coleman kids

a few christmas pics of the coleman

kids ...my friend kristen coleman and i did a little photo shoot yesterday, aren't her kids adorable?

this weekend

we ate this whole thing!

Officially it feels like christmas! this last weekend we went on the polar express, drove through christmas lights, decorated our apt & put up the tree, and ate lots of junk! we visited the lights and went to VOODOO DONUTS with our friends wyatt and brittany. It’s supposed to be famous in portland for their donuts and since i usually dont like donuts, i have to say they were awesome! there were some with cocoa puffs and other crazy toppings...i think we ordered the biggest ones they had!

polar express

classic huh?

we went to mount hood last friday to ride the "polar express" with some friends ... it was a cool reinactment of the movie! we rode the train, sang christmas carols, ate cookies & had hot chocolate, and santa visited after we stopped by the "north pole" and gave each child a bell...carly didnt take to santa to well!

CLINT IN THE PAPER!

the nw examinar paper covering the nw portland area featured clint in their "new businesses" section this november. it was free advertising that worked out great to get his name out a little and round up some business...isn't he cute?

taking classes

you can make these cool "magazine covers" at http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/ so i thought i would try it out to tell everyone i am finally taking photography classes! i am loving the classes and loving photography! i am so excited...my photography blog is at http://steppingintophotography.blogspot.com/

thanksgiving

finally some pics from thanksgiving in boise! it was a great trip, wish i would have had more pics but i was too busy just enjoying the family...oh and carly was sick and didn't look camera ready so i avoided it...now im ready for christmas!

tricia

we did a small photo shoot with tricia over thanksgiving break, she looks hot!

sunny san diego

we went to sunny san diego and got back a week ago, clint had a NET seminar and i was able to go too! my mother in law was awesome and came with us so she could watch carly while we were in the seminar. it was a great get-a-way that we needed, the seminar was great and helped get more perspective not only for clint's clinic but just life in gerneral for us both! it was very motivational and healing...we didnt have a whole lot of time to do much in san diego but eat out at night and hang out at the beach in front of our hotel! then we had to head home to rainy portland...we are headed for boise today for thanksgiving so at least we will have a break from the rain again!

TAG

I got tagged by Kuulei, and didn't think I had anything to write until I started, so here it goes: The rules: A. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning. B. Each player lists 6 facts/habits about themselves. C. At the end of the post, the player then tags 6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

1. I’m ANNOYED BY SLOW DRIVERS in the fast lane. I have always been annoyed by this but ever since I moved to Oregon its worsened! It’s like no one knows the rules of the road around here: The left lane is for faster cars, the rest you can go as slow as you want! Not that hard right? Well, not only that but they like to slow down even more when they realize you are right behind them. As if I am the one who’s not following rules….I admit tom my road rage and stupid drivers just get to me!
2. I have to EAT CHOCOLATE EVERYDAY (and savor it)….Ever since I had Carly it’s like I crave it constantly. Really I don’t think it’s a bad thing, and I don’t want it to go away! It’s just when I eat 5 chocolate chip cookies in a row I wish I would have had just straight chocolate instead, and it all just backfires on me.
3. I’m totally ADDICTED TO SODA!!! I love the fizz, the carbonation is great! I don’t care how many times Clint tells me to stop drinking it, I must have it! I am trying to switch sparkling mineral water but I don’t know that I can do it. I like sugar way too much
4. Along with the previous posts I guess this ties in…I would rather SKIP DINNER AND EAT DESERT. Or just eat a few bites of what’s important, like vegetables and some protein, and then get my chocolate. I’m starting to wonder if all I can think about is sweets….hmm….guess so!
5. I love WORKING OUT FIRST THING in the morning...short and sweet!
6. I am always planning out my days, and to do lists IN MY HEAD. I rarely write it down, unless I really have to, and it works for me. I really do remember almost everything I need to. I ALSO get annoyed when I can’t complete everything that I have listed for myself for myself to do that day in my head. I feel like I am trying to get it all done ASAP so that I can finally relax, but I can’t until I finish it all!

SO I TAG (trying to think who hasn't been yet): Brittany, Amy, Myra, Kristal, Molly, & Jolynne

trick or treat!

carly had her first trick or
treating experience...and loved it! she actually caught on real fast and was
so excited each time we went up to a new door and she had to get the candy herself
(as shown). we went with a group of friends we met through tee and steve
ramos (we met on our honeymoon, crazy huh?) they have two
daughters, one
that is a week younger than carly (megan) they were fast freinds & are already
sharing their
candy! YES that was clint who found the puking pumpkin...happy halloween!

ITS GONE...Bad Day

I don't usually have "bad days" but yesterday was one! I went to IKEA shopping for decor/furniture for Clint's office(which we have been redecorating and painting all weekend) and I went on a busy Sat (bad idea always!) I had to HOLD Carly who wouldn't sit down in her cart that had no seat belt, she was trying to kill herself I guess. Finally, as I was checking out with all my stuff and was exhausted from: HOLDING Carly, pushing a crazy heavy IKEA cart with 4 wheels that have a mind of their own, holding my pee for the last hour, and then the cashier asks "Are you missing a diamond?" Well obviously I was! Just what a perfect top to the now known "shopping trip from....(fill-in-the-blanks). Anyways, I am just glad that it was insured and I can get it replaced. But what replaces the diamond your husband proposed to you with? So as I was walking out to the car and getting teary eyed, I was just about to loose it. Then some nice guy, whom was obviously there to answer my prayers when I felt I couldnt take anymore,took my cart to my car for me and loaded everything into the trunk. Then I had to go back inside and report my missing diamond in case they find it...(yeah right). I was also thinking that I could barely manage having 1 kid throughout this whole mess, and could I ever have 2, or more? Bad day to think about that...So a little bummed today and I ate all this junk food I bought for Halloween. Now my daimond and my candy is gone...dang. Enough whining, wow! don't you just feel so bad for me?

Boise

I don't know why its taken forever to post lately...maybe because I just don't feel inspired ever since my "nice" camera decided to die on me! It's getting fixed...so in the mean time photography is on hold... I had to take pics with my little digital sony when I visited my sister Khara in Boise!!!(I wanted to do their pics so bad!)

It was SO good to go see her and I miss her even more everytime I see her. It is so hard not to be close to any of my sisters anymore, I just don't feel normal! Plus I have to reunite Mackenzie and Carly as often as possible! Aren't they the cutest cousins? I think so...they could be sisters they look so much alike! I miss those guys and can't wait to see them again at Thanksgiving!

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Life as we know it...

Has forever changed...No more "bigger is better" as it is said in Texas. I really turned into such a Texas lover and Oregon is definitely different than anywhere I have lived! It is very green, and many people are very holistic which is good for Clint's profession right? There is this term "granola's" around here...fitting I guess! We are now Oregonians (ORG-OWN-IANS)…Actually I really do like a lot of things here...even though I feel like I am camping since we are living up on a mountain! Like I said it is green, and that’s because it rains, and rains, and rains, and rains (with intervals of a little sun sprinkled in there.) I've seen many rainbows!
Well, we have done a little exploring but really we have loved the outdoors. Here are pics of our walks, trips to the farmers market, view from our apartment, and visiting ducks at the Lake Oswego where we live... We have much more exploring to do around here, and it is so beautiful and the people really are great...I just need a little adjusting...

Poloroids

Here is a fun site that turns your single photo into poloroids! @ http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/hockney.php Try it out!!!