loving...

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Purple tips. I'm going to let my hair grow a little longer than dip dye my hair.

{photo credit unknown. anyone know where it's from?}

2.

Laura's awesome beach wave tutorial.

 3.

My Girl Thursday's kite turorial.

4.

Campfire Chic's disposable camera swap.

5.

Chantilly and Elycia's "Rule of Blogging"

10 in 4 weigh in: number one.

Starting: 161 lbsWeek One: 157 lbsLost: 4 lbs
Things are going really well. I'm not sure I believe the scale. It was way to hot on Monday to do anything so I ended up running up and down the stairs to try and work out. The girls thought it was hilarious and I felt the burn. I'm still looking for food ideas. I'm not very creative when it comes to cooking. I'm open for suggestions :)

life-ography: phoenix children's museum

This weekend was wonderful. We've been making the most of our time together and I couldn't be happier. On Saturday we took a trip into Phoenix and explored the Children's Museum. I think both of the girls had a lot of fun and I have to admit it, Marc and I did too.


If you are near the Phoenix area and you have kids you need to get to the Children's Museum. It was a blast. If you have more than one kiddo I definitely recommend going with someone else. It's huge! but so much fun. 
I've been working a lot on my photography lately getting ready for a big event I'm going to be doing next year. Working in manual mode, white balance, editing all that good stuff. Outside and in natural light I feel like I'm golden, inside however, ughh... shoot me. My photos turn out underexposed, grainy, and just blah... It's a work in progress but I'm getting better. If you have any tips for indoor photography please leave a comment. I'd be more than happy to hear some good advice!
What did everyone else do this weekend?

Insta Addict.

It's sad but true - I am completely addicted to instagram. From being able to take my own photos to looking at everyone elses pretty photos, I just can't seem to get enough. It's so easy to do. I'm so glad they finally made a version for android phones.

 Here are some of the things you'll see in my photo stream:

Way to many photos of my girls:

Arizona Scenery:
Sky:
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vlog: 10lbs in 4 weeks

My husband and I have made a deal to try and lose 10lbs in 4 weeks... we'll see how this goes...

My current weight: 161 lbs

My goal weight: 151 lbs

Have you been dieting lately? Or do you know a great weight lose story? Maybe a taste healthy receipt to share? Post it in the comments. I might do a round up soon.

**Note: I don't really blame my kids for my weight gain. I blame the Large Fraps and boxes of ice cream I ate while I was pregnant. Oops.

loving...

1.

This great post from Shannon about finding herself as a photographer. LOVE.

2.

This really unique sand art DIY from Hodgepodge Arty.

3.

This really simple necklace from Chandler the Robot.

4. 

The new member EP from Hanson - No Sleep for Banditos. It's a favorite.

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Fathers Day is coming up don't forget! I think this card from wit and whistle on Etsy is hilarious.

life-ography: lost dutchman picnic

We were lucky enough to have my father-in-law in visit us over my birthday and Memorial day. I love when we get visitors from Pittsburgh, especially Marc's parents. I'm probably the luckiest wife I know because I have such amazing in-laws. I don't know what we'd do without them.

On memorial day we tried to head of to Canyon Lake for a picnic but that ended up being an over crowded mess. Instead of heading all the way back home we decided to stop at the Lost Dutchman camp grounds and trails to have a picnic. I'm really glad we did because it was such a nice, peaceful spot to picnic. I think someday we're going to try hiking there too.

I'm sorry about the photo overload. I was having trouble deciding which ones were my favorites. This is actually just a small selection of the large group of photos I took that day. I get a little click happy when I have my camera with me. I say its a good thing though.

Have you been on any adventures lately?