Priceful Memories: A Valentine's Remembered

Thursday, February 19, 2009

A Valentine's Remembered

Here are my favorites from my photo project I've been working on. Since she's dressed up in angel wings, I found it very fitting for the season. This shoot was not planned, in fact, the shirt she's wearing has pieces of food on it! Gross! We were just playing in her room one day and she wanted me to put the wings on her that my mom got her for Christmas. Once they were on, I grabbed my camera and I got a few priceless shots. I'm glad it was sunny enough - we've had so many sun-less days this winter.

Kelsey and I didn't have a V-day party or anything, but Tal and I got to go out on a hot date to the Zug Mongolian BBQ. It's been awhile since we've been out just the two of us since I was sick and all, and we enjoyed our dinner alone. We left Kels with a family in our ward that has a dog and she was in heaven. She didn't want to leave! I have a few pics to show from this, but it's late and Tal's already in bed.

P.S. To anyone who loves Skye Johansen or has heard of Project 52, I read her blog the other day and started it! I've been taking pictures of me and Kels - one every week - since the start of this month. It's a great idea for moms, spouses, EVERYONE! I think everyone should have at least a picture a week, or 52 pictures of themselves (with others or not) in a year. Why not? Memories people, memories. Now I just need to post what I've done.

Okay, I lied. I'm not in bed, I stayed up doing a few edits, and then a few more, and now I'm posting the relevant, edited photos. Like I said, Tal's in bed SLEEPING. Kels is SLEEPING. Why do I need to be sleeping too?

Here's the cooks at the HAN Mongolian BBQ. LAME that we did not get a picture of the two of us.

Tal did get this one of us before we left. Kelsey had a purse too (with hearts on it).

These are both with the P&S. You wont see too many of those for the end of Feb/early March. My P&S is making a trip to Vegas!

I was trying to get a picture of her on V-day in her "Lovebirds" shirt...can't really see the shirt but here's a few good ones (they looked a lot better before I exported out of Aperture, need to figure out why). I can't even remember what she was eating but those faces are priceless.

Look how crazy her hair was! It was after a nap.

Mom, seriously. PUT THE CAMERA DOWN!

9 comments:

Shari said...: How precious is she???? I can't wait til you live closer so we can enjoy her in person!!! Love you guys!!; 2/20/2009 2:27 AM
likeschocolate said...: She is so precious!!! I especially love the photo "Give" and the way she has her hands out to each side. She is getting to be such a big girls and the curls in her hair-you just have to love them.; 2/20/2009 3:55 AM
Unknown said...: Oh my goodness Jess, Kelsey is so beautiful!!! I love her blue eyes and her curly blond hair. The pictures you worked on are incredible! I wish you were closer so you could take some pics of Jay for me.; 2/20/2009 4:49 AM
María Pérez Sánchez said...: OH!!!ESAS FOTOS SON PRECIOSAS! CADA DÍA ESTÁ MÁS BONITA. MEN ENCANTAN TODAS!!!
KISSES FROM SPAIN; 2/21/2009 12:50 AM
Thomas Family said...: So dang cute! I just love the pictures you post of Kelsey. She's so gorgeous and you are very talented.; 2/21/2009 2:15 AM
jessi said...: Your new photoshop capabilities look amazing. You have such a talent to figure out all of that technical stuff! I love the idea about photos with your children one time a week. Maybe I will have to experiment with doing that as well. I was trying to pick out Facebook pictures and all I could find was pictures of my children and not me!; 2/23/2009 9:59 AM
Balagna Bunch said...: Wow! Great pics, Jess. You've got a future model on your hands there.; 2/23/2009 11:54 PM
CJ said...: EVERYTHING about your baby girl is just stunning. I love the post-nap hair, blue eyes, chubby cheeks! She is beautiful, and I love what you did with her Valentine's day photos. They look great! I think 'give' and 'explore' are my faves!; 2/25/2009 7:53 AM
mary said...: Jess, these pictures are seriously darling! I love them!!!! Want to come visit in May when I have a little girly around? I love Skye Johansen but I haven't checked her blog in ages because... um... I just can't keep up or spend that much time on the computer! So I couldn't really find the project 352 details... but I would like to know HOW you take a picture with you AND your kid once a week? Because Dave certainly doesn't work the camera around here...; 3/01/2009 5:36 AM

