puddles make for good pictures

So this is part 2 I guess of the rainy day. After the baby went down for his nap, I decided to suck it up and go out in the rain. I got my umbrella and waded out into the water. Yes I waded. In just a matter of an hour or so, the water increased about half of what it was before! But it made for some pretty awesome pictures. These are my 2 favorite ones, but I had about 10 that I liked.. but did not feel like putting that many pictures up here for one day.

And plus I missed yesterday, so this will make up for that!!

I thought the reflection looked awesome.. and this one is not edited. Just came straight from my camera. Once again, AWESOME.

I liked the way these leaves looked. They were so random, and the only leaves on the whole pavement in the backyard. And plus I liked the 2 random bushes in the background.. who puts only 2 bushes and no other ones? Haha.

rain rain go away come again another day..

Its raining pretty hard today, and I wanted to get some shots of puddles or something. But that is just it, it is raining pretty hard. Haha. So I stood safely under the front door awning thing nice and dry. I was looking for something, anything, interesting enough to take a picture of. This was the best I could get with only 2 feet of room until my camera and I were soaking wet.

And for the record, I have NO idea what that red thing is. It hangs and I think is just a decoration piece for outside.. We were all trying to figure out what it was besides something that hangs when my mom got it, but that is all we got. It hangs.

bored at gammy's

So today my dad and a friend were, and still in the process of putting in a new bathtub in the front bathroom. So I went over to my gammy's early this morning so johnny would be able to sleep as there would be a lot of banging going on. During one of his naps I took the opportunity to take a couple pictures and get creative.

This is an old fireplace that is in the back room.. thought it looked kind of appealing for a photo. And plus I have never known that back room without it, and so it has kind of become just a thoughtless decoration. But when you think about it, this old antique is pretty awesome. To think that this used to be the only heat source in a house is well, not something I would really want to experience. Haha. But I think the photo came out pretty cool.

And I decided to go outside for a little bit and take a couple shots. This was really my first time ever taking outside pictures of random stuff. And I loved it!

Front porch fence..

Wind chime..

Birdhouse in the tree.

So yep. That is about it.

Have a wonderful day!!

trains and hiccups

One of his favorite toys.. And it makes my heart smile because my papa loved trains. For some reason johnny could not get enough of this little train, and was attached to it for the most part this morning.

Today was a weird day emotionally for me, after all these holidays that have been a first for both me and johnny, it just is so.. whats the word.. weird and yet wonderful. This time last year I was still pregnant. He was still the little bun in my oven. Kicking the crap out of my bladder and right side of my ribcage. The sleepless nights and constant pain from my joints carrying the extra weight. The feelings of uneasiness and anticipation that he would be here soon. Being in a realm of complete unknown, and knowing that that feeling would never go away. I was looking through some old pictures of me pregnant, and came across the first picture I took while pregnant. I had barely been showing, looking more like I was getting a gut. But this one night was the first night I went out and dressed for my belly, showing it off for the first time. I had this feeling of wonder and awe that my body was going into complete auto pilot and creating a baby. The miracle of life I guess you can call it, every single day there was something new, something I didnt know was possible the day before. I didnt know babies could get hiccups while in the womb, and my little man got them almost everyday. And still gets them quite a bit. But this picture is my favorite, and still brings tears to my eyes. When I took this, from that moment on, I knew it was always going to be just me and my baby. We were going to be a team lasting until the end of time, and no matter who came into our lives, we would always be the constant in each others'. This picture kind of portrays that, all I will ever see is my son, and everything else will always be a blur.<3

playtime with momma's boots

Over at laura's house goofing around. It was so much fun. He took a nap so me and laura could eat and watch a movie, and then was amazing when he woke up. Laughing and smiles all over. Then daniel came home from work and was playing with him and they were both having such a fun time. I was happy cause he would be taking a nap and going to sleep real fast which is always very nice for the momma. Lol.

There are very few pictures of me and him playing together. As I am the one always taking the pictures. One of the downsides to being a single mom, no man to take all the pictures!! But thank goodness laura thought of it and started clicking away. This one was my favorite of the batch, and am probably going to print it so I can frame it. So thank you laura!!

Yep. Today was a good day.

daisies and strawberries

september 27, 2007

My papa. I miss him so much. He left this world September 27, 2007. My papas' name was John Robert Alan, and I wanted to name my son after him. Well sadly one of my friends had died later that same year, and his name was Randy. So it was very weird and uncanny how perfect it fit in my papas' name. John Randy Alan. Perfect.

He was a very good man. A man of his word. Strict, but oh so soft at times. He loved dogs, and that was one of the few times I ever saw him close to tears, is when his passed away. Christmas was his favorite time of year, and it has become my favorite also. I think mostly because it reminds me of him, and I get this warm fuzzy feeling all over. Looking at different Christmas decorations on houses, and smiling knowing that my papas' house was a million times better than everyone else's. Because he had such a passion for the holiday, he hand-made every single piece that was on his front lawn. He would cut out each piece in wood, then my gammy would hand paint them all.

Oh how I miss him.

Another one of my papas' loves was the beach. Him and my gammy have been camping for such a long time, almost as long as I have been alive. Well after my parents got a tent trailer we started going with them to different camp grounds. My papa taught us how to feed the seagulls, so they would eat right out of our hands. Some of my fondest memories. That is a picture of me, my papa, and my little sister.

I so wish every single day that my little johnny could have met his great papa.