Project 365:: Day 7

Day 7 On our way to coffee and Trader Joe's. At Trader Joe's a 4 year old asked me where I got my two babies. I told him "I made them" and he ran to his mom screaming "that lady makes babies". Haha. I do make babies--cute babies.

mama confesses:: death of mr. cuisinart

About 3 years ago my dad sent me this awesome coffee pot.  It was a major step up from the 4-cup Mr Coffee that I got my freshman year.  It was a total surprise.  I remember opening the box on Christmas morning and feeling so relieved that I finally got a real coffee pot. No more Mr Coffee for me!  I think I drank about 12 pots a day for a week until the luster wore off.  It was programmable, so I could wake up to the smell of freshly brewed coffee instead of my roommates stinky laundry.  It had a gold-tone filter so I didn't have to go searching for filters at 6am....or worse, use toilet paper for filters when I was out.  And best of all, it made the best damn coffee. 


As a college student staying up late and waking up early, the coffee pot was wonderful.  As a new mother, enduring sleepless nights, waking up early, and walking around have dead, the coffee pot was invaluable.  Dale knows, my kids know, I know---without my coffee I am useless, cranky, and downright  mean.

Then it happened.  My coffee maker started to die.  I was in denial.  Dale kept trying to convince me to get a new one.  But I was sure there was nothing wrong, it just needed to be cleaned or needed new filters.  Nothing could replace my first grown up coffee maker.  The thing has been moved 4 times.  It has lived in 3 states.  It has witnessed a college parties, marriage, and babies.  I do not need a new coffee pot.

Today, the coffee maker died.  I flipped the switch and it didn't turn on.  It was plugged in.  I check the circuits, tried another outlet, and the same thing happened.  It was D-E-A-D dead.    So I am running out the door for some coffee shop junkie java until I can find another new amazing coffee maker.  Any suggestions?

Project 365:: Day 6

Day 6 Kannon signed "more" over and over for this apple-pear upside down cake! Yum!

Project 365:: Day 5

Day 5 Riding in style!

Project 365:: Day 4

Day 4  I left Kannon playing with his books while I got the laundry and came back to find Kannon had climbed in the table.  Is it a rocket ship?  A boat?  or a car?

Project 365:: Day 3

Day 3 What a beautiful babywearing morning!

Project 365:: Day 1 & 2

I read on a Peaceful Parenting blog about Project 365.  It is simple, take one picture each day of your children and your daily activities.  I already photograph the boys almost everyday but it takes me a while to get from camera to computer to post.  I use my Nikon, I shoot in raw, and I edit.  For this project, I am only going to use unedited, jpegs, from my iPod or little point and shoot.  I hate this.  I am a photo freak.  But I know this is the only way I will be able to do the project.  Follow me on our 365 day journey documenting Kannon and Clark and our everyday adventures.  I can't wait for 2012, when I can put the project together in a collage! 


So here is to Day 1 & 2:

 Day 1 was actually New Year's Eve.  We celebrated at 8pm just in time for the kids to go to bed. Its very rare to get both of them in the same shot....hopefully this gets better as the year goes on.

Day 2 Clark learning that he has hands and feet....oh and trains on his diaper ;)