Melissa - Spoiled Mommy

Update....please update spoiledmommy.com to www.melissadawnphotoblog.com

2011-08-25T11:40:36-04:00

Hey there...surprise....shocker....its ME!!!

I miss everyone here SO badly but I just cant keep up 2 blogs and I really want to start writing again. I would greatly appreciate it if you would update your settings to my photoblog site. This blog ended up being just that anyway...swarms of pictures so the only difference really will be the name.

Thank you...miss you...and I hope to see you all soon!! xoxo

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I Heart Faces Phone Photo Challenge

2011-02-22T10:41:49-05:00

Whoaaa….its been a very long time since I have entered any of the challenges at I heart faces!!! I really have missed it.

This is my lil princess immediately after I pulled out her bottom tooth that was just hangin there.

She was scared to go to bed in fear of it coming out and her swallowing it.

The top tooth has a story, it was NOT suppose to come out…you can read a brief snippet HERE, number 9/365.

And to make things even BETTER…the other bottom tooth is VERY lose as well.

This picture really makes me giggle.

Head over to I Heart Faces to see more phone photos!

Hello 2011here is to a better than the last.

2011-01-15T10:45:39-05:00

I really want to be back here writing and sharing things again.

I moved into a new house, started working, kids started school and I still haven't gotten on a good organized schedule yet.

Though I AM trying.

The fact that once again my laptop crashed and I had HUGE issues with Best Buy hasn’t helped much either.

I am trying to do a 365 again this year. So far so good.

I decided this time not to put so much pressure on myself…some days its going to be a picture from my cell some from my camera….as long as I actually take a picture, it doesn’t matter where it comes from from- huh?

I'm also trying to decorate my house. I'm getting rid of things that have just cluttered up our life and decorating to MY style, what I actually like verses what has always just been given to us here and there. As previously stated here I have a lot of work to do with the house and I'm looking for all the help and advice that I can get. I will be posting more pictures of the house soon.

So to start, here is the beginning of my 365, I will post them daily from here on….or at least try.

1/365…

The beginning....
This was taken with an app I found on my new cell phone.
I have been chuckling about these since I took them.

This is my family (disturbingly distorted), my loves! ♥

2/365…

Cousins…my lil girl and my niece.

3/365…

♥
An old Treasure

4/365…

Having tons of fun, being completely carefree, laughing out loud...enjoying life & playing Just Dance2.
I adore the real laugh in the 2nd picture...you don't get to see that kind of smile often.
He is my heart ♥

We got this video game at Christmas for our lil princess and guess who plays it the most!?

5/365…

I swear if it didn’t happen to me, I wouldn’t have believed it.
See that lock? Its NOT locked…but yeah, somehow I was locked in my bedroom for 30 minutes while all the kids were on the other side getting ready for school. The darn thing would NOT budge! Even after I screwed off the handle the stupid thing wouldn’t come out….so I had Jacob shove the hammer under the door and I banged & banged and FINALLY the door popped open BUT the piece never came out.
By golly it was totally a scene from a blonde joke!!!

6/365…

She loves HELLO KITTY!!
Off to school with her new lunch box. ♥

She has grown so much since starting school, its actually visible to see the growth in how she interacts with just the normal day to day stuff. As proud as it makes me, it also makes me a little sad. I feel like I wasted so much time on this computer and with everything else that I missed out on a little girl growing from baby, to toddler to a little girl.

7/365…

I have a great friend at work. She calls me "Sunshine"
I told her that I was going to come in wearing a lil miss sunshine shirt one day.
Instead....
I brought her THIS lil guy & on her desk he now sits.
As a constant reminder for her to smile.....
at least ONCE a day. ♥

8/365…

This is all I got….was getting late.

My snack at work....nom nom nom

9/365…

Oh the TOOTH!!
That poor tooth on "your" left...
Well, it has been put through some mess this past year. No matter how she falls she seems to always hit it!!! It began to change color so I took her to the dentist to have it checked out. Things are fine but it looks like she will be losing it here real soon.
The downside.
Her adult teeth are still "developing" in her gums sooooo...
It looks as though she will be toothless for a good while!

