The Daily Wyatt

No Tears. No Cavities.

2012-01-26T22:26:00.001-07:00

Wednesday Wyatt went to his first dentist appointment. He did such a good job. He didn't cry, squirm, bite or do anything I thought he’d do. Which made me a super proud momma.

He even let them take x-rays. <--- Wow!

They said he had really good teeth, 10 on top 10 on bottom and NO cavities! whoop whoop! Plus all the ladies fell in love with pretty blues. He’s such a lady killer.

Texture Thursday

2012-01-25T17:00:00.000-07:00

Its Texture Thursday time!!
Everyone joining me from last week... Welcome back! And, if you're here for the first time, I hope you totally join in on the fun! The whole point of Texture Thursday is to look at photography from a different point of view. Meaning that you can either enter a photo that has texture already in it or add some of your own. If your not quite sure what I mean I give examples HERE.

This week I wanted to give you a “how to” on adding textures. When adding textures you want to make sure that you still keep your photo natural looking. You don’t want to take away from the photo. All you want is to give it depth. Saying that is a lot simpler than actually doing it. So be careful and make sure you are using your editing eye.

You always want to start out by doing a clean edit on your photo. The better your photo is the better it will look when adding a texture.

A clean edit for me is fixing the contrast/white balance levels etc. I also took out the people that were walking. (I use the clone stamp in Photoshop to accomplish that.)

Once that was done I “placed” the brown texture I have shown below on top of my photo. I changed my “layer” to Soft light. This should make the picture show through the texture you placed on top of it. At this point you want to change the opacity to a lower percentage. ALWAYS change it at least some what because if you don’t you photo will not look natural.

You want it to look natural.

Now lets say your adding a Texture onto a portrait. You want to make sure that you erase the texture off of their skin or paint there skin with a light/dark color. Because if you don’t it will make it unnatural and that's what we are trying to avoid.

(ps if you click the photos below you can download them to use for free.)

Normally when I add texture onto buildings or landscapes I don’t erase any unless the texture looks funky on some parts of the picture. With this photo I didn't erase any of the brown texture.

Once I was done adding the brown texture I wanted to bring more depth into the sky because it was washed out. So I added some clouds (which is the above photo.) I only added the clouds to the sky part of the picture and I erased it off the buildings. I also reduce the opacity on that texture as well. Once I was done adding my textures I flattened my image and then used a action that added a little haze to the photo to give it a little more drama. I reduced the noise and was done.

Take your time and check your photo. I still see places on my “finished” photo that I would fix or change. Learning to add textures takes time. So don’t get frustrated.

For the rest of this week I want to give you all a challenge. Go HERE and download this photo and edit it with textures, actions or whatever and then come back next week and link it up to Texture Thursday. Lets share our editing tips and help each other out and please if you have questions email me. I will love to help you out with anything.

I will pick the best edit and high light them the following week. I'm excited to see what you all come up with.

Any who, from now on I will be posting the winners of last week on my Texture Thursday Pinterest Page. If you are highlighted on there please make sure to grab your winner button HERE. And congrats!

Now its your turn lets see what Textures you have this week!

Don't forget the guidelines for the linky:

Link only to your post dedicated to Texture Thursday not your main URL.
Anyone can join in at anytime.
Grab my button so others can find the linky and join in the fun too!
Try to visit others blogs and give some comment love! Because we all love comments.

****Also remember I will be posting all the photos I like through out the week on my FACEBOOK page and also on the Texture Thursday Pinterest Page. see if yours is one them****

**I reversed the order of the link list so watch for your
thumbnail at the TOP of the list once you post it!**

The forgotten Disneyland pictures.

2012-01-24T23:27:00.001-07:00

Last October we went on our first family vacation and it was the most amazing trip I ever been on. We first went to San Diego and I fell in love, IN LOVE people, with the city. That I didn't want to leave. But we also went to Disneyland and I never got around to blogging about it until now.

We spent 3 days in Disneyland with our good friends and it was completely amazing. Wyatt was amazed, Cody was amazed, I was amazed and they were amazed.

We met all the characters, We went on every ride, We dressed up and trick or treated in Disneyland, We got a ton, a TON of candy, It rained but we didn't care, We were there from open until close and can I say, they have the most amazing fireworks EVER! I was astonished by them.

Wyatt still talks about how much fun we had and I cant wait until we go again.

For our first family vacation it was completely amazing.

Join me

I will make home videos like this one day…

2012-01-23T23:59:00.001-07:00

I just need a video camera.

all videos belong to this fab blog that you all need to check out asap!

