Do you have those in my size ;)

So are you wondering what these are? No they are not barbies underwear nor are they for a cabbage patch doll. This is what I learned I needed to buy for R.
Here are the backs.



So you are probably asking yourself what the crap is M buying for her little girl. Well here is the full picture.



These lovely things are called foot undies for R's new jazz dance class. Yes I finally got her signed up for dance. She has been pleading and asking every couple of weeks when she will get to sign up. I have put it off for about 2 years because of work and so on.
Well I have had a really crappy month or so at work and have been working very long hours and have been pretty stressed. I have done a lot of thinking and have really dug deep to find out what I have been doing the last couple of years. I found that I have been putting so much on hold well not even on hold but have let them pass as I worked 12-14 hour days. It is time that I take care of my family and myself. I felt that getting off on time so pretty much at 5pm was a first step which I have been doing for a week now. It feels so good to leave work when it is light. Then I decided that my beautiful little angel needed to be able to enjoy her childhood. I remembered how much I loved taking dance and I wanted R to experience this. I know you are asking about the other 2 amazing people in my small family. Well J is loving his wife home before dark even though I still do not cook and C will start soccer soon which is what he picked to be his fun thing to do. My next step of doing something for me is to go on my trip. I really need to be with my parents. I have really been struggling without seeing them everyday and it really has hit me hard lately. I also am really excited to go see my sister and her family in D. I get to pet giraffe's hopefully. Thanks again to my amazing husband who bought me my tickets to go and is willing to let me go for 13 days without him or the kiddo's. I am so excited can you tell!!!??? Well more to come.

I love this man!

This is one of my most favorite pictures. We took this with my phone camera and I just love it. Seriously I love him! Jealous ladies!

Snowboarding Fun!

I have always been afraid of snowboarding. I have known so many people who were hurt when snowboarding ranging from a broken ankle to a broken back. So when I got married to a man who loves snowboarding I had to promise I would try it out. Well it took about 8 years for me to actually try and I did a couple of times but I hit my head so hard I was so afraid to try again.

Well my husband and a few friends said we should go. So here are the pictures from our fun time. It was hard but I will try again and again until I get better :) It is a lot of fun! Really it is...

30 Really?

So I am 30.... I really am not sad nor do I feel like an old lady. I have friends who cried when they turned 30. I feel that I am young and I am fun. I didn't even really think about turning 30. I guess age really hasn't mattered to me much. I think you are the age you feel and if I feel I am 20 then that is what I am but who is to say that the way I feel is a specific age. Why is age so important to people and why is it that so many people get so upset about getting older. I can understand when it comes to dating and boyfriends and kids.. You need to be old enough to handle the situations but really feeling that you are having a mid life crisis because you are turning 30. Really?

So yes I am 30 and yes I feel that I can still wear my high heels with my skinny jeans(which really aren't so skinny) and I can sing in my car like I use to when I was 16. So take a moment to enjoy your life not the age but the feeling. Today I feel happy!

Oh and I received the most awesome gifts. My daughter got me a necklace that says Mother Daughter Friends Forever that she picked out when J took them to get my gift. My son bought me some wine glasses because he knew I had broke most of them.. He hates that I drink wine but I have taught him that he can have beliefs and others may not feel the same. That you love a person for who they are not just by what they believe. I am lucky because I have a family that feels the same way.. If they didn't then they would not be so awesome to me :) I received some nice birthday cards and one of my most favorite gifts is from my amazing husband. Not only did he take me to sushi which he doesn't really like he also bought me plane tickets to Seattle and Dallas, just for me. I get to hangout with my mom and dad for a few days and then my mom and I get to travel to Dallas to visit my sis and her family. I am so excited and with the work months I have had I so needed this trip... So that is about it. That is all that happened to me as I was turning 30. Really.. Lara you love it I know you do.. REALLY! Thanks for that because I now say that all the time.

Wow it is 2009

I can not believe how fast 2008 flew by. It was a great year. I started getting even more serious with my photography and took a bunch of pictures for family and friends. Jeff and I celebrated our 9 year anniversary.... 9 years! Can you believe it. I can not wait until it is like our 30th. It has taken us a lot of work and it still does but it has been worth it. I still look at him and just can not believe he is all mine... To bad ladies! I think that my parents and sisters had a lot to do with Jeff and I. I mean, I have an amazing mom and dad that are still so in love. Just watching them and seeing how they can make it through hard times and still get that glow when they see each other makes me realize that I to can have that glow. I also have sisters who married awesome men. I love my brother in laws. They all are so different and just so amazing. I guess seeing all my family have struggles and still get giddy around their spouses helped me. I guess I am just blessed.... Well I know that with the new year you are suppose to do your New Year Resolutions but I feel like if I make one I will just be disappointed when I do not accomplish it. So this year I am just going to say that I will try to have an amazing year. I will try to be more patient with my kids. I will try to not be so lazy about house cleaning. I will try to not eat so much and to workout. I will try to see each day as a blessing and new adventure. I will try to be the best wife I can be. I will try to not work so many long hours. And the one thing I can say I will do is love my family and friends and do what I can to make them smile. Well thanks for listening to my rambles. Here is a picture of my awesome Cat Thor for your entertainment :)

Merry Christmas and Such

So first I just have to say my mother is awesome... Look at what she made the kids. They love blankets and the ones that they normally drag along with them are the blankets my mom made them when they were babies. These are their new favorites.











And here are some random Christmas pictures. I was playing around with my new 50mm 1.8 so some are not the best but hey I am just getting use to the lens. hehehe









Then look at what my amazing husband got me for my photo editing... He was really getting sick of me always being on his.. heehee


Hope you had an amazing and fun holiday.

Little Late

Happy Birthday to the most amazing son ever. I can not believe that he is already nine. It seems like yesterday that I was changing your diaper. I have seen where people list out little tidbits of their little one's so I thought I would give it a try.
1. He is such a cuddle bug and I love it
2. He always makes me smile and laugh when I have had a hard day
3. He will break dance anywhere just because
4. He is an early bird which is not something he got from me. :)
5. His eyes remind me of my fathers and he even does the same puppy dog sad look as my dad.
6. He loves little kids, seriously you put him in a room with them and they just love him.
7. He actually will get teary eyed watching a sad movie with me.
8. He tells me he loves me everyday just because
9. He sings with me in the car and again break dances while sitting
10. He is an amazing brother, he does have his days but his sister is his best friend and he is not afraid to tell you that.

I could go on and on about this little man but I will stop as it is late and I need to go to sleep... Happy Birthday my little man!