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catch the moment: week thirty-seven

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Here I am again, linking up with Mindi, Sarah, and Stephanie for week 37 of Catch the Moment 365. I’m starting to get excited about the idea of condensing all of these CTM365 posts into a photo book at the end of the year. So excited that I might start working on it soon. Or soon-ish. What? We’re definitely transitioning into fall here and I’m trying to find things to look forward to so cut me some slack.

253/365: September 10th. After dinner at a local spot, Kacey’s.9-10-14

254/365: September 11th. Bedtime routine. 9-11-14

255/365: September 12th. Making enchiladas for dinner and thought this pepper was neat.9-12-14

256/365: September 13th. A terrible picture, but it doesn’t matter. Know why? I ran my first entire 5k race! 9-13-14

257/365: September 14th. Sunday morning cleaning while these cuties watch cartoons for a bit. 9-14-14

258/365: September 15th. Magic in the sky on my way to work.9-15-14

259/365: September 16th. The best I could get from them but they were showing off the tennis shoes that they each picked out.  Good taste, huh? And nice hair, Dexter. Don’t they look like such big boys?9-16-14

Easy choice this week – my favorite is that gorgeous Indiana sky on day 258.  Is it your favorite too?

xo,

~C~

catch the moment: week thirty-six

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I was excited to be the featured writer for Behind the Moment this month! Did anyone read it? Ha!  Hopefully I was able to share some helpful tips to anyone doing the 365 project who has not been as keeping up with it as well as they’d hoped or to someone who is planning to start it soon.

I also had another post on The Affordable Mouse this week that I hope everyone will check out. It’s been a busy week for me on the internet. I’m staying busy writing and I absolutely love it.

Aside from writing, I’ve also been staying busy by having lots of fun with my family as summer winds down. I published my Summer wrap-up post yesterday and can’t believe how much we crammed into this summer that has flown by WAY too fast.

Now I’m linking up with Mindi, Sarah, and Stephanie for week 36 of Catch the Moment 365.  Am I the only one who is subtracting whatever week we are on from 52 every week now, and cringing because I can’t believe the number of weeks between now and Christmas is in the teens!? GAG.

246/365: September 3rd. S’mores ice cream with a chopped up Reese cup on top. Because it was 10pm and no picture had been taken yet. And because, damn, that was good.  I wish I had a big fat bowl of it again right now. 9-03-14

247/365: September 4th. Just doing a little topless artwork while Mom cooks dinner.9-04-14

248/365: September 5th. Speaking of S’mores… Camping at Jellystone Mammoth Cave in Kentucky with my family.9-05-14

249/365: September 6th. My sister and her adorable family. LOVE & miss them so much.9-06-14

250/365: September 7th. Unfortunately Theo woke up Sunday not feeling well so we cut our trip short and headed home early. I took Dexter to the park while Theo rested. Dexter looooved exploring. And the 1:1 time with mommy.9-07-14

251/365: September 8th. YAY! After a day of resting at home with Dad, Theo was feeling all better. Some fresh air and dinner outside was nice. 9-08-14

252/365: September 9th. Proudly wearing their Jellystone/Yogi & Friends shirts that we tie-dyed at the campground to school Tuesday. They are a little brighter and more colorful in person, I promise. Although they did fade/blend some when I washed them. I’d never tie-dyed anything before but now I’m obsessed with trying again!9-09-14

So that was our week in a nutshell. Besides Theo getting sick, it was a good one. My favorite pictures this week are 249 (my sister and her family at Jellystone) & 250 (Dexter exploring the park). Which one(s) do you like best, hmm?

xo,

~C~

summer wrap up: 2014

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High temps are predicted to reach only into the mid-60s this weekend, so the realization that summer is ending has become impossible to ignore or deny.  I always say that Spring is my favorite season because of the awesome weather and – oh yeah – my birthday, but truly it’s my favorite because it renews my spirit and gives me something to look forward to…Summer.  In the same vein, Fall is kind of my least favorite season.  I hate winter more than Fall for a lot of reasons but it’s hard for me to get wrapped up in pumpkin-mania and chunky sweaters when all I can think about is the fact that Summer is over and Winter is chomping at the bit to get it’s claws on me. My disgust for Fall and is something I have written about since 2010.  Nothing has changed.

I guess that’s not entirely true – what’s different this year is that we’ve had less than five 90 degree days and just as it finally started to FEEL like summer, it is ending.

Regardless…that’s not the point of this post. My intent was that this would be a happy kind of post. A reminder of how much fun we packed into this short, mild summer and how many firsts we experienced together as a family.  If I had made a Summer 2014 bucket list, I think just about everything would be checked off!

– The unofficial start of Summer: Memorial Day. We took a road trip to Tennessee for the long weekend to visit my mom, sister, and my sister’s family.IMG_8484– Strawberry goodness: Strawberry picking and a few days later, a strawberry festival that we have gone to 3 years in a row.IMG_8807IMG_9321-Theo found his way into the spotlight, singing “Let it Go” at Karaoke night at our favorite local ice cream joint.IMG_8743-Simple Pleasures: Countless picnics and trips to the splash pad, pool, parks, and the farmers market.IMG_8679 IMG_8781 IMG_8793

IMG_9417IMG_0999IMG_9111-The YMCA: Soccer Clinics & Swim LessonsIMG_9485IMG_2512-Father’s Day weekend: Spent with friends at the lake.IMG_9786 IMG_9886-Family: A very special visit from my mom and grandma. That’s four generations right there.IMG_0090-Sunflower picking.IMG_0573 IMG_0559-4th of July/11th anniversary weekend.IMG_0719 IMG_0687 IMG_0659-Mini-vacation: We went with some friends to Holiday World for the first time. The boys and I camped in a camper for the first time. 7-19-14IMG_1157-Bliss: A beautiful backyard wedding. True Love.IMG_1506 IMG_1665 IMG_1670-First time bowling as a family:IMG_0984 -Dexter started pre-school:IMG_2103 – The Indiana State Fair.IMG_2292 IMG_2423-Time spent with my long-distance BFF.bffwammfestphoto-Fun celebrating a wonderful friend’s 40th birthday.IMG_3016 -Fun with friends on the lake.IMG_3094 IMG_3114 IMG_3134 – Fun with friends at the Luke Bryan show.IMG_3259 – Fun with family camping at a Jellystone Campground + Resort and Mammoth Cave.IMG_3382 IMG_3408 IMG_3434 IMG_3441 IMG_3526Looking through these memories, it’s hard to believe we squeezed so much into three months.  Summer, oh, summer. Why do you have to go?

xo,

~C~