixed!! she wore it this morning dying easter eggs in pjs. totally made the pictures πŸ™‚

Shannan - Calvin has been in a similar phase for over a year now! It cracks me up. He will only wear something that is sports-themed and reluctantly allows me to help him find something a little nicer for church on Sunday. He looks ridiculously cute nearly every day, and I love it, too!

kristin - yes, yes, yes.
i have two kids like this and one who DOES not care what he wears, just as long as he doesn’t have to stop to get them.

adrienneK - so cute!! my zoe (3 years old) is really into picking her own clothes now,lots of very uh…ahem “neat” combos πŸ˜‰

Darby - We call that stuff “printer paper” and next time I buy it I’m getting two reams bc my girls go through it soooooo fast too! I love to see them create… what a treasure!

Sophie - She is so sweet!
And despite me being A LOT older than her, her fashion sense is far better than mine!
Sophie

Wendy - She’s so fashion forward! But only two outfits a day? I don’t think she’s living up to her full potential there… ;o)

sarah - cute cute cute

Staci - Ohhh, Precious Annie πŸ™‚

Vera - Both the wardrobe changes and marker obsession remind me SO much of my daughter right now! I posted the first pictures of my room re-do on my blog earlier, which was inspired by your awesome READ room… you’ll notice some familiar Target sheets in there πŸ™‚

traci - You are good….I have one who loves to change a lot but the laundry overload was making me NUTS!!! I finally said no more changing.
You are just soooooo easy going. She can change all she wants, use markers by the cream couch and all…lol
She is precious though…the older she gets the more adorable!!!!! I LOVE watching kids draw and watching them draw houses and people is my fav.

Christy - How adorable! I think the headband is my fav. πŸ™‚ She is so cute. My son will also change after school, for no reason, just because. He has his favorite pieces too.

maribeth - don’t you just love how children see beauty?? and, what a great momma to let her express it her way!

sandy toe - Okay..what totally amazed me about this picture…is that she has markers next to the cream couch…you are a brace momma and she is just so cute!
sandy toe

Mod Girl - I love preschoolers! Such a fun age.

Adrienne Anderson - Hi,
I’ve never commented before, but I wanted to let you know that I referenced you on my blog. I am a friend of Erica Hang’s, who led me on to your blog site. I love checking in on the things you and your family come up with and I just wanted to say hello! I hope you don’t mind that I borrowed your sewing ideas, but I’m assuming if you’re posting them, you know they’re probably inspiring others! πŸ™‚
Adrienne

Dawn - Don’t you just love that age. They are so much fun. If you just didn’t have to wash all those clothes they wear in a day. Oh! who am I kidding they still change a couple times a day at 12 and 18 years old. I guess I am just having a different kind of fun these days. Annie is a cutie!!
Dawn

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flower girl

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talby got to be a flower girl in craig's cousin's wedding.
she was nervous and excited and happy all at the same time.

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there was only a tiny bit of whispering and giggling.
(check out those bouquets…gorgeous!)

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she wore her dress and tiara to church the next day too.
thank you Mr & Mrs Duerksen for asking our little talby.
she felt like a princess.

traci - how sweet. she looks beautiful. she will never forget that. i bet she wants to wear the dress this sunday too. i would, it’s adorable. have a great Easter.

Kirsten - Oh so sweet! My daughter was a “flower girl” in my sister’s wedding…at 1 1/2…yeah, not so much. She looks at pictures and can’t believe it’s her. NO memory. This is great, Talby will so remember this forever πŸ™‚

Mrs. - Okay, I know it sounds a little stalker-ish, but I have checked your blog THREE times today to see if you posted. I should get a hobby!

Trina McNeilly - What a sweetie! I’d wear the dress and tiara to church too, if i could get away with it πŸ™‚ Check out the video on my blog.. I know you will love it.
Happy Easter!

gina - What a beautiful wedding- and it looks like the flower girl did a lovely job!

kathy b - Awww, she looks so sweet and inocent. The color of the dresses and her sash are yummy.

Mrs. - Every girl likes to practice putting on her princess. Glad Talby had the chance too. My advice…let her WEAR THAT DRESS OUT!

Mindy Harris - How sweet. Weddings are so FuN!

Liz - She looks so beautiful! Aw. πŸ™‚ Have I ever told you I love love love her name? So pretty. Hope you guys have a great Easter weekend.
Liz

kasey - dang cute.
xo

sandy toe - What a special day for her!!!
sandy toe

Ruth - So cute! What a beautiful wedding. Love that you got a photo catching them whispering!

Sophie - Aww, she looks so beautiful!
Happy Easter (:
Sophie

Keri - How cute is she!?!?

