See This Movie...

Ok, so tonight Mike is out with his friends, which leaves me home with the girls alone... obviously! ha ha! Anyway. I rented this movie called, Broken Bridges. I declare it a *must see*!! :) It's really good! Not sure if the men would like it, but I know that many of you have husbands that go out of town... so see it then, and keep a box of kleenex handy!! Great Movie! ;)

Flickr*Mosaic

Pictures I *love*, originally uploaded by *We* are the {Benners}.

Here are some pictures I found of flickr that I am *loving* right now!! Some of these pictures prompted me to tell Mike that "my camera wants to go to Wyoming and/or Montana!!!" So... we are probably going in September!! YAY! Check out these wonderful photographers!

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Photographer Credits Below...

1. Untitled, 2. Red Horse, Blue Meadow, 3. Morning Glow on the Tetons, 4. A Morning Moment in the Mountains, 5. A Dark Pier at Palacios, 6. The Harbor at Palacios, 7. A Magical Meadow, 8. Alien Landscape Too, 9. A Cloudy Afternoon at Oxbow Bend, 10. A Moment in March, 11. Posterized Moment in Oxbow Bend, 12. A Morning Moment, 13. Red Barn Green Vines, 14. Nature in Hand, 15. Color and Drama at Sea, 16. Yellow in the Afternoon, 17. Endless Track to the Clouds, 18. Red Sky over Texas, 19. A Blue Morning in the Tetons, 20. Back to the Barn, 21. A Storm in Wyoming, 22. The Dark Road to Oz, 23. The Carpenter´s Hand, 24. Untitled, 25. northern exposure, 26. coffeegirl swirls, 27. Untitled, 28. Untitled, 29. Untitled, 30. manzanita beach, 31. North Head lighthouse lookout, 32. Untitled, 33. Mmm... fall., 34. Untitled, 35. barn, 36. Untitled

.Thunder Rolls.

Woo! It is really storming outside! North Carolina has the BEST storms! REALLY loud thunder and really bright lighting! And heavy rain! All things I *love*! :) Amazes me that my children sleep through the whole thing! It is SO SO loud. :)

Just a random post and a picture of the storm coming above my house. :)

Here's to great storms! (Zoe's letter will be posted tomorrow!) Going to bed now! Check out the post below this one for happenings of today!

Night!

*California Bound*

Hello to all of my California friends!! My family and I will be visiting!! I was really hoping to get together with at least some of you while out there. :) I have missed you all! The following are our travel dates...

Will be in California at 4pm on Wednesday July 25th and leaving Saturday morning July 28th. So, it's a *very* short visit, but like I said, would love to see you all! :) The girls are coming too. Angelina is thrilled, because she gets to see her big sister Sam, whom she hasn't seen in 2 years! Wow! Can't believe it's been that long!

Anyway. Let me know if you'll be around! :)

More later! Getting ready to go out to dinner. Mike just booked all of our tickets for the rest of our traveling this summer. So, I thought that I would pop in a message letting everyone know about our California trip. :)

Bye for now.

Pink. Pink. Pink.

Thanks Dooce! Had to share this with everyone. Hilarious!

This is *me*

My creation, originally uploaded by *We* are the {Benners}.

I *love* Flickr!! If you don't use Flickr, check it out!!!

I thought that it would be fun to do a mosaic of some of the *things* I love as well as some of the *pictures* I have taken that I love. I think that I am going to explore Flickr weekly and post a mosaic of pictures that I have found on there that I like. :) That's another cool thing about flickr! You can view other people's photographs, and let me tell you... there are some phenomenal pictures on there!! If you check flickr out, let me know what you think!! :)

Later Gators!

Shealynn Got Some *New* Shoes!!

I got these new shoes last night!! I love them. Took 'em outside today ;) ha ha! Just a random thing I wanted to share, because these shoes are *totally* blog worthy!

real quick

Watched 2 movies tonight that I *totally* recommend!!

10 Items or Less
Because I Said So

Both very good!!

Ok.... back to "work"! :)

LOL! :) Making mini baby beds...

LOL! :) Making mini babies beds..., originally uploaded by Moon and Back.

Just wanted to post this. It cracks me up everytime I see it in my flickr page. LOL! Angelina comes in one day begging me to make this tiny little baby thing a bed out of half an easter egg. *LOL*. Well, 5 squares of toilet paper and half an easter egg later... we were left with this silly thing. ;)


More later! Enjoy this one! ha ha ha! Kids are so silly sometimes!

