may 20, 2013: “long picture-less days call for boring shots seconds before sleep.”
april 25, 2013: “good riddance.” this picture deserves some backstory. mark has had that glass since before we were married. it came with him into our …
april 14, 2013: “atticus and the trees.” i should note that i didn’t do any fancy photo manipulation with today’s photo. that’s just my iPhone, on …
april 10, 2013: “dear dick, your trash is our treasure.” little did i know, the steve mccurry portrait book i picked up at the thrift store to …
april 09, 2013: “one of the perks to being a kid: free stickers. one of the perks to being the mom of a kid: he shares them …
april 08, 2013: “my boys, on the jetty. the beach @ murdochs, galveston, tx” i love this picture so much.
april 05, 2013: “we were really excited about today.” i also realize that a great photo of mark would have been good but, like the day he …
april 03, 2013: “he said he was going to dream about, ‘daddy and mommy and me seeing elephants, with daddy.’”
march 24, 2013: “this is ella richards. she is a wonderful artist, a very nice person, and was my favorite part about the bayou city …
march 23, 2013: “we spent awhile taking photos of each other on this field. today was a good day. ”
march 16, 2013: “i never want to go here. but today, i kind of felt like it.”
february 27, 2013: “so, it seems that, now-a-days, we dirty every cooking utensil in the kitchen on a daily basis.”
february 25, 2013: “today was such a good and much needed day. and a monday, at that. got a lot of great shots but, …
february 22, 2013: “transferred date night from p.f. chang’s to our dining room table.”
february 21, 2013: “august gave me this marble today and told me not to lose it. …precious gifts.
february 20, 2013: “i am loving all of the rain that we’ve been getting lately.
february 17, 2013: “my husband: utmost rocker of the brimmed hat, bald head, jean jacket, and…my world. =)”
february 16, 2013: “paperman” i gotta’ say that august was completely tickled by this. and that makes me smile because it was in black and white, …
february 07, 2013: “explaining that he doesn’t feel well because he didn’t take a nap today (not because he just stuffed a plate full of pasta …
january 31, 2013: “today looked like a lot of lounging on the floor with phoebe and the boys (minus mark).”
january 29, 2013: “nursing the later stages of a migraine and preparing for a late night at work.”
january 26, 2013: “today, we went to college station and killed some time while mark did living water schtuffs at a&m. august and i rode …
january 23, 2013: “my always curious husband checking out the tools when the doctor’s not looking.”
january 21, 2012: “we ate good tonight.” husband says i should note that we made that.
january 19, 2013: “while i was cooking dinner tonight, august excitedly pointed out the ‘pink clouds.’”
january 18, 2013: “friendly frog.” august and i had a great time at the zoo today. the story on this guy is we were on a …
january 15, 2013: “seven years and he still makes my heart sing…and my face squish with delight.”
january 12, 2013: “this long awaited day! my cousin jason and my new cousin christine.”
january 09, 2013: “remember when i said, ‘never a dull moment?’ i really meant it.”
january 07, 2013: “august’s interpretation of daddy. he even got his hat and soul patch. ”
january 05, 2013: “i think that making pizzas is one of our favorite things to cook around here.”
december 30, 2012: “so much yummy beer in the fridge. where’s kimberlee when you need her?”
december 26, 2012: “waiting for the shrinky-dinks to finish with auntie angel!”
december 25, 2012: “this christmas morning looked like new shiny boots and just what he asked for from santa!”
december 21, 2012: “after birthday birthday date to see ‘life of pi’ with husband.”
december 17, 2012: “snowww. or as august would want you to know, “FAKE SNOW.”
december 16, 2012: “he finally put a ring on it.” wish the shot i got was a better one but everyone was so anxious to get a …
december 10, 2012: “if you only knew how many pictures i take of fallen-asleep-mark at the end of the day. here’s one of them.”
december 08, 2012: “honeysong. i’ve never tried it, but, it definitely caught my eye.”
december 07, 2012: “day one of nicker-da-zoo in the retzloff home. according to august, ‘he crash landed.’”
