You Capture -- Holiday Magic (Light)

pumpkin patch

The kids were dying to visit the pumpkin patch this year. They had such great memories of the fun they had last year. They could hardly wait ... and it was as much fun as they remembered it was. In fact we had so much fun we went back a couple days later.

::we took a tractor ride::

::we chose the perfect pumpkin::

::we buried ourselves in the corn box::

::we slid down slides ... both big and small::

::we jumped in the big blow up pumpkin::

::we smiled, and laughed, and giggled ... some of us cried::

::we took a train ride::

::we visited the farm animals::

::and we enjoyed the fall weather, our beautiful surroundings, and being with family::

{this post is part of You Capture -- Orange}

You Capture -- In the Kitchen

The kitchen :: probably the most used room in the house.

{here's what I captured this week}

You Capture - Yellow

Yellow ....

So bold

So bright

So full of life

So cheerful

So wonderful

I drove by this field of yellow this morning and just knew I had to go back. The kids had the best time basking in all this beautiful yellow. What an amazing world we live in.

Hooray for yellow!

You Capture - Spring

I am loving this Spring ... on the days that actually feel like Spring (it is currently snowing here!!). But despite the snow, there is still a lot of blossoms and signs of new life. I snapped some pics while I was at my moms house yesterday. She always has such a beautiful yard. One day I hope for my yard to look like hers in the Spring ... but that would mean I would have to do a whole lot of planting. Sigh ... one day!

You Capture - Faces

Sometimes I say that my kids have multiple personality disorder.

Especially Collin.

He can go from this ...

to this ...

in a matter of seconds. This is an attempt to replicate his angry face. This in no way does it justice. And this face is always accompanied by a screaming "IT'S YOUR FAULT!"

Good thing there is some of this thrown in there too ...

And being so dang cute doesn't hurt either!

Man I love this boy.

You Capture - Color

Color. It makes me happy. Especially this time of year when everything is so grey. Everything. Although we did have some blue in our skies today ... so wonderful! Winter is long. I am so ready for Spring. But until then, I will have to imagine ... and soak up all the color I can find, wherever I can find it!

My lemon tree had 2 bright yellow lemons on it this week. I say had because shortly after I took this picture the kids picked them to make lemonade. Sour lemonade. Both made me smile. The lemons and the kids making the lemonade.

On my counter this week I have these bright orange flowers. From my sweet hubby. He is always so thoughtful and regularly brings gifts home for everyone. Thanks babe.

And thats the color in my life this week unless you count the colorful crayon marks that are all over my walls and floors from my baby ... but I like to pretend they aren't there. Carrying around a crayon just makes her so stinkin' happy. {Sigh!}

You Capture - Real Life

Real life is often glamorized in the blogging world ... mine included. But not today. When I saw Beth's theme for this week I knew I had to participate. So here is a glimpse into my "real" life.

In real life I don't spend enough time here. With a baby that wakes up at 5:45 everyday I find myself always wanting to crawl back into bed. And yes, in real life my bed is rarely made.

On most days we are really good about unloading the dishwasher first thing in the morning and then loading the dishes right after we use them ... but often times when Logan is away (because life is more "real" when he is out of town) I choose to not unload the dishwasher until after lunch. And by then the dishes are piled up.

And when I do decide to unload/load the dishwasher I have a little helper. But I wouldn't have it any other way!

In real life at any given moment my floor is covered with all matter of shoes, diapers, toys, snack crumbs, etc. I try to keep my house clean, but it never fails to be covered with the above mentioned items.

In real life you can always find a child running, skipping, chasing, riding bikes, crawling, or scooting themselves around my kitchen floor. Sometimes I feel as if I am constantly dodging them in order to make my way around the kitchen.

In real life I spend too much time on this. As Logan says, "The first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem!"

In real life I ALWAYS have this stack of papers staring me in the face. Anything from school work to kids art projects to important papers that need to be signed and returned. I know, it needs help ... but I just don't know how to fix it. Kids create sooOOoo many papers. I go through it about once a week and file or throw things away, but obviously that is not often enough. Sigh!

In real life my kitchen table is always turned into an artists work station. There is always some form of coloring, cutting, painting, gluing, and drawing taking place there. I love it!

Well that is enough about my "real" life. Now show me a little about yours!