Lorilee - She looks so sweet and adorable!
Blessings,
Lorilee

Kelly - so pretty! i loved being a flower girl when I was about her age. Happy Easter! Kelly

CherryTreeLane - Lovely. She looks simply precious!

Amanda - Do you know where the bridesmaids got their shoes? ADORABLE! (so is talby :))

Allikayes Mama - Fun! I like how in the kissing picture she looks uninterested!! That’s good! hehe!

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8 kids

on the last day of spring break 3 of my kids had a friend over.

so the house had 8 kids.
but i realized something….it was so quiet.
so i went from room to  room with my camera.
everyone was completely occupied and had no need to bother anyone else.

Room #1 – barbie play
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Room #2 – NCAA basketball tournaments
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Room #3 – playing house
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Room #4 – playing basketball
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the boys' room is being redone…KU blue…it's very….blue?

Room #5 – important phone conversations
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and i was busy unpacking from utah, preparing for jenny's visit and everything else that moms do.

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now it's friday again.
i am so glad.
do you think we will have a big snowstorm that will keep us all cuddled up in side this weekend?
highly doubtful.

Rach - OK, ummmmm, my husband wants to move into the blue room!! If we had the room for a basketball net inside our house, he would be all over it! LOVE IT!

Stephanie Howell - Love the photos. And I’m slightly in LOVE with your house. I made my mom come over and look at the photo album of your house. HEE! Hope you had a beautiful weekend!~
xo

Jeanne - When the house is usually that quiet it means something BAD is going down in MY house:-)

Stephanie Crews - I’ve been dying to ask…what color is your foyer??? It says Pea Soup, is that the name? Who is it by? I need that color bad! I’m loving it! Love your blog, too.

Leigh Ann - Looks like everyone had a great day. Meg, please stop by my blog to read a prayer request for a sweet little baby girl with Downs and a whole host of complications from a recent surgery. Her name is Remi, she is 3 weeks old and is fighting for her life. I know how successful you were in helping to get prayer going for Clara and was hoping you could help me spread the word about Little Remi. If you would like more info you can email me @ Labbab@aol.com.
I would appreciate if you could post a prayer request for Remi on your blog. On a happier note, I stopped to see my great neice today and she had on a tee you made for her with her initials, MK! So cute! I’ll take my camera next time and send you her picture!
Blessings~
Leigh Ann

Kelly O. - Hi there,
didn’t know if this would interest you or your readers but chaletgirl is having a vintage sheet swap. yOu can check it out here
http://chaletgirl.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/vintage-sheet-swap/
I’m totally pumped for it!
Kelly O.

kasey - so the basketball hoop would SO not hold up on my awesome plaster walls.
wish the boys could have one…..

Sandy - Like Holly, I had noticed Lauren talking on a “retro” phone. I was surprised she wasn’t on a cell phone. As always, love you, your family and your house!

chas at the wild raspberry - what a great time!
rock chock jayhawks…..
chasity

Amber - Love your blog and everything within it! Reading about your house bustling with activity (as quiet as it may have been today) makes my life with 2 toddlers seem boring. πŸ˜‰ Gotta add that you and your husband must be the coolest parents with that gigantic basketball hoop in the bedroom! I think I’m gonna have to replicate that idea some day!

Lisa - IT’S ALWAYS NICE WHEN THAT HAPPENS. EVEN THOUGH IT’S NOT VERY OFTEN.
HUGS FROM MAINE

Wendy - Playdates are the best (most of the time). Happy Weekending!

Nicole Quiring - Love the indoor basketball idea.

Shannan - Lauren is Stunning. I can’t get over it. And I love that a previous commenter referred to her being on an “old time” phone. I had to scroll back up to take a look, sure that I would find her on a avocado green rotary wall-mount! I promise, I’m not 95 years old…

Ruth - Your house looks so fun! Oh and that beach car you linked to in your sidebar – love it. Life would be pretty sweet riding around in one of those beauties!

Trina McNeilly - talk about perfect preoccupation! Have a delightful weekend!
xx Trina

Alyssa - See you have as many rooms as you do kids so that work out for you. Love the pictures. My fav is the “playing house” how sweet is that. A goody to pull out when they are in high school.

Laura - your posts are better than reality tv. Why is that? I just totally enjoy the sneak peek into a mothers day to day life. Maybe it is the reassurance that no, I am NOT alone, as much as I do feel that way often. Or is it the fact that you bring to mind MY every day, right in front of, and how fabulous and bright and beautiful each God given moment truly is.
And you capture it so beautifully.
And then you share it.
And now excuse me..I have some every day moments to capture…
have a blessed and lovely weekend!

Jeremie Shaffer - love the indoor basketball goal!!!