***Oh, and on another note, Zoe saw the eye doctor today, and her retinopathy of prematurity {ROP} is completely gone as he expected it would be!! So, that is good news!! It will always be known and referred to that she was born premature, but she is no longer showing any signs of being premature! :) Just wanted to share. I pretty much knew her ROP was going to be gone, but it's always nice to be reassured... ya know?!***

Oh happy day! :)

Woo hoo! Yesterday UPS came and brought me this beauty! :) Lovin' this lens already! Just had to share ;)




Here are just a couple pictures that I have taken so far with my new lens. Will share more later. Day filled with painting, birthday parties, and getting ready for Mike to leave tomorrow for 12 DAYS! Not looking forward to that, but that's life. :)

Idol

Woo Hoo! Blake made it to the finale! :) *Happy*

Farewell Stars Hollow

My favorite show of *all* time, Gilmore Girls, has just had it's series finale. What a {total} bummer!! I guess I am just weird, but I really loved this show. I looked forward to every Tuesday. I guess one of the main reasons I loved it so much was watching this mother and daughter grow to be best friends. It makes me think of me and my girls some day when they get older. Tonight the show ended by the mother, Lorelai, saying good-bye to her daughter, Rory, who just accepted a job as a reporter. This episode made me cry. Not only because the show is over, but because for some reason it made me think of the future one day when my girls will leave home to pursue their dreams. While I look forward to their achievements, and their careers, dreams and their own families, I think it will be so sad to have to watch them "leave the nest". Not sure why this show made me think so much about that, and made me so emotional, but it did. I can not believe the show isn't coming back. :) Well, I enjoyed watching it while it was on. Watch it if you haven't seen it! Repeats are on all the time! :) Anyway. It's almost midnight! Need to get to bed. Just writing out my thoughts... even if they are about television. haha!

Night.

Happy Mother's Day

Just wanted to quickly stop in and wish everyone a **Happy** Mother's Day!! Enjoy the day!! :) Oh, and tomorrow is {my} 26th *Birthday*!!! :) YAY!

*Lovely* Day...

See this cup? It was mine when I was her age! I love that! Love seeing her use things that used to be mine. :)

2nd attempt at this! My computer decided it didn't like me anymore, and shut off. Was mad, but cooled off, and now I am back for a 2nd go round. Let's hope I can post this! haha!

So, today has been a great day so far! Angelina's school, Lord of Life, puts on a special day for moms every year. It's really great!! This year they called it *Muffins for Moms*. It was very nice! Angelina was awarded for some artwork she did a couple months ago, and today she finally got the award for it. Picture is below. :)
Not to mention, when we got there, there were presents for me! I love presents! But, not just {any} presents... ANGELINA presents. Homemade by Angelina. Angelina Art! Which, I love, and have expressed my love for her art before here... scroll down a tad. :) Pictures of Angelina's presents for me are below...

Window Decoration :)


Votive Holder!!!

Not only did she get an award, and I got presents, but all the kids sang a song. Watching her sing filled my eyes with tears, and just the thought of it even now makes me get all teared up. I suppose it's because next year she will be in Kindergarten, and since I can not seem to get over that fact, I occasionally tear up because she is growing up so darn *fast*! It is exciting, though! And, speaking of exciting, Angelina is reading DR.SEUSS books!!!!! Crazi*ness!



We also have a spirited visitor with us...

This would be my parents' dog. :) Don't ask what her name is. haha! OK, fine, it's Zoe! haha! And, I am NOT joking. And, no, I did not name my child after this dog.
Anyway. Yes, "Zo" is visiting while my parents are STILL in Europe! But, they get home on Sunday! Yay! Can't wait to see them. And I know that "Zo" can't either. But, she is a great dog! And, I love having her around, especially when Mike is out of town. Which, speaking of, he gets home Tonight!!!! Woo Hoo!

Well, I am off to get my Angelina at school, and then off to the Picture People for birthday pictures! 5 years old in 9 days! Wow*ie! :) Be back on later to reveal my "Top Secret Project" I have been working on!

Until Then...

Ummm. Cute.

Her award! We are so *proud*

Angelina and her friend, {Mary}

::Angelina::, *Mary and *Alexis.

