[digiscrap: Shoutouts]

It was a late night, a few nights ago, and I ventured on to Simply Yin's blog. She's a mastermind "template designer" for digiscrapping ... and her and I have had a few lovely conversations about digiscrap, kids and God.  Anyway - while I was scrolling down her posts, I saw that she had done another shoutout for me on her site ... hmmm ... maybe that's where all my hits are coming from *grin*??  You can check it out here.

AND I've been digiscrapping up a storm ... well, more like a hurricane.  Or typhoon.  A lot of pages being done - feeling good about it ... I desperately want to get these 2009 pics off of my computer and get on to 2010 ... I can do it, I can do it, do it do it ... Yup - I can do it, as long as Yin keeps designing templates *laughing*!!  And if our kids keep going to bed before 8pm ... and hour a night is all I need. 

Here are a few recent pages, I'll post more later.  Click the image to enlarge.

Have a great one!

[redhandedphotography: Katia's Six Month Pics]

PHEWF!  We're back from a really wonderful few days away ... My hubby and I headed to Calgary to visit some dear friends of ours.  Dear friends.  Wow.  I sound like I'm eighty.

ANYway - we brought Katia with us, and she was as good as gold.  We shopped, went out for a fantabulous Italian dinner, I helped lead worship at our friend's church ... and we laughed so much, that I didn't feel guilty about ignoring my sit-ups routine.  Ha!   Who am I kidding??  I don't HAVE a sit-ups routine *grin*!!

There's much to post about - but first, before I left I tried to catch up on Katia's monthly portraits.  So - here are a couple from the shoot ... and click here to head to by photography blog for more pics.

Have a great one!!

[katia: Month Five]

Five months?  REALLY?

Well.  I guess it has been.  Let's see - she's sleeping really well, chewing on her hand (teething?), pulling herself up when I hold her hands, cooing, laughing ... they may sound lame to you, but I assure you I am loving each and every moment!

Her blue eyes are starting to change.  Both of our boys had blue eyes - and now one has brown, the other hazel.  So - we'll see what happens with Taya.

I have savoured each moment with Katia.  I think that with her being our third, it gave me a reality check of how quickly each stage goes.  With our first born, I thought I'd never sleep again.  And I didn't realize that each stage really was only a matter of a few short weeks (like smiling, then laughing, pulling up, sitting ...).

If we had a fourth, I'd be REALLY relaxed (ha! and insanely busy!) ... and NO.  There will not be a fourth.  We're done.   Lord willing *wink*.

To see more pics, please visit my redhanded photography blog here.

Have a good one!

[redhandedphotography: New Portrait Pics]

New blogpost on my photography blog at  http://www.redhandedphotography.blogspot.com/ .  Just in case you're interested? ...

I have so much going on - busy, wonderfully busy - with connecting with many different friends these past few weekends, photography shoots, hockey practices, piano recitals, the "kindergartens leading chapel" this morning at school,  and to top it off - my hubby, Katia and I are heading to Calgary on Thursday to hang with more wonderful friends.  The kiddies are enjoying having so many things planned to do (kids are like that, aren't they?) including a couple of nights with their grandparents (um - they're a little TOO excited about that.  Their grandparents spoil them!!)  ... and then tonight, I'm off with my hubby to hang downtown and enjoy some of the energy of the Winter Olympics ... can't wait!!

So, whether your schedule is beautifully calm and "stay-at-home-and-watch-24" kind of day, or full of adventure and busy-ness, I hope that all is well with you ... have a good one!

*HI NZ FAMILY!!! LOVE YOU ALL!!*

[talk: The Olympic Torch]

Wow.  Vancouver Winter Olympics 2010 is here???  Crazy!!

The Olympic Torch came through our neck of the woods - and my hubby and I had a fantastic "family" day to celebrate.

The torch was going right by my hubby's office, so the kids and I met him there early and off to lunch we went ... nothing like ice cream at DQ to start off this special day!!

Then, we headed to the road where all sorts of wonderful Canadians were gathering ... it was such a great sense of community, such a sense of pride.

The kids were SO into it ...

and I had the opportunity to hold the torch myself!!  I was GIDDY!!

Then the flame came by ... the crowds were cheering, we were all so excited ...

It was such a fantastic, fantastic day!

Bring on the Olympics!!  We're so ready for this once-in-a-lifetime-in-our-city-event!