Finally Photos ON my wall!!!

I had a goal this year to do ONE photo project every month...

I say 'had' b/c January's did not get done...

And now that dh has no work...

I need to batten down the financial hatches...

BUT... here is February's project...

 Please pardon the disheveled book shelf... 

 Here's a closer look at my best creations!

I took snippets of pictures taken in the past few months....

Just casual snaps...

We're not very formal so these work for me!

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I snapped the pictures tonight....

Thought I would try and capture it better in the daylight....

NOT!

TOO much glare!!!

So these wonky pics will have to do!

The pics on the wall are NOT fuzzy irl...

I picked up the frames @ M's just after Christmas when they were on SUPER SALE!

So they were a very good price!

And the pictures were printed @ Costco so they were a good price too!

I have several ideas for "picture projects" around the house.

I will have to wait until we have a steady cash flow again to make them happen though.

I'm loving how these look and the kiddos LOVE seeing themselves up on the wall!

'c' kept pointing @ 'g2's pic and saying it was her!!!

LOL... even THEY can't tell themselves apart in pictures!

Too funny!

Anyhow... just wanted to share...

Butterfly World...

Today we went there...

 So cool to be in and among them!

 Their colours are amazing!The patterns are just SO intricate... STUNNING!

 The girlz were enthralled! They wanted to catch one BADLY!

 So I thought it best to keep them CONTAINED as much as possible!

 I know....STRANGE angle on this pic!

But... I LOVE this colour on 'z' and when I scrap it, I'll tilt it on the lo.

Love the contrast between her and that black butterfly!

 Here's 'g'... 

 Here she is again with some flamingos...

They were SO noisy! Yippin' away at each other...

must have been in a tussle over the food!

 I know, muffed my dof on this shot of 's'... but the bird is kinda cool...

 I rarely get a chance to get the 3 of them snapped together...

[Again don't ask me how many I took...]

Yes, I colour coordinate my kiddos clothing when I know I'll be taking pics.

These greens & blues are just GORGEOUS together!!!

[Makes it SO much easier when it comes time to play with the pictures!!]

Can't wait to scrap the shotz of this good-lookin' bunch!

I GIVE UP!!!!

YOU think I am kidding when I say how difficult it is to capture EVERYONE looking their best...

So HERE is PROOF...

On the way back from the park today, I found some nice 'open shade' and I thought I might be able to actually DO it this time....

 FORGET IT!

'g' looks terrific,

'c' wants NOTHING to do with it,

'z' has her eyes closed AGAIN!

's' is trying to wrangle 'g2'...

 Ok, so this time...

'g2' & 'z' are looking just fine!

'c' is STILL kicking up a fuss...

and 's' is still trying to get 'g2' to comply...

 'g', 'z' & 's'... pretty good!

'c' still melting down...

'g2' considering complying...

 'g' got her eyes closed [you knew it had to happen eventually... she's been the most consistent so far!]

'z' & 's' alright...

'c' & 'g2' still NOT complying!!!!!

 'g', 'z', & 's' ... looking good!

'c' still wailing...

's' almost has 'g2' looking at the camera....almost....

And then FINALLY 'g2' has had ENOUGH and BAILS!

'c' is almost horizontal at this point...

But the bigguns....

STILL workin' it for the camera!

Thanks for trying!

But...

I GIVE UP!~

;o)

I don't think I'll ever get 'my' PERFECT PICTURE!

VIEX!!!

So today we took the kiddos to the Vancouver Island Exhibition...

VIEX...

There are plenty of pics to share and so I will be spreading them out over the next couple of days...

Here's one from the first ride of the morning...

'g', 's' & 'z' on 'The Sizzler' BEFORE it started moving!

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Here's 'The Lightening Bolt'...

Here are 's' & 'g' ON said ride...

They LOVED it and rode it several times throughout the day & night!

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Now we move onto 'The Spider'...

'g' & 's' getting ready for "the ride".

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's' & 'z' getting on 'Zero Gravity'...

's' & 'z' waiting for the fun to begin!

Here they are mid-ride.

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Here's a pic of 'z' later in the day...

Yes, she's on 'Zero Gravity' BY HERSELF!

She would ride it solo when the other kiddos were on a ride she wasn't allowed to go on.

Here's 'z' & her friend 't'...

They rode 'The Sizzler' into the night!

ALL of the kiddos BIG & SMALL had a heap o' FUN today... AND tonight!

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I've got more pics to share...

Stay tuned...

Friday's Farmer's Market Fun!

We are very lucky to have THREE days of Farmer's Markets to enjoy...

Wednesday afternoon on Bowen road, Friday morning on the waterfront and Saturday morning @ Rutherford Mall...

Today I took the three BIG kiddos with me to the waterfront market.

Here they are strolling between the canopies...

We bought a few veggies and the kiddos enjoyed a cookie from

 'The Cookie Lady'!

She sells 3 cookies for a dollar!

Perfect!

We then walked over to Maffeo Sutton Park...

I will be sharing some of those pics over the next several days...

HOW can I choose just ONE out of 318 to share?

The Blue Cantaloupe Crew...

The kiddos go bonkers when I

fill a cantaloupe with 

JELLO!

Today they chose

Berry Blue...

'g' with her blue bracey grin...

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's' enjoying a blue bite!

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'z' with her blue Jello that looks like bubbly water!

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And I just HAD to share this pic of 'g' with her 'blue' eyes...

The Jello really makes her eyes look like they are WAY further apart than they are...

so funky!

Yes, these kiddos really LOVE to play with their food!

Head Cookies Anyone???

What IS a 'Head Cookie'???

Cookies that are the size of your kiddos heads!!!

Feast your eyes...and NO DROOLING on your keyboard!

I think it's so funny that 'z's Smarties on her cookie look like two eyes, a nose and a mouth! 

So today's potd is...

's' & 'z' with their cookies!
Yes, they had a HUGE entourage of kids following them at school...
Did they share?
Of course they did!

Happy Mother's Day!

I wanted to get a pic of me & all the kiddos today.

I remembered only just before the babez were ready for bed.

'c' was done and so she wasn't too thrilled about it...

It's tricky getting ALL the kiddos to look decent at the same time...

's' was jacking around in many of the pics so he wrecked a whole bunch of the ones where everyone else looked good...

I ended up taking this one.

Yeah, it's nothing stellar.

But it's better than the rest...

I know... I'm not IN the pic...

I'm not going there...

Bunch o' Cutie-pa-Tooties!!!

Oh they're just so yummy aren't they?!!!

Sweet, sweet sibs!!!

Sweet, sweet smiles too!

Hope this makes YOU smile and have a terrific day!

Mommarazzo...

Just what am I talking about???
Here...let's let Wikipedia shine a little light shall we...?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paparazzi

"Paparazzi (singular: Paparazzo) is a term used to refer to photojournalists who specialize in candid photography of celebrities, politicians, and other prominent people. Paparazzi tend to be independent contractors unaffiliated with a mainstream media organization."
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So my version 'Mommarazzo' certainly fits!
I am only ONE person, these are most definitely candid, they are prominent people to me and I am in no way affiliated with mainstream media.
In fact they wouldn't even hire me if I tried!!!
LOL....
So there you have it... Mommarazzo!!!
That's me!
If it's not these two tasty puddin' pops it's my other sweet 'n sassy kiddos or anything or anyone else that strikes my fancy!


'g2'



'c'

Yes that's dried cereal on 'c's cheek...
That stuff is sneaky...you wipe them up a few times and think you've got it all...
and then once they dry...it's baaaack!!!
So you see... "Mommarazzo"...fits in this scenario too!