memories,dreams & reflections [11]

welcome to memories, dreams & reflections - two thousand and eleven style!

LAST YEAR

1. Me! 
definitely most proud of having another baby and suffering through labor [even though i caved a little over an hour before he was born and got the epidural]. giving birth to rhys was amazing and i am definitely proud!

2. I Love You 

hub and kids. 

love <3

3. Still Laughing... 

atlantic city. lezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzbehonest!

4. Winter Wonderland 
i am fairly sure that we got snow jan/feb of 2011
but i don't have any pictures of it
SO
this is the closest to winter wonderland ;]
ICE @ the gaylord national harbor 2011.

5. Birthday 

my loves planned a day trip for my birthday, limo included.

we had an absolute BLAST!

best birthday ever.

6. Friends 
my b's :)
i'm obviously missing a few though. 
i swear one day i'll get a picture with ALL of my friends in it!

7. I Was Inspired... - 
by this woman!
girlfran can put together some stuff, that's for sure.
she threw me an AMAZING baby shower and i only wish i had HALF of her creativity! 

8. Spring Fever 

WITW 2011

always the kick off of spring!

9. Travel or Vacation - 

myrtle beach  - our last trip as a family of three!

10. Summer Days 

community pool, where most days are spent!

11. A Day In My Life - 
couch time with both boys is a daily staple!

12. All Smiles 
this kid has a very contagious smile :)

13. Autumn Harvest 
an impromtu trip to a local pumpkin patch/farm shortly after rhys was born!
we got locally grown apples and honey too!

14. Family or Home 
how about both?
the entire family AT home! rare moment here ;)

15. Celebrate!

kullen turned two!!!
we had an awesome 'yo gabba gabba' themed party and big boy partied hard!

16. Let's Do It Again... 

kindergarten reunion. SUCH a blast!

17. I Miss You  

my pea. miss her all the time!

18. Beautiful 
sissy. 
[she also could have fallen into the above category!]

19. Dress Up 

me and the hub all dressy for our friends wedding!

20. Macro -
lunch break trip to the botanical gardens in DC. 
AH-mazing!

21. Holidays 
kullen digging into his presents on christmas morning.
it was SO awesome to see him 'get it' this year!

22. My Favorite 
[thing/memory of 2011]
becoming a mother twice over!

23. Don't Ever Change 
these kids ... and their love for me, each other and life in general.

24. Just Because...So There! 

mustaches were the 2011 thang!

25. Hopes and Dreams 

hope this year brings great things for my boys! they deserve the best.

looking back on last years prompts - i'd say this was a great year.

i even achieved my hopes and dreams' category!

i am SO looking forward to 2012 and seeing what it holds for me and the boys!

memories, dreams & reflections

i'm linking up with Ashley over at Ramblings and Photo's

the prompts:

1. Me! - picture of yourself (you don't have to show your face).

What are you most proud of accomplishing in 2010?

i don't have a definitive answer for this. i'd say 'self-happiness' but i think i had that before 2010. so i'll go with maintaining my self-happiness!

2. I Love You - picture of your husband, boyfriend, children, pets, etc.

i love these boys. i love the way they love each other. i love the way they love mama! love ♥

3. Still Laughing... - a moment you're still laughing about now...tell us a story.

haha! see donovan. see donovan drink. see donovan let kaley braid his luscious locks! ;) we all got a good laugh out of this one down at joey's family's house for 4th of july!

4. Winter Wonderland - a picture that reflects Winter.

february of 2010 - blizzard. the snow was taller than kullen was! we were snowed in for an entire week and it was bliss!

5. Birthday - share a birthday picture (your own or someone you love).

mr. man turned ONE! and devoured his cake!

6. Friends - a picture with friends

one of the many girls nights! of course, we are missing a few but this was the closest to capturing us all that i had! ;)

7. I Was Inspired... - could be a picture of your inspiration (person or thing), or inspired by...

photography. it's something that i've always loved doing - taking and being in pictures and decided to take my love to an even higher level with the purchase of my first dSLR!

8. Spring Fever - a picture that reflects Spring.

love this picture! not quite warm enough to be without a hoodie but warm enough to be outside for the first easter egg hunt of the year!

9. Travel or Vacation - a picture taken on vacation or on a recent travel experience, OR of a place you'd like to travel.

myrtle beach 2010. we discovered our boy is just like hims mama and LOVES the beach!

10. Summer Days - a picture that reflects Summer.

the perfect summer picture. mama and her boy in the pool! we spent a lot of our summer days here!

11. A Day In My Life - a picture of a typical day in your life.

of course, my typical day is mostly spend at work [bah humbug] but whenever i'm home - this is my typical day. loungin around with my boy!

12. All Smiles - a picture that makes you smile or of smiling faces.

how can this not make you smile! =D

13. Autumn Harvest - a picture that reflects Autumn/Fall.

playing with a leaf that has turned color and fallen already!

14. Family - a picture of your family or a picture that represents family for you.

my little family at the CAPS game! notice mama and kullen - eyes focused on the game while dada tries to capture the moment! haha!

15. Celebrate! - a picture that reflects a celebration.

the hubs graduated from his electrician apprenticeship! woohoo! five long years of hard work paid off for him and me and kullen couldn't have been prouder of him!

16. Let's Do It Again... - a picture of something you'd like to do again soon.

aquapalooza! one of the best days this year!

17. I Miss You - a picture of someone or something you really miss.

this picture was taken in 2010 but what i miss is prior to that year.

18. Beautiful - a picture of someone or something you find beautiful.

my baby cousin and her baby <3 both are beautiful!

19. Dress Up - this might be a picture from Halloween or not...but someone who is all dressed up!

kullen man all dressed up in his halloween digs!

20. Macro - share your favorite macro image.

this was one of my very first shots taken with my nikon. aside from the watermark there is no editing done. it's still one of my favorites!

21. Holidays - a picture from the Holiday of your choice.

i love this picture of my wild-haired man in front of the christmas tree! :)

22. My Favorite - share your favorite picture or memory from 2010.

evenings at the park with kullen. watching him light up while swinging with daddy or just running around the park! favorite memory AND favorite picture of the year!

23. Don't Ever Change - something you love about yourself, someone, or something that you never want to change.

i never want to change the relationship with my son to change. i want him to always be hims mama's boy and always have fun with me! be a shoulder to cry on and the person he depends on!

24. Just Because...So There! - share any picture(s) that you really want to share, but doesn't fit in any other category.

I'M ON A BOAT! and i caught a fiiiiish!

25. Hopes and Dreams - share what you hope to come or dream for 2011. Feel free to share an image of your choice.

this one is obvious. i want to be a beautiful prego again this year!