Happy New

"A long December and there's reason to believe, maybe this year will be better than the last."
Adam says it best.

The last year sure was a significant year. More loss than I have ever encountered. More growing and change than I thought I was capable of. A better me, a stronger me, a more chiseled heart, and deeper wrinkles. Can't wait to see what troubles, turmoils and awesome change will shape me this year.

I hope your new year is full of laughter, I know mine is.































Hopes of a good new year from one changed person to another.

Christmas Recap

Here is our Christmas recap, a little look into the secret interesting life of the Carroll's.

This is a stocking. Beckett's to be specific.



This is Beck's extreme GT bike that Santa brought. It's really cute to hear him say.. "I want bike for Christmas."



Piper really excited about her first Hello Kitty present. After about the 20th Hello Kitty item the novelty wore off.



WHAT is better than a little boy in Spiderman pajamas with bed head and a binkie on Christmas morning???



Olly, that Kris took with my new lens :) He is the biggest doll face ever. It's a good thing they had a girl after him because no little boy could be cuter (except mine). And YES Eli is cute too, but he got the brains in a big way.



Notice the arrow on the tree, it's our trip to Disneyland!!




And last but not least, our awesome moms.

I Am A Lazy Pregnant Girl.

This is my dog, Sparta.



Sometimes I wonder what she is good for.

This is proof she IS good for SOMETHING.



If you are too lazy to vacuum, just call her in. She will sweep the floor. And then scower for crumbs.

P.S. For anyone who cares:
I took this with my upgraded from 1.8, 50mm 1.4 (at 1.4) and focused on her nose. It and her whiskers are the only thing is decent focus. I think that is cool. Sure, next time I'll bump it up a little two stops or so.

Whoot Whoots, And Home Building

So much for my no flu shot stance :) I got the flu, in a bad way. Nothing like that, especially when pregnant. The best thing about it was getting kicked and punched in my upset stomach. Just adding insult to injury. I am still feeling pretty crappy today, but let's hope my upset stomach doesn't affect my wrapping skills.

Our house is coming along, here we are in our future kitchen.

I can hardly believe we have GARAGE DOORS, let alone a garage!! And keypad for it! Our first garage is as big as our first pet, and kid (well, almost). I took pictures of it all but it's on my iphone and you know... just picture a garage with doors :) probably not as exciting to most. SO yeah, although selling out to the tract home industry has it's discontentments, it sure is fun watching YOUR house be built, gives it a certain sense of specialty. And not to mention, I already tested the windows and.... THEY OPEN!!!!! Hurray! Windows that open!! WHOOT WHOOT!

I have had some requests for more of these, so head over to Tonic Photography.

UGH.

I woke up today with the curse of pregnancy on me. I feel like some reality train bursted through my window the minute I opened my eyes, to let me know with full force that I am pregnant. Thanks train. As if the exponential growth of my body wasn't a reminder enough, you had to bring cramps and aches and the desire to vomit. Ugh.

Motto of the day, inspired by reality train: "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can."

I think I can accomplish all the double kid dragging around I have to do with the knowledge that tonight I am in a state of bliss with my girls. No judgment, no insecurities, no placing blame, no jumping to conclusion, NO DRAMA, just friends who can be themselves and food. Ah, (breath of fresh air just inhaled) I love girl nights. Girls relationships can be a tricky thing, sometimes I think I have mastered the art, but... you can't win them all. So here's looking forward to tonight, whether I still have the reality of pregnancy chugging at me or not. In a place where I indefinitely can win.

Now.. off to start the day with a tylenol and diet coke.

UGH.

22 Weeks

Next time I will put my hands around my belly, because well the hand on the hip thing???????
Nerd. Alert.
But I didn't know what to do with my hands and figured it hid the love handles better.
Not to mention this was self timered. Double nerd alert.
But hey, have I ever been the cool girl.. Why start now.

So here is me and my mango sized baby at 22 weeks.