Winston Wagglenub

We lost our oldest baby today. He was seven this year. He wasn't feeling well on Sunday, so we had him at the vet first thing Monday morning. After running some tests, it turns out he was experiencing kidney and liver failure, most likely from cancer. After being kept on fluids overnight at the vet, he passed peacefully this afternoon. He brought our family a lot of joy, so his sudden passing has been very difficult. Winston was an awesome, amazing, and hyper little dog. He will be greatly missed.

Dazzling December

139:365 The Rusty Look

7/9/10

This look should be trademarked. It's definitely an Owens characteristic, first witnessed in my baby sister Ashley when she was younger, and now I've seen a recurrence in my own baby girl! She may not look like me, but this look definitely came from my dad!


And please, check out the crazy get-up. She styled herself, lol. And she seems to think the headband goes better this way, haha.

LATER THAT DAY...there seems to be a mess of shredded toilet paper on the couch...who could have done it?!

We're innocent! Look at those puppy dog eyes!

She looks so guilty, doesn't she? And she doesn't seem to care, either, haha.

No flash photography, please! But the crime has already been caught on camera!


Ah well. Could have been worse, I'm sure. :)

125:365 Corbi&Maddy

6/25/10

Corbin and the Madison, hanging out on the couch one lazy afternoon (we've had quite a few of those this summer). She never actually falls asleep when she's not in her crib, but she does like to zone out and snuggle under her favorite blankie.


And look at those magically long eyelashes...

And I can't forget about my oldest child, the Winnie-Wags! I love all three of my babies very much. :)


Yes, I know, I know. How did I get so lucky? Not only do I have the cutest doggies in the world, but I also have the most adorable child and sexiest husband alive. ;) It's a hard life, lol.

100:365 Corbin in Wonderland

5/31/10

Corbin's Day 100! I had a big idea, but knew it was going to be difficult to execute. Even though I wasn't exactly able to capture my vision, I definitely got some cute shots and had fun playing dress-up with the Corbs!

I give you...Corbin in Wonderland! :D


Corbin's outfit includes her Easter dress from last year (12 months size...It took FOREVER to iron and then I didn't even know if it was going to fit! It ended up being okay for this, but not to wear anywhere, lol.), her black tutu, her black and white BabyLegs tights, and a black bow that used to be mine. And Winston's get-up included bunny ears. I was going for a "Follow the White Rabbit" theme. :)

Some outtakes!

I love her little chubby cheeks in this picture. :)

Such a pretty smile! She was having a good time (she LOVES being outside).

Crazy faces! I can't remember what Ryan was doing, but he got Winston really excited and he took off right after I luckily snapped this picture, haha.

And the rain drove us inside, so I snapped a few pictures there. I like this one. That chair is fantastical. :)


So yes, finally, my Alice in Wonderland themed shoot. It was fun! :D And now it's time to get caught up again! I actually had this post ready to go on the day I took these pictures, but I wasn't sure if I was happy with my editing of the daily photo, so I put off posting it until I was satisfied. :P

97:365 Beach Bums

5/28/10

First day of summer vacation and I spent it the best way possible...hitting the beach with my sister Brittney! I got up bright and early and the Corbs and I met up with her and we went to St. Simon's Island. It was such a beautiful day and YES, I remembered the sunscreen this time! :)

I really didn't take a ton of pictures, but I did get this one of me and Corbin hanging out on our beach towel, taking a break from running around (WHOO, she's a handful!)

Corbin did a lot of swimming. She likes holding on to a ring float and kicking her little legs around. I was so proud of her! I definitely need to get her a little ring float before we hit the pool again. She enjoyed the freedom of it, I think.

And this picture from later in the day just cracks me up because she was totally lounging on the couch, using Madison as a pillow! She frequently tries to use Winston as a chair, too!


Corbin is so much fun, haha.

80:365 Making Memories

5/11/10

One Tuesday afternoon, the Corbs wanted to go outside (as usual), as so we went and I joined her in the sandbox. Her favorite thing to do is destroy castles. I build them, she quickly tears them down. It's rather amusing. :)


I love that pretty smile. I think she favors me in this picture. :)

Staying dirty, as usual! I think she's smearing the dirt into her pants on purpose! You should have seen her bottom!

Wind in the hair! It was a beautiful afternoon.

And my Winston, being ridiculous. This picture absolutely cracked me up. Can't believe my tiny puppy is already four! My life sure is passing me by!


Sometimes I get so sad to see my baby girl growing up so quickly, but I'm excited about two new nieces/nephews on the way! Two of my sisters are currently expecting and it won't be much longer before we find out what Ashley is having! (I hope it's a girl!)

76:365 Playtime!

Oh boy am I behind on uploading. I'm not sure why I have been so reluctant lately to update, but now I've finally reached the boredom threshold where I will do just about anything to keep myself occupied. Point in case: last night, I cleaned the entire kitchen just to have something to do. What the heck? I hate cleaning! And yet, there I was. I even Swiffered! And it was only the second day of summer break! EEEK! This should be interesting! Lucky for me I'm not too far from the beach and I've put about 15 books on hold at the library! I WILL get through this!

So, without further ado...let's step back in time...all the way back...to 5/7/10. :)

This was a Friday, and my oldest sister Aprill wanted to come visit. She was staying with her mom in Ludowici for a few weeks, and so she was pretty close by. We were going to watch movies, but we ended up staying up until about 3am just GOSSIPING, haha. It was fun. I really don't have anyone to talk to except Ryan, so it was nice to catch up and reminisce about "the good ol' days" with the Apes, heh.

Corbin was excited to see Aprill, as were the dogs. They thought it was definitely time to play!

I know Aprill would probably kill me if she knew this picture was going on the internet, but let's see if she notices, haha.

And this was the crazy scene that was our living room. Instead of watching a movie, we pretty much watched NickJr, even after Corbs was in the bed, haha. Corbin loved Aprill's crutches, too. She was carrying them around the room.


So there! An update! Might be the only one I manage today because we're about to get ready to head to Jekyll Island for a wedding! My lovely friend and fellow biology teacher is getting married and has asked me to be her hair stylist! I feel honored! So yes, getting off of here now (perhaps) to go shower! My hair still has sand in it from St. Simons this past Friday!

Toodles!

PS. Don't forget to vote! Today is the last day and I'd like for Corbin to end up in the Top 50! :D Check the link in the last post!

75:365 Torture!

5/6/10

Corbin can be a mean big sister sometimes, haha.

Winston: Hey, mama, why don't you put down that camera and let me in the house? It's kinda warm out here...

Madison: *runs up* Hey, we goin' in?

Winston: *whines* Maaaaaamaaa, let us in already!



Corbin: *scooting into the front of the door* (I like to imagine that she giggles insanely somewhere inside her head, heehee.)



So instead of letting them in the house, what happens is that Corbin starts hitting the window, which drives the dogs absolutely INSANE! Winston starts barking frantically and then Madison starts jumping on Winston (yeah, she's weird), and Corbin thinks it's the most hilarious thing she's ever seen.



Heehee, fun times! And of course after I took an ample amount of pictures, I let the dogs in the house. And I'm sure it wasn't five minutes afterward that Winston was ready to go back outside again, lol.