tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34485294472713213052024-03-13T05:36:24.893-07:00{ r. life }rutheah rodehorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03367305924566270265noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448529447271321305.post-3544192449212218092012-07-02T07:17:00.002-07:002012-07-02T07:58:51.555-07:00a pirate's life for me.<div style="text-align: center;">
so will turned four... a pirate birthday party was in order.</div>
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these pictures aren't amazing...just snapshots of will and his friends playing pirates. </div>
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it was too hot to get creative. </div>
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oh yeah, the babies were hot too. </div>
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they slept through the whole thing. :) </div>
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this just makes me laugh. will's mustache melted off in the middle </div>
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resulting in some weird half mustache, half dirty face thing.</div>
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treasure hunt!</div>
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pirates love rootbeer. </div>
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disclaimer: will got to have <i>a </i>soda on his birthday...this is a very <i>very</i> rare treat. </div>
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and is indeed a rootbeer.</div>
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although, he refused to call it by it's full name and kept saying:</div>
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"i love my beer." </div>
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umm...r o o t beer, will. </div>
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that pic of reece chuggin' his rootbeer with his arm around will cracks. me. up. </div>
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pastor's son...look out. ;) </div>
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two well dressed 'mateys. </div>
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the second half: will's 4 year pics. </div>
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when my dad visited a couple months back, he brought his hasselblad. </div>
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hasselwhat?</div>
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think of an amazing old classic car that is crazy valuable. </div>
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that's like what a hasselblad is in the photography world. </div>
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apparently, they are amazing...if you know how to load film. </div>
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i'm learning. </div>
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dad's letting me borrow this indefinitely so i can do just that. (thanks dad!) :)</div>
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...but for now, we used it as a prop. </div>
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one of my most favoritest (not a word) pictures of will. </div>
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he's got two little freckles on his cheek that i L O V E. </div>
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happy fourth birthday to our little big man. </div>
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<br /></div>rutheah rodehorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03367305924566270265noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448529447271321305.post-10018859123325511782012-06-22T13:25:00.001-07:002012-06-22T13:25:36.230-07:00hush.<div style="text-align: center;">
leo is growing too fast. </div>
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i know parents always say that and it can sound so redundant. </div>
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but it's true. </div>
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8 months old already.</div>
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crawling. standing. eating everything. "talking."</div>
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he's got a voice he's not afraid to share. </div>
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since we are 99.99% sure he's our last biological baby, i'm trying so hard to soak in his littleness. </div>
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just let myself get lost in his sweet baby smiles and co-sleeping snuggles.</div>
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he's only 4 short months away from becoming a toddler. </div>
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that just sounds crazy.</div>
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i don't want to forget how long his eyelashes are. or how puffy his lips get when he's asleep.</div>
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and the little snoring sounds he makes that sound like a puppy. </div>
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his chubby little hands resting peacefully on his belly. </div>
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take pictures of your kids sleeping.</div>
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you'll be glad you did. </div>
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<br /></div>rutheah rodehorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03367305924566270265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448529447271321305.post-37839682702352011182012-06-22T13:15:00.001-07:002012-06-22T13:15:31.638-07:00giggles and tears.<div style="text-align: center;">
story of our life right now</div>
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...kids are happy, laughing, enjoying each other and playing</div>
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and then someone starts crying. </div>
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does this happen to anyone else? ;) </div>
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the kids can be so hard to get good pics of. especially anna. i've been trying to get a good one of her with her eyes wide open f o r e v e r. and we finally have one now. </div>
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i still don't know what color her eyes are. </div>
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they're not brown or blue...they're more gray. </div>
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which three seconds later, turned into this:</div>
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and then went back to this:</div>
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oh, will. sword and pirate obsessed.</div>
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he's always ready to cheese it up.</div>
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and then there's leo. </div>
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rolls upon rolls of yummy squishiness i can't help but burry my face in.</div>
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he's not <i>always</i> happy either.</div>
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he's got the cutest expressions.</div>
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and we've got another case of the curls. </div>
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this is just about the age bro and sis's curls started coming in. </div>
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except his are extra special cause they're auburn like mine. :)</div>
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<br /></div>rutheah rodehorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03367305924566270265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448529447271321305.post-62842038920712428892012-05-16T06:50:00.004-07:002012-05-16T06:51:21.577-07:00anna grace. 2 year pics.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
anna grace is two! </div>
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it seems like i can hardly remember when she was a baby...that went too quickly.</div>
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anna grace:</div>
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you're our crazycurled little lady. you've recently become a little sassy, but you're mostly sweet.</div>
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you're getting to be very social and less shy, always greeting everyone you see with a wave. :)</div>
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you are also very good at using your manners, we love that. :) </div>
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you're obsessed with baby dolls and are such a sweet little momma to them.</div>
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you're kind of a chatterbox and saying so many cute things like: </div>
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"howboutmeeee?" - whenever you feel left out. </div>
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"dat schaowws mee." - when you get left in a room alone. </div>
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"baybee leeeooooo?" - you say that in a really really high pitched little voice...so cute.</div>
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"tank koo jeesus." -when you pray before you eat. </div>
