The Little Man & I “played” Scrabble while Daddy relaxed.
Concentrating
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So serious
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Gritty (effect)
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Finding Our Words
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Photos 1-3 use the “vignette” effect. Photo 2 was “sharpened” under the general fixes, since it was a little blurry, but I loved it enough to ‘fix’ it. Photo 3 also has the “gritty” effect. I only added a watermark (text, overlay) to photo 4.
I use Picnik Premium (that I paid for myself).
My New Year’s Baby turned 3, and on Saturday the 2nd, we had a little party for him.
He started the day wearing Mommy’s necklace.
Ethan "The Little Man"
His best friends came over.
Aidan "The Big Guy"
Chloe "C.C."
He got some help blowing out the candle.
I paid WAY too much for this cake…
…but I guess it was worth it.
While the kids burned off the sugar high by racing around the dining room table…
…I loved up on Baby Odin.
They wrapped up the party by attacking Daddy B (Aidan’s dad) with party favors!
It was pretty much the perfect party.
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Aka, recapping my long gone vacation (see part one). Cuz um, what else do I have to do right now? Right. Don’t answer that.
Okay scrap the recap. Just look at my kid. Yes, his lips are ACTUALLY that color.
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Titi’s new (back then) haircut and a new face he’s taken to making quite often.
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Titi definitely had a fun trip (while it lasted). We turned down the heat in the hot tub so that we could “swim” in it, we took Sasha for walks, and found the most easily accessible beaches for Warrior’s broken foot. (Yeah, he was on month three of wearing his “Big Black Boot” during August. The fun never stops for the Cracker Family.)
Stay tuned for part three that includes the requisite beach photos! Woohoo!
Let’s go back in time to August 8, 2009. Back before the broken ankle, back before the surgery, back before the miscarriage. Back to a Happy Place.
Saturday, August 8th, we left on our ill-fated family vacation. Life was good. All we had to worry about was the CrackerDog Sasha banging around in the back of the Volvo and climbing on top of our suitcases. Ah, the good ol’ days.
The Little Man fell asleep in the car on the way there, after having spilled water on his shirt (which he, of course, freaked out about).
Sasha on the luggage
VDog & Little Man
CrackerDog Sasha
So that was the first day. It was fun while it lasted.
Well, second cousins if we’re getting technical.
It was great to see all our Seattle peeps, but it’s also great to be home!
My Other Home
