Hoedown Throwdown!!!!

It's no secret that Emmy LOOOOOOVES Miley Cyrus. We've been anticipating the soundtrack to her new movie, so when it was released on Monday, we listened to it. I heard Hoedown Throwdown and just knew it was a line dance. So I went on You Tube to watch the music video, and sure enough...I was right. Me and Emmy have had SO MUCH FUN learning it!!!! We mess up and laugh our butts off. Then we work really hard and get all excited and celebrate when we actually get through it with minimal or no mistakes!! After our photo shoot fiasco a few weekends ago, this has been some AWESOME bonding time. Gee, if I keep this up, I just might be able to shed some of this weight I put on with the prednisone...and having FUN doing it!! That's an exciting thought :) If any of you are brave enough....you can find step by step instructions on You Tube! We learned it in just a couple of hours. HAVE FUN Y'ALL!!!! C'MON....I know you want to ;)

Bi-Polar

WHAT IN THE WORLD happened to the nice, warm, happy, 70 degree spring weather we had two days ago???? It's been snowing ALL day and it even STUCK. GRRRR!!!! My niece put it so perfectly: "Mother Nature is bi-polar in Utah!"

More Pictures!

I told you I've been bitten by the shutter bug again! Here are a few more that I took today.....

Uncooperative

Me and my sisters had it all planned. A fun photo shoot with our girls and lunch afterwards. This family is DOMINATED by boys who all went to the movie. Who'd want to do that on such a GORGEOUS spring day? I was excited to get out in the warm weather and shoot (with my camera) all of these beautiful girls and just have a fun day.

I kept thinking about all of the fun shots I was going to get with Emmy. She can be quite the poser when she wants to be. We had planned to do this several weeks ago, but had to cancel due to icky snow. Em bugged me every weekend about doing the photo shoot and seemed really excited that the day had finally come. And then we got to the park......

All of a sudden, it was like a switch flipped and went from happy and excited to ornery and uncooperative. She suddenly wasn't in the mood. I've known all along that girls are moody - Emmy especially - but I had never seen her do this. I couldn't even get her to look at me. I don't know if she got shy because my sisters and her cousins were all there, but they were busy shooting their own girls. Whatever the reason, she completely REFUSED to let me take pictures of her and it turned into a huge cry fest - for both of us. I'm still trying to figure out why I was crying, but I don't think I've ever been so mad at her in my life!! I tried to just take pictures of my beautiful nieces, but I just couldn't concentrate. I was MAD!!!!! I mean, I know that girls can be like this, but it's different when you're in the moment. It was seriously like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hide. HELP!!!!! Is it going to get worse when she actually hits puberty????

Beautiful Babies

These are pictures I took of my youngest daycare kids....until April. Then I'll have a newborn! I just had to capture their innocence. I'm amazed by their unconditional love - even for their babysitter. I often realize that I have the hardest job on earth, but it's so rewarding when they look at me like they do with their big, beautiful eyes, full of love and trust, and I realize that I've been entrusted with God's most precious gift. The best part -- I can send them home at night!!! ;) It's the best of both worlds. These kids truly have some of the most beautiful eyes. From the bluest blue to the darkest brown. There will be more pictures to come. I'm coming out of my winter frump and have been bitten by the photography bug again.

Mmmmmm, Musubi!

I made musubi tonight. I don't make it very often because it's made from stuff that's not so good for me to eat and I tend to want to eat it all -- by myself. ;) My sweet, sweet sister-in-law got me hooked on this Hawaiian staple. She even bought me a nifty musubi press so I could make my own. Apparently, Hawaiians eat A LOT of it. And I can see - well taste - why. Rina calls it my heroin....I was addicted from the very first bite. It's a sushi type of food that's made with SPAM instead of fish. I know, I know - SPAM?? That was my first thought too, but seriously, it is so YUMMY! I don't eat SPAM otherwise, but in musubi, I love it. I have some left if anyone wants to try some. But hurry fast because it won't last long!!!

Pay It Forward

"The first 3 people to leave a comment on this post will receive a handmade gift from me during this year. When and what will be a surprise. There's a small catch though...Post this same thing on your own blog and then come back and leave a comment telling me you're in. Remember, only the first 3 comments receive the gift!"Giving makes me so happy! I hope you first three people who comment will really do this and pass it on to others and find the joy in giving...paying it forward!!