Once Upon a Child

I went to Terre Haute last Saturday with my cousin to look for her a bridal gown and me a bridesmaid dress. I had gotten an email last week saying that the Once Upon a Child there was having $1 clearance sales so I knew I had to check it it out. I hadn't ever been there before so as soon as I walked in I was blown away....they had so much stuff!! I ended up getting Lily alot of clothes plus a pair of shoes all for under $20! I'll definitely be planning another trip there soon.

I'll post pics as soon as I get everything out of the dryer. :)

Snow Days!

We had yet another snow storm last week. I knew it was supposed to start Monday night and be pretty bad until Wednesday so I went ahead and scheduled vacation for Tuesday and Wednesday. I hated to use up vacation so early in the year but of course I was happy to be able to spend two days with Lily.

View out our back door to the horse pasture

And the edited picture



My first attempt at Bokeh

I've been seeing all these neat pictures where the subject is focused and the area behind it is blurred. I read the 31 Days to a Better Photo Series and decided to give it a try. I really don't even remember what settings were on my camera when I did this other than it was in AV mode. I didn't even have a real subject, just tried to focus on the top of the ornament container. LOL....it didn't turn out too bad for my first try.

After Christmas Bargains

I was at Wal-Mart the week after Christmas searching for some goodies for next year but everything was only clearance 50%...not quite enough for me. So, I went this last Saturday and it was marked down even less so I went ahead and grabbed a few things.

I had gotten Lily this stocking this year and wanted to get Brandon and I our own but when I went back after Christmas all they had left was a "C" and I didn't want Brandon to be without a monogram stocking so I didn't get it. I found 2 red stockings for $1.50 each at Wal-Mart that were nice so I got them. I may end up putting our initials on them eventually.

I also got a tree skirt for $2.50 & a Santa hat for $3.00 (which now I'm thinking wasn't on sale) to use for any photo shoots I do.

I found these plain stocking holders for $1.50 each. I plan on decorating them next year.

I was really excited when I found this 50 pack of ornaments for only $3.75! I love how the red, green, and brown look together...I can't wait to put my tree together next year!

I also got 2 Febreze candles in Pumpkin Harvest for $1.61 each and 3 Glade candles in Chocolate Cherry Sparkle for only .58 each! Yum!!!

I always love a good bargain!!

Christmas Tree Tour

I know I'm late doing this but I ran across this idea over on haleykrausphotography and thought it would be fun to do. We actually didn't have many neat ornaments on it until after Christmas, before they were mostly just bulbs....which is why the tour is coming after Christmas. :)

I'll start with my favorite bulbs that are on it....the glitter ones!!

The next one is my favorite ornament on the tree...Lily's 1st Christmas ornament. I had been searching for Baby's 1st Christmas ornaments for a while when I came across this post from Jenni. She was getting her daughter this ornament so I checked it out on Etsy and immediately fell in love. It's original and she's the only person I know that has it. ;) She got the Farmhouse one but I liked the Reindeer Games better so I chose it instead. You can print whatever you want on all 6 sides!

These next ornaments are what my Mom got us. They're really cute and they light up different colors.

Here they are in blue but they also glow in red & green.

The next ones are what my Mom and Brandon's Mom got Lily. She's going to have tons of ornaments on our Christmas trees!

Another one I had gotten her at Kohls.

And a few from previous years.

Rollin Rollin Rollin

Lily finally rolled over Saturday night!! I put her on her tummy and she immediately rolled to her back. Here's our little princess in action.

Finally a Rebel

I finally got me a Canon Rebel!! I ended up finding an XSI on Ebay for just as cheap as an XS was going for. I played around with it this weekend and I'm hooked. I'm sure my Point & Shoot won't get used very often now.