Thursday, December 23, 2010

December 23rd



playing the Michael Jackson wii game...so much fun! I had the wii remote in one hand, the camera remote in the other hand and still managed to win. :) If you want a fun way to lose some weight, you really work up a sweat to this game

December 22nd again


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making the lemonade cookie recipe that was posted by Rhonda...they were delicious. Thanks Rhonda!

here's the recipe:

Lemonade Cookies

1 cup margarine
1 cup sugar
2 eggs beaten
Pinch of salt
1/2 can thawed frozen lemon concentrate
3 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda

Mix margarine, sugar and eggs. Add lemonade, flour and soda. Drop onto cookie sheet and bake at 375 degrees for 8 minutes. As soon as you pull them out of the oven you brush them with more lemon concentrate and sprinkle with sugar.

December 22nd

My brother works for new cap radio which has two radio stations in Ottawa. He took us on a tour of his workplace. Here are the kids with "KJ", one of the on-air talents.

December 21st


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lunch with the God daughter...she's hilarious and had us laughing the whole time!

December 20th

using my daughter to help me look for a place to do a photo shoot for my God-daughter's first birthday. This washroom had great light


Now to bring in the almost birthday girl.  Isn't she adorable?

December 18th


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checking out our friends' horses. My family wouldn't cooperate for a picture so this is all I could get

december 17th

our tree

December 16th


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taking pictures of things to sell (trying to make room in my office)...anyone looking for a cast iron teapot? :)

December 15th


This is another one from yesterday. It's a tradition in our family to put up the Christmas tree on my birthday.

December 14th



my kids were so sweet and got up at 5:30am (they usually get up at 6:15am) to decorate the house and surprise me for my birthday. I feel so loved!

December 13th


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some friends kidnapped me and took me out for an early Birthday dinner. They wouldn't let me take a picture of them so all I got was this picture of my soup. I think it had potato, some kind of cheese and lager in it...very tasty!

December 12th



Can you find me? :)

self portrait at my friend's beautifully decorated house

Thursday, December 16, 2010

December 11th


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this one is from last night on our way out to my husband's work Christmas party

December 10th


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This is Gustavo, my son's barber....he's been going to him since his first haircut. He's hilarious and my son spends the whole time laughing

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

December 9th



My birthday is coming up so i thought i would do a photo shoot of myself

December 8th


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it's great to have a brother that works at a local radio station....free movie premieres!

December 7th


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scrapbooking...i look forward to these mornings

December 6th


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welcome to my house

December 5th


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who says a Standard Poodle can't be a lap dog?! :)

December 4th

This year we celebrated Christmas early with my family. I have a bunch of nice pictures with people smiling pretty but i love this one....it's such a typical family get together at my parents place. Food, boys holding a wii remote, my dad making people laugh and the dog being nosey wondering what the crazy humans are doing

Monday, December 13, 2010

December 2nd


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All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth!

Friday, December 10, 2010

December 1st


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Can you find the head? :)

We bought him a bigger bed but he still loves to squeeze into this one.  Sometimes his whole body hangs off it and only his back legs are on it.

November 30th


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the sky looked on fire this morning. This is the view out my back window

November 28th


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testing out the ISO on my new camera. Love it!!! My little guy is the one in purple...he scored a goal shortly after this!

November 27th


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Bought myself an early Birthday present...the Canon 5D MarkII, i'm so excited! This is my first model with my camera, doesn't he look thrilled? :)

November 26th


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not the greatest picture but i love it. The kids had a blast in the little bit of snow we got. I love that my son is rolling down the hill in the background

November 22nd


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these guys look so cute in the evenings. I have tone of pictures of them having a nap together

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

November 19th


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Bus Buddy.

My daughter walks a kindergarten student to the bus after school everyday....she's so proud and takes her job seriously!

Monday, December 6, 2010

November 14th

at my adorable nephew's baptism.  He seems so mesmerized by the candle

Friday, December 3, 2010

November 13th


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We crossed over the border to Watertown to do some shopping. It's only a couple hours away and so much fun...what great deals! Our dollar is equal but I can't believe how much cheaper everything is in the US. One of our first stops was Target, love that place

November 12th


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It was just Ben and I for the day today so I told him we could do anything he wanted....he picked McDonald's for lunch and games on the wii the rest of the time

Monday, November 29, 2010

November 11th

I joined my daughter's class at the Remembrance Day Ceremony in Kanata.  We didn't have a very good spot so this is the only view I had.


November 9th


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This sweet potato looks like it's getting ready for Christmas!

November 8th in the evening


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Our friend's father is a WWII veteran and he was kind enough to go to my son's Cub troop and talk a bit about the war.

November 8th in the morning

My daughter's class got to watch the Ottawa Senator's at a practice. We had amazing seats right behind the glass behind the goalie. The kids would scream and duck every time a puck hit the glass...lots of fun!

That's Mike Fisher (Mr. Carrie Underwood) in white on the left and Daniel Alfredsson in white on the right

November 7th


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Out for a sunday walk. Battery died so this is the only picture I got

Monday, November 22, 2010

November 6th


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A shot at the location I found yesterday. It was a cold morning but this family was so much fun and we got lots of amazing shots. One of my favourite shoots so far

November 5th


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Trying to find a location for my photo shoot tomorrow. I found this awesome park that still had some leaves left on the trees as well as a great bridge, lake, river and a really cool drainage ditch that had graffiti on the wall.

November 4th


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I love reading with the kids at night and am happy that my daughter still wants to read with me. Right now we're reading "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

November 3rd


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bookclub time again. This time we read the book "Sweetness at the bottom of the pie". My favourite part of bookclub is all the yummy treats

November 2nd


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The snow is gone but we're getting frost in the mornings

November 1st


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First snowfall...luckily the weather warmed up and it all melted

Friday, November 5, 2010

October 31st

One of the few pictures that I got this Halloween....it was so cold and nasty out! I made the kids quickly put their costumes on for a picture in the afternoon. When they went out trick or treating that evening they actually had winter coats, hats and mitts on (we got a bunch of snow the previous day).

I like looking at the picture because my daughter is wearing my grade 8 graduation dress...it's nice to see it again!  It fits her pretty well with a turtleneck underneath

October 30th


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I took this one for the kids...they love Spartacat!

October 29th


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at the kids' school dance

October 28th


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it's been so dark in the mornings when we get up. This was the view from my back windows as we were heading out of the house to go to the bus stop

Thursday, November 4, 2010

October 27th

I love watching these guys play...it makes all the walking and cleaning up dog poop worth while!


October 26th


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Buddy's new haircut. His stylist even put a Halloween bandana on him.