Staci - It’s true!!! Sometimes, even though there are more “bodies”…and if they ALLLL get along…it’s almost…dare I say this???? Easier??? I LOVE the KU blue room πŸ™‚ Glad everyone had fun…and you got to get some stuff done πŸ˜‰

Keri - Yes, playdates are the best! Makes mommy’s life so much easier!

gina - I always say- the more friends invited over- the quieter it is for me.
Nice shots of daily life. πŸ™‚

Holly - Your daughter is on an old tyme phone:)

traci - i loved it when the kids were younger and had friends over. kept them busy and really kept me entertained. i loved seeing what their imaginations would come up with. and hearing all their laughter. priceless. usually they weren’t in the house though. they only came in for lunch. imagine that.

Lazy Mom Leslie - I’m at that point too. I love that the kids can entertain themselves and have fun doing it! Can’t wait to see the boys room all done.

purejoy - sooo scary when all you hear is quiet… so awesome that they were all occupied. and the only thing scarier than UK blue in a room is UT orange. nuff said!

Regina (QueenieBee) - Things also go better around our house when everyone has a friend over. Divide & conquer, divide & conquer…that’s my motto!
The blue room with the basketball hoop looks like waaaaayyy too much fun, and I WILL NOT show my son that photo! πŸ˜‰

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random.

i have been working on etsy orders but feel like i am getting no where.

don't give up on me.
yes…you placed your order a month ago…but i am still working.
the quilted pillows are my favorite to make but take twice as long to complete.
so keep waiting for your lovely pillows.

total randomness….
these are some of my favorite pics from the past 12 months.
i have had to delete a bunch of photos off the computer and just love these pics.
Favscollage

Annie collage

so many are summer photos…coincidence?  i think not.
and so many are annie, i know, but she is the youngest…what can i say?

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julie….you rock!
i love my matching flower for my purse.
you are so nice to me.  thank you.

kathy b….you rock too!
that fabric you sent me was SO COOL!
i never see that kind of chenille for sale anymore.
i absolutely love it…thank you.

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in bible study yesterday we were talking about proverbs 31.
have you read it?
reading it before has always caused me feel to guilty….
feeling there is so much i lack in the way of running my home.
but thankfully yesterday i saw it differently.
i saw the things i am providing and teaching my children.
i saw ways that i am pleasing to my husband.
if i am trying than i am headed in the right direction.
God knows my heart.
He knows i want to be more like this woman everyday…even when i fail.

read it again yourself and see what you hear God telling you.

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i know i say it all the time but it's true….
"back to the craft room"

Rebecca - don’t forget the bit in Prov. 31 where “she girds her loins with strength”! i always loved that part–that this ideal of a godly woman is also incredibly strong–tough, even! And that that strength comes from the Lord. πŸ™‚

Alyssa - i totally think of you as a proverbs 31 woman!!!!

Kate - Hi! Please, please, please don’t stress about the Etsy order. You better promise to put me on the bottom of the list!

Stephanie Howell - what happy photos, thanks for brightening my day~!

Ashley Ann - As if I wasn’t already aching for summer, you go and post so many of the things I love! One of these days I have to figure out how to add a craft room to the house, your “back to the craft room” comments make me want to do the same!

Elisa - the picture of waffle in the frame- see you could totally be a dog photographer!! Love it!

Jill Adkins - Always working towards the Proverbs 31 woman…thanks for the new “insight”…LOVE the picture with the “dog and frame!”…
Blessings!

gina - Beautiful photos!
Sometimes I feel like based on the photos I take you’d think I only have two daughters (the younger two) but the older ones a) no longer humor me by letting me take a million pictures of them… and b) are VERY picky about which photos I delete and which ones I’m allowed to save- and post on my blog. πŸ™‚

Aubrey - You know I love all your pictures. I keep trying to take better ones, but I think I lack the eye, and shutter speed, oh and good camera. Maybe I can convince my husband we NEED one before the accident comes in September.
And I have two packs of Zinnia seeds waiting to be planted. I haven’t planted this kind before, and I’m excited. If it would just stop SNOWING.

Brooke - hhhmmm…wow…i really needed to read that right now…very convicting for some thoughts i have been battling…thank for you that…or rather Him leading me to what i needed through your blog…
photos…amazing as always…colors just reach out and grab you…i love it!

danyele - proverbs 31 is a great reminder of how i am continuing to attain…ahhh.
and the pics, girl, the pics! love them!

adrienneK - proverbs 31 is my favorite passage from the bible. our preacher did a mothers day sermon on it and it truly touched my heart. i go to it often.:)
these pictures are why i fell in love with your blog so much color so many smiles love it!!
<3
adrienneK

kristi rediske - I sure do enjoy your blog-you sure have alot going on. I love all your pics-I know what camera you have but your pictures are so crisp and clear-I have a canon and my pics seem to come out blurred alot-do you have any suggestions? I have a grandaughter and sure would like to take some really good pics of her. She is on the run alot-she is 15 months. I would appreciate suggestions. Thanks

Christina - Your pictures are beautiful! “They” used to say that the baby got his or her picture taken much less than the first child/children…but I think digital photography makes it so easy to take so many pics that the babies these days (or youngest, when they’re not babies anymore) get more taken than the older ones did.
Aren’t you glad someone left such brilliant commentary on the state of photography in the 21st century? Glad to help.
I always enjoy reading your blog, and it’s so cheerful to look at-thanks for a bright ending to a long day.

