Just a reminder

For my regular readers here who might be missing me (?), I am posting about our Little Man/NICU adventure over on my family blog. I’m posting several times a week, so you can keep up with me there. I’ll be back here when I have time an availability to do the daily photo thing again.

Thanks for following!

I have not been posting!

Our family has been very, very busy with a special project lately. I haven’t even had time to take many pictures, let alone share them on my blog. If you’re my Facebook friend you probably already know some of the story, but for those who aren’t on Facebook, and for those who want to know more, you can check out my family blog.

I do have some photos to share, and I will probably post a catch-up blog post soon. Thanks for “following”!

American Flag on Memorial Day

American Flag on Memorial Day, a photo by Elli :-) on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
I am so thankful for the heroes that have made the ultimate sacrifice to ensure our freedom. Please take a moment to read this post by Admiral James Stavridis - blog.usni.org/2011/05/28/the-words-they-leave-to-us-adm-j...

Sunday Brunch

fruit salad, a photo by Elli :-) on Flickr.

Our church didn't have services here today, so my mom invited us over for Sunday brunch. She planned sourdough waffles and blueberry syrup - deciousness! I offered to bring a fruit salad, and my mother-in-law brought whipped cream...doesn't all that sound like a perfect combination? It was.

I didn't remember to take pictures of the waffles, syrup, and whipped cream. Oops. Something happened to them. They were on a plate, and then they were gone. Sorry. Well, not really sorry. They were absolutely magnificent!! The fabulous sourdough waffles, the tart blueberry syrup, the creamy/sweet whipped cream...ahhhhhhh. It was wonderful. Oh yeah, and the fruit salad tasted fresh and summery too.

Thank you, Mom! It was just perfect, and we all really enjoyed it!

I think my mom found the secret to getting yard work done too. After the perfect meal we went outside and dug up this part, tilled that part, transplanted these, weeded those...and Caleb relocated some worms. He's a very careful gardener - he even knew the new flower bed needed worms.

Can you guess what I did after I came home? Yes, it starts with "n" and ends with "ap". What a nice Sunday!

Rainbow Pitstop

Rainbow Pitstop, a photo by Elli :-) on Flickr.

As we were coming home from Dale's baseball game we saw this lovely rainbow. We were actually able to see the entire thing, but I didn't have a lens that would capture it (I need a wide-angle!) and I haven't put my panorama together yet. I love the serenity of this photo.

I also love the fact that when we stopped in the roadside pullout to take pictures, my kids hopped out, oohed and aahed, and then started picking up garbage along the side of the pullout and road. Without any prompting from me, they just picked up trash and found a bag in the car to keep it in. Awesomeness! I love those people!

I love these puffypinkballs.

I love these puffypinkballs., a photo by Elli :-) on Flickr.

I got a new add-on for my Retro Camera app (for my cell phone) and I tried it out on these puffypinkballs. (What are they really called?) I love them, and I like the aged look to the photo, but I will take some "real" shots with my good camera too.

We've been having quite a bit of non-camera-friendly weather lately. It's kind of a bummer. I would like to get out and take some joyful pictures of my kids! I love this blog - http://www.kellehampton.com/ - I love studying her joyful kid photos. Maybe I'll get to take some tomorrow.

A trip to Michele's

My friend Michele has two Norwegian Fjord mares that recently had the most adorable babies...


We had a baseball game out in her neighborhood, so we stopped by to see the horses. Oh my goodness - they are the cutest things!!! So soft, sweet, funny...we all loved them! The one little lady - Tule' (pronounced Tula) - loved all the kids, but Kristi especially. She followed her around and kept begging for more attention. The other little lady - Tine' (pronounced Tina - they are Norwegian, after all) - was more shy, but quite willing to be photographed. They are both so beautiful. The mamas, Tone' and Tessa, were content to nibble grain while we admired their offspring. All 4 are lovely ladies, and it was a fun visit.