A day with my favorite girls

I love babysitting these girls. 

They are so full of joy. 

Happy Happy Happy. 

We had a busy day playing outside in the sunshine. 

A little bit of swinging. 

A little bit of pool time. 

A little bit of gymnastics. 

A little relaxing time for Ruby. 

A little jumping time. 

 A little bug searching. 

And some big smiles to end the day. 

Wordless "Ladybug" Wednesday

Lightroom Editing

I am absolutely loving the Lightroom editing class I'm taking from Nancy. 

I am learning so much and the editing I can do now makes such a difference. 

Just wanted to post a couple examples of photos I have been working on! 

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AFTER

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Monterey Bay Aquarium

A few weeks back we visited the Monterey Bay Aquarium. 

Lots of jellyfish, colorful fish, starfish, and even a hammer head shark!

It was really cool to see all the different types of jelly fish. Everything was so colorful. 

We got to see the penguins being fed. 

Gazing into the fish tanks

Schools of fish. I loved to watch the way they all moved together. 

A seahorse that looked just like a plant. 

I love the shadows the jellyfish created on the wall. 

Little seahorses

There was even a room where you could watch a wave splash over you. 

The aquarium had lots of hands on exhibits and the girls had a blast touching starfish and other sea creatures. 

(All the pictures above were taken with my iphone. All the photos below were taken with my nikon) 

Thanks girls for the awesome day at the aquarium! 

Ruby can Jump

The other night Hubby and I were getting into the car to go to the gym and we heard a lot noise coming from the side yard. Ruby evidently thought we were going somewhere special without her because she decided to jump the fence. It is a pretty tall fence, probably 7 foot. 

I don't think she will be jumping the fence again anytime soon. 

Poor Ruby got all scratched up. It looks a lot worse in person. Her little tummy was all swollen and scraped up. She was pretty sore for a couple days but now she is running around like nothing ever happened. 

Random Tidbits.

1. From work to home, I have to go through 15 stoplights and 3 stop signs. I wish I lived closer.
   
2. We have discovered that our dog Ruby is a professional soccer player. Maybe I'll post a video soon.
   
3. I have big plans to redecorate and paint our guest bathroom. I wonder how long it will actually take me to follow through.
   
4. I'm starting an online photo editing class on Monday and I'm super excited! From this super cool lady http://nancyvnjourney.blogspot.com/
   
5. I do not like boiled eggs.
   
6. I have a slight obsession with painting my nails/buying nail polish. At least the little five year old  neighboor girl appreciates it..."You alway's have the most beautiful nails!"
   
7. I secretly want to paint my car camo. Okay maybe that isn't a secret and maybe I've already asked hubby's friends to help. 
   
8. When my socks have holes I just switch feet so my big toe doesn't go through the hole. The hole is then by my pinky toe.
   
9. My house is decorated in antlers and Asian things. Who needs a theme....
   
10. I got my first laptop for Christmas in 2006. I used it all through college. Everyday. Then passed it on to a close family friend after I graduated. It is still going strong. 7 years now! I'm proud of that laptop. 

And I can't leave you without a picture! 

Wordless "Pony" Wednesday

Happy Birthday Trevor!

Hubby turned a quarter century old! 

I think that means our insurance is suppose to go down now right? 

My family flew down the help us celebrate and we had an awesome busy weekend! 

First we did a family dinner at our favorite little Mexican restaurant. 

We also tried out a new laser tag place. It was a blast and I can't wait to go back! 

We played for about two hours and it was intense! It was in a warehouse and there were two teams. We would play different games like capture the box and elimination games.  

Yes I felt like an alien with those flashing sensors on my head 

Preparing for battle. 

Family Shot!

Getting Serious....

Then we also had people over to our house for a bbq.

 We went all out on celebrating my amazing husband birthday and he deserved it. 

He works so hard all the time and I am so proud of him. 

I love you Trevor!