The Polished Pickle.

Free Vintage Valentines

2012-01-23T01:00:00.000-07:00

Love these!

{via}

download them here.

Every day I’m shuffling…

2012-01-21T22:00:00.000-07:00

Thought I’d make your day.

Hey, Its all about me.

2012-01-21T00:30:00.000-07:00

I am a procrastinator.
I enjoying embarrassing myself and others but I hate, haaaaate (and get super embarrassed like hide in a hole and never come out) when people make fun of how I spell. I know I cant spell, leave it at that. Thanks jerks.
When I am mad I tell people I am going to punch them in their face and I wish that I would but I don’t. Cause I could kill them with the amount of shear power I have in these arms. Man, they’re tough.
I’ll pick on you when I really like you (as a friend dude, I am married. get off this. pssh.)
I tend to be very funny and sarcastic but in “real life” I am super deep and tend to get lost in my mind and its hard to get out of it.
I am very artistic until I’m not, then I get depressed and feel like a freakin’ turd.
I love photography. a lot. Its all I talk about really (besides my son.)
I am 26 and super H O T T.
I love to wear pjs. I wear them when I shop and if I could I’d wear them at work. seriously. I hate clothes.
I didn't shave my legs for like 4+ months. One: because I run out of razors Two: because I didn't care. Three: you should have seen the shower after I shave. It was gross.
Some times I am too honest that it gets me in trouble.
I am super organized at work but I can’t seem to ever keep my house that way. (I am the human resource manager at Sears and I work full time.)
I love to collect recipes but I hate to cook but really only because then I will have to do the dishes.
I have very high expectations of myself, son and especially my husband.
I have been married for 4 years together for 8.
I met him at my first job. He worked in the produce and I was a cashier. He had a crush on my friend and I tried to hook them up, but then we feel in love instead. aw….
He has manic depressant anxiety disorder, hates big crowds or any attention really.
I am super outgoing, love big crowds and crave attention.
Totally opposites attract which can cause big problems and has but we do love each. A lot.
Wyatt is 3 now and I hope to have another baby this year.

Family Date Night. Holler!

2012-01-20T19:35:00.000-07:00

Right at this very second…

(since I schedule this post to load at the same time the movie starts. since I‘m lame like that.)

we are watching this movie…

and I bet it fantastic.

I hate coffee so we went to Starbucks.

2012-01-20T00:00:00.000-07:00

It snowed a lot.

So I hung out with my sister…

and her kid.

I hate coffee but we ended up at Starbucks.

I had hot chocolate so did the kids.

and we talked until Wyatt fell asleep.

it was wonderful.

Texture Thursday

2012-01-18T22:01:00.001-07:00

This week instead of showing one of my photos I wanted to highlight two great examples that were submitted last week of “natural” texture and “added” texture.

Becky from Finding my cre8ivity had a fabulous display of “natural” textures this week but out of all of them this was my favorite:

The colors are so warm and I love the hidden feel it has too it. Its just lovely. Make sure you check out all the others she posted on her blog. They are so lovely.

Nancy from A Rural Journal posted this stunning photo with a great use of “added” texture.

I love the colors but I also love how the texture is not overpowering and gives such depth to the photo. Stunning really.

Guys be sure to take a “winner” button. You have shown lovely photos and should be congratulated.

Now its your turn lets see what Textures you have this week!

Don't forget the guidelines for the linky:

Link only to your post dedicated to Texture Thursday not your main URL.
Anyone can join in at anytime.
Grab my button so others can find the linky and join in the fun too!
Try to visit others blogs and give some comment love! Because we all love comments.

****Also remember I will be posting all the photos I like through out the week on my FACEBOOK page and also on the Texture Thursday Pinterest Page. see if your is one them****

**I reversed the order of the link list so watch for your
thumbnail at the TOP of the list once you post it!**

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2012-01-18T11:07:00.001-07:00

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We went ghost hunting.

2012-01-17T21:35:00.001-07:00

it was simple. it was late. it was fun.

It was worth staying up past bedtime.

Join me

Um, okay…

2012-01-14T23:26:00.001-07:00

Today Wyatt told me this...

“Mom, I'm gonna kick you in the face with my toe nails then you gonna eat them and spit them in my eye.”

Um, okay?

Oh the places you’ll go.