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tank koo jeesus is right. we are so thankful for you!</div>
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we love you so much little girl! </div>
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showing us how old she is now.</div>
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why so serious? </div>
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i'm not exactly sure...she's usually full of sweet smiles that make her eyes all squinty, </div>
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but when momma gets her big camera out, she gets a serious pout. </div>
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pouting is cute. ;)</div>rutheah rodehorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03367305924566270265noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448529447271321305.post-62698714652238554382012-05-14T09:50:00.000-07:002012-05-14T09:50:05.082-07:00preschool year one. completed!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
will just completed his first year of preschool. *cue happy/sad tears* </div>
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pretty crazy to think that he's such a big boy now.</div>
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i love preschool programs...kids from ages 3-5. being cute. singin' songs. looking so proud of themselves and smiling at their parents in the audience. </div>
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their spring program had a jungle theme...safari theme? i'm not sure which.</div>
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either way it was flippin' adorable.</div>
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attempting to get a shot of him by himself. smiling at the camera. standing still. </div>
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impossible...too distracted by the playground and his friends to listen to me. :)</div>
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no airplane...and still no smiles. oh well!</div>
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love these memories of our craziness.</div>
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post concert snuggles and window kissing. </div>
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our big boy. </div>
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william: </div>
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little man who wears his heart on his sleeve and dishes out hugs and kisses like it's your job. </div>
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your curiosity and sense for adventure both scares and delights me. :)</div>
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we are so proud of you for learning all you did and can't wait to see you excel in preschool next year! </div>
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love you little man.</div>rutheah rodehorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03367305924566270265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448529447271321305.post-58570883070981732862012-04-13T06:59:00.000-07:002012-04-13T06:59:31.645-07:00springtime.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">well hello...in attempt to keep updated pics in this blog i will be posting seasonally. :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">please, please...hold your applause. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i find it annoying to post family pics on facebook for a few reasons. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1. beacuase i overpost for blue house fotos and i don't want to annoy people. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and 2. because facebook does something super wonky that compresses images down </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and they end up looking horribly grainy and muddy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">end. rant. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and welcome spring! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">easter was fun...started out looking like this: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(did you know anna's part howler monkey?)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gcsCh7_cRyY/T4dqSpnaicI/AAAAAAAAF9k/jQNlMEBmNbk/s1600/2012-04-12_003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gcsCh7_cRyY/T4dqSpnaicI/AAAAAAAAF9k/jQNlMEBmNbk/s640/2012-04-12_003.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but the boys liked it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JpehsMg9mdc/T4dqQ3pNsUI/AAAAAAAAF9c/AFGr6MXv91s/s1600/2012-04-12_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JpehsMg9mdc/T4dqQ3pNsUI/AAAAAAAAF9c/AFGr6MXv91s/s640/2012-04-12_002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">she eventually settled down but refused to look at me...that girl holds a grudge. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dDX5wjLnO6A/T4dqViJfftI/AAAAAAAAF9s/5MJrpRRkCQc/s1600/2012-04-12_004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dDX5wjLnO6A/T4dqViJfftI/AAAAAAAAF9s/5MJrpRRkCQc/s640/2012-04-12_004.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br />
<div style="text-align: center;">this tree was unbelievably gorgeous. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ci_oj75LXeQ/T4dqaMs6uaI/AAAAAAAAF90/4e8MNw6wAcE/s1600/2012-04-12_005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="548" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ci_oj75LXeQ/T4dqaMs6uaI/AAAAAAAAF90/4e8MNw6wAcE/s640/2012-04-12_005.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">and this has got to be one of my most faaaavorite pictures ever. totally framing this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-W3uoUu6HgXE/T4dqfkHJnTI/AAAAAAAAF98/LLbacw7O0Uk/s1600/2012-04-12_006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-W3uoUu6HgXE/T4dqfkHJnTI/AAAAAAAAF98/LLbacw7O0Uk/s640/2012-04-12_006.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">our spring has been full of fun outdoor activities...i think we ate outside for about every meal one week.</div><div style="text-align: center;">we are in the middle of a backyard overhaul...we'd like to build a patio and get some outdoor furniture to sit on. but for now, we just picnic blanket it up...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xTlxirFlfrU/T4dqu0shThI/AAAAAAAAF-c/e1tejHxDuZQ/s1600/2012-04-12_010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xTlxirFlfrU/T4dqu0shThI/AAAAAAAAF-c/e1tejHxDuZQ/s640/2012-04-12_010.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">baby mandarins...i didn't know there was such a thing. </div><div style="text-align: center;">even tinier than clementines and super yummy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9061n85Vs-0/T4dqxz6zFPI/AAAAAAAAF-k/bLKPRr0zyx8/s1600/2012-04-12_011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9061n85Vs-0/T4dqxz6zFPI/AAAAAAAAF-k/bLKPRr0zyx8/s640/2012-04-12_011.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">sometimes spring calls for taking impromptu photos of your hottie husband on an evening stroll...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c5TDh8Mrpk8/T4dq5iv1YdI/AAAAAAAAF-8/wgzACKvBOp0/s1600/2012-04-12_014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GCGAe1nU6Q8/T4drBkrd6pI/AAAAAAAAF_M/CczpUG2T77s/s1600/2012-04-12_016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GCGAe1nU6Q8/T4drBkrd6pI/AAAAAAAAF_M/CczpUG2T77s/s400/2012-04-12_016.jpg" width="266" /></a><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c5TDh8Mrpk8/T4dq5iv1YdI/AAAAAAAAF-8/wgzACKvBOp0/s400/2012-04-12_014.jpg" width="265" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FZpRgFZCqaU/T4dq8mmtYBI/AAAAAAAAF_E/cjT5DuZpOEo/s1600/2012-04-12_015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FZpRgFZCqaU/T4dq8mmtYBI/AAAAAAAAF_E/cjT5DuZpOEo/s640/2012-04-12_015.jpg" width="426" /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"></span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">lots of people change up their hairstyles come spring. </div><div style="text-align: center;">anna grace is no different.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YpM3cb7S0WM/T4drGSuZYrI/AAAAAAAAF_c/8GuelBpu3YA/s1600/2012-04-12_018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YpM3cb7S0WM/T4drGSuZYrI/AAAAAAAAF_c/8GuelBpu3YA/s640/2012-04-12_018.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">doesn't she look like she's 5 years old with straight hair!?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Wzv3DoqUV4s/T4drEd-zGbI/AAAAAAAAF_U/hc99ffEZ2uU/s1600/2012-04-12_017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="638" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Wzv3DoqUV4s/T4drEd-zGbI/AAAAAAAAF_U/hc99ffEZ2uU/s640/2012-04-12_017.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"> for leo, spring means trying to crawl.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-llf-kIl1pkg/T4drH6pYPmI/AAAAAAAAF_k/vuXgPBkhXWc/s1600/2012-04-12_019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-llf-kIl1pkg/T4drH6pYPmI/AAAAAAAAF_k/vuXgPBkhXWc/s640/2012-04-12_019.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">and cuddlin' in momma & daddy's bed for a movie on the ipad.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nmGpfmfD0Gc/T4drJyxkoVI/AAAAAAAAF_s/ot9TB4Xb8Po/s1600/2012-04-12_020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nmGpfmfD0Gc/T4drJyxkoVI/AAAAAAAAF_s/ot9TB4Xb8Po/s640/2012-04-12_020.