July 2009
11 posts
Paella →
To jump start my food photography, here’s a picture I took last summer working for Mariachi. Paella and wine. To the Spanish, there is no better meal. Except maybe some …
Jul 28th
Back to Blog! →
Well, it’s been forever (or so it seems) since we’ve had internet access so I’m just getting around to updating some things and it seemed like the perfect time to return to my blog!…
Jul 24th
Why didn't I get THAT gene? →
I remember when I was a kid, I used to watch my older sister while doing crafts or doodling and wonder why I didn’t get the artistic gene. We have artists in our family (see here and here). I…
Jul 23rd
Peter's first post →
I’ve hijacked the family blog to let everyone know how fantastic my wife is now that we’ve been married for 4 years today. We talked the other night how each year has had its specific challenge and…
Jul 22nd
Blog Rambling →
You know how sometimes there are things that go on in your world that you really want to write about and yet they are things that you don’t want to post on a public blog? Now you know why my…
Jul 14th
Blogworthy Spencerism →
Spencer just came to me and said, “Mommy - you have to come see this funny thing that I do. I ‘under arrest’ Daddy and tell him he’s in trouble. Then he has to see the judge and I tell him that he’s…
Jul 13th
Hip, hip HOORAY!!! →
Just for fun I entered Harrison’s birthday cake in parenting.com’s 2009 Birthday Cake Contest. And. I. WON. Woo-hoo!! I never win anything! This is one of the most exciting days of my…
Jul 10th
MyPyramid →
This year for me has been a little rough, healthwise. Because of this, I’ve spent a lot of time talking to people, going to nutrition classes. reading articles, and thinking about my health….
Jul 9th
Spencer's Testimony →
Spencer taught the lesson tonight for Family Home Evening. We played the game that is found in the centerfold of The Friend magazine, read scriptures about prayer, and Spencer closed…
Jul 7th
Oh, wait, it's really Harrison time. Sorry, Emma. →
This may be my all-time favorite picture of Harrison. Of course, I haven’t seen future pix, and he does keep getting cuter and cuter, but it’s going to have to be incredibly cute to be…
Jul 1st
It's Emma time →
DSC_0149 Originally uploaded by ValerieBW Actually last month was the month of Emma, but the blog didn’t get written. As is obvious in this photo, Emma is a very confident,…
Jul 1st