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10 on 10: Take a photo every hour for ten consecutive hours on the tenth of each month. Document a day of your life and find beauty among the ordinary moments!
Happy Saturday! Kevin let me sleep in today! Hooray!
What a great way to start 10 on 10!
He was feeding the girls breakfast when I got up, mini french toast Eggo waffles!

Kate did her "dot dot dot paints" after breakfast. She likes them organized!

Claire hanging out in the pool while Kate was napping:

Flowers in my backyard:
Lemons from my neighbor:

Kate swimming after her nap:

It was hot out today, so Boulder snuck a jump in the pool:

An afternoon pool side snack Corn Dip & Sparkling Lemonade:

Dinner time: Pulled Pork with coleslaw:

We had a great Saturday! We spent the entire day at home hanging out in the backyard swimming and enjoying the warm summer weather!

10 on 10 : Take a photo once an hour for ten consecutive hours on the tenth of each month. Document a snapshot of your life and find beauty among the ordinary things of your day.

I can't believe it is already May 10 ! That means it is birthday month for Kevin and I!
It was fun for me to look back at my 10 on 10 from April because that is the day we moved out of our house & started living with my parents. So, we have officially been living here for exactly 1 month. And, 1 month ago, we didn't know where our next home would be! One month later, we have closed on that house & we are hopefully moving in this weekend (we are getting some work done on the house before we move in). And, in 1 month school will be out..I can't WAIT!

So, without further ado, here is my 10 on 10 for May 2010:

Today, I gave my students their placement test for next year's math class.
I bet you wish you were able to take the Algebra Readiness Test!
.After school, I had to run by our new house because it was pouring rain today (what is up with all this rain we are having!?) Kevin and I left the upstairs windows open over the weekend to air out the house. Well, I was too late. There was TONS of rain & water that already got in the house. Here are the shutters with water all over them. And, there was a nice puddle on the floor also...Bummer!
Sneak peak of the kitchen at our new house. I can't wait to use this Viking Range! *squeal*

This invitation was in our mailbox. Our new court has block parties once a month & the one for May is this Saturday. It is a Quince de Mayo (15th of May) Party. I think we are going to fit right in to our new neighborhood!
Kate (still in her pj's) during lunch. She demanded Honey Nut Cheerios for lunch. I gave in.

My mom's Mother's Day flowers:

I am obsessing/trying to figure out the right shade of pink for Claire's room.
I don't want it to be too bright or have too much of a purple tone.
I have it narrowed down to a few choices, but feel free to let me know if you have a good pink paint color!
Dinner is served...Taco Soup, Cornbread & whipped honey butter.
A perfect meal for this rainy day in May!

Let me know if you did 10 on 10 this month, I would love to check out your set of pictures!

I don't know about you, but one of my favorite things about Christmas is getting Christmas Cards! Each day when the mail comes, I excitedly run to the mailbox to see what cards arrive!
And, I also love making & designing Cards, so that was one of the main reasons I started my etsy shop last year.

I always find that designing my own families' card is the hardest. I like to create a new design for our card each year (rather than use a design I already have).

This year I was (surprisingly) on the ball & designed ours and ordered them during Thanksgiving Break. I was able to mail them out on December 1st (my goal is always the first week of December).

I REALLY loved last year's card, and knew it would be hard to top, but I was really happy with how this year's card turned out!

Here is our 2010 Christmas Card:
{Inside Spread}

Close up of Inside Spread
{left side}

Close up of Inside Spread
{right side}

{Back of Card}
Since we moved earlier this year & I never sent out New Address Cards, I used the back of the card to include our new address (which is blurred out on the blog version)

{a one sided version of this card will be coming to my Etsy shop soon!}

I had fun using non-traditional colors...I am really loving the brown/aqua/mustard color combo that is so popular right now. It worked out perfectly because I designed the card to match the outfits that we wore.

What about you....
Do you send Holiday Cards?
Are you like me & do you eagerly wait for the mail to come each day during the month of December in anticipation of getting Holiday Cards?