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">and we cannot forget spring cleaning...anna loves folding.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tBsJ8Gag2KY/T4drRyBPSUI/AAAAAAAAGAE/8IDxdPYh8KU/s1600/2012-04-12_023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tBsJ8Gag2KY/T4drRyBPSUI/AAAAAAAAGAE/8IDxdPYh8KU/s640/2012-04-12_023.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">an attempt to get a decent wall worthy pic of all three munchkins...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qPo5am0bIao/T4drWW3fqFI/AAAAAAAAGAM/mjCmDdcJJSk/s1600/2012-04-12_024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qPo5am0bIao/T4drWW3fqFI/AAAAAAAAGAM/mjCmDdcJJSk/s640/2012-04-12_024.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">meeting a new cousin that live far away....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oSCnTjluzMw/T4dratarCrI/AAAAAAAAGAU/CIPg0qGQoRk/s1600/2012-04-12_025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oSCnTjluzMw/T4dratarCrI/AAAAAAAAGAU/CIPg0qGQoRk/s640/2012-04-12_025.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">and that, in a nutshell has been our spring thus far. :)</div>rutheah rodehorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03367305924566270265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448529447271321305.post-12394458109807398202012-03-02T13:33:00.000-08:002012-03-02T13:33:14.161-08:00where you at?<div style="text-align: center;">oh hello. has it really been over F I V E months since i updated this? i wanted to redirect you to my photography blog...where i actually update things on our life/family/business now. :) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">just <a href="http://www.bluehousefotos.blogspot.com/">click here</a> to be redirected to <a href="http://www.bluehousefotos.com/">blue house fotos</a>. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">peace out.</div><div style="text-align: center;">rutheah</div>rutheah rodehorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03367305924566270265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448529447271321305.post-77732338695003464702011-09-24T21:18:00.000-07:002011-09-24T21:18:50.094-07:00the final bump.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i have never been really huge on taking cute maternity pics...we've always just done the basic profile snapshot of my growing belly with the other pregnancies. but since little leo will be completing our (biological) family, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(god has put it on my heart to adopt someday...but that's another story for another time) </span>i have been very nostalgic with this pregnancy and let my friend who took these pics convince me to do some big ole belly shots. and i am so glad i did. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this is what 39ish weeks looks like: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iT-zIspQk_w/Tn6pKbN_60I/AAAAAAAAFSI/vCwxBX1ejxk/s1600/2011-09-22_006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iT-zIspQk_w/Tn6pKbN_60I/AAAAAAAAFSI/vCwxBX1ejxk/s640/2011-09-22_006.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LJdzftBy4og/Tn6pLqXJpbI/AAAAAAAAFSM/01ZzsIo1sOM/s1600/2011-09-22_007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LJdzftBy4og/Tn6pLqXJpbI/AAAAAAAAFSM/01ZzsIo1sOM/s640/2011-09-22_007.jpg" width="430" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">little leo will be here very soon...and hopefully daddy makes it home in time to be here for his entrance into the world. i am super thankful that my mom is here now, so i feel like he can come whenever.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> i can't wait to meet this little person and snuggle his wrinkly skin and squishy face. </div><div style="text-align: center;">and kiss those little feet that have been kicking and pushing inside of me. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">everything is ready little boy, so you can come now! </div>rutheah rodehorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03367305924566270265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448529447271321305.post-71248270158314747892011-09-11T06:33:00.000-07:002011-09-11T06:33:54.355-07:00i remember.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mttl17mgQnQ/Tmy4dZiKllI/AAAAAAAAFQo/6QCNLOGDUkk/s1600/flag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="275" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mttl17mgQnQ/Tmy4dZiKllI/AAAAAAAAFQo/6QCNLOGDUkk/s400/flag.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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today marks the 10th anniversary of 9.11. i remember it well. sitting in my first period class my senior year of high school. someone turned on the tv shortly after the first tower was attacked. we all watched, confused and saddened as the second plane hit the other tower. when we realized our nation was under attack and the news released video of the pentagon in smoke, i remember crying and crying because my brother and his wife, who worked in downtown DC, were so close to danger. my sister and i went home early from school and waited to hear from my brother.<br />
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ten years later...and the events of that day still have a direct effect on my life. i am now an army wife, whose husband is in iraq, fighting this war that started on that day...this is not at all what i thought 10 years after 9.11 would look like. americans still fighting...soldiers sacrificing their lives to protect the rest of us from harm.<br />
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my heart is overwhelmed with gratitude for those people who lost their lives on that day. for the firefighters, policeman, and other brave souls who gave their lives to save others. and for the soldiers who enlisted out of patriotism and fought in a war that we still haven't won. i have never really considered myself to be patriotic but today as i reflect on all of the 9.11 events, i am proud i live in this country. i am proud of my husband's bravery. and proud we live in a country where we can really stand united. proud that our president can read the 46th psalm and remind us that our country does stand united. <i>under god</i>.<br />
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i feel so many different emotions right now...sadness, anger, confusion, bitterness, hope... and thankfulness. this day will never be forgotten.<br />
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</div>rutheah rodehorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03367305924566270265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448529447271321305.post-47474844023898390802011-08-30T13:17:00.000-07:002011-08-30T13:17:53.001-07:00adventure walk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">oh, hi! remember me? i have been so focused on my <a href="http://www.bluehousefotos.com/">photog. business</a> that i haven't even posted on our family blog for like EVER. so, i'm sorry about that. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">yesterday was a coolish day. it was the kind of weather that reminds you that fall is right around the corner. mmmm. love fall. we loooove us some fall. i <i>almost </i>put boots on anna grace yesterday, that's how excited i was. the only thing i hate about fall is my allergies going insane, and this year that is starting early...what better way to make my allergies worse than to go on an adventure walk in the country through tall grasses? haha.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but adventure walked we did. i love these trails, you can feel nature-y without getting too dirty. perfect!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i've been doing lots of sessions back on these trails, but anna and will hadn't got to experience them yet. we had fun discovering things and finding bugs and sunflowers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S4uzBUQU3Rg/Tl1B-zKGeBI/AAAAAAAAFPI/3r6R-Mw_P_k/s1600/2011-08-30_012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S4uzBUQU3Rg/Tl1B-zKGeBI/AAAAAAAAFPI/3r6R-Mw_P_k/s640/2011-08-30_012.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rJsTjGEvNRc/Tl1BzPy6kOI/AAAAAAAAFOc/_CN4oKFTuLM/s1600/2011-08-30_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rJsTjGEvNRc/Tl1BzPy6kOI/AAAAAAAAFOc/_CN4oKFTuLM/s640/2011-08-30_001.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">will is such a crazy child. he was really in touch with his wildness. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3hU0fC8Zbx0/Tl1B3YKEhWI/AAAAAAAAFOs/mrWtFAk6S2g/s1600/2011-08-30_005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3hU0fC8Zbx0/Tl1B3YKEhWI/AAAAAAAAFOs/mrWtFAk6S2g/s640/2011-08-30_005.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">i'm so thankful that they are finally getting to the ages where they can enjoy each other. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7PaWrOa94tw/Tl1B7w5s2PI/AAAAAAAAFO8/y0ahPk0J9QI/s1600/2011-08-30_009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7PaWrOa94tw/Tl1B7w5s2PI/AAAAAAAAFO8/y0ahPk0J9QI/s640/2011-08-30_009.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">will explaining something to anna...maybe something about grass rocketships? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PvR0UnZUaK4/Tl1B9GbFOUI/AAAAAAAAFPA/ZdEIVt-9e2Y/s1600/2011-08-30_010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PvR0UnZUaK4/Tl1B9GbFOUI/AAAAAAAAFPA/ZdEIVt-9e2Y/s640/2011-08-30_010.