day 134/365 just us!

photo, originally uploaded by Darolyn Hamada.

goofing off!

day 111/365 equal doggie time

Since Kimo was featured yesterday, it's Yuki's turn today!!!

day 110/365 buddies!

Cassidy loves her some Kimo! He's such a sweet boy. On our first night in the new house, he slept right by the front door, like he was going to protect us from some unwieldy intruder. On the second night, I guess he felt a little more comfortable in the new digs because he slept right at the top of the stairs. I feel safe with my Kimo!!

Thank you for all the support and encouraging words as we're moving and settling in! They mean so much to me!! Sorry I haven't kept up as much with everyone's 365s...i'll try to do better, promise!

day 93/365 cousins

Sweet cousins. They are only 6 months apart. I am so thankful that they get to grow up together.

day 78/365 buddies

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The quality of this picture is really bad...It's blurry and the WB is off...but I thought I'd post it anyways because I love the subject matter. This is Cassidy and her BFF, aka, her boyfriend, her prince, and her future husband! They're going to get married one day...or so Cassidy says!

day 74/365 reading

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Tonight was busy. We were doing a bunch of stuff and going every which way...But in the middle of it all, Cassidy sat down and read a book outloud for us all to hear. It reminded me that sometimes we have to slow down and appreciate these moments.

day 72/365 thumbs up!

Cassidy was goofing off with my dad today and gave me the thumbs up! I love that she can see her grandparents so much and that they live so close by!

day 71/365 the heart

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We went to a birthday party today for one of Cassidy's classmates. There was a woman there who did face painting. Instead of wanting the paint on her face, my girl opted for one sweet heart on her hand.  Honestly...I hate face painting.  I hate wiping it off...I hate how it gets on your clothes...I hate how it doesn't always come off.  So when Cassidy opted to get a heart on her hand, I felt a little proud of her.

day 65/365 PARK!

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Cassidy loves the park. I mean she L.O.V.E.S. the park. Today we went to a new park with some of her school friends. She played for 3 hours without stopping. And on the way home...she wanted to stop at another park closer to our house. Ummmm, no...mommy's tired.

day 64/365 love the weekends

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I love weekends when I get to finally spend some quality time with my girl. Saturdays are hectic with ballet and ice skating classes. But so worth it. Cassidy loves Saturdays and I love spending them with her!

day 59/365 goof-ball

It's bath time and someone's acting like a goof-ball. All I said was "smile" and this is what I got!

day 58/365 love at the park

day58, originally uploaded by Darolyn Hamada.

This is the love I get for taking Cassidy to the park. Actually, this is the love I get for taking her picture at the park. But at least in this picture, I have eyes. All of the other pictures I took from our day at the park were of the back and sides of Cassidy's head.  She actually was thrilled at the park today.  She crossed the monkey bars for the first time!  She went the entire way without letting to!!  She was so happy.  Too bad I didn't catch that expression.  Oh well.  Happy day 58 everyone!

day 57/365 my skater

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Cassidy has been taking ice skating lessons for a little over a year. She loves it! And she works hard at it. I am so proud of her progress. Her favorite thing about ice skating? Definitely the dress! She got this sparkly number from her grandma for Christmas. I hope she sticks to ice skating. I think it helps her to focus and concentrate and listen.  And the pretty little dresses...that's her motivation.

day 56/365 look at me

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Cassidy found this itty-bitty baby book I made when she was a baby so I could carry around pictures of her in my purse when I had to travel for work. She thought the pictures were funny. When I look at these pictures, I think WOW, I wish I was a member of ClickinMoms back when she was born!!!

day 50/365 D.A.Y. 50 People!

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There is still no joy today...maybe later. The weather today is so odd. It waivers between total sunshine and total rain. I bet there's a rainbow somewhere out there. For now, I finally took a picture of Cassidy where she is looking at the camera! Woot woot! She almost NEVER looks at the camera. She must have thought there was some treat waiting for her after I snapped (literally).

Happy day 50 everyone. Only 315 more days to go on this journey!

day 48/365 together (self-timer + self-portrait = blurry)

day48, originally uploaded by Darolyn Hamada.

This is my first try with the self-timer on my camera. Blurry blurry blurry...when you do self-timer, do you have to do manual focus? I did and, obviously, I didn't do a good job focusing. But, you get the gist. Me and Cassidy playing "princess"...she's much better at it than I am.  Joy of Love day 17 is all about togetherness, even if it's blurry.

day 42/365 dreams

My girl dreams about getting married. She talks about it all the time. She even has her groom picked out. Joy of Love day 11 is all about dreams. What does your loved one dream about doing?

day 41/365 space

Joy of Love day 10 is space - where they are comfortable. The most comfortable place that my love loves is her bed. And (having had to sleep there quite a bit more than I would have liked) I can honestly say it IS comfortable. I love that she loves her bed. And that she would rather sleep in her bed than my bed!!! Woot woot for that!

day 40/365 passions and hobbies

Today's joy of love was a tough one for me (although when all is said and done, it seems pretty obvious). I took so many different pictures today. This morning, I took some of Cassidy watching her ipod. After school, we went to the park but it was so dark, my pictures were blurry because I couldn't see what I was focusing on. Then I took some more of Cassidy watching her ipod before bed (I know...too much watching the ipod!). Then I took some of my cat. And I was happy with none of the pictures I took. They were all blurry and not very exciting. Then it dawned on me...what about MY passion and hobby? So, I took a blurry picture of me taking a picture of me. Happy day 40/365. Thanks for looking and commenting!!

day 39/365 Joy of Love day 8

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It's day 8 of Joy of Love -- GOSH, I wonder how much longer I can keep this up?-- Today's Joy is what they have said, done, promised, given. So, of course, I chose to photograph my rings. I waited until the last minute to do it, so I didn't have much light and had to use my speedlite, which was a mistake given the reflection. So, it's not the best picture. But I think it represents what the Joy of Love is about!