december 04, 2012: “top of the bed.” and, yes. i did take two boring shots from within my bedroom two days straight. :i
december 01, 2012: “our campsite. inside.” camping in the backroom, watching “the great outdoors” by a campfire. what you can’t see are the stars shining …
november 28, 2012: “a long night calls for some not-so-good-for-you hot chocolate.” recipe: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/creamy-hot-cocoa
november 25, 2012: “hipster son.” i promise he picked his outfit out. he is also wearing sweatpants.
november 17, 2012: “string quartet playing at memorial city mall to ring in the new season. …they covered annie lennox and britney spears. ftw.”
november 13, 2012: “spout. i got lucky and, some how, managed to open it without completely destroying it.”
november 12, 2012: “we have these clovers all over our backyard. hugest clovers i’ve ever seen. they make me smile.”
november 07, 2012: “impromptu date night to see a show i’ve been wanting to see for awhile, thanks to a few generous benefactors.”
november 06, 2012: “elmo wants you to vote!” you can’t read that without hearing elmo’s voice, can you?
november 01, 2012: “mom’s orders: ‘august, go stand in front of that yellow wall and jump. jump again.’”
october 27, 2012: “wanderlust.” my sweet cousin athena was so sweet to, not only oblige my request for A postcard while she was on her european tour …
october 23, 2012: “august is slowly but surely taking over my chalkboard. the noive.”
october 22, 2012: “my brother gets to live in this adorable houston landmark for the next year.”
october 21, 2012: “was nice to have this yummy dinner for one, made possible by china town, shiner and the sweet husband who got them for …
october 17, 2012: “little pumpkin. with two of her favorite things, when she comes over. that tin of ginger chews and sullivan.”
october 15, 2012: “me: honey, i don’t know what to take a picture of. honey: hmm. wanna’ take a picture of me with oreos on my …
october 13, 2012: “resting by the duck pond at dewberry farm.” …100 more days before i wrap up my second year!
october 08, 2012: “august enjoying two new favs. digging and his dinosaur superhero costume.*” what i wish i could have captured was the skeleton pj’s he …
october 05, 2012: “phoebe trying to pursuade me to let her sleep at the top of the bed.*” *whenever phoebe sleeps on the bed, i feel like …
october 04, 2012: “hypericum is typically a filler flower. i do like them by themselves, though.”
october 03, 2012: “i baked two things today. both ended up being total FAILS.”
september 25, 2012: “i posted this picture on my brother’s facebook today for his birthday. i am pretty sure he hated it even though i …
september 24, 2012: “august’s ‘elf city.’” another drawing he came up with and did by himself, with no assistance from me. i was doing the dishes …
september 19, 2012: “august came out of his room with this today. it is him waving. beside him is a ‘diamond ring in a …
september 11, 2012: ‘even though august doesn’t really have any local friends who are boys, he has a lovely bunch of local ladies…who will play superheroes …
september 09, 2012: “i’ll eat you up, i love you so.” this sunday night, ate pizza and watched ‘where the wild things are’ with august for the …
september 08, 2012: “volcanooooo!!!!” and, yes, august is down to his skivvies. must protect clothes from volcanic substancessss (sprinkles, vinegar, and dye).
september 02, 2012: “dinner table conversations: something that you like about ‘you.’” i must elaborate on this because it’s become one of my favorite things. i …
september 01, 2012: “post ‘high tea’ party with this fun bunch.” and, yes. most of august’s friends are girls.
august 31, 2012: “this pretty much sums up what my attitude was like for much of today. womp. WOMP.”
august 24, 2012: “since mommy destroyed dinner, we got to go to our favorite thai joint. …i should ruin dinner more often.”
august 23, 2012: “i don’t care how dorky this makes me…i love using the bank rocket. it’s the little things.”
august 20, 2012: “it’s always nice to spend time with this boy and his momma.” i know this picture has more editing than i usually like to …
august 19, 2012: “the sky tonight was much like this sunday. lovely and peaceful. even though the kitchen plumbing tried to ruin our day.”
august 18, 2012: “after the party. pajama top. no pants. kitchen in slight disarray. torturing the dog with one of his birthday …
august 16, 2012: “looked down to see that the last two to be folded, just happened to be matching socks. a serendipitous moment.”