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">you can see anna's smile from the back of her head! love that girl. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xtTv_tQ9c-s/Tl1B-I0qT7I/AAAAAAAAFPE/tmIBqeb0htQ/s1600/2011-08-30_011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xtTv_tQ9c-s/Tl1B-I0qT7I/AAAAAAAAFPE/tmIBqeb0htQ/s640/2011-08-30_011.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> she's really into rubbing things in her hair. all. the. time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">she picked off little grass seeds and rubbed them into her curly mane. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uevMVJW-Bio/Tl1B_wpnzyI/AAAAAAAAFPM/QrkvPQFlq_4/s1600/2011-08-30_013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uevMVJW-Bio/Tl1B_wpnzyI/AAAAAAAAFPM/QrkvPQFlq_4/s640/2011-08-30_013.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZbBLEneAlrw/Tl1CCqm3fXI/AAAAAAAAFPY/-DFeJPiA9tE/s1600/2011-08-30_016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZbBLEneAlrw/Tl1CCqm3fXI/AAAAAAAAFPY/-DFeJPiA9tE/s640/2011-08-30_016.jpg" width="430" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">i love watching my babies discover and learn about nature...</div><div style="text-align: center;">i'm not a super nature-y person, but i'm learning. :) so i will learn with them. </div>rutheah rodehorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03367305924566270265noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448529447271321305.post-47302339058646462212011-07-20T14:35:00.000-07:002011-07-20T14:35:41.674-07:00where have i been!?oh my dear friends, i am so sorry i've been missing from my blog lately! there has been much happening. good and not so good. life is getting crazy, and it's not going to let up.<br />
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i had a little scare with the pregnancy this past weekend but thanks to a little hospital stay, an iv of fluids and some other meds, baby and i are healthy and well. i am 30 wks and it's hard to believe that i've got 10 more weeks to go. i'm nervous that this baby is going to be HUGE like his brother. big isn't necessarily bad, but considering i do labor/delivery the good old fashioned drug free way, that scares me a bit. and not to be gross, but the aftermath a 9-10lb baby leaves isn't so pleasant. if you're the praying kind, please pray that this baby comes before it reaches that <b>l a r g e</b> state. and also pray that the rest of this pregnancy goes smoothly and that the next time i'm in the hospital, will be when i meet our new son.<br />
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the photo challenge!! oh man, i'm slacking on this one. i will just post all the pics once i upload them. i've been doing other photography things...which brings me to my next exciting announcement...<br />
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one of my dreams <s>is coming </s> has come true. i'm starting up a photography business! it's something that has been in the works for a long time and it's a love i've had since my teens. i'm so excited to announce the birth of my fourth child. hahaha. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">blue house fotos</span>! check out the <a href="http://www.bluehousefotos.com/">website</a>...<a href="http://www.bluehousefotos.blogspot.com/">blog</a>....<a href="http://facebook.com/bluehousefotos">facebook</a> page and of course, the photos! i'd love to hear what you think about it...and you can be completely honest with me. :)<br />
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if you think i'm crazy for starting a business when i'm 30wks pregnant and caring for 2 kids 24/7...i just might be. after the brief hospital vacation, i wasn't thinking i'd launch everything until ryan got home...but it's been coming together so well and i think the timing is perfect. it will be something to keep me busy until ryan returns because i think the last part of deployments probably goes by the slowest. it's so nice to have something to pour myself into and be excited about. and i can't wait to share this with other people!<br />
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so there is the latest update on r. life. :) will be posting new pics from the photo challenge and from july 4th soon!rutheah rodehorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03367305924566270265noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448529447271321305.post-82113159079418993312011-06-27T19:40:00.000-07:002011-06-27T19:40:27.179-07:0030 day photo challenge: {days 5-8}<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">day five: {from a high angle}</span></b><br />
my belly at 27weeks...where are my feet?<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">day six: {from a low angle}</span></b><br />
will about to take a step off the playground at yanney park<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>day seven: {fruit}</b></span><br />
mmmm...nothing says summer like watermelon. delish! i personally think the outside of the watermelon is more beautiful than the inside....<i>remember how much i love green</i>? :)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>day eight: {a bad habit}</b></span><br />
this one was tough...i have a lot of bad habits, but i was trying to think of my absolute worst one...and that has to be cheese. and things fried in butter...thus the crispy-on-the-outside-but-ooey-gooey-on-the-inside grilled cheese that i ate for lunch today. i eat far to much cheese and butter...which is delicious, but so so bad. (at least it's real butter and not that artificial crap. that counts for something right?!) ;)<br />
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are any of you going to be joining me in this venture? hmmmmmmmm?rutheah rodehorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03367305924566270265noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448529447271321305.post-66704784977155158742011-06-27T15:24:00.000-07:002011-06-27T15:24:32.459-07:00my first guest post!hi friends. <br />
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today, i had the fun privilege of guest blogging about my life as a mommy of two. lauren bonk, an avid blogger, writer, fellow mommmy and all around all-star, gave me the guest spot on <a href="http://laurenbonk.com">her blog</a> today. :) thanks lauren, for letting me share my heart with your readers! <br />
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take a minute and check out her blog! www.laurenbonk.com...if she doesn't win you over with her charming personality, her sense of humor will have you laughing so hard you just might get a side ache. :)rutheah rodehorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03367305924566270265noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448529447271321305.post-46478588326492768202011-06-23T20:39:00.000-07:002011-06-23T20:43:40.055-07:0030 day photo challenge {days 1-4}so i found <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/28220914/">this pin</a> on <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/">pinterest</a> a few weeks back. a thirty day photo challenge. i thought that sounded fun...and challenging. what i didn't realize was how much time it would take. but since photography is my second love, i don't mind. :) plus it's a great way to practice my skills in shooting and editing. i think this may become an annual summer to-do. and shout out to, kim schukar, for nudging me along. ;) kim is doing this too, she's a few days ahead of me...check out her photos on delightful <a href="http://schukars.blogspot.com/">blog</a>.<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">day one: {self portrait}</span></b><br />
this pretty much sums up how i was feeling that day...lost in a mess of children's toys...and confused as to what i had gotten myself into. :)<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">day two: {what i wore today}</span></b><br />
momma didn't look too hot today...i didn't shower and my hair was all sorts of crazy. i wore: maternity leggings from target, black skirt from h&m, gray tank and maternity knit shirt also from target...and as far as shoes are concerned, i was mostly barefoot all day. (please don't let my unkempt bed alarm you.) ;)<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">day three: {clouds}</span></b><br />
oh the clouds. the beautiful stormy, thunder-brewing clouds of nebraska in the summertime. photo taken out at cottonmill park.<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">day four: {something green}</span></b><br />