Kelsey Speaks

April 14: Advertising works, even for kids. Kels just came up to me with my iPhone and the app "Team Umizoomi" ready to purchase. I asked her how she knew about it and she said, "this mom put team umizoomi on for her kids and it teached her kids and he did it all by himself!" I've seen that commercial too, but never realized how much she soaked in! I'm a sucker, I downloaded it.

March 14:

We were having a new babysitter come and Kelsey wanted her to play a game but wasn't sure she'd know how. "What language does she speak?" I said, "English." Kels said, "Oh no!" I said, "Kelsey, did you know that YOU speak English?" She looked surprised, "I do!?"

October 17:

We had our carpet pad replaced today and the carpet guy was using a heavy duty iron that smelled like burning. Kelsey came in and said, "Mom, is that dinner I smell?" Thanks Kels, thanks. Says a lot about my cooking!

October 11:

So I'm on the phone and the Kelsey does soemthing that makes Aiden cry. I tell Kelsey, PLEASE make it better, say your sorry and make him stop crying. She starts singing, "Flower gleam and glow, let your power shine, make the clock reverse, bring back what once was mine..." I started cracking up. I think she's a little too obsessed with Tangled.

February 19:
Family prayer
"Thank you that Aiden is incredible and that he could watch Incredibles with me. And thank you that mommy can change things."

February 9:
Family prayer tonight by Kelsey: "Thank you that mommy could be a good listener (?), thank you that mommy can be so stretchable...in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen." I laughed and asked her what stretchable meant. She said it meant that I can read Aiden books and change his diaper, put us to bed, play with us, and wiggle us and throw us, stuff like that. Does that mean she's grateful I can do mommy stuff?

January 5:
While at my mom's house in California, she said, "I want to stay at Mimi's forever!" I asked, what about your toys and our home in Utah?" She replied, "I like Mimi's toys downstairs." "But what about your friends back in Utah?" She replied, "they can get in the car and drive really, really far and come see me!" She has it all figured out.

January 4, 2011:
Tally read aloud a sign as we passed a church, "Jesus is making a list." She said, "No, Santa is making a list, and checking it twice."

December 20:
She was sad after I scolded her for taking her brother's food. I asked her why she was sad and she said, "My life hurts right now."
"With Christmas just a few days away?" I said. She perked right up.

December 13:
Tal was going to bed early and we all jumped in bed to give him hugs and say goodnight. Kelsey said, "I like it when our whole family is in bed together. Dad, you're hot. But I like it hot. You're the hottest."

December 9:
I had made a big effort to go to the gym and literally had 30 minutes to work out and then be back before everyone came over for play group. I get Kelsey out of the car and walk around to get Aiden. Kelsey says, "Mom, you can't wear THOSE shoes to the gym!" I looked down and sure enough, I was wearing my Crocs. I'm so glad she saw it before I'd gotten Aiden out of his car seat, gotten the kids checked into day care, and stepped on the treadmill. 10 points for trying, right?

October 22:
"Mom, I don't wanna have a baby in my tummy. I don't want to have a baby doggy come out."

October 3:
"Mom, you shut up and I'll shut down." (playing around with the word shut up to get a reaction from me).

