Chloe Photo's

Thanks Mandi and Blake. Here's your sneak peak. Hope you like it. She's adorable.

I HATE the word...

I HATE it. and during Holiday season it's everywhere....

what word would that be?, you might ask....

SALE SaLe sAlE sale SALE!!!!

I hate it. Every sign i pass, I feel my heart hurt for not stopping. Curse you all you wonderful sales!

Live in Washington?
Want to get an awesome deal on your family photo's this winter?

I will be booking (half price-half shoots) from the 22nd to the 29th of December, for anyone living in Yakima or the surrounding areas.

How low can you go? Well apparently pretty low. I've gone as far as to enter myself to go onto Dr. Oz to find out what's going on with my body. Sad huh? a friend told me they were searching for people with constant fatigue and pain so I said, well... it couldn't hurt to try. This is what i wrote.

"I am a 22 year old wife and mother of 1 but my body treats me like I am a 96 year old bed ridden grandmother. There are days where even walking up the stairs is a challenge, let alone taking care of my 1 year old. I feel so lost in the world with no hope. Even the doctors are stumped on what to do for me. I already suffer from Celiac disease and Osteopenia but this new fatigue and pain have taken over my life. Please help me get it back."

Now that i look back on the moment I feel pretty dumb for even submitting myself. but at the same time, I really hope i get picked. I know i'm the lamest person you all know. That's why I told you guys. Then we can all laugh at my lameness. oh... and here's something else to laugh at.

This is what my son likes to do in his spare time.

A mother couldn't be more proud. HA HA

Today as i called the girls from my activity days group to remind them that we had an activity today I got to one of the final numbers and heard the phone begin to ring. it was one of the primary presidency's daughters that i was trying to reach.

well anywho in the middle of the ringing Isaiah began to choke on his bacon. and i mean choke choke. well.... a swear kinda came out of my mouth and then i hung up the phone to call 911.

and just as i began to dial he got it clear and was just fine. he was fine and i just swore to someone in the primary presidency.

needless to say it has been a very embarrassing day. because i had to call them back again. O_o

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I love my cheesy humor. ha ha. On a more serious note, there are few openings for this shoot so please call early.

my gross story for the month.

So a few days ago my husband decided to bring wienersnitchel home for dinner. we gave our son a corn dog which he ate for awhile and then ditched. where? we have no clue. we've moved the furniture, we've checked the laundry that was sitting next to him. It's gone.


.....

That is until we let the dectective Kari downstairs today. if all of the sudden you see Kari running and stumbling all over herself, she's obviously found something that she' knows you're gonna take away. But YEAH!!! we finnaly found the missing food that had been haunting us for days. still don't know where she found it though. Isaiah and Kari must've worked some kinda deal out. "I'll give you food, and you let me pull on your ears without biting me. deal?"

What gross thing have you done this month? or not done?

Why i Never post.... A memoir by Emily Hammerstad.

Why i Never post.... A memoir by Emily Hammerstad.

1. I feel cruddy, oh so cruddy, i feel cruddy and ruddy and gay. Well not really. I don't feel gay. but i do feel cruddy.

2. The Doctors would rather go on cruises then call me back to let me know that my results were NOT normal. They would rather just leave me hanging then to tell me that I have a problem that should be taken care of. So i am left confined to my bedroom most of the time. Unless i can find the energy to move to the couch.

3. The magic of being a parent has finally whiped me out. I'm this close to giving up. and why? you might ask. because my son looks like I beat him for a living. He has road rash all over his face not to mention the other scars and bruises from being a boy.

4. I had a yard sale. It consumed any shred of life I had left in me. But GREAT news. I found my quilt that had been missing for months. i think it's been gone since February and we just found it.

5. And lastly, on the list of things that have consumed my life lately. I accidentally overdosed on pain killers. I sound like a real addict. but I'm not and that's why the overdose. I only take half a dose as it makes me so sick and so when i cut my pill in half i wasn't aware that half a pill in this particular prescription was actually a full dose of what i was used to. AHHHHHH!!!!!! Let me tell you. DO NOT EVER DO THIS! I was in the worst condition ever. I wish i wasn't in pain so I didn't need the dang pills in the first place. Needless to say. i am avoiding drugs at this point. I'm going to live with the pain. It's a much safer outcome.