green is my favorite color...in case you didn't know. and what's better than the vibrant hue of green grass? nothing. photo taken at the park.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stay tuned for more! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and if you're wondering if this is something you should do...yes, yes it is. :) </div>rutheah rodehorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03367305924566270265noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448529447271321305.post-64632507527319371422011-06-15T20:06:00.000-07:002011-06-15T20:07:08.205-07:00a summer photo {wipeout}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">mmmm...summer. we have been basking in your sunshiny gloriousness.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i've been taking a gajillion pictures lately, not that that's anything new. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">momma's been working her manual settings, baby! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i'm hoping that practice will make perfect...or close to perfect.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">summer means if we are outside, water must be involved. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">lake, sprinklers, baby pool, splash park, a hose. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">water = summer. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">will and anna's favorite park activity, throwing rocks into the water.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TtlZSemdfEM/Tflr9UEys9I/AAAAAAAAExk/VX_Ltb9xNXk/s1600/IMG_8797.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TtlZSemdfEM/Tflr9UEys9I/AAAAAAAAExk/VX_Ltb9xNXk/s400/IMG_8797.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">these two b&w pics of will remind me that he is growing up. he's turning into a little man.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and there's nothing i can do about it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it makes me so <i>thankful for photography</i>...so thankful that i can capture these moments before they vanish...i can remember the little things they do now that i'd otherwise forget about. </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">and anna's mud obsession continues...watering the garden and turned around to this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pHjFaa2niuA/TflsB6WD3_I/AAAAAAAAEx8/U_sOE__T2GI/s1600/IMG_9410.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pHjFaa2niuA/TflsB6WD3_I/AAAAAAAAEx8/U_sOE__T2GI/s400/IMG_9410.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">then she ran through the sprinkler and turned into a wet muddy baby. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zhX7cketCEU/TflsDsWIMmI/AAAAAAAAEyA/1LOpmQsNY50/s1600/IMG_9425.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zhX7cketCEU/TflsDsWIMmI/AAAAAAAAEyA/1LOpmQsNY50/s400/IMG_9425.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">sunshiny. sprinklers. and an {almost} three year old boy in heaven</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w8dCa3R6h-I/TflsEkrDalI/AAAAAAAAEyE/2a4vp5ddfc4/s1600/IMG_9441.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w8dCa3R6h-I/TflsEkrDalI/AAAAAAAAEyE/2a4vp5ddfc4/s640/IMG_9441.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">splash park!! anna didn't know what to think. she was surprised by a sudden burst of water.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(she's wearing will's old bumblebee swimsuit...with an added flower so you know she's a girl) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S5lrLmwkRFw/TflsUAXha5I/AAAAAAAAEyg/8jBkgJan38w/s1600/IMG_9860.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S5lrLmwkRFw/TflsUAXha5I/AAAAAAAAEyg/8jBkgJan38w/s640/IMG_9860.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">don't let her fool you, she loved it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MqInFaqHhcA/TflsoOWwHJI/AAAAAAAAEyk/k0Iu9hQNnS4/s1600/IMG_9861.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MqInFaqHhcA/TflsoOWwHJI/AAAAAAAAEyk/k0Iu9hQNnS4/s640/IMG_9861.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">the park is much more fun with friends. super tan friends who look so toasty next to pasty will. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nv9gFRFGBIk/TflsqT1RgpI/AAAAAAAAEyw/NhL6YksjxN4/s1600/IMG_9883.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="456" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nv9gFRFGBIk/TflsqT1RgpI/AAAAAAAAEyw/NhL6YksjxN4/s640/IMG_9883.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">june is the best summer month in nebraska. hot enough to swim and have the ac on, but not so hot that you can't breathe when you step outside. perfect.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">how are <b><i>you</i></b> enjoying your june? </div>rutheah rodehorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03367305924566270265noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448529447271321305.post-57144625463266946792011-06-08T20:41:00.000-07:002011-06-08T20:50:59.321-07:00never say never.<div style="text-align: center;">i find myself saying that a lot. i'll never do this...i could never do that...i'll never live there. </div><div style="text-align: center;">some of my best "i nevers" are probably the ones where god laughed and said, </div><div style="text-align: center;">"oh, ye of little faith...trust me, child." </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">my sassy 18 year old self had everything decided.</div><div style="text-align: center;">"i' could <i>never </i>go to school at unk. it's too small." </div><div style="text-align: center;">and one year after going to unl and deciding it was too big i switched campuses and met </div><div style="text-align: center;">the love of my life a month after school started. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">"i could <i>never</i> be married to an army guy."</div><div style="text-align: center;">well...obviously not true.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">"i will never stay in nebraska..." </div><div style="text-align: center;">we tried living in seattle for almost 2 years and look where we are now. :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">and the best one yet: </div><div style="text-align: center;">"i could <i>never</i> be pregnant while ryan is deployed, that could <b>never</b> <i>ever </i>happen." </div><div style="text-align: center;">24 weeks into my third pregnancy and 6 months into ryan's deployment....ha!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">i think it's beginning to sink in. </div><div style="text-align: center;">as i was pondering about what ryan will do career wise when he gets home from iraq, </div><div style="text-align: center;">i found myself again, making a list of i nevers. telling myself exactly what we will do and exactly what we/he could never do or where we could never live. </div><div style="text-align: center;">and it kind of hit me...oh wait, that's totally <i>not up to me</i>. i can make as many choices as i want and they will ultimately lead me to whatever plan god already has in place for me and for our family. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">i've been leaning far too much on myself and not relying enough on god. </div><div style="text-align: center;">i forget that He is the One who can bring me through anything and it's only <b>because of Him</b> that i will be well cared for. He's already got it all worked out. it's a humbling thing, man...giving up control.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">i hate to say this scripture is overused...but it's message rings true and clear. </div><div style="text-align: center;">and tonight these words are feeding my heart.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>rutheah rodehorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03367305924566270265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448529447271321305.post-86819393062517761392011-06-01T15:07:00.000-07:002011-06-01T15:07:44.645-07:00it's a { ___! }<div style="text-align: center;">well time for that BIG announcement. </div><div style="text-align: center;">third time around it was harder to decide if we were going to find out or not, but we did. :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">here's the story:</div><div style="text-align: center;">with ryan being gone i wasn't sure how to tell him or if we should just wait and be surprised when that baby's born. but with it not being 100% sure that he'll get here in time for the birth (he will get to come back for two weeks, but who knows!) we just decided to go ahead and find out now. </div><div style="text-align: center;">and thank goodness my friend, devin (thanks devin!) had a great "reveal" idea. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">when i went to my ultrasound i came with a prepared sheet saying: it's a ____ ! then the ultrasound tech could just write it down and seal it into the envelope so that i wouldn't peek. the grand idea was to send it overseas to ryan so that he could open it when we were video chatting and we could find out at the same time. cute right?</div><div style="text-align: center;">but then maybe the envelope sat on the dashboard of our car for a week...whoops. </div><div style="text-align: center;">so i opened it...with ryan on the computer. he didn't get to open it, but he saw it first. :) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">so without further ado: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-z-6vv5e0Z1w/Teaz2GnL55I/AAAAAAAAExA/qQDvaheJ4dM/s1600/IMG_9196.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-z-6vv5e0Z1w/Teaz2GnL55I/AAAAAAAAExA/qQDvaheJ4dM/s320/IMG_9196.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">he has giant muscly legs already. the technician said so. </div><div style="text-align: center;">he is going to be HUGE. again, another big boy. </div><div style="text-align: center;">all of his measurements were 2-3 weeks ahead of what they should be. </div><div style="text-align: center;">and my belly is big...</div><div style="text-align: center;">big, strong and healthy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3wQjHZEWX6g/Tea0kORnP8I/AAAAAAAAExE/wdfkffY1MWg/s1600/IMG_8841.