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Vinny’s 5th Birthday

Last Wednesday my youngest sweetie pie turned five years old. It is hard to believe it has been five years already. If I were him, I would think that this birthday was the best ever. He loves snow. The night before his birthday, we had weather that delivered a foot of snow which closed schools for his big day. The older kids were able to stay home and go sledding with him.
Then it was cake time.
He wanted Spongebob.

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When we talked about what kind of birthday cake he wanted, I was on Pinterest looking for ideas. He saw this lovely rainbow layered cake. He said, I want a Spongebob rainbow cake. I thought, "yeah, right! Look how hard that looks!" Fortunately for me, Amanda at Maddie Cake Bakery came to the rescue. When I asked her {timidly} about the rainbow part of the cake, she said "no problem!" without hesitation. I knew it was going to be amazing! Not only that, but the flavor of the cake was strawberry lemonade. Tasty!
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He was pleasantly surprised and we all oooh-ed and ahhhh-ed over the cake.

After having children for almost fourteen years now, I figured Chuck E Cheese wouldn't be busy during the day on a school snow day, so that is what we did in the late afternoon.

 
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He had a blast and won more tickets than the older kids.

 

 

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Alyssa was awesome, helping him decide what to get all of his winnings.

 
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Looking forward to many more fun days like this with my loves
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Spring be near

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"When spring came, even the false spring, there were no problems except where to be happiest."
- Ernest Hemingway
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Doctor’s Day | Science Central | Fort Wayne

Yesterday was Doctor's Day at Science Central.

My daughter and her good friend were volunteers for Super Shot's booth,

so when I took them to work, I decided to make a day of it with my four year old.

I forgot how fun Science Central is, especially to a four year old.

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This always makes me think of the movie Big.  The Chopsticks scene.

We saw Lutheran Hospital's helicopter fly in and land on the lawn of Science Central.

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They had tours of the helicopter on the front lawn, but Vinny was having too much fun inside.

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We were there for more than three hours and he still was pretty unhappy when it was time to leave.

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I kept hearing..."just one more"..."I didn't do this yet!"...

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We all had a great time...followed by a good night's rest!

If you are looking for something to do with your kids in the Fort Wayne area, I highly suggest visiting Science Central.

My children have loved it for years and still do.  They have exhibits and activities for all ages, and I love that since my kids are

old and young. :)

Number Eleven | Happy Birthday Max!

Today marked my son's birthday - number 11!

I am not sure how time has gone by so fast, but they said it would.

Lucky for me, today has come and gone without tears.  I get pretty weepy at the thought of my kids getting older, and what better time to recognize that than a birthday?  This year I was excited more than usual for Max to get his presents.  Two things he has been putting on his lists for a long time, and Xbox and an iPod.  I got great deals on both, and it was a big surprise to him when he opened them.

I was also excited because I knew Amanda, from Maddie Cake Bakery, and I were planning a fun cake for Max.

Amanda is super talented.  I asked Max what kind of cake he wanted.  A skateboard cake was his answer.

I gave Amanda a rough idea of what I thought would be cool.  She ran with it...and this is what she came up with:

 

 

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She didn't disappoint, he absolutely loved it!

{It was pretty exciting.  I love surprises}

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I am also getting cupcakes for his sleepover with his friends.  Mario!

It is always a little awkward when it is time to sing Happy Birthday at our house.

Nobody wants to do it.

None of us can sing.

But it looks like Vinny was most embarrassed by it all.

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He had to watch Max blow out the candles though.

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Happy Birthday, Maxwelli!

We love you!

 

Tattoo Artistry | New Republic Tattoo | Fort Wayne

Yesterday I experienced something new.  I was invited to watch my sister-in-law, Chloe, get her first tattoo.  I don't have tattoos myself and never witnessed anyone getting a tattoo in person.

I love new experiences!

 

She decided to go to New Republic tattoo shop to get it done.  Matt Carmer was her artist.  She made a good decision.

 

She had her dad write "True peace is found in this moment " because she wanted it in his handwriting.

She also wanted a dove with it.

She took it to Matt and he made it original.

 

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I learned some things while watching her get her tattoo that had nothing to do with tattooing.  Not really.

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I learned that it helps to have a nice tattoo artist.  Matt was awesome, very personable.

Not only him, but in the time I spent at New Republic, I found that all of the tattoo artist there are super nice, very friendly, and pretty funny too.

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We learned Matt lived in Terre Haute for ten years.

We heard all kinds of stories about Terre Haute and how awesome it's not.

Relax, Terre Haute-ians...it's nothing personal...and yes, we know...Larry Bird is from Terre Haute.

I am sure you have an annual parade for that fact.

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I asked lots of questions to keep things light and to sort of kill the time.

By doing this, I found out Matt went to school to be an art teacher.

AND...for all you tight ass people that say

"tattoos are for ________(fill in the blank with your negative close mindedness)",

"tattoos are dirty",

"tattoos are ridiculous"

....the list goes on...

for all of you haters out there...

Matt graduated from college.

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Yep, the degree is on the wall...right behind the personal lubricant :)

behind his sterile supplies.

