Project 365 - The Intro

Okay, so I read several places on the web that "they" (whoever they are) are challenging "us" (people like me, a sucker for a dare) to take a photo every day for the whole year (365 days if your math is rusty) and post them weekly. At the end of the year, you have a nice memento of the year in your life. And probably lots of guilt because really, who can commit and actually take a picture EVERY day for a year and then remember to upload and post them.

Project 365 for us will probably be something like "Project Around 300 or So".

Yes, I'm already behind in my quest and haven't posted any pictures so far, but here are all the ones I've taken with short captions to help you understand the way I think sometimes - I'm pretty sure everyone needs help to understand the way I think, at least that's what I'm told.

Okay, this was actually New Year's Eve (still 2008 I know) but I couldn't resist snapping the photo. Kevin was trying to demonstrate to Jack how to swing. He also forbid me to take a photo, which made it impossible for me to stop myself from taking a photo.

New Year's day picking oranges. You already know all about that. But, hey, it's a picture.

She couldn't eat the oranges fast enough with her hands, apparently.

Kevin and I talk about how OUR lives have changed. Meet the two whose lives have probably changed MORE than ours. Poor guys. They don't know where to put themselves sometimes.

On this day, Caroline couldn't stop herself from hugging Jackson over and over again. It was cute and he was seeming to like it. . .

She noticed that he had something that she hadn't seen before. And then she took to swatting it. Over and over. And, no, Jackson still didn't seem to mind. We're currently working on a plan to stop this particular behavior.

Another new toy! Just what every kid needs after Christmas, right?? Her mother couldn't resist this precious little chair. Her father just shook his head when she brought it home.

Honey's birthday party.

So, we stayed at this furnished apartment in Houston when we went for mom's medical tests. Loved it, thanks to my Uncle for getting it. But the decorator liked the idea of decorating by displaying "collections" of things. This was one half of the living room wall. The other half had three other clocks. Only one ont he whole wall had the correct time. Yeah, that was fun.

This was just an interesting decoration in the apartment. A pear. Who am I kidding? I just really needed to get photos when we were there and I never had my camera when we were in the city! The Houston Medical Center area is absolutely beautiful. Water fountains, green grass, trees, sculptures. It is sad that those who see it are there for a reason that is less than happy.

Honey's house after lunch on a Sunday. Look how big she is in this photo compared to the one below that was taken in the same chair on her "Gotcha" day last May!

Playing football with dad, Mackenzie and Jackson.

Same Sunday at Honey's...the fun continues. Who could resist this??

More fun! What a life!!

Playing with the tool set she got for Christmas. In this photo, her daddy is teaching her how to fix the kitchen faucet. Hey, we buy toys that can help us, too!

Picking Oranges On New Year's Day

After a big old lunch on New Year's Day, we all had fun outside picking oranges at my Aunt and Uncle's house. Maybe I should say some of us picked oranges. I sat and took pictures, Caroline squeezed and tortured several oranges, ate a bit, and made lots of fresh squeezed orange juice all over her clothes. Everyone else picked oranges. Only in the south could you be outside on January 1st in weather this warm and sunny!

This was Caroline after the orange fest:

Here's a shot of the "fruits" of our labor - errr, I mean those who picked the fruit's labor.

My Favorite Gift

I got a new camera as a surprise Christmas/Anniversary gift from Kevin. Here are some pictures I took today of Caroline having fun in her swing.

Here are some pictures I took of Mack, Jack, and Caroline playing in her new playhouse from grandpa.

A Few Christmas Photos

Christmas was so great this year. Despite us keeping Caroline awake until all hours and virtually cutting out her naps, she was a real good sport and managed to get into the spirit! We couldn't have asked for it to go any better. Here are a few photos.

Girls need boy toys, too! Here she is playing with a tool set from Honey

Sharing Christmas night snacks with Jack.

Playing with some of her gifts from Santa on Christmas morning.

Thanks for the slide, Santa!

This is actually NOT a flask. It's a pair of binoculars, but she obviously did see a few people hitting the bottle during the celebrations.

This was probably an attempt to find peace and quiet - but she didn't quite fit through the doggy door.

Happy Anniversary!

Where were you seven years ago tonight? Maybe you were here...
Seven years, six jobs, three states, four homes, three pets and one beautiful little girl later...Here we are. Happy Anniversary to us!

Christmas Closing In and General Disorganization Reigns

Christmas time is coming at such a fast pace. This is both wonderful and stressful in the Wright household. If possible, I believe I have become slightly more dingy / forgetful / blonde in the past week. Hard to believe, I know. In the insanity, I just mailed our Christmas cards out today. In the spirit of Christmas, here are some more photos of princess Caroline.

And here is a set of photos that really describe her struggle with independence (and by independence, I mean authority) lately.

First, she sees that my keys are unguarded.

Here she's running from me with the keys.

This is after I take the keys away so they won't be in every single photo...and I try to make her listen to help convince the nice photographer lady what a great mom I am because I have just told her our precious adoption story and she's all goosebumpy at how happy we must be to finally be parents...

Still not over the loss of the keys...and I'm looking like a less and less competent adoption mommy every second.

Victory.

It really is all very simple in the mind of a 15 month old, you know.

Cajun Blizzard of 08

Okay, so it wasn't a blizzard - but it's probably the closest thing we'll ever get to one in Louisiana. It might not look like much to some, but it sure was impressive to me! I took a few shots of the backyard to show Caroline when she gets bigger. I wish I could post a few pictures of us building a cute little snowman, but unfortunately Caroline was throwing up most of the night before so she couldn't enjoy the white stuff.