Angela and I woke up at the crack of dawn, knowing that we had to be in the lobby eating by 7am, to hop the bus for our big jeep tour we were doing today, with my parents.

We get to our meeting spot, and my freaking camera dies. dead. I should mention it's only my point and shoot, but still. I wasn't about to take the Nikon on a jeep tour through the mountains and on a boat in a river, where I fully intended to drink my face off.

So I only had my underwater disposable camera on me.

Since I haven't developed the film , here's a pic from someone else. It's the boat where we had dinner (yummy yummy lobster) and danced and then jumped off into the water. Amazing day.

Thanks Daddy:) xo

Today was spent at the pool. I fell asleep on a pool lounger. I've never been so hung over in my life.

There were no photos taken today.

So I'm posting a father/daughter dance that was taken on Saturday. But close to midnight, so could really be Sunday.

whatever.

The reception was awesome. Never seen anything like it. Dancing on the sand with the beach right there. So amazing. What a great time we had last night.

Today I was busy. My sister got married.

Wendy, Billy, Sarah, Michelly and Ursty arrived yesterday!!!!! Let the shit show begin.

:)

This morning my dad and I got up at sunrise, and went for a walk. I took this photo. It`s SOOC as I`m not editing on vacay.



While i was waiting for my dad to get out of his villa, I took this...Last night I got to talk to nev on the webcam, I cried like a baby after wards and walked into the bar to see these people waiting for me, lets just say i got a big ass drink after.

This is what I did today. A view of what I saw. I sat at the pool all day, and every hour or so, jumped in the pool and swam to the pool bar. I'm pacing myself today. Drank a bit to much last night while watching the Michael Jackson tribute. good times.

We're waiting for dinner, and just went for a walk (we being my parents and I) I quickly took a pic of me, and then got wind/sand in my eye hence the miserable look.

Jealous now......hmmmmm

I'm currently in my parents hot tub, while it's snowing, drinking wine. Getting ready to leave Nick, Nevaeh and the girls in this weather, and head to Dominican to watch my baby sister get married.

Tomorrow photo may be similar, except no snow, but maybe palm trees.

Jealous?

Today was a Mimi's big surprise birthday present. Monster truck tickets! (however, little did I know that Abby has already ruined the surprise....kids!)

She was so excited, mainly that she got the grave digger flag, and a monster truck slush. She's easy to please.

She was also excited about her second cup hot chocolate for the walk from Union Station to the Rogers Center. Freaking cold out there!!

It was a fun day, and I'm thoroughly exhausted. I just finished packing for my trip, I'm still sick and need sleep.

xo

Otherwise known as Mimi's 6th Birthday! I'll post more pics of her party later, but for now, here's one of the birthday girl with her best friend Piper:)

The view from here. Via Nicks phone.

I'm re-thinking the flu shot. I have to do a lot of reading. Nevaeh is still sick. And guess what, fever of 102 tonight. Gave her a bath and a cuddle, and she's finally back to bed.

Just in time for Mimi's 6th Birthday tomorrow, and her party bright and early.

I must have done something wrong in a past life, because karma sure is kicking my ass lately.

Im off to bed, getting ready for the party tomorrow, and Mimi's big surprise on Sunday.

Thinking positive thoughts that it will turn out to be a good weekend, and that I'll be back to normal soon as well.

4 sleeps till Dominican.

Night y'all.

Yes, still sick. Though my throat isn't so sore, my chest feels heavy again. I'm achy. And whiney.

Shoot me.

I was laying on my couch, watching last nights Parenthood (or tuesdays?, I dunno I PVR'd it) and could hear Nevaeh playing her room laughing at something. Figured I'd get a cute pic for 365 so went upstairs, and saw her half undressed (news flash eh? she's always half naked) and trying to wrap a facecloth around her like a towel.

Yes, that's a new born baby prop on her head.

I promise the pics will get better soon. I promise.

This is how my day went. 2.5 hours at the walk in clinic. home. sleep. up. pick up Nev. home. sleep.

Though sleep was difficult with a kitten who felt the need to lick my leg, arm, face, hand repeat.

Though she finally did fall asleep, I was wide awake.

So I'm still sick. Everytime I swallow it feels like knives stabbing me. Nevaeh's got a fever and nasty nasty cough. It's been a swell day all in all.
I've been so sick I've barely been on the computer, basically stuck to my couch/bed.

Nick just got home from work, and brought me the game I've been waiting since last September for. We pre-ordered it, and it was supposed to be in for November, and they pushed the release date until today. I've been SOOOOOOOOOOO excited.

He got me the collectors edition, with my very own sack person.

I'm so in love with little big planet.

Hopefully I feel better tomorrow so I can kick his ass at it.

This is the theme for today. I'm sick. I blame Nevaeh.

I'd also like to post a photo not taken today,but last Friday. It's my baby girl Abigail, who's no longer my baby, but 8 years old as of today. I love you lots Abby.

Nick and I woke up to the sounds of Nevaeh playing in her room. We layed in bed and thought, wow she's being really good. He then got up to get her out and brush her teeth and I could hear him laughing, so I stopped making my bed, and peeked out the door and then quickly ran to get my camera.


This is how she dressed herself today. She also dressed all of her stuffys in a similar fashion.

That's a striped shirt around her arm/neck, and 3 different dresses around her waist.

She's going places this kid.