In my personal experience, the people that have negative things to say about tattoos and tattoo artisits...

they don't have a college degree.

And I bet they don't go to work doing something they like doing everyday.

(who's the dummy now?)

I will now step down from my soapbox.

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We also found out that Matt has been married, for eight months.

And not long after that, his lovely wife came in.

She was super cute.

  Again for you haters, she didn't have a cigarette hanging from her mouth, living the hard life... rode her Harley to the shop.

Nope, she was a little, petite cutie.

And again I say, haters...how cute and sweet is your wife?

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We talked about what his grandmas think of his tattoos.

We talked about how getting the tattoos on his neck was super painful.

We talked about how holocaust survivor, Eva Kor, who opened the Candles Holocaust Museum in Terre Haute,

told him one time (while he was opening a door for her in public)

"look at your arms, you ruined them."

I love hearing stories from people's lives.

We also heard about Die Hard (the latest one) and what a good (and unrealistic) movie that is.

All the while I was telling Chloe it was not a dove he was tattooing on her, but a large hand giving the middle finger.

Until, finally...

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it was the time for the reveal.

My favorite part!  Look at that face!

Pictures of people taking pictures of people :)

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One for the portfolio.

The end result, not healed yet, of course - so it will look different later.

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 I love that someone as young as Chloe wants something on her that is so profound.

True peace is found in this moment.

Many thanks to Matt Carmer for allowing me to take pictures, pick his brain, and hang out.

Thanks to all of the New Republic staff for being awesome, friendly, and making us feel very welcome!

Reception | Hannah & Davyd

Last but not least on the string of blog posts from the wedding of Hannah and Davyd Jones,

The Reception.

I love taking photographs at a reception.

Most people are either unaware of me and my camera and that is good because I get to photograph people while they are being

very natural.

Or there are people who are very aware that I am there and make it fun in their own way.

This bridal party was amazing.  Everyone of them got up and gave a toast.  Each one was very special.

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{toasts}

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{tears}

{laughter}

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{stories....}

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{more stories and well wishes}

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{songs}

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{and prayer}

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{while editing the above photo,  I noticed the woman that was working there, clearing tables at the right side of the picture.  She stopped to join in prayer with people she didn't even know, a blessing for the couple.  It made me smile.}

On to dancing!

Father, Daughter starts off sweet...

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I could tell something was going to happen, the look on Hannah's face was that of anticipation of some sort.

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FUN

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Nailed it!

Mother, Son Dance...

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...For real?  Mother?

I know they hear this all the time, but I still have no idea how she is a mom to a son who is old enough to be married.

Not possible.

Best DNA ever?

And then there was dancing...

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and more dancing...

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Congratulations to both of you!

I wish you the best life has to offer and more!

The ceremony | Hannah & Davyd

 

Instead of posting a random photo today, I am posting photos from the

Jones wedding.

The last few posts {seen here} are taken before the wedding...and now we are onto the ceremony.

Hannah and Davyd were married in October at the Coliseum in Fort Wayne.

They were married out on the balcony and it was a chilly, windy October day.

Everything was beautiful.

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{Waiting for his bride}

{Dad giving groom some love, giving daughter away}

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{They wrote their own vows, touching enough to make me choke up...}

{ok, maybe that isn't too hard to do}

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{...see, it was touching}

{and lighthearted all at the same time}

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{rings}

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{marriage blessings}

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{you are now married}

{kiss your bride!}

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{and give her a little slap ;)}

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MARRIED!!

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Tomorrow...the after party

Hannah & Davyd | Guys & Gals

I lieu of the photo a day project, I am posting photos from a wedding in the fall that was never posted.

Yesterday Two days ago now because my files didn't want to upload..., I wrote about the bride and groom getting ready.

Today, it's about their entourage - their guys and gals.

I can't begin to tell you how fun everyone was.

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{from this}

{to this}

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{bridesmaids}

So beautiful and so much fun!

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Brotherly love and prayers before the ceremony

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could this group be more adorable?

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{Him}

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{Her}

Tomorrow:  the ceremony

Hannah & Davyd Jones

I am taking a break from posting random pictures this weekend

to bring you an elongated wedding post from last year that I never got around to.

A few days ago I posted one picture from it,

the faceless portrait,

and said how I had put off writing a post about this wedding because I wanted it to be something great.

I decided, to make it great, I am going to post pictures of different parts of the wedding day

all weekend.

I am going to start with

"getting ready"...

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{making sure everything is in place}

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{making sure EVERYTHING is in place}

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What a beautiful couple!

Tomorrow:

the ceremony

choices continued…dresses

Photo a day for a year

Today's subject:

my mailbox

The above is all good and great, but I am stuck on yesterday's subject: Choices.

Yesterday was the second appointment for my sister to go wedding dress shopping.

Here are some of her choices:

(none of which I think she will choose, but I posted these...because you can't see the bride in the dress before the big day!)

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Posing for the camera...

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Just like Saturday's first appointment,

she looks great in everything she tried on.

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I particularly love this photo.

My mom and step dad in the background, laughing.

Good times were had by all!

She hasn't quite narrowed it down to one yet.....

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