Thursday, May 31, 2012

Favorite Photo Friday

Just one more horse picture....promise! For this week, anyway.

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This would have to be my favorite picture of the week because it really speaks to how far this little munchkin has come.  

 From clinging to my legs for over a year, after we returned from China.....Milana has evolved into this curious, courageous, adventurous, fun, happy little person.

She is beckoning this large beast to come hither so she can rub it's nose. If I hadn't stopped her, she would have crawled through the fence to get at the horse.

This one's my carpe diem kid. I never would have thought so.

Joining with my friend Lisa today. Click the button to see all the beautiful photography that is shared each Friday.

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Happy Week-end!
xoxo 

 


Monday, May 28, 2012

Tuesday.....Around the World



We just had another beautiful week-end with horses in it.
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Only this time they weren't tethered ponies....but the real deal. 
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Beautiful thoroughbred horses.
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I had a family photo shoot on Sunday, on location - out in the country and thought we should make it a family thing at the same time. 

So we stopped somewhere for a brunch and then they dropped me off at my shoot and went exploring. They spied some horses behind a fence when the owner spotted them and invited them in. (Really nice guy!) He gave them a tour of his grounds and stables and invited them to watch as a few of his horses were having a practice jump with their trainer in a little while. I arrived just as they were headed in the field with their horses.

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What a treat!

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 The girls wished we could have stayed all day and were less than thrilled to have to pile into the car and leave. They both had been getting up their nerve to ask for a ride but we quickly explained that these horses weren't the same as last weeks. (But that kind of logic went right over their heads.)


Me thinks there will be more horses in our future. 

 

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Tuesday - Around the world.

Are you like me?
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Do you like "firsts"?
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I remember when Dahlia first got on a horses back....how frightened, yet excited she was. Her feelings were only surpassed by....mine. "My baby is so high....what if she falls off....what if the horse kicks me as I walk beside it...just in case she does fall and I have to catch her...." .
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Click here to see some pics of Dahlia's first time on a horse (not a thethered pony).

Well, it was Milana's turn this time......and she showed no fear.


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And......she LOVED it!

Ok...so,the horses were really ponies and they were tethered but nonetheless...I still felt a little pride that my "baby" has so much confidence.
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I'm happy to say both my girls have some of the same mindset as I do. "Feel the fear....but do it anyway!" 

That's what's happening in my little corner of the world.

Check out some other places below.
 Happy Tuesday




Sunday, May 20, 2012

Sunday Snapshot

I'm slinking back into my blog today.....hoping nobody noticed I've been MIA for a month!

So....no body noticed....right? Thanks.
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It's a gorgeous long week-end here and the weather is perfect. Well....actually it's bleeping hot, but we'll take it!
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So....that calls for a visit to our favorite park. 

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And I thought I'd share a few snaps here and then try ahem, promise to be back on Tuesday to post some cute pictures of the kiddos riding some ponies. (See.....I've cornered myself in so now I have to come through. What am I? Five years old? That was redundant....thank you!)


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My camera is Nikon D300. I only used my 28-75mm 2.8 and ISO was 200. A quick run through Lightroom and voila. Done!
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I'm joining this blog hob by Stefanie at Ni Hao Y'all. Check out all the great images being shared from all over.
 

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Have a perfect week.
See you Tuesday.
No, really!






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Hi, I'm Wanda. I am a happy woman, wife to Danny for...oh....lots a years and finally Mom to THE most adorable little girl from Hunan, China - Dahlia. And now we have been blessed again with another daughter, Milana, from Zhejiang, China. (The 2 best things I've ever done!) We live in the Montreal area. After a loooonnngg wait for Dahlia's little sister Milana (pronounced - Mee-lana, like banana), we finally brought her home in August 2009. Dahlia came to us in Nov 2004 (at 20 months of age)and a year later we began the application for another baby - at the time the waiting period was around 8 months. Almost 4 years later (say what!?!)we, at last, brought Milana home. This began as the story of our journey to bring Milana home and life with her big sister, Dahlia. It now continues as we live as a family of four!
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