And that's it. I'm finally coming clean about my health issues and saying, "Yes, I am sick. sorry i never call you back. Sorry i never answer to begin with. Sorry that i've been out of all of your life's and you've had no idea why I have just avoided you. Well, I'm not avoiding you, but I'm sorry if you ever thought i was."

Having a bad day? how bought a bad week? could it possibly feel like a lifetime since the last time things were okay?...... Well, no worries because i hear ya. I'm been struggling with a lot lately and my sweet oh so wonderful hubby came home two days ago with the best "pick me up" EVER!


May i present THESE!!!!!
I call them my "make everything feel all better" shoes. He said, and i quote,"I know you're really overwhelmed and scared right now and I just wanted you to at least feel like you're pretty, cuz you are."

So if you're having a bad day, go... buy yourself something that makes you feel all better and remember, vanity is only 1 of our many great qualities!

Seriously though, the shoes make me feel better when I see them or wear them. I wonder if they're magically enhanced with something. Just something to think about.

What have i been up to lately? TONS!!!!! This is my house.



and this is my house after the copious amounts of work i have done on it.

1. New paint, obviously
2. New trim
3. I fixed the pole and repainted it too.
4. I took out that stupid bush and made a new garden area
5. Got new light fixtures
6. and lastly new house numbers.


It was a ton of work and thus, i have been a blogger lacking in blogs.

While Nick's Family came to visit we went for a visit to the DINO museum.

It was a lot of fun.

Some of the dino's weren't too happy we were there.

But Nick told them what was up.

And apparently became a dino in the process

My 1 year old.

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

My baby's not a baby anymore.....He had a "Mommy's lil Monster" party. My sister made the cake.... so cute.


He loved the cake. He ate it from the inside out. He dug a little tunnel in and just had a blast.
He was very willing to share.

And very excited to get messy.

New BABY in town....

My friend Stephanie just had a bouncing bundle of joy that weighed a whopping 9lbs 4 Ounces.

Here's a few pics of the cutie.


Congrats Devin and Stephanie, we're so excited for you.

so...as some of you know, my son is a maniac. He recently got stitches and I thought i would share.


That's them. the tiny little blue threads above his eye. It's right in his eyelid. what an awkward place.


anywho we got them out today. I'm very nervous for the future though. He's not even 1 yet... alright so his birthday is on Saturday but still. Couldn't he have waited a few more YEARS before he decided to start making ER visits.

For our Family Reunion this past weekend we had a wonderful time camping. I just thought I'd share some of the fun with all of you.

First off... here are the wonderful luxuries we are all able to participate in.

And i know... you're thinking this is a fuzzy pic but no... i'm just showing you our neighbors. Notice the cute little white and black stink trap.
Charades...."SOUNDS LIKE".
What a cute little face. HA HA HA HA.... CUTE?
AND LASTLY. LOOK AT THE BEAUTY. It really was Gorgeous. And for the most part... FUN!

Here's my handsome hubby. He's funny. He's silly and he's a Father. but let me tell you something

It's just not fathers day if you don't get....

1. Peed on!

2. Thrown up on!

3. and of course... pooped on, well, he pooed on me. but he peed and threw up on his dad, so....

Happy Fathers Day!



Look at what a chunky monkey. the baby... not nick.
He pooped on him this day.

I've a confession to make.

I've been busy lately and haven't gotten to this blog because....... I've been making a new blog! It's actually my photography website, per say.



I'm really excited about it and hope that everything goes well in the new career I'm creating.



So go check it out and see what you think. Keep in mind though I'm still in the "trying to figure EVERYTHING out" phase. but I'm getting very close.



emilyhammerstad.blogspot.com

CONGRATS TO.... ME!!!!!!



