EMBRACE THE CAMERA

It's embrace the camera Thursday. I love this picture for so many reasons but mainly because it is rare that I get a picture with all three kiddos and we are all looking and smiling! This is a framer for sure!

Go check out the other embracers at http://www.andersonfamilycrew.blogspot.com/!

Jules

VICTORY!!!

It was a big morning at the Lambert home this morning. My 6 year old FINALLY learned how to tie his shoe!!!! We have been practicing without luck for awhile now. EVERY time we have practiced either Brady has ended up in tears or I have given up because he would always start whining or crying saying "I can't do it" in a very prolonged whiny voice. To me, that is the equivalence of nails running down a chalkboard. Patience is not my thing folks. This morning I had to psyche myself up and promise myself I would keep my cool. I told Brady that he HAD to keep his cool too or else this would never work. As luck would have it we both kept our cool. It was just the right combination of patience and practice. He was so proud and told me as soon as he got to school he was going to tell Miss Kumpf (his teacher). He still needs a little practice but he pretty much has it down. Way to go Bradester! Mamma's proud!

Jules

SNOWFLAKES

It was one FRIGID weekend here in Kansas. It was so windy that the wind swept up the trampoline and it landed upside down on the neighbors playset! CRAZY! It was way to cold to go anywhere so the kids and I made some paper snowflakes. This is such an easy yet fun craft that we do every winter then the kids get to pick a place to proudly display their work. They picked the front door windows this year.

I swear.....I get so frustrated sometimes with my photog skillz. The second picture I just couldn't get to be not blurry. I am only trying to shoot in manual these days, which means I select the aperture, iso, and shutter speed. Anytime I shoot at night or in dim light it's ALWAYS blurry. Do I just need a tripod? What's the deal? Anyone wanna help a sister out? I'm happy with the lighting in that picture but I just am at a loss.

On a different note...about my sewing. I haven't touched my sewing machine in forever. I just did get an order so I will be sewing again here probably today? I miss sewing. There are several things I want to be doing but I have just been preoccupied with other things lately. I think I need a trip to Sarah's Fabric store to get my mojo back. Maybe after Christmas.

Jules

6 AND FULL OF TRICKS

My second baby is 6 today. I sorta can't believe it's been 6 years. I love this boy with every fiber of my being. He keeps me on my toes and makes me practice patience EVERY day. Life would seriously be a bore without Brady.

At 6 he is a true comedian. He is always laughing and trying to make others laugh even if he has to say poo poo or pee pee to do it. He is stubborn, he LOVES kindergarten, is very social, loves sports, he is an instigator with his older brother and sadly could probably take his older brother. He weighs more than his older brother. He is probably about a head taller than everyone in his class. He likes this about himself as he brags about it sometimes. He has a temper but can also be the sweetest thing in the world. The boy has an incredible capacity to eat heaps and heaps of food. Sometimes, actually quite often he eats more than me at dinner. I know as he grows the food bills around here are going to be ridiculous. Sometimes I feel like my main job in life is to have food and snacks ready for Brady because he is always "starving". He loves football and his favorite team is the Arizona Cardinals. I think the only reason he likes the Cardinals is because he likes the bird logo. His birthday cake was of course a Cardinal's cake. My friend and neighbor Heather Phillips made it and it was as delicious as it was cute. Visit her blog at www.colleenscakesandcookies.blogspot.com. He has an amazing amount of energy and can rarely sit still. He is seriously all boy. He has only lost two teeth and I am counting down the days until he loses his black tooth. He has fallen on his tooth about 5 times. I don't know why he breaks his falls with his teeth while most people break their falls with their hands or arms. But that's just Brady! It has been so fun watching him learn to read this year. Everywhere we go I see him trying to decipher words and spell out letters in his head. Brady isn't a cuddler like Jake. Jake will let me hold him and love on him forever. Brady can't stand when I do that. I have to honestly refrain myself from kissing his face all over ALL OF THE TIME but I have learned that I just can't act like that! I know I will be BEGGING for Brady's affection for the rest of my life....sigh. I will never give up though!

Anyway...Here's to Brady. Happy Birthday to my fun loving little buddy. Can't wait to see what the future has in store for him!
Jules

I HEART FACES "SELF PORTRAIT"

I haven't entered an I heart faces weekly photo challenge in awhile. This weeks theme is self portrait. I wanted to enter this challenge because I have been wanting to figure out my self timer on my camera for a long time. This was the perfect excuse to figure it out and try some self portrait shots. The self timer feature on my camera is a piece of cake. I don't know why I thought it would be so complicated. Soooo.....I donned my new blingy hat, put on my fav earrings, slapped on some lipstick and voila-my self portrait. Go check the others out at http://www.iheartfaces.com/. I love that little Nick just had to be in the picture with me!

Jules