back to my childhood

i just found one of the coolest downloads... this!
we used to have a polaroid when i was little and i LOVED using it! i remember going out into the yard and taking pictures of the most random things. i probably still have those polaroids somewhere in and admist all the junk i've rat packed all these years! ;) i also have some great polaroid shots of me when i was little. they are quite cute, if i do say so myself, but mostly because i look like little k in them. she found them and said, "look mommy, it's a picture of me with kitty. where is this kitty?" i should scan the pic so one can compare. i guess we have the same genes! :)
anyhow, i've already been having lots of fun with this download tonight!
check out the few i've already done:

look at my sweet family! we look like we're in the 70's, save for our fashions, i suppose.

i thought this little diddy looked kinda cute as a polaroid!

now this one totally looks ancient, doesn't it? i love it! my baby girl and i, circa 2009... although it could be a picture of my mom and me, circa 1979!
my two gals before heading to awana clubs one wednesday evening, on 'wacky hair night'.
oh sweetness... how i love this little face to bits and pieces!

there you have it... just a few shots now in polaroid form. how fun! download it and try it out for yourself. you won't be disappointed.
now, i wonder how they actually print out...

10 years

our 10 year anniversary was 5 days ago on december 11th. i can hardly believe it's been 10 years already. i'm married to the very best man, chosen for me. sometimes it's so easy to neglect our relationship. to take for granted. when i do take the time to remember our wedding day, i'm filled with emotions. so many amazing moments. i remember vividly the first time we saw one another that day. it was just after noon and i had come to the photographer's studio to take pics, alone with m. he drove himself there, i was dropped off by my dad. i took my shoes off, took my cloak off and walked with anticipation into the studio. i could hear him chatting with the photographer. i walked around the corner and our eyes met. the photographer kindly left the room for us to have a moment by ourselves. it was magical. we just stood there, so excited about the day. chatting about how surreal it was. we were so in love. we're still in love. maybe i don't always show it... maybe there isn't as much glitz and glamour (although what kind of glitz and glamour was there then? maybe just lest wrinkles and more hair -- for one of the parties involved)... maybe our life currently revolves around 3 people who are less than 4 feet tall. ;) we're now more in love today than we were then. we've endured much and fallen deeper in love with one another b/c of those hardships... and the good times also. we can only get closer as the years go by, as long as we stand by each other. i love you so much, m!! you were made for me, and i for you!
10 years... 5 houses... 4 vehicles... 3 beautiful girls... 2 platinum wedding bands... 1 amazing man... happy 10 year anniversary!!

a super cool contest from MckMama

seriously... who wouldn't want a new computer? and who wouldn't want the newest COOL computer?! it has a touch screen!! it's the HP touchsmart and i want one. ;) we already love our ipod touch, and now i feel the need to have a desktop touch device. the girls would absolutely love it too. plus, we really are in the market for a new computer. just can't afford a new one right now. so... this contest is perfect for us. (and about a million others, right?) ha ha! so... here's hoping i win!!

sisters

ok, i'll admit it. i'll be perfectly honest. when i was pregnant with #3, there was a large part of me that really hoped it would be a little boy. i already had 2 girls. i got to experience the joys of having girls. and i LOVED it!! it was wonderful. but, there was a part of me that wanted to know what it was like to have a son. to know if it was true that a relationship between a mommy and her boy was different than a relationship that a mommy has with her girl. when we had our ultrasound in april of this year, we decided we were going to find out the gender. we never did this the other 2 times. i was nervous, excited, trembly. first of all, was my baby healthy and looking good? check. all was fine. then the moment came. the tech went to get mike and she told us... "it looks like you're gonna have another girl!" i can't quite explain how i felt. i was thrilled but there was a eensy weensy part of me that was a tad disappointed. how foolish do i feel now? really? of course if we had had a boy, it would have been awesome and wonderful. but... we have a girl... and you know what? it's awesome and wonderful and amazing and fantastic!!! i absolutely love it! having 3 girls is a blessing and a joy! they will have so much fun growing up! our house is filled to the brim with pink and princesses and i'm in heaven! so, i'll be honest... having 3 girls, sisters, is something i'm extremely happy about!

our three princesses:

when the world around me...

feels like it's coming crashing down... this is the song i think of. it's all the really matters.

"the one thing"

i LOVE this song! one of my favs ever!

who'd have thought?

how could i have known that the day i wrote my last entry would be the day i went into labour and had my baby? quite funny, actually. my midwife came by to check on me in the early afternoon and gave me a stretch and sweep. regular contractions came on around 11pm on monday night and she was born at 1:21am on tuesday morning, september 8th. another baby girl! 3 girls! oi! poor M! ;) here are some pictures of our newest little princess!

due date + 1

here i am, officially overdue. i never thought i'd be here. both girls were early, 3 days and 5 days respectively. i feel like i've been overdue for days already. very strange feeling. i've been having sporadic contractions for many days and nothing, nada is happening. so i'll just keep waiting, i suppose. i'm starting to feel a bit anxious as there are lots of things i want to be at in the next week. kindergarten interview... first day of kindergarten... first day of preschool... first dance class... etc. plus my BFF is leaving on wednesday for 10 days and i'd love to have the baby before she leaves. gonna keep walking, keep bouncing on my exercise ball and try to get this baby out. further updates to come... hopefully sooner rather than later.