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He’s 8

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

By Beth · Comments (16)

Noah turned 8 on Friday. Typically, I write up a sweet little post for my babies on their special day but my blog was so broke. (did you notice?) So, here’s a little something for one of the sweetest boyd in all of the world. (this is fact, by the way.)

Noah turns 8

(I’ve been interviewing Noah for many years, you can read previous interviews here.

4 years | 5 years | 6 years | 7 years

So, Noah, how old are you going to be tomorrow? Eight
Are you excited? Yeah. Very.
Do you feel any different? Yeah, I feel taller.

Do you like it when you and Anna are the same age for five days? Yeah. It’s fun.
What’s your favorite thing about Anna? She has a pretty face.
What’s your favorite thing about Eli? I love that he’s a cute chubby boy.
Does he love you? Yeah, he loves me a lot. Cause he always chases me around the house.
What do you love about Clara? What I love about Clara is that she has these little tiny screeches that are really cute.

What’s your favorite color? Orange
What’s your favorite food? Pizza with sausage
What’s your favorite thing that your mom makes for dinner? Macaroni and shells, pizza delivery, chicken enchiladas, chili and lasagna.

What do you like to do in your spare time? I like to sometimes play Legos, place DSi and Wii, I like to read before bed, chess and I play with Anna, Eli, Cade and Fabio.

This year, you started Cub Scouts, baseball and basketball. Which is your favorite? Basketball and Cub Scouts.

You always seem to follow the rules, can you tell me why that’s important to you? (he did not like this question) Because I don’t want to get into trouble.

What’s your favorite subject? Math

And how much do you love your Mom? So so so so so so so so much.
Why? Because she makes really good food, has great skills on cheerleading and teaching Anna cheerleading and photaography. (I almost forgot photography, wow.)
What do you like to do with your Dad? I like to go in the summer and go outside and he pitches and I try to hit the ball with a bat.

Do you want to go to bed now? Yeah, I’m really tired.
One final question … how old will you be when you get a moustache? 16 or 24
How many kids do you want? I can’t decide, maybe 3 or 4.
And finally, what do you want to be when you’re older? Maybe I’ll be a computer person, like Dad.

Good night my big boy. Good night, Mom. *runs away as quickly as possible to avoid further questions*

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So, that interview was done last Thursday, the day before his birthday. On Friday evening he had his birthday party, a Lego party and it was really fun. I’m planning another post to tell you all about it!

Right now, I’m enjoying my TWO eight year olds for just two more days!

Categories: Being a Mama

You Capture | Cold

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

By Beth

brrrrrrr…..

It’s so very cold outside. Unless you’re in Florida. If you’re in Florida, can I come over?

I’m so sorry You Capture is just now being published. I had a newborn session this morning and those last hours and then I have ten hundred kids. Now, Clara is sleeping and Eli woke up, so I have a quick moment to get this going! (I can’t say I’ve ever posted so late before. Makes me sad.)

Brian bought me a new macro lens for Christmas. It is positively amazing. I’m still learning how to use it, they’re not super easy to use but I journeyed out into the snow last week and located my pretty winterberries.

macro-snow

That’s it for me, now it’s your turn to share!

But first:

PLEASE READ THIS GUIDELINES, especially, yes, especially if you have never linked up!
1. Anyone can join in on the challenge at anytime.
2. Please make sure the photos you use were taken for the challenge, meaning do not search your archives for an appropriate photo. The goal of You Capture is to get you out taking photos each week!
3. Use YOUR photos.
4. When linking up, only link to your You Capture blog post, not your main blog URL. (incorrect links will be deleted.)
5. You MUST link back to You Capture in your post. (please do this! don’t link up to promote your blog or even to promote your own photo challenge, k?!)
6. I encourage you to visit other participants and leave comments. This is a great way to meet new friends!
{more You Capture info can be found here.}

Colorful

Happy Capturing!

Categories: you capture.

You Capture | featured photo!

Sunday, January 15th, 2012

By Beth

Last week’s You Capture challenge was mornings. I love this photo because it seemed so everyday yet so perfectly captured. It also feels warm and soft and cozy which is perfect for this chilly time of year.

This photo was taken by Pieni Lintu. Such a great capture!

Categories: YC Featured Photo

You Capture | Mornings

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

By Beth

Good morning, good friends! I hope you all had a great week! Did you enjoy last week’s featured photo? I loved it and I love hearing your feedback, too.

And look! The new You Capture button!

Right click on that baby (or control + click on a mac) and pop it into your sidebars! It’s yours!

It appears I’m not super motivated to photograph things in the morning. Not even mornings. heh.

But I did capture my two older little babies when they were brushing their teeth before school. They’re so good in the mornings. They hear their alarm clock, pop up and head down stairs for some cereal, helping themselves. When did they turn twenty?

morning-activity

I love that someday they’ll look at this photo and make fun of it. The pajamas, the socks, the hair, the shower curtain because it’s all out of style. Like what we do when we see old photos of the yellow and green floral wallpaper and the yellow linoleum. Know what I mean?

Anyway. That’s it for me. Now, it’s your turn to share! But first:

Cold

Happy Capturing!

Categories: you capture.

You Capture | featured photo!

Monday, January 9th, 2012

By Beth

Hi friends! Did you all have a great weekend? I, um…DID NOT. Friday night, (of course) I started having a really bad toothache. By Saturday morning it was bad, by the afternoon I wanted to shoot my face off. It’s frustrating because it’s the same tooth I had a root canal on a few months ago. UGH!

So, after paging my on-call dentist and being ignored, I drove to the urgent care center where I was put on antibiotics and pain medicine. (but not before the doctor made it perfectly clear that she thinks I’m addicted to pain pills because I was given pain pills when I had a c-section with Clara three months ago. SERIOUSLY.)

Either way, come Saturday night, I was so miserable. If you’ve never had a toothache, it’s not just a little pain, it’s unbearable, throbbing pain that affects your whole face. No distractions work and honestly, even vicodin can’t take the pain away. (so if someone says they have a toothache, don’t think “WIMP.” Think, “oh no, how can I help?” k?)

Anyway.

This is my first week to feature a photo for You Capture! I am so excited to be doing this. Also, you get a sneak peek of the new look of You Capture! You can even update your sidebar button soon!

This week’s featured photo belongs to Pool, Party of 5!