2012-01-14T06:00:00.000-07:00

<3 Thismakesmesuperhappy. <3 :)

{Via }

In Remembrance of Officer Fancom

2012-01-13T02:30:00.001-07:00

I never meet this Officer and really I don’t know a whole lot about him. All I do know is that he brought together a community. It’s just to bad that we had to come together over his death. I live in Ogden Utah and on January 4 police went to serve a warrant on house very close to where my sister and her husband live.

As the officers entered the home they came under fire where 6 officers were shot and early the next morning Officer Fancom died. This is the only Ogden police officer since 1963 I believe that has been killed in the line of duty. So it was a shock to all of the Ogden community.

So on Wednesday one of my sisters joined Wyatt and I at his funeral where thousand attended. There were no words to express it. I was in awe at the thousands of flags that were lined a long the streets and the thousand of people who stood next to them in complete silence for over 2 hours as we watch the procession pass. It was so humbling.

To read more about what happened go here

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Texture Thursday on Friday

2012-01-12T23:23:00.001-07:00

Lets first start off with last weeks winner:

Homesick

First the colors are fantastic and the soft texture of the flower is just stunning! Wow, this took my breath away!

Congratulations!

Grab your winner button HERE!

Also remember I will be posting all the photos I like thru out the week on my FACEBOOK page and also on the Texture Thursday Pinterest Page.

Since I didn’t have my post ready yesterday. (sorry) I spent most of tonight looking through some old photos and found this oldie but goodie of my cousin’s hands that I took a few years ago (who by the way is a fab pianist) playing on my parents very old hand me down piano they got from my great grandma. I kind of like it.

Now its your turn lets see what Textures you have this week!

Don't forget the guidelines for the linky:

Link only to your post dedicated to texture Thursday not your main URL.
Anyone can join in at anytime.
Grab my button so others can find the linky and join in the fun too!
Try to visit others blogs and give some comment love! Because we all love comments.

**I reversed the order of the link list so watch for your
thumbnail at the TOP of the list once you post it!**

About Texture Thursday

2012-01-11T23:00:00.001-07:00

Guys, I just got home from a fabulous date. I'm tired and I didn't get my post together for Texture Thursday. So how about you all come back and link up with me on Friday instead? Sound good? As for now enjoy some pics Wyatt drew on the iPad which I am currently blogging from.

we can only breath for so long.

2012-01-10T23:21:00.001-07:00

I am laying next to you in our soft warm bed stroking your dark hair as I listen to your sorrow. Your whispering to me the pain you have in your heart, how life is hard, and how you don’t know if you can do it anymore. I try to cry soft so that you cant hear me while I try to understand but I don’t.

As you speak, I picture what life would be like with out you in it and I cry a little more. You say how you cant hang on but I beg you too. I ask you questions trying to grasp the pain you hold so deep but you stop talking. I beg you to let me in but you turn over.

This isn't the first time we have had a talk like this. This wont be the last. The only fear I have, that I ever had in this relationship is that one day, you will finally take your life and I will be left here raising our son alone.

That night, like most nights I dreamt I was at your funeral. Your friends slowly walking in giving us your condolences. I held on to Wyatt with more force then I ever had before. I pictured my self listening to the stories of your life as I tried to laugh through the tears at the moments they share of when you were happy. I saw myself up there at the proteome breaking down the hard, strong shell I give myself only to somehow manage to say that I knew that you were finally at peace, that this was what you wanted and that you would never be forgotten.

I wake up wishing there was a way I could take away the pain you have. Wishing there was a way for me to give you all the happiness that you deserve. I have had that wish ever since the day I met you.

You tell me a lot that you don't believe that I love you. Every time you say that I want to pull open my chest and show you my heart which is filled with nothing but love for you so you could see that there is something worth living for. Darling, I love you I do. So much that it hurts, it hurts to see you this way. It always has.

I tell others that I knew what I was signing up for when I enter this life with you, and I did. But I also came into it thinking I could show you how much there is to live for.

I wish, I could.

This dark cloud that hangs over you is genetic and we knew that. You never wanted a kid only because of the fear you had that this thing would be passed down like it was too you and at moments I think it has and I panic.

But then I know Wyatt will have a better chance because I am determined to not let his life be filled with sadness. I am determined to give him the attention that you so desperately deserved to have when you were younger.

I am determined. d e t e r m i n e d, do you hear me! determined.

Oh babe, I wish I could take all your pain away. One day you will be surrounded with all the happy you need, that it will overwhelm your soul.

It will happen one day because in the end we all know we can only breath for so long.

Join me

Oh man…

2012-01-08T10:27:00.001-07:00

This was today last year.

Lol, Wyatt was so little, and super cute.

10 thoughts I thought today.

