Mother's Day Spur of the Moment Photo Shoot & Ramblings

After all the photos we took with my phone, I decided to bring out the big camera.
Sure, we could have thought about matching outfits, but we didn't,
and it's OK because they turned out pretty cute in black and white!

I've been using my neglected Canon Rebel with my 50mm 1.4 a little more...

I do love the photos it produces.
I think I had it on the wrong ISO like at 800...
Oups!

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I love photos.

Photos are awesome for capturing life as we live it and personalities.

It is such a big part of who I am.
I may not be this powerful woman with a carrier or medals or tons of achievements and worldly success.
But I have my family and I will certainly leave behind lots of photos! :)
I love life.

I love capturing life and recording it.
I love Journals.

Since the age of 14 I have kept records, in Journals and now in blog format.
I love blogging.
I blog and record and snap because unfortunately our memories don't get better with age,
like french cheese.

I love french fromage. With french crusty baguettes.

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This is a sample of some of my favorites
I'm uploading all of them on google+

There that does it!

To make mother's day even better, I wish Alexi would have been with us!

My thoughts were with him.
Love ya Lexi!

Meyer Lemon tree & Hydregea for Mother's Day

A few of my Mother's Day Indulgences

A very young Meyer Lemon tree.

I heard they do very well here in Texas!

I will keep it in a nice big pot for a few years, until it is ready for the ground.

A Hydrangea.

I want lots of them in my yard!

Chloe is so funny, she cannot help it, when I take pictures of plants and things 

she has to be in the frame somehow!

Now I just need my Manly Man to get a hold of that shovel and dig me a big whole!

Dinner Crepes

And look what I found at Trader's Joe!

Macaroons... 12 of them!

They were a little on the sweet side and some flavors I did not care for 

like coffee, and salted caramel...

My favorite was the pistachio flavor!

A Mother's Day Without a Hitch. Well Almost.

 I had a great Mother's Day today!

I do love being a mother, even if some moments/days can be hard and oh so stressful.
I wouldn't trade it for the world!
Motherhood comes with so many emotions, all of which are part of me.
They are part of who I am and who I am becoming.
It stretches my soul, makes me grow and want to be better for them.
It drives me crazy too sometimes.

But it is worth it!

Justine on Saturday night finished the laundry,
mopped the floors and cleaned up the downstairs
until 2:30am!
So the house would be nice and clean for me today...

Emric made crepes for breakfast.
They ended up being eaten for lunch.

We had no time for them before church for breakfast...

So we made yummy Diner Crepes for lunch.

 Amelie sang a mother's day song at church with all the other kids 

and made me not one, but 2 love notes at church!
By the way everything we got at church was chocolate!
Hershey bar, Hershey kisses and hugs, M&M's.
Yuck. Yuck & Yuck!
But that's OK cause at home I had some yummy stuff!

About the hitch!
I said that this was a mother's day almost without a hitch because
I kinda over-reacted when a bag of candy had spilled some sugar on the counter while I was cleaning up.
I threw the bag away, Amelie wasn't very happy and said something not nice to me!
I can get a little uptight when I have to clean up after everyone
(especially on mother's day when everything in my mind should be perfect)
I kinda locked myself in my bedroom, and worked on these pictures, but only for 5 mn.
I realized just how precious our family is.
And that our kids are only with us for a little while.
And that I over-reacted.
I though twice about it and decided to go on the bike ride with the family instead of sulking in my room because of my uncalled for reaction!
It was not worth ruining the day for something so little.
Oh how I wish I was a better mom sometimes...
I try. I fail. And try again.

I love my girls!

I got spoiled once more by my Man...
Friday night diner, movie, favorite cookies, Sunday help in the kitchen...
He is so good to me.
 I could imagine life without
 my lovable-crazy-sometimesanoying-funny-neverboring-talktoomuch-generous Man...

By the way, the cute dress I am wearing, he got it for me on his Birthday!
hihihi!

 I also got a 5 mn phone call from Elder Benny Boy Johnson!!!!

So happy to hear from him from his mission in Sacramento California.

Justine is Home

After a couple of weeks trying to fly home from Hawaii, 

Justine finally made it home.

She hoped islands wanting to try her luck on the main Island and was there for 3 days with a family 

who took her snorkeling every day. 

She had the amazing experience of snorkeling in some clear water, 

with turtles and dolphins! 

How lucky is that?

If I was going to be stuck somewhere, that would be it!

I'm enjoying having another driver!

I'm also having to adjust to another body in the house who goes to bed late and sleeps in late...

She is still on Hawaii time, and it's been 2 weeks...

I'm not used to that! 

I'm such a morning person and want everything done in the morning!

Aunt Aude Visits

This past week my sister came for a couple of days to visit.

We went through clothes we no longueur need or want. 

She took some of my winter stuff I haven't been using here in Texas.
The winters have been so mild.

We have had such beautiful spring weather too!

Still cool and awesome!

I'm bracing myself for the return of the very hot Summer months!

We went and picked more blackberries and I froze another full gallon size bag!

I also got her hooked on quinoa!
We love the stuff!

Tis

Ramdom Pictures form My Yard & Patio

Taken with my Rebel XTi 50mm 1.4