Angelina's friend, {Daniel}

Finding *Feet* and [Flowers]! :)

So, the time has finally come that Zoe has now FOUND HER FEET!! Woo hoo! :) She became interested in them a couple of weeks ago, and then decided to touch them and see what they were all about. :) I wondered for a minute if she could figure out how to let them go, because she looked at me with this crazy look on her face as if to say, "OH MY! WHAT DID I DO?" haha! But, obviously she did let go, and I think she scared herself, because she doesn't have control of letting her legs down slowly yet. *haha*! It was pretty cute, though! :)

Oh, and North Carolina has the coolest thing! They started this *Highway Beautification* project a couple of years ago, which makes a once mundane ride now a oooooooh*ing and awwww*ing experience. So, crazy me... I stopped on the side of the Freeway highway yesterday, and decided that it is so beautiful that I wanted to share it with everyone! Wish every state did this! What a great idea! :) I took a TON of pictures, so I will share more here and there, but for now, here are a couple!

I *love* the poppies! They are gorgeous when passing or photographing! haha!

*fun* with Photoshop. :)

Have a good day *mates* :)

The Soundtrack of a 25 year old...

Yes, below is my Zune that I photographed... *hehe*... I am a total {Nerd}, but, The Zune *ROCKS*!!

OK, so my birthday is in a couple of weeks... May 14th to be exact, which has gotten me thinking about my life in the past year, and what I want to document, and remember. So, the first thing is, the soundtrack of my year 25. Meaning, the music that I have loved for an entire year. Not gotten sick of "them", but still to this very day *LOVE* listening to "them"... So, here goes... it's going to be LONG!!

Daughtry {My favorite} Loving: this, this, and this song, OK, so the whole album is great!! And just for fun. :)

*311* especially this, this, this, and this. Oh, and this. Yes, I do *love* 311. :)
Alana Davis {32 Flavors}
*Carrie Underwood* especially this, this, this and this, and this.
Evanescence. Loving this, this, and this!
Eve 6. These, these, these, these, and these are great songs!
The Fray!! Awesome, awesome, more awesome!
{Flicka Soundtrack}... liking this, this and this. This and this too!
Hinder... This, this and this... GREAT!
Incubus.... LIKE ALL! hehe! Too many to list... OK! Maybe a couple... this and this(memories with Summer come to mind. haha!), and this LOVE!
*Linkin Park* {Another Favorite... not only because I know the bass player...) Love: this, this, this, this, and this and this .... just to name a few. ;) Oh, and this has an AMAZING message! (New Song)
Maroon 5!!! Likin this song, this song, and this song.
Panic! at the disco ROCKS!!! Love this, this, this, and this ... there are more... just check out their whole album! It rocks! :)
Rascal Flatts... do I need to link videos? haha! Maybe just one... beginning is a tear jerker.
I ::LOVE:: Staind -- Especially this, this, this, and of course this! Staind is one of my *all* time favorites, so it's really hard to choose which song to share with everyone... Check Staind out, Aron Lewis is a FANTASTIC singer and a heart throb! haha! Love this band! {Will} go to his concert ONE day. :)
.Stone Sour. This band is *really* hard core, but he has 2 songs that I absolutely *love* that are -not- hard core... those songs are here and here.
Tim McGraw... nothing more needs to be said or linked... :) Tim McGraw is *awesome*!
Trapt::: Like this song, this one and {LOVE} this one.

OK, tag you're it! What is the current soundtrack of *your* life? :)

{Night}

{Memorandum}

Like Martha Stewart? Like crafting and/or baking? Go to Michael's Arts & Crafts often? Must check this out then!! I am *LOVING* everything! The link is to my Stick Horses craft blog, go look! AWESOME!

Good Day! ;)

Just wanted to {add}....

That I am *so* blessed! Blessed to have 2 children. Blessed to have a {Wonderful}... yes, with a capital *W*, husband. Blessed to live in such a *beautiful* state! Blessed to have {love}, happiness, and *family*... and of course, God!
I also feel blessed for the little things, like. Seeing each new day through my girls' eyes, having 2 kids that sleep totally through the night... so I guess, getting a {full} night of sleep is a blessing :), blessed to have a roof over my head, and food on the table.


Today, and everyday, I am *Blessed*

Just wanted to count and write out my blessings that I am ever so thankful for!!

Random Post Tuesday! *Country Crock Anyone?*

Well, I found some pretty funny pictures of Angelina. I believe she was almost 2 in these pictures, but when I saw them, I {burst} into laughter, and figured that I would share them on my random post day... I just have to say this, yes, I did actually catch her with this... I didn't give this tub to her for a photo opp. :) Peeked in there, found her *eating* butter out of the tub, and, as a scrapbooker, I {had} to go get my camera. What can I say? Kids will be kids!!

Random Post Tuesday!

Here are a few links. One is funny and one is some funky cool art.

Like American Idol? Click here.


Like cool animal art? Click here.


Happy Tuesday... as usual!! :)