Ten on Ten :: September 2012

once a month on the tenth taking a photo an hour for ten consecutive hours. Finding much life and beauty among the ordinary things of our day! 

banana breakfast smile

photos edited and ready to be delivered

for Charlotte

Sunflowers outside of piano lessons

Ethan getting ready for soccer

love these girls

soccer practice

Monday's are busy at the Bates household  ::  

breakfast, off to school, photos delivered, play-date, stock tutorial, lost keys, found keys, chasing toddler through Target, burrito lunch, laundry, pick up from school, late...running, piano sister, piano brother, changing in parking lot, soccer sister, dad with pizza delivery, soccer brother, baths, books read, cleaning, woodwork, editing, posting...oh and yes lots of loving/caring/holding/nursing baby

and so there are only eight for this months 10 on 10

check out others here:

365 Photo Project :: day 172 august 12

photo of the day:  carrots from our little garden

365 Photo Project :: day 167 august 7

Celebrating Abigail's Eighth 

birthday 

photo of the day:  happy 8th birthday Abigail

One of our family traditions is that on your birthday you get to choose the menu for the entire day.

For breakfast Abigail chose homemade waffles with berries and peach smoothies

Another family tradition is that the morning of your birthday you get to open one gift of a new birthday outfit.
 

This year Abigail wanted to celebrate her birthday picking berries and having a picnic with the family on Sauvie Island.

It was such a hot day, so we enjoyed swimming at the beach on Sauvie Island too.

At the end of our long day out we came home, bathed, ate dinner, opened gifts, and for the cake I made a Vanilla Cherry Delight Cake

365 Photo Project :: day 165 august 5

photo of the day: summer breakfast of blackberries and peaches

365 Photo Project :: day 149 july 19 :: Afternoon Tea

photo of the day:  fresh fruit

Tea Party with Grandma Karan and Auntie Anne

We had a lovely afternoon tea with 

cucumber cream cheese sandwiches 

tomato avocado sandwiches

raspberry and blueberry scones

greek yogurt

fresh berries

and tea

 

365 Photo Project :: day 126 june 26

Commentary:  strawberries ready to freeze 

Best way to freeze berries:

I learned this method from a friend and it works great.  After picking berries, wash, cut off stems, spread out on a baking sheet covered in wax paper, freeze, then once frozen put the berries in zip lock freezer bags.   Using this method will keep the berries from sticking to each other.  

We've been enjoying variations of strawberry smoothies and will need to replenish our stock soon!  Today our smoothie recipe included orange, peach, mango dole juice, one banana, frozen strawberries, and vanilla yogurt.  So good!  

Ten on Ten :: June 2012

once a month on the tenth taking a photo an hour for ten consecutive hours. Finding much life and beauty among the ordinary things of our day! 


Our little Sophia Olivia Esme turned two today!  We had so much fun celebrating her birthday as a family.  (We celebrated the 10th a day early as her Daddy is a pastor and works Sundays)

good morning birthday girl!

coffee crumble cake with fresh fruit for breakfast

Sophia Olivia Esme in her new birthday outfit

playing in wildflowers 

my beautiful birthday girl

ticket and zoo key in hand

Abigail and Ethan viewing the mountain goats

time for a nap on the way home from the zoo

birthday gifts...Sophia loves being a princess

angel food cake with peaches and raspberries