10/365…

This is my BOY!!
5 feet 8 inches tall .... 128 pounds
13 years old
Where did time go?

He towers over me…a constant reminder of how fast time flies.

11/365…

Hang in there,
We can do this...
Together. ♥

12/365…

You can be given all the riches in the world...
But nothing compares to TRUE LOVE ♥

13/365…

NERDS…they come in all shapes, sizes and color.

14/365…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
This is my work buddy...she ROCKS!!

We were totally having a lil mini shoot at work in our office.

To be continued….

A Princesses 1st day at Preschool

2010-10-29T08:19:57-04:00

“Its time to wake up for your 1^st day of preschool”, I excitedly whispered to her as she rolled over trying to awaken from her beauty sleep. “Huh, where is school?” she said as she struggled to sit up. Her eyes trying desperately to open she looks towards the window and exclaims “ITS STILL DARK OUT!!!”

And our morning, the 1^st day of preschool begins…

The night before as we were frantically getting her things ready she requested that EVERYTHING be PINK!! Of course we agreed…because what is a princess without PINK!?

She got her pink folder…

Her pink lunch box….

Her pink book bag…

And she was off on her way in her adorable pink outfit!!

(Processed photos with a vintage action)

This is the “Mom, enough already with the pictures come on lets go” look.

I snapped a couple more after she got out of the car.

Walking in I made her turn around so I could snap one more on my cell phone to send to Daddy…and of course face book to let and show everyone that she was well on her way.

When we got in the class she was still very excited, but became timid rather quickly. The grip that she had on my hand grew increasingly tighter by the minute. I walked around the room with her for a little bit and then I had to begin saying goodbye. I leaned down to hug her and she grabbed me around my neck-holding on for dear life. I could feel her chest again mine, her heart beating fast, her breathing very rapid as the tears were beginning.

I took a picture with me cell of her by her cubby, she was not very happy.

I then hugged her and tried to take a picture of us together…I got her death grip on my hand.

Tried again, and got only her.

Walked her to her seat…tried to make her happy, tried to make her color with everyone else…but it wasn’t happening. She was sad, confused, and nervous. And why wouldn’t she be, I have never left her with anyone other than her Grandparents. I hugged her one last very long hug, was walking out, looked back, saw “the face” and snapped one last picture…

It was the worst feeling having to rip her arms from around my neck and walk away, especially when I looked back and saw that sweet face looking at me like that. I wanted so badly to run back to her and tell her to come home with me but I knew I couldn’t, she was fine…or she would be fine and I knew she would have a good time.

She was smiling from ear to ear when I picked her up….SHE HAD A BLAST!! She made me an apple, sang me songs she that learned, and showed me a few of her work papers. My heart was smiling as I no longer saw this little baby talking to me, but a little girl…growing up, too grown for her lil body.

We had a few errands to run after school, when I turned back to continue talking to her….this is what I saw…

A completely passed out princess!!

I think its safe to say that she had a MARVELOUS 1st day!!

Breast Cancer Awareness I Heart Faces Photo Entry

2010-10-25T08:38:05-04:00

I recently took this picture of my lil princess, and it is one of my favorites!

When I saw that the challenge this week was Breast Cancer Awareness-Pink Photo Contest, this picture sprung in my head because…

- Two months ago my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer; since then she has had 2 operations with one removing her left breast completely. The doctors originally told her that with a little radiation, she would be fine. A couple weeks ago a test came back with the percentage being too high and they said that now she has to do chemo. Her first chemo appointment was 11 days ago. She is doing great, she handles all of this so well…it's amazing, and SHE is amazing!! She is my inspiration, my heart, and my life.

- And because it describes EXACTLY how I feel…I hate you breast cancer and I hate you for invading my mother!!

Early detection is key.

http://www.breastcancer.org/

Visit I Heart Faces to enter your pink photo in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

Dedicated to the most wonderful, caring, strong, compassionate and loving person I know….my Momma. I love you.