Mamatography 2012: Final 2 Days

 

Mamatography: A 365 Day Photography Project. At least one picture per day of what you did that day.

 

     Here we are: The last day of 2012. I could be cliché and say it's not the end, but a new beginning, but I, for one, am glad to see the end of 2012. Yes, there were plenty of good times, but there were also quite a few times that make me cringe (or cry) to think back on (I.e: Mamaw, Isaiah's stitches, Isaiah being bitten by kids at his old daycare, etc...)

Anyway, on to the last pictures of the year:

 

Isaiah playing in his new pj's from Mama and Papa. He's a scary dragon...

 

Rawr.

Fell asleep in the big comfy chair, couldn't even make it past 10.

     So, on to 2013. My resolutions are to become a better parent to Isaiah, improve my photography, and get healthier. Oh, and to complete another year of Mamatography, of course.

     Notice that, aside from the Mamatography, there aren't any concrete goals or limits on them. That's because any time I set limits or specific goals (like, "I want to lose 50lbs this year") they all backfire on me. 

     I'm curious to know, though, what are everyone else's New Year's resolutions?

Mamatography: Days 358-364

 

Mamatography: A 365 Day Photography Project. At least one picture per day of what you did that day.

 

Here we are: it's the last full week of Mamatography! It has been a long year filled with challenges I could never have imagined, but I'm so glad that I documented it as we went along. I just ordered a photo book from Shutterfly of some of the pictures (98 to be exact) from this year. Now I'll have something physical to remember it all by!*

 

Sunday, we had church then our Christmas exchange at my grandma's house. I forgot to take pictures there, but here's a blurry one Isaiah wanted to take while we were getting ready for church.

 

Monday, we had our Christmas with Mama and Papa, and B, N, and my brother-in-law. Isaiah had a blast opening all of his new presents. It was a pretty emotional day for me because it was the first Christmas Eve without Mamaw, and it was always tradition to get pizza from Pizza Oven and open presents with her that night. We kept the pizza tradition, and mom and dad gave all of us one last gift card from Mamaw, so we all know B and I were teary eyed.

Tuesday, we opened presents at home then went to my grandma's house for Christmas Dinner. I was hard pressed to pull Little I away from all his new toys and books long enough to get dressed and leave the house.

Wednesday was a lazy day playing with toys and chilling at home while a blizzard raged around us. Isaiah loved watching out the window between games on his LeapPad.

 Thursday, my prize package from Mamavation ** (& of course, Bob Harper). I got The Skinny Rules as well as all of Bob's workout DVDs so I've been reading this book and doing a few workouts since they came.

 Later Thursday, we cleaned off the car (after a little snowball fight) and headed to my parents to get out of the house before coming home again for dinner.

 He had fun just getting snow all over his gloves and shaking them all around to get it off again.

 Friday, I had some more of the amazing homemade applesauce that was my gift from my grandma. Then we went to my mom and dad's house for dinner and some quality time.

 This morning, Little I watched UmiZoomi on his Leap Pad while I read some more.

Tonight, we played with new toys (like the "tar" from Aunt B), played games on the Wii, and played our new game Uno Moo.

My little rocker!

 And then, after Isaiah was fast asleep, I watched a guy get arrested for drunkenly walking down the middle of my road yelling profanities at the police.

Yes, I'm that nosy neighbor that will take pictures of these kinds of things. Lol

 

* By the way, if you want to order a photo book, they're on sale up to 40% off, as well as you can get an extra 20% by using the code "EXTRA20", free shipping on orders over $30 with "SHIP30", and plenty other discounts and coupon codes that can be found at RetailMeNot. I'm not being paid to tell you this, I just think it's cool.

 

**Mamavation and Omron Fitness is hosting a 30 Day fitness challenge for 25 bloggers starting in January that you can find here. It's a really awesome opportunity if you think you'd like to apply to take the challenge

New Year, New Look

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Kid's Sock Snowman: Pinterest Sunday.. er Thursday.

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Sorry I'm late on this one. I thought I had it scheduled to go out on Sunday. Alas, I was wrong. Oh well.

This week's inspiration for a craft is from Just a Little Creativity. We did it the same day as we did the hand print snowmen ornaments, and Isaiah had fun stuffing the sock full of polyfil.

I did a few things different than the original poster: I didn't use a hot glue gun, googley eyes, or pom poms. Instead, we used paint. You'll see how I attached the top ribbon below.

1.) Fill a small sock with stuffing.

2.) Put rubber bands on the sock. We did two balls of stuffing (so two rubber bands).

3.) Add a scarf (ribbon of your choice) and either use your choice of craft supplies to make the face and buttons.
I used fabric puffy paint because I had it on hand I like how the nose stuck out some.

4.) If you don't want to use a hook to hang it on the tree, add a ribbon around/on top of the top rubber band. Then cut a hole in the sock and stick the rest of the ribbon through and tie it into a loop to hang on the tree.

Tada! You're done!

Disclaimer: This is only semi-kid-friendly. Isaiah stuffed the sock, helped with the picking out of the ribbon, and started the black painting, but then I had to touch it up with white afterward.

Mamatography: Days 351-357

 

Mamatography: A 365 Day Photography Project. At least one picture per day of what you did that day.

Sunday, while I was upstairs getting ready for church, Isaiah decided he was still hungry. For raw eggs. On the bright side, it all stayed on the table, and he put the shells back in the carton. And, his cracking skills got better as he went on. 

Sigh.

 

Monday, work on the floors on 26 side continued. They're almost done now. Then it just needs carpet upstairs and a few finishing touches and it will be DONE. 

Tuesday, we played around. Isaiah wanted to pose and take pictures.

Wednesday, Isaiah made his own bed/chair out of a laundry basket (that usually holds all his stuffed animals, dumped in the background) to watch a movie. 

Thursday, I began making N and B their presents (camera strap covers). Pick your fabric!

Friday, we had a movie night. We watched Veggie Tales and Mickey Mouse, snuggled up on a blanket on the floor, and had plenty of snacks.

Saturday, Mom, N, B and I got pedicures together as part of N's present to us.