Marie - my favorite verse and the first verse i learned after becoming a Christian is Proverbs 31:30…it’s awesome and never loses its value and intensity when I read it. Great reminder for women.

Jess - Proverbs 31 has been my goal for as long as I have been a mother. I too feel that I’ve been slacking in more than one area. Glad that you are able to see it differently now. Hopefully our spring break will help me get back on track.
I just love all the wonderful colors in your photos. One of my fav’s is Annie in the tutu holding balloons!

Shannan - Thank you for sharing the verses with all of us ladies. We can never be reminded too much! And seriously – try not to worry about the orders. Take your time. Create with love and joy, as I know you do, and not stress and worry.

maribeth - i love that proverb and belief God gave it to me as my life verse. it is such an inspiration to read. i think you can’t focus on all the things she accomplished physically but spiritually,
“charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.” as women, we focus on how we look and what all we can accomplish, but God wants us to put him first. i love that he included these verses to remind us to place our focus on Him.

karol - Oh my goodness, I can’t believe you mentioned Proverbs 31. I had never read this passage until a month ago when the minister for my mother’s funeral suggested she read it at my mom’s service. It truly captured my mother and I think about it frequently since the 5th of March. She was the sort of woman who was a great mom, wife, and homemaker. I miss her so. Thank you for mentioning it and once again reminding me of the type of woman I would like to be.
And by the way, it sounds as if you are doing a beautiful job of creating a warm and loving home for your husband and children.

Julia - What wonderful family photos – I think the one with your son leaning on your shoulder is fantastic.
Don’t worry too much about getting things done super fast – I’ve gone through those phases (too many times) and it never feels worth it.

Becky @ Farmgirl Paints - I love Proverbs 31. She seems so perfect. I love that her children call her blessed. The pictures you posted were gorgeous. I’m in love with all of the color. You really are a talented photographer and from what I can see with your gifts and relationships you are very much like the Porverbs 31 woman.

Lori - I would recommend proverbs31.org. And their monthly magazine is short and to the point with great articles. I need reminders to keep on the P31 path so I also get the daily devotional by email.
Loved reviewing the pictures. You really brighten my day whenever “Whatever” pops up in my Google reader!
Don’t stress out about the etsy orders – I doubt any of us ordered something that is an emergency! Although, my mail lady stopped her van by my mailbox yesterday and rooted around in the back where she keeps the packages. I was sooo excited, then she just hopped back in and drove away! Cruel…:)

Keri - Being patient over here…. =)
Love the photos, I’m very ready for those type of shots as well. I try to enjoy each day for what it is, but sometimes it’s hard.
Thanks for the inspiration!

Heather Mattos - love, love, love that proverb.

robyn Beckley Vining - another encouragement on prov 31 is that it was written by a mother as a poem for her son and as advice as to what kind of woman he should look for- and she used an alphabet to come up with what she said (the woman didn’t exist at the time- she was a mother’s dream for her son)…i imagine you could go through our alphabet and find ways that you care for your family & fun things about yourself and your marriage that can correspond with each letter.
i imagine your endeared readers could also probably do that for you πŸ™‚

robyn Beckley Vining - another encouragement on prov 31 is that it was written by a mother as a poem for her son and as advice as to what kind of woman he should look for- and she used an alphabet to come up with what she said (the woman didn’t exist at the time- she was a mother’s dream for her son)…i imagine you could go through our alphabet and find ways that you care for your family & fun things about yourself and your marriage that can correspond with each letter.
i imagine your endeared readers could also probably do that for you πŸ™‚

Sharla - I love that picture of waffle in the frame and your little one walking with the balloons in her too funky outfit. I had never seen the one with your girl holding the bubble or the frog – so awesome. I can tell your son smiling on (your?) shoulder is a great captured moment. Thanks for sharing!

Kim - Thanks for sharing your insight on the Proverbs 31 Woman! Especially as we are at that busy season of life, with “younger kids”!

Anna - That zinnia picture was the very first picture/post that I ever read on your blog. I have been hooked ever since πŸ˜‰ Thanks for a great year of color and happiness. Even though I don’t know you personally you are a blessing to my life…you bring joy to my day when I stop by πŸ˜€

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