b0undaries

kiera's really good at cleaning up after herself, like really. i rarely do it. it's so funny though, when i ask her to pick up her toys, shoes, books, etc... and take them to her playroom or to her room, she knows that as long as they're across the line...she's good. like literally. she walks to the doorway & drops/tosses them over the threshold. if something doesn't quite make it, she'll gently push, slide, kick, or nudge it over.

pretty much sums it up...

ALicE iN W0nDerLaNd!

I'm s0oo0o0 excited for this movie to come out! It combines my tw0 biggest l0ves, (besides ryan & kiera of course!) alice in wonderland & tim burton... what?! tim burton... ok, i'm pretty sure you thought i was gonna say j0hnny depp... but come on, that's just a given! Alice in W0nderLand has always been my favorite disney movie. One day when i was sick (i had a sinus infection & morning sickness...) i watched that movie the whole day, over & over, it just looped in the dvd player & i watched & watched & watched... and well, tim burton... he's incredible. I love his style so much! (anyone that knows me, understands) I love pretty much love all his movies, he's amazing. Ryan & i once talked about... if you could hang out with ANYBODY, living or dead, for a day, who would it be? I surprised him when i said TiM BurT0n. He thought i was crazy but yup, secrets out, i'm fascinated with one of the darkest men in the world... so, if you don't really know me all that well, now you do. explains much? haha.

I really wanna put together a costume, of sorts, to wear in two weeks when the movie comes out. I'm not quite sure though, alice... or... the queen of hearts... hhmm... (i'm pretty sure ryan would rather i not.. lol) but i so0o0o want to! what to do, what to do...

GeTTy CenTer

Today we went to the getty museum. Ryan wanted to go since he has a work-free week. I have to say, i'm not much on museums & things like that but i loved it! Riding the tram up to the museum is so fun in & of itself. The view was really cool (even though it was foggy/smoggy. (depending who you ask...) There was so much to see & it was all so amazing! I love to draw & paint, but haven't done it in while, looking around there at all the beautiful things was so motivating, it makes me want to start again. Kiera loved running around & seeing everything too (she loved all the painting & sculptures of animals). She loves seeing people & is the biggest flirt you'll meet, so she was in total bliss. We were there for 3 hours & saw only about half the exhibits! We'll definitely be going back. I highly recommend it to everyone, you won't be disappointed!

Beach L0vin

I love living by the beach. It's so beautiful & relaxing. We woke up this morning & went down to catch the sunrise... it was amazing! We went for a walk & then stopped, put down a blanket & enjoyed some hot chocolate. The weather was perfect! Kiera loves taking her bucket & carrying it around. We found so many beautiful seashells. (no sand dollars this time around...) Such a wonderful way to start the day!

l0ve

Ryan & I celebrated our first valentine's day {together} 5 years ago. Yeah, five! It seems like it was just yesterday but at the same time it feels like we've known each other forever. We've had our ups, down & we've grown so much together. He's learned to live with my psychotic-ness & i've learned to love his nerdy-ness... we are complete opposites & we couldn't be more right for each other. This pic was taken valentine's 2005, ryan looks so young & cute. How could i not fall in love...

Happy Valentine's Day!

I'm so over sh0rt hair. i want my looong hair back. i went red... ok, fun... then i was over it. so now it's black again. cut it... fun too, liked it. alot. now i'm over it. gr0w!

this is the day i chopped it off... about 6 months ago, i was so ready for a change... love it, miss it.

I always forget what a drastic height difference me & ryan have... yes, i really DO forget. Then i'll notice somebody look at us, then double take... then look up at ryan... then down at me... and after i lock eyes with them and smile like "yup... we're not an illusion..." i realize... wow.

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Dads are the BEST!

I got my garden planted this week. I know i'm ahead of schedule but i did it more for my sanity than anything else. These past couple of weeks have been "rough" (for lack of a better word...) so i needed something to do to occupy my mind & body. Planting & up-keeping a garden brings joy to my heart for so many reasons... it keeps me busy (i don't mind weeding..in fact i enjoy it), i love watching it grow & develop, i love people's reaction to it (growing up i never knew of anybody having a garden, it's still a new commodity around here), i love being able to enjoy the fruits & vegetables & have it available right at my fingertips, i love being able to share it with others, i love spending time outside it the fresh air & sunlight with my beautiful daughter (she l0ves being outdoors)...... i just love the purpose. I decided to grow some things i've grown before & had success with, ditch some things i've tried & for whatever reason felt i could do without, & decided to try some new things & see how it goes... even decided to grow tomatoes this year. (me & ryan HATE tomatoes but kiera likes them) Last year we went to utah for a week & my garden wasn't watered...it totally dried & when we got back it was to late to salvage the roots. This time around... NOT letting that happen again. Anyways, with the area i have set aside around my house for gardening, these are the things we look forward to growing & enjoying in the near & not-so-near future. Sugar snap peas, bell peppers, onions, cucumbers, asparugus, romaine lettuce, zucchini, pumpkins, tomatoes, carrots, potatoes, corn, strawberries, lemons, jalapenos, banana peppers, & i'd love love love an avocado tree but we'll see on that one!