Picture #7

January 7, 2012
On January 7 the Raines family were sealed in the temple. My friend Robin Hagan took pictures of the family afterward. I had to snap this picture of her. Robin loves photography. I love the smile on Robin's face in this pic.

Picture #6

January 6, 2012
Addison is so funny. Craig was working on the computer and Addison wanted to help him. So she pulled the extra mouse out of the drawer, put it on the desk and started helping daddy!

Picture #5

January 5, 2012
These are shoes I was wearing when the bleach accident occured. They were a minor cassuality, only a few drops. Yes I still wear these shoes on cold days!

Picture #4

January 4, 2012
This picture is the result of an accident on January fourth. So I decided to use this pic for that day. I was doing laundry and the bleach bottle slipped out of my hand. The bleach splashed in my eye, on my jacket and eveything else in the area!

My eye burned like crazy. I could not see to use my phone, so I pressed the button that would call the last person dialed. My nephew picked up. I told him that I need him to call Craig. In my panic state, I realized that he might not know what I meant. So I asked for my mom. Mom got on the phone and I told her what had happened and to call Craig. While I waited for Craig to come home I flushed my eye at the kitchen sink. Addi stood by and watched.

When my eye was clear enough to see my phone, I called the eye doctor. They told me to flush the eye for 15 minutes straight. By this time Craig was home. He walked me upstairs and helped me in the shower so I could flush my eye. 15 minutes can be a long time!

The end of the story is that my eye is fine and I have one less jacket to wear.

Picture #3

January 3, 2012
This picture was not taken on January 3rd, but I love what the girls did. So I am including it for #3 picture!! During the new years party, Morgan and our friend Jordan, stamped butterflies on the walls in Addi's bedroom. I am so happy with the result. The girls worked/played hard for me that night. Addison's mouth dropped when we showed her the butterflies - she was happy too!

Picture #2

January 2, 2012
I did not take this picture on January 2, but this is what I am posting for that day. I love Addi's face in this picture and the food lets us know that she often get away without having her face washed.

Beginning My Journey of a Picture a Day!

My friend Robin Hagan is doing a 365 project. She is taking a picture every day and posting it on facebook. I decided to copy the idea. So here is my picture from January 1, 2012.

Backrow: Jordan M, Morgan, Samantha, Carson (behind him is Robert), Raeleigh (behind her is Jacob), Linda, Stuart being pushed into the picture by Dad.

Front Row: Jaycee, Jamie, Jordan W, Teal, Ashley, Julianne

The youth New Years Eve Party at the church got canceled. So the kids invited their friends over her. It was CRAZY and a lot of fun! This picture was taken a few minutes after the new year began.

Labor Day Vacation Day 1

A friend of mine had a vacation house she could not use. So she gave us the weekend for free! We left late Friday evening and drove for hours, getting there early Saturday morning. The house was mostly in good repair and right on the Itchtucknee River. Beautiful. We had so much fun.

Addi liked being upstairs and watching everybody downstairs!

Round blanket

Okay, I wanted to try something other than a square blanket. So I saw a pattern for a round one at the store. I looked over the pattern, decided I could do. I put the pattern back on the shelf. I thought about the blanket for a couple of days, then I started. It was easy and fun. I am pleased with how it turned out. So soft!

Addi has an indoor slide!

With moving the kids bedrooms, we ended up with a bunkie board in the living room. Someone propped the board up against the couch. Addison thought this was a great plan. She would climb up the board and slide down.

Such fun! Look at her smile, her whole face tells the exciting story!