Wednesday, January 15, 2014

valentine candy tube family

i have always taken a gajillion pics of my kids from day one and wondered in the back of my mind if i was going to be the reason they would turn blind before their 1st birthday from the camera flash exposure.

i have created such a monster in me that i am full blown photo addict especially during holidays and vacations.
i mean, my kids sometimes hide from me when they see me pull the camera out. and my husband? he tells me his limit is 2 pics a day. dang that's really hard on this camera addict!

but as you know, everyone hates their pics taken a  gajillion times unless they are a celebrity but heck man, they sure want to see the pics once they are done!

and what about all those crazy selfies everyone takes nowadays?

i don't get it.

but i will continue taking a gajillion pics of my family and buying camera batteries and SD cards like it's no one's business.

maybe if i bribe them with candy, they'll be more cooperative when i say "just one more pic ok?", as i really take 500 more...and maybe, they'll like this candy 
and smile for me? hmmm...

first i took the empty candy cane tubes we got from walmart for christmas and my wheels started to turn.
you can use paper towel rods too for this. i wanted to use the clear tubes at first but the darn paper was too hard to remove thoroughly so i ended up doing something completely different than what i had set out for.

look: 
i got the cherry hearts from joann fabrics. they're like heart shaped jellybeans.
YUM!

who says tattoos have to be on your skin?
looks like this mom  wants to have a family portrait.
good luck with that!

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4 hours later...

ok, let's see how the guys are doin'...


uh oh. 
do you think he heard anything with all that loud music?
6 hours later...

what could she possibly have forgotten?
headbands. 
of course, how silly of me not to know.