We had photo shoots all afternoon, and Tanya was in my way for one, and figured it' would be a good 365 photo:)

I'll post photos from Abby's b-day party tomorrow. Once I have time to get them off the ol' point n shoot.

I'm off to try and convince my two year old that she wants to go to bed, and does not in fact need to run around the house in a party hat singing 'DIEGO' over and over again.

Wish me luck.

This was Abby waiting for her guests to arrive to her sleepover party. I'm now in the middle of it, taking 5 min to post this cell phone pics. I have taken other photos, but not a chance am I getting them off my camera now. I have five 8 year old girls here. Hyper girls. God help me.

Today's 365 pic comes from Nick:

Who needs a Crane when you have a backhoe on a trailer......and a couple of crazy employees.
This pic is of our long awaited Pylon sign on Hwy. 11 at my work (Double R Performance)

Madison doing her homework in bed, while Casper sleeps.

You would never know looking at this picture that hours before her and I were in a screaming match, and she was sent to her room grounded for the night. Oh, Pre-Teens, how I hate you. She's so hormonal right now, and I have no idea how to handle her. Nevermind that she's EXACTLY like me. Bah. We fight like sisters, more than Mother/Daughter, which I think is my first problem.

I'm not exactly sure why I'm sharing this, but usually I write happy things, I just want ya'll to know my life isn't all roses. Haha.

Nevermind I'm operating on NO sleep. Mimi and Nevaeh were up all night.

Hence the ramble.

I'm off to watch Rescue Me, and fall asleep doing so.

Night ya'll.

Another day, another dollar. Today was the first day of classes at Georgian for Winter Semester. Which means It was a shitty day. Not quite as bad as it was for some (Roombookings, Osap, Reg Office) but, it was bad enough.

I then came home to play with children, and since 3 outta 4 of them are now finally sleeping, I'm editing. And this is one I just finished, and I liked it. So, I'm using it. Because I'm lazy and don't want to take a pic, not even with a cell phone.

Off to drink more tea, and edit more photos. Oh the life I lead, so exciting.

And maybe just maybe I'll get in one episode of Rescue me:)

This morning, I woke up at 9am. With the feeling of being rushed, right off the bat. My only day off this week, and I had every minute planned of cleaning/organizing my house. First though I had to drive to Aurora to pick up a Mattress for a certain someones new big girl bed!!

After that nothing went as planned, I didn't get all the cleaning I hoped to done, but the girls rooms are all re-organized/decorated and they all have their new posters up.

After a full day of non-stop going going going, Nick surprised everyone with going to Tanya's. For a kitten.

Yes, I always said I wouldn't get another kitten, until I saw Nevaeh with one. She freaking loves them. So, for a treat for all the kids, we got one. Only thing is, Nevaeh thinks its her cat, and well, no one is allowed to touch it. She smacks them.

Here is Nev in her new big girl bed with her 'baby kitty'. Her name is Dora. Nick took these with his phone, so excuse the quality.

My GPS took Tanya and I on lots of backroads on the way back from one of today's photo shoots. It was so pretty I pulled over to the side of the road, rolled down Tan's window and got this quickly. It's a bit dark, but I likey.

Please excuse the iPhone pics. But Nick took today's blog photo. We're in the middle of 'operation clean/gut/organize the home'

We are moving Mady back down to the basement, and as you can see here, we're doing a bit of remodeling. She's getting a new closet/organizer type thing, no she's not building it, but I guess she was helping Nick.

Tomorrow I have photo shoots, and while that's happening, Abby will be moving into her own room, Nevaeh will be moving in with Mimi, and going in a big girl bed! AHHH way too much going on.

But I think Mady's got it all covered.

My newest obsession. Seriously - it almost rivals LOST, it's already surpassed Gilmore Girls.

I'm in Love with Tommy (which is so wrong, because he's my dads age).....Rescue me rocks.

I'll also mention that Netflix is the best thing since slice bread. I haven't watched regular TV in a while.

I was originally going to post a cell phone pic I took this morning on my walk into work.

But then I gave Nevaeh a bath and she was dunking her head over and over again, it was too cute not to capture.


Here's the crappy cell phone pic, of the stupid snow that the weather network did not predict. Not sure how this is 1cm.

Tonight, I'm exhausted, with my butt parked on the couch. Then I remembered I need a pic for today, reached for my camera, and got this one. Not a prize winner by any means, but like her hair lol

It's not edited, as I have 5 photoshoots, and a wedding that still need to be done, before I edit any of my own photos. bah. So much for a slow January.

I've had this frame for probably 3 months, and it's hung on my wall with a picture of some random family in it. Isn't that always the way? The photographer who doesn't have time to print their own photos.

Big thanks to Nick for printing this one and putting in my frame for me, before I got home from work:)

Tanya and I had a long ass day on Sunday, but while a fussy baby was being fed, we had an impromptu photo shoot. This was the best of the bunch, I really like it actually, and if I posted others Tanya may kill me. I almost peed my pants with the faces she was making. I felt like Austin Powers, because her faces were dead sexy to say the least.

It's been two months since I've blogged last. Better late then never they say?

So here's to a new year!

Our New Years day consisted of one trip to starbucks, cleaning the house, and watching Rescue Me episodes from Season 2. Boring? not a chance, was heaven. I've been in sweat pants all day.

Nicks one small bout of energy went to baking apple crisp with Nevaeh.

Nick started noticing little bite marks in the apples. Nevaeh's "helping" was actually taking small bites and throwing them in. I guess she thought she was taste testing.

Happy New Year:)