So far this month.....

I have been biking with a friend once a week so I thought I would take some picture of where we go. Here is a cotton fieldAnd more cotton
Some horses. I know the pictures aren't the best but thats what happens when you take them while you are in a moving car
There are a lot of old buildings like this around here. I think its odd how they just let the trees and plants grow in and around them



Here is my sewing machine that I have had for awhile now. I got it when my great grandma passed away. I love this machine it has made lots and lots of jean blankets and baby blankets and more. The only thing I didn't like on it was the finish on it. It was yellow and had some water damage

So after a few weeks well maybe months we finally got it sanded. That took forever because sanding makes you really dirty. Well the fun and easy part was staining it. We decided to go for a darker color so here it is. Its all put back together and I love the way it looks

So a lady I talk to all the time at work gave this to me today. Its a surger, I'm not sure what to do with it exactly but I'm sure once my mother-in-law Kathy comes I'm sure she can help me.

Family H

Just thought I would post some pictures I took this weekend up. There are more on my photo blog.

Things that make me smile

So I go walking every morning (well almost). I go with some ladies from church that live in my neighborhood. One is super pregnant and has 2 other kids that go on the walk with them. Since I'm such a nice person I push the double stroller. I figure it will help me get in shape by pushing more weight. Well here is a picture of Bella. Her expression really makes me laugh.

Since I'm having so much fun on photoshop I did this to the picture:Now it really makes me laugh. Most the time Bella is telling me "NO" when I push her and is moving around making it even harder to push. The day i took the pictures she was all smiles. Maybe I should bring my camera more often

New York Missionary

I just read Emily's blog and saw this clip on it. The girl in the clip is from my ward when I lived in Provo before my mission. I knew her a little bit but my last roommates Emily and Kate know her a lot better. Its an amazing clip on being a missionary in New York and it does an amazing job at sharing a little bit about the church. (I also think the photography is amazing) Take a look:
http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/1-in-8-million/index.html#/naisi_zhao

Photoshop is fun

Its amazing what happens when you take time to read. I have a few books on photoshop elements that I have been looking at. I also have found some great blogs that have great tutorials on fixing pictures. So here are two I played around with tonight. It was nothing too fancy but I thought I would post something.

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I love this little one and wish we lived closer so I could take more pics of her.

This week

Ever since we got back from Ohio its been non stop. On one of my walks Caren had mentioned that she buys a box of bananas for $3.99. I was so excited because Jesse eats a ton of bananas. The thing is the box of bananas are not always out but guess what they were when I went this week. So I bought a boxJesse was averaging about 3-4 bananas a day. Jesse took some to the guys at work and then made some kind of topping for ice cream. I have also made banana muffins, and plan to make banana bread. I also cut up a bunch and put them in the freezer for later. Its so fun having so many banana's.

A couple in my ward had a baby about a week ago and so I asked them if I could practice and take some pictures of her. They were awesome and let me take a ton of pictures. There are more on the photo blog.Saturday Jesse and I participated in a 1.7 mile swim in the ocean. It was called Pier 2 Pier and was at Wrightsville Beach. Jill took this picture after we raced so our numbers are coming off already. The girl who wrote the number on my arm missed my number 35 tattoo so I still have 35 showing up on my arm really nice.
Jesse and Mike tried to spear fish but it was too cloudy so they didn't catch anything. I was sad because I was looking forward to eating fish. It was a beautiful day at the beach and Jesse made a sand cave that we covered with a sheet and it provided great shade. I missed getting a picture of that I was a little tired and slept a good portion of the time we were at the beach =)
Well that was our week but man I feel still tired and today I woke up at 6:30am! The one day this week I had to sleep in and I couldn't....ahh it was very frustrating.

This weekend we had the chance to drive up to Columbus, Ohio and see Brinly blessed as well as visit with Emily, Joel and Brinly as well as seeing Charlie and Megan. It was a very quick trip but surprisingly relaxing. It was nice to be with family and we are sad that we don't live closer. Brinly is so beautiful. Congratulations Emily and Joel

Grandpa getting a change to hold BrinlyEmily, Joel, BrinlyBrinly loved to be only in her diaper. Here she is hanging out on Uncle Jesse's lapHere I am with Brinly. I love how small her legs are. At one month Brinly sure is strong she can hold her head up pretty well for being so young.Jesse teasing Megan as normalJesse and BrinlyWe hope to see everyone again soon!