Big Boy Number 1

Really, isn't he just the sweetest thing?  That would be my 2nd oldest baby, and my oldest boy, Aidan.  He is the love of my life (for today at least), and I'm sure you can see why.  Have you ever seen a smile more innocent, a look more angelic... oh really, who is this mama kidding?  We can say this about all of our kids right!  


In this picture, Aidan was helping make pancakes, his all time favorite food to help with.  There was a time when Sagwa was his favorite cartoon show, so in honor of that minute long love affair, he dubbed the pancakes, Sagwa Pancakes!  

We no longer make that particular pancake variety, but the memories are still dear to my heart.  I have high hopes for this little boy... he is beyond his little years bright, loves with all his big heart, and melts mine at least a billion times a day.  With his fathers culturally rich background, and my ever emerging love of all things foodie, I do believe he will one day be a great cook!  If nothing else, he'll look super duper cool in an apron right (super duper being his favorite new phrase). 

Nothing much else to report today, we've got an over packed weekend as usual.  I plan on making a Creamiest Lime (lemon) Cream Pie for Tuesdays with Dorie, and Spanik
opita...a little scared of both of these, we'll see how it goes.  I'll be taking whatever is worth sharing to a board meeting/get-together for my mother's of multiples club Sunday...wish me luck!

And let me just leave you with this little piece of heavenly mommy pride...gotta love it...

Read Your Histogram and Nail Your Exposure | Part I

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MCP readers are very lucky - over the next 3 days John will be teaching you how to read and understand your histogram. This in turn leads to better exposures and less post processing! And knowing your histogram also is very important when using curves and levels. He really explains the histogram in an easy to understand way. I hope you really enjoy and learn from this videos.

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Tears and Fears | I am a Happy Swimmer

I am happy to announce, Aidan is a Happy Swimmer :) A mere 10 days ago, I would not have thought that possible. I sat in my car, windows rolled up and radio going strong so as to avoid the screams and pleading of my four year old. I know that makes me sound like a slightly terrible mommy, but it was for his own good! Some kids need the gentle approach, and others, well... they just need a good dunking.

I am beyond glad we chose the swim program we did, knowing my boy, I knew he wouldn't learn squat in a group program and that one-on-one was the way to go. For years I'd heard praise after praise for the Morgan Swim School, but boy oh boy it is ex-pen-sive! I have to hand it to them though, they took my terrified boy and worked some sort of voodoo magic. He will now jump in the pool, go under water, lay on his back (this is something he is SO proud of and shows me every chance he gets)...worth every last penny! We spent the afternoon just hanging at the pool and soaking up the sun, I can see him begging me to take him every day, it has quickly become his favorite past time :) So far, the twins seem to be much more comfortable in the water, so I'm hoping maybe we'll be able to avoid the lessons with them next year.

I think I'm in Love

With my new camera that is! I was so excited opening the box, I was like a kid at Christmas :) So far, I just love everything about it, not that I have much of a clue how to use it. I think I'll be spending the next few months learning through trial and error how to get all the settings in perfect sync in the hopes of getting a good shot. In the mean time though, I'm loving what I've already gotten out of the big beauty!