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3wQjHZEWX6g/Tea0kORnP8I/AAAAAAAAExE/wdfkffY1MWg/s320/IMG_8841.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">3d image of his sweet little face...he looks like will. the technician said so. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dWFgSQT8BlM/Tea0mKNs5hI/AAAAAAAAExQ/cSZytKaVRuI/s1600/IMG_8848.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dWFgSQT8BlM/Tea0mKNs5hI/AAAAAAAAExQ/cSZytKaVRuI/s320/IMG_8848.JPG" width="250" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">these first sweet pictures of our son make me so excited (and a bit nervous) </div><div style="text-align: center;">to have a third baby to love on.</div><div style="text-align: center;">and we do have a sweet name picked out. don't know if we are revealing that too or not...</div><div style="text-align: center;">i'll have to check with my superior. :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">here's my bumpalicious belly at 20 weeks...(yes, only 20 weeks)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7eStmsdF_Bg/Tea2Wj6Id-I/AAAAAAAAExU/N70dplRKZRg/s1600/225205_621908863259_76802150_33454767_4343754_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7eStmsdF_Bg/Tea2Wj6Id-I/AAAAAAAAExU/N70dplRKZRg/s400/225205_621908863259_76802150_33454767_4343754_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">let's just hope he doesn't get all competitive with his older brother in there and try</div><div style="text-align: center;"> to grow bigger than 9lbs 9oz at birth. time will tell! </div><div style="text-align: center;">they did move my due date from october 8th up to sept. 25th. </div><div style="text-align: center;">but who knows...it's all up to you little man! :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>rutheah rodehorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03367305924566270265noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448529447271321305.post-23844515291814876882011-05-30T06:00:00.000-07:002011-05-30T06:00:11.816-07:00bubbles and {dirt}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">bubbles are great...and will finally learned how to blow them himself. :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VDf4b4HcV5M/TeORab3ZhPI/AAAAAAAAEv0/laj1GN7kV8A/s1600/2011-05-164.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VDf4b4HcV5M/TeORab3ZhPI/AAAAAAAAEv0/laj1GN7kV8A/s640/2011-05-164.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">anna grace loves watching her brother blow bubbles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cR39SqFIzM0/TeOResuEUgI/AAAAAAAAEwQ/6Lx7SpSgWYw/s1600/IMG_8465.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cR39SqFIzM0/TeOResuEUgI/AAAAAAAAEwQ/6Lx7SpSgWYw/s400/IMG_8465.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but she reeeallly likes playing in the dirt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Awnqp05Kb8c/TeORfRA2pyI/AAAAAAAAEwU/_unS8pCKxN4/s1600/IMG_8473.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Awnqp05Kb8c/TeORfRA2pyI/AAAAAAAAEwU/_unS8pCKxN4/s640/IMG_8473.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">if anna could run, she would run into the dirt every time we are in the backyard. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(why do you have a patch of dirt in your yard?...well it will be a garden. soon.) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for now, it's anna banana's messy digging spot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DoExhV-PmZQ/TeORgCLJA6I/AAAAAAAAEwY/NXbRZ8qr1yw/s1600/IMG_8480.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DoExhV-PmZQ/TeORgCLJA6I/AAAAAAAAEwY/NXbRZ8qr1yw/s640/IMG_8480.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">will has now dumped out the bubbles...and is using the bubble container for dirt </div><div style="text-align: center;">(so he doesn't get his hands dirty...seriously.)</div><div style="text-align: center;">i didn't realize i captured this until i was uploading my pictures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0glLu3e1dTA/TeORax1EsaI/AAAAAAAAEv4/nbTSG4VBzfg/s1600/2011-05-165.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0glLu3e1dTA/TeORax1EsaI/AAAAAAAAEv4/nbTSG4VBzfg/s640/2011-05-165.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">pile of dirt...right on top of anna's head. :( </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">oh wait, she liked it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSJVKhyTLd8/TeORgy0OTJI/AAAAAAAAEwc/cs5NzWCtlCo/s1600/IMG_8495.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSJVKhyTLd8/TeORgy0OTJI/AAAAAAAAEwc/cs5NzWCtlCo/s640/IMG_8495.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">she started eating it...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q0_iqkH18M0/TeORc1a9Q2I/AAAAAAAAEwI/bDoMLNwfHys/s1600/2011-05-169.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q0_iqkH18M0/TeORc1a9Q2I/AAAAAAAAEwI/bDoMLNwfHys/s640/2011-05-169.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">is she not deliciously chunky? </div><div style="text-align: center;">rolly polly arms.</div><div style="text-align: center;">oversized tummy.</div><div style="text-align: center;">love handles. </div><div style="text-align: center;">delicious.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8QEEBNby5ig/TeORcBsh20I/AAAAAAAAEwA/Zsyw-7OFMyc/s1600/2011-05-167.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8QEEBNby5ig/TeORcBsh20I/AAAAAAAAEwA/Zsyw-7OFMyc/s640/2011-05-167.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>rutheah rodehorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03367305924566270265noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448529447271321305.post-22393145531867101752011-05-30T05:24:00.000-07:002011-05-30T05:24:56.517-07:00the carnival<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">will and i went on a little mommy/son date. to the carnival. in the mall parking lot...you know the creepy kind your parents didn't let you go to as a kid. yeah...well, we went to it. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">growing up, my parents rarely took us to the carnival...and now i know why. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">they are 'spensive! not to mention the creepers who run the rides with the awesome facial tattoos...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">okay, i lied. he did NOT enjoy this ride. at all. this was his first ever experience on any kind of ride. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i thought it was harmless. will thought he was going to die. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i didn't think to explain to him that sometimes you scream on rides because you're having <i>fun.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">poor little guy didn't get that memo. so the moment he heard the kids ahead of him screaming,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">was when he started flipping out. :( he cried the whole time, probably because he thought something terrible was going to happen. so sad. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sQH9ojblbck/TeF7BJ4ogeI/AAAAAAAAEug/dIjPXFiyGlc/s1600/IMG_8580.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sQH9ojblbck/TeF7BJ4ogeI/AAAAAAAAEug/dIjPXFiyGlc/s640/IMG_8580.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> can you see his terrified little face? </div><div style="text-align: center;">when the ride was over, i asked him what he thought and he said, "i scared mommy, but i did it!" </div><div style="text-align: center;">good job, buddy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Xht9lSB2h2g/TeF7CPQtcOI/AAAAAAAAEuk/SMqPUTrDt8E/s1600/IMG_8582.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Xht9lSB2h2g/TeF7CPQtcOI/AAAAAAAAEuk/SMqPUTrDt8E/s640/IMG_8582.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">next, was a will friendly train. oh boy, will was overjoyed when he saw this. </div><div style="text-align: center;">and i was creeped out...look at that monkey...creepy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V9Gtq3g_nbg/TeF7FlzT_EI/AAAAAAAAEu0/bMJSnNA0yZY/s1600/IMG_8607.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V9Gtq3g_nbg/TeF7FlzT_EI/AAAAAAAAEu0/bMJSnNA0yZY/s640/IMG_8607.JPG" width="377" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">he rode this train three times. he was livin' the dream, baby...</div><div style="text-align: center;">sidenote: who painted these train cars!? </div><div style="text-align: center;">look at this picture...the lion is about to attack the poorly drawn african tribesman. </div><div style="text-align: center;">creepy things you don't notice about carnivals until you're an adult. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AVf87XWJKHQ/TeF7IbE_UmI/AAAAAAAAEvA/diiK9WQNuiw/s1600/IMG_8630.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AVf87XWJKHQ/TeF7IbE_UmI/AAAAAAAAEvA/diiK9WQNuiw/s400/IMG_8630.JPG" width="266" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mGGGBtCyPcQ/TeF7JXYBlSI/AAAAAAAAEvE/rmZOxKKaF6s/s1600/IMG_8631.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mGGGBtCyPcQ/TeF7JXYBlSI/AAAAAAAAEvE/rmZOxKKaF6s/s400/IMG_8631.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">the final toddler friendly ride he did was the car merri-go-round thing. he loved this.</div><div style="text-align: center;">wouldn't get off of it. but we ran out of tickets and i wasn't about to buy more, so i had do pretty much drag him out of there a huffin' and a puffin'. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WgoKh9qONhA/TeF7RCidOEI/AAAAAAAAEvo/8thEcKbD7zI/s1600/IMG_8670.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WgoKh9qONhA/TeF7RCidOEI/AAAAAAAAEvo/8thEcKbD7zI/s640/IMG_8670.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">but the huffin' and puffin' stopped when he got to experience the ultimate carnival food...</div><div style="text-align: center;">man, that cotton candy was <i>good, </i>i don't know the last time i ate some.</div><div style="text-align: center;">but this was deeelicious. clearly, will thought so too. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-r_pXP6D2KFE/TeF7R6MtiiI/AAAAAAAAEvs/zY2GTe0oavk/s1600/IMG_8674.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-r_pXP6D2KFE/TeF7R6MtiiI/AAAAAAAAEvs/zY2GTe0oavk/s400/IMG_8674.JPG" width="266" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k-IOZJRZQro/TeF7SkkY-0I/AAAAAAAAEvw/_lUmWlMSZUA/s1600/IMG_8677.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k-IOZJRZQro/TeF7SkkY-0I/AAAAAAAAEvw/_lUmWlMSZUA/s400/IMG_8677.JPG" width="266" /></a></div>rutheah rodehorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03367305924566270265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448529447271321305.post-80382850280532356762011-05-19T20:04:00.000-07:002011-05-19T20:04:22.750-07:00downtownthe sun finally came out. it's been typical spring weather around here...rainy and cloudy. the other day when the sun was out we took full advantage. we checked out the new library (which is really nice!) and every time we go to the library we end up watching a train or two roll by. mr. will and his trains. trains are his first love. so we hung around downtown for about an hour so will could watch "da choo choos." :)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">he got upset the train was over...so he pouted. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-paz2Kg0ygu0/TdXXdJCdVCI/AAAAAAAAEsI/3XyM1GVtw84/s1600/IMG_8340.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-paz2Kg0ygu0/TdXXdJCdVCI/AAAAAAAAEsI/3XyM1GVtw84/s640/IMG_8340.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and anna grace's emotions were sweet and typical anna.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-paz2Kg0ygu0/TdXXdJCdVCI/AAAAAAAAEsI/3XyM1GVtw84/s1600/IMG_8340.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wEkIebMfMJI/TdXWTWuO3iI/AAAAAAAAEr4/bd60xmg7yL8/s1600/2011-05-163.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wEkIebMfMJI/TdXWTWuO3iI/AAAAAAAAEr4/bd60xmg7yL8/s640/2011-05-163.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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does anyone know what this spout is for? is it just a giant gutter drain? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xovW7lOeiwc/TdXXZEFxX1I/AAAAAAAAEsE/i2wwNc2yWRo/s1600/IMG_8367.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xovW7lOeiwc/TdXXZEFxX1I/AAAAAAAAEsE/i2wwNc2yWRo/s640/IMG_8367.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br />
i love our little downtown. makes me glad we live in a small town again...a pregnant mom with two toddlers can walk down a clean alleyway with no worries. good stuff.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">there wasn't really a theme for her party...do purple, pink and yellow count as a theme? :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i made her smash cake in my cake decorating class and it turned out pretty cute. my good friend, russtanna who is also taking the class, helped me do the cupcakes. umm...we haven't really "learned" how to make flowers out of frosting, but we managed. :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with cupcakes and buttercream icing made from scratch, how could you go wrong?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the poms were really fun to make...i did them like two weeks before her party.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">....the banner on the other hand...was made 30 minutes before the party when i realized i didn't have anything that said 'happy birthday' on it. nothing like a little procrastination! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kz02ETqgSJk/TdLUAxIT-MI/AAAAAAAAEqU/ZE2aVKKpyTg/s1600/anna%2527s+first+birthday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kz02ETqgSJk/TdLUAxIT-MI/AAAAAAAAEqU/ZE2aVKKpyTg/s1600/anna%2527s+first+birthday.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">here's the birthday girl looking oh, so {one}derful...in her little getup. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kz02ETqgSJk/TdLUAxIT-MI/AAAAAAAAEqU/ZE2aVKKpyTg/s1600/anna%2527s+first+birthday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JbGNaxGW054/TdLUYUr5GyI/AAAAAAAAEqs/4-SywqgO7O4/s1600/2011-05-16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="323" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JbGNaxGW054/TdLUYUr5GyI/AAAAAAAAEqs/4-SywqgO7O4/s640/2011-05-16.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">she got a lot of sweet little presents...but i must say the dolls and the jack-in-the-box are her favs. </div><div style="text-align: center;">look at those grins! she just loves a good parrrrtaaayyy. ;) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tXj9TjvojaY/TdLUFuu15GI/AAAAAAAAEqY/qRlVR9wE4k4/s1600/Starred+Photos1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tXj9TjvojaY/TdLUFuu15GI/AAAAAAAAEqY/qRlVR9wE4k4/s1600/Starred+Photos1.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">and then there was cake. sweet purple cake.</div><div style="text-align: center;">she was pretty thrilled about this. the pink dots were her favorite, i think she picked most of those off...for as much as this girl looooves her food, i was surprised she was so dainty with the cake...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7l9AkQ8IWtk/TdLUOHgEkLI/AAAAAAAAEqc/6CQLxCkmfcE/s1600/anna%2527s+first+birthday2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7l9AkQ8IWtk/TdLUOHgEkLI/AAAAAAAAEqc/6CQLxCkmfcE/s640/anna%2527s+first+birthday2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">"say what, momma? did you just call me dainty?! </div><div style="text-align: center;">i will prove to you that i can make a mess...a big ol'mess."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YOgvlIAD_xs/TdLUQpwjuqI/AAAAAAAAEqg/RYt8T2Fd0wg/s1600/anna%2527s+first+birthday4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YOgvlIAD_xs/TdLUQpwjuqI/AAAAAAAAEqg/RYt8T2Fd0wg/s640/anna%2527s+first+birthday4.jpg" width="419" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">"who's dainty now?"</div><div style="text-align: center;">(please note the sweet little chunkins she has now) :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S3pIgGOwQ6s/TdLUTBIcg2I/AAAAAAAAEqk/-2tuB5-eJg0/s1600/anna%2527s+first+birthday1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="420" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S3pIgGOwQ6s/TdLUTBIcg2I/AAAAAAAAEqk/-2tuB5-eJg0/s640/anna%2527s+first+birthday1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this is the best birthday ever!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-27LhPGLo6lw/TdLUU_nYUoI/AAAAAAAAEqo/LoMDuX_3sMA/s1600/anna%2527s+first+birthday3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fYjAzVq4fx8/TdLUkb3lNyI/AAAAAAAAEq4/rYeKgnEl6Nk/s1600/anna%2527s+first+birthday5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fYjAzVq4fx8/TdLUkb3lNyI/AAAAAAAAEq4/rYeKgnEl6Nk/s640/anna%2527s+first+birthday5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"> getting all cleaned up in the sink...she LoVeS a good sink scrubdown. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QYYoVH76-bo/TdLUdzbX_wI/AAAAAAAAEqw/-4__RLYObvA/s1600/anna%2527s+first+birthday6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QYYoVH76-bo/TdLUdzbX_wI/AAAAAAAAEqw/-4__RLYObvA/s640/anna%2527s+first+birthday6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">so there it is...our sweet anna grace's first birthday parrrtaaay. </div><div style="text-align: center;">celebrating her first year with many grins and lots of love. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">love you sweet girl. i am so blessed to be your momma.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>rutheah rodehorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03367305924566270265noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448529447271321305.post-6157834744388582732011-05-11T07:20:00.000-07:002011-05-11T07:24:49.167-07:00anna grace: {one year!}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">happy first birthday, sweet girl!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i can't believe you're one year old already! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">you are such a sweet girl and have a kind and gentle spirit...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">sometimes you get scared of other babies when they try to play with you. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">your very happy and content and you love to smile and wave to anyone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">you are also very snuggly and snuggle with anyone willing to hold you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i am so thankful god gave you to us one year ago.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we couldn't have asked for a more precious baby and we are so blessed by your sweetness.