august 15, 2012: “one day, i am going to look back at that time i had to wash every single dish by hand…and not miss it …
august 12, 2012: “1, 2, 3, 4– blow!” i don’t know why i was so sure the restaurant we’d go to in galveston would have candles. …
august 10, 2012: “daddy: august, what are you most excited about for today? august: my friends.
august 08, 2012: “mom, look. monkey’s a prince.” notice the feather that august stuck in his head. and the batman cape refashioned as a prince …
august 04, 2012: “we painted sticks today. this week is, obviously, native american week.”
august 03, 2012: “this picture, pretty much, sums up august’s and phoebe’s relationship 97% of the time.”
july 30, 2012: “sadly, the only thing i took a photo of today was this shopping list (i iPhone pic my shopping lists to take to …
july 29, 2012: “one of my new favorite things to do: plant things. or, rather…not kill them immediately. really, though. it is so …
july 26, 2012: “just some bird feeder making and dance partying happening in the kitchen.”
july 24, 2012: “preparing for a certain soon-to-be-four-year-old’s birthday.”
july 18, 2012: “it’s a ‘friend pile!” …one of august’s favorite things to do is climb on his bed, lay down, and tell me to pull each …
july 15, 2012: “for the last three days, mark and i have gotten to sleep in. it has been glorious.”
july 14, 2012: “spotted this, in the heights, on our way home from dinner. oh, gosh.”
july 12, 2012: “not having a kid in the house means late night trips to the grocery store for nice cheese.”
july 11, 2012: “fun dinner and night before august goes to san antonio for the weekend sans parents! august chose sushi and put away a …
july 09, 2012: “banana-berry muffins. august was INSANELY “helpful” making these. ”
july 08, 2012: “august finally filled up his “wake up with dry pull-up chart” and got the wall-e dvd as a reward. previous to that, …
july 07, 2012: “today, i poached three eggs perfectly. it only took me seven tries.”
july 06, 2012: “first doctor’s check-up in over two years. august was so excited. and such a big boy. even though he got …
july 05, 2012: “this superhero packs a mean punch!” august’s asian genes are visibly rocking it in this picture. aaaand, 200 more photos to go to …
july 04, 2012: “celebrating our country’s 236th year of independence watching fireworks in sugar land with my two favorite americans.”
july 02, 2012: “big giant bear in a pair of august’s old sneakers. sitting on a loaf of bread. it’s ‘…big giant bear’s couch.’”
june 28, 2012: “my sweet fella (a.k.a. cutest thirty-year-old ever). …floating down the comal river. i love it when he wears that hat.”
june 27, 2012: “i love this guy on his 30th birthday…and every other day, too.”
june 24, 2012: “this dragonfly perched itself on our lights outside for a good long while today.”
june 22, 2012: “what the end of a long day looks like.” also, the dining room chair. i know. the whole set needs to be …
june 21, 2012: “roasted (or burnt) marshmallows are a perfectly acceptable mid-afternoon snack.”
june 20, 2012: “before grasping the handle to push them in, he said: ‘goodbye, guys. make some kids happy.’”
june 18, 2012: “caught this perfect combination of colors while doing the dishes.”
june 17, 2012: “daddy love. also, that would be mark showing off one of his father’s day gifts…not about to tenderize our son.”
june 03, 2012: “stopped and got a mango from a stand we pass to and from home several times a week.”
may 31, 2012: “two of the three* fruits of today’s crafternoon: cute nails and sugar scrub.” * not pictured: adorable t.p. roll owls!
may 29, 2012: “august decided that his two-headed dragon was needing some love and chose him for nap today.”
may 26, 2012: “one of the four super rad yard sale signs my husband made. oh, and yes…we had a yard sale today.”
may 25, 2012: “how have i not posted a picture of my fridge yet? …here. is a picture of my fridge.” today was a pretty …
may 21, 2012: “received last minute tickets to the astros vs. cubs game tonight. it was a fun night and break from our usual monday …
may 20, 2012: “‘mommy, look! it’s my face!’” while i was cooking breakfast, august was on the floor painting letters on paper. he painted: “S, …
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