So much

I have so much to write about and too little time - maybe if I was more consistant...

First off - HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!! (yes, same as groundhog's day...) The kids practiced saying Happy Birthday so they could say it on the phone to mom, and they did well...Araya only said happy and as soon as I was off the phone she said "Happy BirTHday" really clear - stink! :)

So - I have officially started back up exercising and dieting...or eating better and less I should say.

I have huge goal as I am going to JAMAICA to shoot a wedding in July -and I want all this baby fat gone! :) - We'll see...it's always easy to be excited and motivated in the beginning...

I'm alternating Wii Fit and running on the treadmill - hope it works and I hope I don't want to quit!

Funny thing of the week:

A couple nights ago I was putting Ezra to bed and I said, "Do you want me to sing Amazing Grace to you" I sang it a lot to him when he was a baby and whenever he's sick, etc.... He said yes, so I started singing it, and about half way through, about the beinging of the second verse, he says, "No Mama, ARAYA Grace!" 

Interesting Notes of the week:

This is going around Facebook, and I thought I'd post it here too...

25 Random Things about me:

1. I LOVE to drive - yes fast - I secretly wish I could have the opportunity to drive a Porsche a BMW on the Autobahn.

2. I am my own worse critic - with my photography, being a mother, a wife, you name it....

3. I love Massages and to get my hair done - neither happen very often.

4. I am good Do-it-yourselfer at fixing things around the house and know how to side a house - but I REALLY dislike it and much rather leave it to a Man to do. =o)

5. I love to Cook - not bake - it's like therapy for me!

6. I love to travel and want to make sure I make it Italy, Ireland and Hawaii before I die.

7. I love beautiful flowers and like to garden even though I haven't gotten very good at it yet...

8. I like self-chosen change - I like to change rooms around, move...

9. I really love coffee in the mornings - I special order Highlander Grogg so I can have it everyday and like it with good creamer.

10. I really dislike when my kids Whine.

11. I am surprised that I don't have as much patience with my kids as I thought.

12. I am also surprised that being a creative person (photographer) I am surprisingly non-creative with knowing what to do with my kids.

13. I have a highly developed sense of smell, I can't hardly walk by Yankee Candle ompany and can't even imagine how anyone works there!

14. I am not a big sweets person, but I LOVE dark chocolate and LOVE Key Lime Truffles from Godiva.

15. I am not very good at balancing priorities in my life - My Home, the Business, Kids, Husband, God, Fun, Relaxing - something ALWAYS gets neglected.

16. I love how my kids smell...

17. I hope to live in Oregon again, or Washington or Colorado will also do.

18. There's nothing like tight hugs and big kisses from my kids to make me feel loved.

19. I can't have anymore kids and I feel so blessed to have a Boy and a Girl.

20. I am not good on the phone - it's all business and when the business is over, I really don't know what to talk about and I think I always end the conversation weird.

21. I really like things clean and organized - which may or may not be apparent by my home - see #15.

22. I'd really like to publish a Calendar or a Book someday with my photos and encouraging words.

23. I love high places like the Space Needle, the top of the World Trade Center before it went down, the Eiffel Tower, etc..

24. I hate good-byes - and feel strong ties to family and past close friends even if I don't see them or hear from them very often.

25. I miss reading and writing, and maybe when life slows down, I will get to resume those hobbies.