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">your first year highlights:</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">rolled over around 3 months</div><div style="text-align: center;">first road-trip to seattle at 4 months</div><div style="text-align: center;">sitting up at 5 1/2 months</div><div style="text-align: center;">started crawling at 6 1/2 months</div><div style="text-align: center;">first time on an airplane at 7 months</div><div style="text-align: center;">first tooth at 7 months</div><div style="text-align: center;">walking at 10 months</div><div style="text-align: center;">first word, 'more' at 10ish months </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">will has a few new favorite things since you left. everyday we have a little "school" time when anna is napping. i was nervous he wouldn't like doing this, but he loves it! we've been working on number/letter recognition and writing...and how to correctly hold a pencil. clearly, you can see he concentrates pretty darn hard. he usually does three worksheets and then gets to choose his favorite to display on the fridge. he can already write his name! it's al straight lines, so that's pretty easy. ;) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it amazes me how much his little brain absorbs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fFe9gffa4bY/Tcb73pVy0MI/AAAAAAAAEnM/o8HOz8hqcx8/s1600/snapshop+weekend3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fFe9gffa4bY/Tcb73pVy0MI/AAAAAAAAEnM/o8HOz8hqcx8/s640/snapshop+weekend3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">this train:</div><div style="text-align: center;">he carries it allllll over the house with him, and demands that it go with us in the car, too. alrighty, bud. </div><div style="text-align: center;">i don't know why he loves it so much, but he does...it went outside with him yesterday, in the bath last night, under his pillow at bedtime, and even traveled with us to church today. </div><div style="text-align: center;">and if i looked over at him right now, he's probably holding onto it while he watches george. </div><div style="text-align: center;">train obsessed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2DvsozjAqnY/Tcb77XjmyfI/AAAAAAAAEnQ/EGSyS6kqsLo/s1600/May+20112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="536" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2DvsozjAqnY/Tcb77XjmyfI/AAAAAAAAEnQ/EGSyS6kqsLo/s640/May+20112.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">the watergun. </div><div style="text-align: center;">you can imagine how much he loves this! he sprayed the crap out of me after church today. is this not the biggest water gun you've ever seen?! there's a huge laser thing on the top, too. </div><div style="text-align: center;">you know, incase he's scoping out a victim to shoot at night. ;) </div><div style="text-align: center;">this is going to be his favorite summer toy, for sure.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--HZWkhuuXug/Tcb790IKKdI/AAAAAAAAEnU/PkrJIZIxepU/s1600/May+20113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="600" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--HZWkhuuXug/Tcb790IKKdI/AAAAAAAAEnU/PkrJIZIxepU/s640/May+20113.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">that sums up will's favorite things...for now. :)</div>rutheah rodehorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03367305924566270265noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448529447271321305.post-33435903828693797612011-05-06T11:14:00.000-07:002011-05-06T11:14:42.415-07:00{snapshop} photog workshoplast weekend i got to go to oklahoma with some girlfriends to attend a little photography workshop. oh boy, i was excited. the workshop is put on by the lovely and oh, so talented ashley of <a href="http://ashleyannphotography.com/">ashley ann photography</a>. her blog is wonderful and her photography skills are cramazing. she's a busy mom of four who still finds time to teach beginners the basics of shooting in manual. if you've got an slr and need guidance, check out one of her <a href="http://ashleyannphotography.com/blog/snapshops-tulsa-photography-workshop/">snapshops</a>. you will not be disappointed!<br />
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four mommas from nebraska road tripping down to oklahoma for a day of photog insanity....ohhhh yeahh. i was so nervous...i'm not really sure why, but i was nervous like it was the first day of school. apparently i was worried i wouldn't get to sit with the "cool kids" at lunch. ;) but honestly, my brain hurt from all the things we learned. it was intense.<br />
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the morning was full of learning, looking at photos and taking photos. the first thing we were trying to do was tell a story... telling a story with the pics we took while keeping everything we learned in mind. that was hard. but we had really adorable subjects to photograph...her kiddos. these kids were a-flipping-dorable. here my favs of this little session:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">after this we learned more...ate lunch...took more pictures...learned more....took even more pictures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">in the late afternoon we learned all the good stuff...aperture, iso, shutter speed...you know, how to shoot in manual. that was my favorite, finally learning what i had been trying so hard to teach myself. it feels so good to understand it! (well mostly understand it.) ;) i loooooove it. seriously, just don't get me started on all this stuff, cause i'll talk your ear off! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">our big shooting session was in the evening with some girls- three sisters, who just happened to be gorgeous and taking a bad picture of them would be pretty much impossible. this was my favorite shoot. and here are some of my best shots: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">the middle sister</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f1brC9LgqeU/TcQ46hsBiOI/AAAAAAAAEms/_Oh_KZwKXlE/s1600/snapshop+weekend.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f1brC9LgqeU/TcQ46hsBiOI/AAAAAAAAEms/_Oh_KZwKXlE/s640/snapshop+weekend.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">the youngest sister</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lW0fVS9dPKI/TcQ485Ssu7I/AAAAAAAAEmw/voBHJwLpQlw/s1600/snapshop+weekend2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lW0fVS9dPKI/TcQ485Ssu7I/AAAAAAAAEmw/voBHJwLpQlw/s640/snapshop+weekend2.jpg" width="544" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">best group shots</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Tf8QWRpsSUA/TcQ43pTTJgI/AAAAAAAAEmo/oF7I4P2y0to/s1600/Starred+Photos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Tf8QWRpsSUA/TcQ43pTTJgI/AAAAAAAAEmo/oF7I4P2y0to/s640/Starred+Photos.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">oh, that was so. much. fun. i'm so excited to get better and better. who knows, maybe this will become my little business someday. :) that would be sweet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>rutheah rodehorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03367305924566270265noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448529447271321305.post-17325374657044802822011-05-06T10:41:00.000-07:002011-05-06T10:41:29.769-07:00the hard stuff {deployments}ryan has been gone since march 10th. it hasn't really been to difficult until now. because yesterday he flew to iraq...well they are still probably traveling there now. but it wasn't too hard having him gone...we could text freely, talk on the phone daily, video chat regularly, facebook...all that good stuff. but now that he's off U.S. soil, he doesn't have his phone, his internet usage won't be as constant, and the phone calls and video chats will be happening weekly.<br />
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i didn't realize he was leaving yesterday, i guess i was confused and thought his unit was leaving next week...not that it really matters. but yesterday it did. when i texted him and asked how his day was going, his response was: we're getting ready to go. uuughhhh, go? go where? i was so confused. i should have been weaning myself from the constant text/picture messaging because now i can't do that. and that sucks.<br />
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deployments are a part of military life...you have no choice but to go along with them, so you may as well make the best of it....what does that mean exactly? i have no idea. what "they" say to do is keep busy, stick to a routine, you know...basically become a human robot so that you don't have to deal with the emotions you're fighting on the inside. i'm not good at being a robot. especially a pregnant, hormonal robot. <i>blahhhh.</i><br />
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i know i can't dwell on the fact that ryan's deployed because i'd go crazy if i did. keeping busy is easier said than done...same goes for a routine. we have kind of fallen off that horse, but we'll get back on. it does make the time go faster...<br />
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i love you, baby. and i'm so proud of you...let's time travel to 2012 so we can all be together again. :)rutheah rodehorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03367305924566270265noreply@blogger.com2