When I Grow Up...

I want to be a photographer like this -----> Todd Pierson.
He was a local photographer near our community in Illinois. I love his vision, his style, his editing...the whole cheesy enchilada! I wish we would have had the money to get him to shoot a session with Wyatt. Not only for the photos but so I could maybe sponge some tips from him, lol. But besides being simply amazing, he's a kindred spirit too. He has two daughters adopted from China and has made a few trips to Haiti for missions work and to bring awareness to the needs of the region. He even has done charity shoots for some local families who haved suffered tragedy and disasters. Anyway, if you're a wanna-be like me, check him out and prepare to be inspired!
This concludes my nerd post for tonight...

The PT Diaries & Other Noteworthy News

So Wyatt is in week 2 of full-time potty training at school. Day one last week did not go so well. Wyatt managed to use all 5 pairs of spare undies and outfits. Day 2 was improved, only 2 accidents, then Wed-Fri was accident free! (He naps in a Pullup though). I wish I could say he was as successful once he got home, but I think he's just too distracted by the 16,254th viewing of 101 Dalmations....

Also, we've been working on him sleeping in his own room in his big boy bed. Ever since moving back to TX, sleeping has been a HUGE struggle for us. So on Sunday he finally took a nap, although only an hour, in his bed. Then every night since, he's been willingly going bed as long as one of us sits with him til he drifts off. He usually wakes around 12:30 and refuses to go back to his room...but hopefully he'll be sleeping though the night soon. I have forgotten what that's like...uninterrupted sleep.

Es muy caliente.
My kitchen that is. I went and bought my 3rd gallon of paint this weekend and I went in a completely different direction this time. Instead of a green shade, I gotSpicy Cayenne, OLE! Depending on the light, it anything from red to burnt orange or even brownish. I didn't care for it at first but its slowly growing on me. I think Jason would have blown a gasket if I dare even hint that I wanted to paint it again, lol! Little does he know that the living room is next! I'll post pics once the kitchen is done, but for now, here's a tease....



Oh, oh, oh...almost forgot!
We took Wyatt to the local WilD West Watauga, TX Fest this weekend. It was pretty boring, but surely better than sitting at home all day like our usual Saturday routine. Just a few snaparoonies:

I*HEART*Faces {Friends}

The theme this week is My Friend & I and this one was not easy. I had to dig through thousands of photos to find one of Wyatt with a friend. This was taken when we still lived in Cornville....errr, I mean Yorkville, IL. Jayden was our neighbor and was always very excited to see Wyatt, or maybe he was just always excited, lol. While I don't especially love this pic, I kind of get the feeling like I was spying on them sharing little secret, something only two micheivious little boys might understand. Probably something along the lines of how to most effectively torture your mother....HA!

{Kids Entry}



Do check out all other great entries this week at I*HEART*FACES!

FIF {Fix It Friday}

Oh I almost forgot....here is the Fix-It-Friday photo edit.

{Orignal}



{Chrisie-fied}



Mosey on over and check out everyone else's version ---> I*HEART*FACES!

Just a little "Awwww"

We got a new (and free!) digital camera so I can take mini videos again. I had been itchin to video Wyatt saying his bedtime prayers. It will be such a sweet memory to share with him when he's older. This is the Micro-Machine-Man version, so I'll decipher:

Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
Angels watch me through the night,
And wake me with the morning light.
Amen.


Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing

OK, now all together....AWWWWWWW!

Tuesday: Part Dos

So we had ourselves a bit of a down-home hail storm last night. About 10:30 we were pounded with hail ranging from the size of golf balls up to some as big as baseballs! I thought surely one of our windows was going to shatter. It did wake Wyatt up but he did well. Can't say the same for one of our cars....yikes! Good thing its a company car and we don't gotta foot the repair bill.

I snapped a few bath shots tonight and can't decide if I like this in color or BW best. I don't do many BW conversions. Not sure why really. Just don't think about it I guess. Anyway, I am sure Wyatt will be mortified of all the tub shots I have when he gets older. Sounds like sweet justice to me.....fair payback for not letting me sleep through the night for the last 2 and a half years. HA!





P.S. I don't recommend Crayola Bath Crayons. I thought they'd be sticks of colored soap but no. They're actual crayons and it makes the water kind of ickie.