I entered a photo contest this past month and i won honorable mention. YEAH!!! I'm so happy. I even won a prize. i feel like a million bucks.





Here's the winning shot. Tell me what you think?

If you haven't met her, you're missing out. I recently took a class from one of my best friends Erin. She's my photography teacher and typically she's the one taking the awesome shots. you can check out her website (erinsummerillphotography.com) but this time. i got to do the taking. So Erin.... This one's for you!!!

To my friend ERIN

Blogger my dear blogger, how I have left thee in shambles. I haven't blogged in forever and that's not to say I haven't tried. It's been a busy one.

Here's some of my photo's of Easter. and my photo 102 class projects.


Cookie's and frosting. yeah! alecia makes the best frosting in the world


YUMMMM!! COOKIES!!!

My eye. yep. it's for class.
alright gotta go. husbands mad at me for blogging. he's not a jerk. he's lonely.

Thankful Thursday

It's been awhile since i've done a thankful day. little too long if you ask me. so here it goes.

welcome my friends to the letter .... H ....




1. Holidays those wonderful holidays like Easter, where everyone just looks like they are having fun..... except my son....who is always making that face.




2. the Hammerstads my family from afar. they are super great and fun and i wish they'd all move to utah it would make things a lot easier.





3. Hula hoops since i used two h's i think I should win something for being awesome. and whoever thought of the hula hoop ... GENIUS!




4. Hair I wish my baby would get some. He used to have some...see the teeny tiny little baby fo hawk.





5. Hope in this day and age where would we be without it.




6. Honesty i wish that everyone had the necklaces on fablehaven that make you tell the truth all the time or else they'd choke.




7. Home there really is no place like home.







and lastly here's my creative shots of the week.

This is something i took from another blogger. I couldn't help but do it.



A - Age: 22




B - Bed size: King




C - Chore you hate: laundry, it's never ever done.




D - Dog's name: Kari-like the babysitter from incredibles.




E - Essential start your day item: a big slobbery kiss from my one and only, not Nick. just to clear the confusion. Isaiah crawls to my face every morning and starts sucking it off.











F - Favorite color: people have called me strange but it's the rainbow.











G - Gold or Silver: silver




H - Height: 5’4" and a half.




I - Instruments you play(ed): I played violin for like a second. and now i play rock band. ;)




J - Job title: MOMMY




K - Kid(s): yes, 2 of them. one's 24 and the other is 8 months










L - Living arrangements: i live with my parents. how cool and i?




M - Mom's name: Ruby, it's actually Eva but she goes by her middle name




N - Nicknames: Em, Emilito, Emilio




O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: i had an apendectomy when i was prego. they even kept me in the childrens ward.




P - Pet Peeve: too many. and that's also a pet peeve, that i have too many pet peeve's




Q - Quote from a movie: "I do not think it means what you think it means", Inigo Montoyez(Princess Bride)




R - Right or left handed: right




S - Siblings: 5 - Garth II(Coach), Alecia, Clint, Cami & Mikey




T - Time you wake up: sometime after 10. whenever i can force myself to get up.




U- Underwear: we used to wear them on our heads as kids. but i like this too.











V - Vegetable you dislike: I don't think there is one.




W - Ways you run late: i don't actually get this question. but i'm late wherever i go.




X - X-rays you've had: EVERYTHING! they've done em all.




Y - Yummy food you make: Beef n' broc... it's really good.




Z - Zoo favorite: i think elephants. but i really like the tigers too.

YEAH! It's tootin Tuesday again. I've had a fairly swell week. How was everyone else's?





So this week i've been making these "home upon a rock" name plates.










So if you see this Rach, sorry for seeing your birthday present early. Hope you like it. ;)








I just love this little guy. as i've been taking these photo classes i find myself taking pics at different angles and just having fun. I really like this shot of my sweet.









GUESS WHO FIGURED OUT HOW TO CLIMB UP THE STAIRS ALL BY HIMSELF?






Yes, you guessed it. I can't believe this little adventurer

So, what's the hippety happ with all ya'll?