2012-01-06T15:18:00.001-07:00

Toady I slept in. It was wonderful.
Today I actually brushed Wyatt’s teeth. Which by the way at what age do you need to take your kid to the dentist?
Today I cooked a real breakfast that had healthy things, like eggs.
Today I took Wyatt outside and enjoyed the warmish weather (and had a very weird convo with a random neighbour who has some serious issues with his cat. It was weird.)
Today I made dinner for lunch and it was home made bake chicken and it was spicy so we didn't eat it. We just ate the rice instead. What a waste.
Today I am going to make Cody’s favorite meal Lemon Pepper chicken, with home made rolls, real mashed potato's and have homemade brownies for desert. but only if I can only get up and do it. (I'm so lazy.)
Today I feel bad because yesterday while we were in the mall we walked passed a eyebrow waxing place and I said to my husband that he could go there to get his eyebrows waxed. (cause he’s been looking for a place.) He looked me straight in the eye and said I already got them waxed today. I laughed and said no you didn't but I guess he did. I can be such a dick sometimes.
Today I was on Pinterest f o r e v e r and saw THIS so I did it. Its now my favorite thing ever!
Today Wyatt said this to me "Mom come here so I can do you hair so you can look like a girl today" I guess he figured out that most days I try to look like a boy. I laughed at that then I Twitted it.
Today I drink 4000 cans of Mt Dew and I sooo want another one but Wyatt told me no and he’s the boss. :(

And $100 Tea Clothing Giveaway winner is…

2012-01-05T00:04:00.001-07:00

Contact me at dailywyatt@comcast.net ASAP so I can give you the details!

Texture Thursday

2012-01-04T23:52:00.001-07:00

My favorite Textured photos I took in 2011

This is the one year anniversary of Texture Thursday!

I want to thank you all for coming and linking up each week. I know that I didn't get to some of your photos each week so this year my plan is to do just that. I will be starting a Pinterest Board just for Texture Thursday and I will try to post more of your photos on my Facebook page. So please keep coming back! I love to see your photos!

And winner this week is…

Rad Photography

I love how simple yet stunning this (I believe SOOC) shot is! What a great capture!

Congratulations!

Grab your winner button HERE!

Now its your turn lets see what Textures you have this week!

Don't forget the guidelines for the linky:

Link only to your post dedicated to texture Thursday not your main URL.
Anyone can join in at anytime.
Grab my button so others can find the linky and join in the fun too!
Try to visit others blogs and give some comment love! Because we all love comments.

Linked too:

**I reversed the order of the link list so watch for your
thumbnail at the TOP of the list once you post it!**

Mexican Cowboys

2012-01-03T20:46:00.001-07:00

My Christmas tree is still up, Wyatt is sick, I had a hell of a day at work, my feet stink and tonight for dinner we had peanut butter sandwiches.

but all that doesn't matter because after the medicine was given, the Christmas tree lights turned on, work put out of my mind, and our bellies full, we spent the last moments of the night dressed up as Mexican cowboys.

making sure that Indian daddy didn't attack our camp and it was fabulous!

On a side note, The last day to enter my $100 giveaway is today! Tomorrow I will pick a winner! Enter HERE. Don’t miss out!

Join me

As we count down, I wish…

2012-01-02T08:00:00.001-07:00

As this year came to a close I remembered how it all started with hopes, and the dreams of being happy and we were. We laughed a ton, loved a lot, had so many adventures, and we were happy. We are happy. This year as we counted down to noon, the same wishes apply.

I wish you Independence so you will be able go to preschool knowing I cant go with you.

I wish you Strength so you can be tough when I am not there to be tough for you.

I wish you Courage so you are brave when you're exploring so you don't need to look over your shoulder to see if I am still there.

I wish you Joy in discover things on your own knowing you that you did it all by yourself.

and I wish you Bliss because I wish you no pain, fear or tears, failures and hate towards you in the life that you lead and if it does happen…

I wish that you can find that Strength

Courage

Independence

& Joy that you already have to get though those times knowing always in the back of your mind

I will be there, no matter what.

This year…

2012-01-01T19:46:00.001-07:00

This year I will love you more.

This year I will kiss you more.

This year I will cuddle you more.

This year I will actually listen when you talk about sports.

This year I will be fascinated by all your quirky hobbies.

This year I will laugh with you more.

This year I will support you more.

This year I will take you out on more dates.

This year I will hold your hand more.

This year is all about you darling.

I will love you a lot more I will kiss you a lot more I will always support you.

This year darling,

This year we are going to be amazing.