Toss in some Rosemary and Garlic and make a tonguegasmic meal

Rosemary, Garlic, Lemon Chicken recipe

wordless with julie

Santa’s Helper Playing Peek-a-Boo

Pure Joy

Imagination Powered

Fuzzy, Red and Very Much Loved 

Bacon and Asparagus and Garlic and — well hell, do I really need to say more?

Merry Christmas From The Family

Hey Ginger, Where’s Fred?

aka – there really is no substitute for natural light

Glimpses shared with Lotus’ Weekly Winners Weekly Photography Link Up

Coming Soon

Dark Chocolate Cookies with a Candy Cane Swirl

The Face of Eight

Cowboy-Monkey-Ninja

You’ll WHAT?

Star Light, Star Bright

It’s Holiday Photo time again.
That time of year where you drag your family in front of a photographer (or your tripod – whatever) in an attempt to catch that ever elusive perfect family photo for your Holiday Cards.

You dress them up

You try to get them in just the right location

With everyone’s eyes looking in the same direction

You cross your fingers and hope for the best.

My tips:

1) Do not take the pictures yourself especially don’t set your tripod up with your camera at the park on a windy day and try to jump in the shot because your tripod and camera will end up on the ground and you will be in tears Ask a friend to help you, hire a professional – there’s enough to worry about if you’re trying to take family photos and it’s difficult to be both behind and in front of the camera

2) Dress everyone in matching clothes. Dress everyone in complementary colors. Dress everyone in colors that are opposites on the color wheel. Dress everyone in clothes that represent who they are. confused yet?

3) Seriously, my best advice – let everyone dress comfortably, be yourselves.  You want to look at these pictures 5 years, 10 years, 20 years from now and recognize yourselves and remember yourselves as you really are.  Or ignore me completely and do whatever you want.

Are y’all giggling and shaking your heads yet?

I’m laughing at myself and those pictures and I have Nautica to thank for it

They sent some super stylish new tops for my family in exchange for my spreading the word about their Holiday Well Wishes Photo Project , which launched today, and I had fun taking family photos and doing it in all the wrong ways.

I love my family, they’re such good sports.

Here’s a bit more about Nautica’s Holiday Well Wishes Photo Project:

As part of the Nautica Holiday Well Wishes Photo Project, Nautica is donating $5,000 to charity: water to fund a project that will provide clean drinking water for a community. You can join the Photo Project and show your support for the cause simply by uploading a holiday photo of your family wearing Nautica!

I uploaded our family photo (which includes an uncomfortable looking me) crowded on our fireplace because I only had 10 seconds on my camera timer in which to rush across the living room and arrange myself. I think the one I shared is take 47 and the only one where all eyes were actually on the camera!  Along with our photo in our Nautica gear, I shared how we give back as a family.

If you want to see our family photo or share your own family photo in your favorite Nautica gear, all you have to do is visit Nautica on Facebook.

As an added bonus – from November 7th – November 14th when you shop on Nautica.com, you can use the coupon code BLOG30 at checkout to receive 30% off your order!

To learn more about Charity: Water – visit CharityWater.Org

Crouching Monkey, Hidden Ninja

Come Closer, My Pretty

linked up to Angry Julie’s Wordless Wednesday

wonderfully wordless

alternately titled

I Love My Daughter and Her Sweet Heart

“Dear, ToothFairy
I’m very sorry I had a cavaty
will you forgive me? I promis it will not happen again.
Yes ___ No __”

Poor Miss Princess was devastated to have the dentist find a cavity, she cried and cried. She apologized to us and thought she’d done something wrong. We reassured her that she didn’t and we’d just have to floss more thoroughly and Momma and Daddy would monitor her teeth brushing more closely.

Yesterday, she had to get laughing gas – “Mom, the funny gas made my fingers tingly” – shots in her mouth and she had to have a tooth extracted.

This note is what the Tooth Fairy found in her room when she came to *extract* the tooth.
Needless to say, the Tooth Fairy’s heart is in a puddle somewhere on my child’s floor.

Not many pictures after a week filled with stomach flu and ear infections

However Friday night Princess performed with the High School Cheerleaders at the football game as part of a clinic for the little girls, so fun!

‘Howdy Partner’

‘Disco Diva’

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