September 30:
"Aiden, you have pretty eyebrows."
August 15
While sitting in our master bathroom, Kelsey said, "You guys have two sinks."
Us: "Yes, we have two sinks, isn't that nice?"
K: "No, I don't like it, you need to take one out. I need more room to sit."
Tal: "When you get married, you can have one sink in your bathroom."
K: "When I marry Aiden?" (who she said she wanted to marry when we were talking about weddings the day before).
Tal: "You can't marry Aiden, he's your brother."
K: "I want to marry DADDY!"
Jess: "He's mine, darlin. Daddy is already married to mommy."
K: "My cousins?"
Us: (Laugh, gave up...we'll have this talk one day when she's ready) She is constantly playing with my bouquet of silk flowers in my room and saying, "I'm getting married mom." I guess she picked that up on her own...I don't think I've ever talked about the flowers with her!

August 11:
As I'm putting her to bed I said, "Kelsey, your little body is so tired because you didn't take a nap today and little bodies need naps."
"And sometimes big bodies do too?" she said.
After the gym today, we caught her doing her hand clasp thing. Tally said, "Don't do that, you're doing it so hard you're getting sweaty."
She replied, firmly, "Well I just back from the gym." (which is true, but she was at the play place at the gym)
May
(While shutting herself inside the kitchen pantry)
K: Alright Aiden, I'm going bye-bye to Lily's house, 2 seconds, and when I come back, I'm going to Zoe's house. Okay? Okay, see ya later.
(about 2 seconds later, she opens the door)
K: Oh, hi Zoe's house!
She has been cracking me up (mixed with a little worry) with her imagination. If you ask her what she did today, she'll say she played with her cousins. We don't play with cousins everyday, but she does, in her imaginary play. She'll tell Libby and Zoe to come downstairs to the playroom or come outside with her. Then I'll hear her telling one of them to go hide or that this doll is for them or that they are nice. She will also throw in Lily and Edie, and an occasional Colton, Carter or Spencer. But that's more rare. Maybe because she sees them the most? Or because they are boys.
She also loves to pretend she's mommy and I'm Kelsey. She'll ask me, "is your pee-pees coming, mommy?" (No, is yours?) She'll also say, "you want a treat Kelsey? Okay. " Or my favorite, "You go in time out mommy, no-no." When I ask what I did wrong she'll say it's because I hit Aiden. Shocking.
She is also such a good sister. When I was reading my friend Mary's blog today who just lost her baby girl and bawling, she came over and gave me a big hug and said, "it's okay mommy." Then, because I wasn't paying attention to the fact that Aiden had run out of Cheerios and was "asking" for more, she fed him her Cheerios. Then she came up to me and said, "mommy, Aiden wants more Cheerios." She's a great little mommy.
5/?- (while Tal is at work)
K: Mom, I want to tell dad I had fun at the doctor today - daddy, I had fun at the doctor today - oh you did - yeah, dr. M was really nice. Yeah? Yeah.
She has little conversations with herself as she imagines the conversation she had or will have. These crack me up. She does it all the time, I just need to remember to write them down.
5/29 -
K: Mom, don't let Swiper come swipe our new house, okay?
M: Okay, I will. I'll tell him, Swiper no swiping, okay?
K: Yeah!
She's on this kick where she says "everytime" or "everday" with almost every sentence. I guess she's learning how to tell time/days?
She also sings all the time, usually "I am a Child of God." How can I ever get mad at that sweet little thing?
February 1, 2010
J: "Kelsey, get up on the stool so we can wash your hands."
K: "Mommy, you need to pull my pants up first."
J: "Okay, sorry"
K: "You don't need to say sorry mami."
She's been saying sorry to EVERYTHING and so I think she's heard that a lot lately from me. It's funny to hear your own words come from the mouths of your little ones.
January 28, 2010
K: "I want to be baptized."
J: "You do? How old are you?"
K: "TWO! Aiden wants to be baptized too."
J: "You have to be 8 to be baptized."
K: "Oh, I EIGHT!"
A little boy was baptized last Sunday and she started noticing it more in her books about Jesus and we talked about it a few times this week. But the subject hadn't come up this day - she said it out of the blue.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

A Valentine's Remembered

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