Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Monday, May 30, 2011

Day 149

 

memorial

My adorable daughter all decked out for Memorial Day!

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Day 148

 

grammy

This is my beautiful Grandma (or Grams as I like to call her) at our 2011 Family Reunion.

Love this photo!

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Day 147

 

orange

Beautiful flower off the plant my sister gave me for Mother’s Day this year!

Friday, May 27, 2011

Day 146

 

brstcancer

Just a snapshot for today. These are some breast cancer earrings we’ve put together to sell for a fundraiser to benefit American Cancer Society and through our Relay For Life team!

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Day 145

 

strength

Another item I won in a wonderful giveaway! What an absolutely beautiful piece. The word “strength” is stamped inside the disc and it has Tony and Gracie’s birthstones on it.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Day 144

 

babygirl

My beautiful Gracie <3 She is 19 months old today!!!

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Day 143

 

moonback

I just received another new necklace that I’m in love with! “I love you to the moon & back” and then another disc charm with Tony and Gracie’s initials!

Monday, May 23, 2011

Day 142

 

torty

Little turtle we just saw in our driveway. We named him Chester, haha.

[Side note: This is the 2nd turtle we’ve seen in 2 days. The first turtle we saw Saturday in the middle of a busy road. I turned around and pulled over and ran into the road to move it so it didn’t get run over!]

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Day 141

 

birdfeeder

My new bird feeder.. Yes, I was pretty excited for this haha!

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Day 140

 

wedsand

Part of the cute little favors from the wedding I attended yesterday!

Friday, May 20, 2011

Day 139

 

mommynecklace

I am SO in love with my new personalized necklace from 3 Little Birds Boutique. Mommy bird charm with a pink charm for Gracie’s birthstone! I was beyond excited when I received it!

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Day 138

 

littlebirds

Adorable little birds used in the packaging that came with my new necklace. (which will be photographed for tomorrow’s photo!)

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Day 137

 

familyframe

ADORABLE new photo frame I just received. Won this in an amazing giveaway!

<3 Family <3

Monday, May 16, 2011

Day 136

 

jeremiah

Tony saw a commercial for this on TV and had been in search of it ever since then.. We finally found some. 

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Day 135

 

ribbon

Breast Cancer ribbon – thought this was a “fitting” photo considering we have Relay For Life coming up!

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Day 134

 

milkshakeee

Went on a date with my future hubs Winking smile and our beautiful daughter. We were craving milkshakes!

Friday, May 13, 2011

Day 133

 

headband

Adorable headband from JMPNY Designs. You can find more beautiful items by JMPNY Designs in her Etsy shop here.

“FIGHT FOR LIVES GIVEAWAY RAFFLE”

 

First, I want to send out a very special “THANK YOU” to all of the vendors who donated their items and time to help with this special event! This is to benefit the American Cancer Society’s “Relay For Life”.

Let me share a little about why I “Relay For Life”. In 2009 I was pregnant with my very first child. This was supposed to be one of the happiest times of my life. In July of 2009 when I was about 6 months pregnant, I lost my “Papa” to cancer. It was a devastating loss to our family and it seemed to happen so quick. Fast forward to October 2009, I lost my other Grandpa - also to cancer. He passed only 13 days before my beautiful daughter made her arrival into this world. This was such a difficult time for my family because we wanted to express our happiness and joy for the newest member of our family - but the pain of our loss was still heavy in our hearts.

So I Relay not only to honor their memory but to honor the memory of all of those who have lost their fight with cancer. I Relay to fight for the lives of those currently fighting their own cancer battles right now. I Relay to prevent anyone else from ever having to hear that painful diagnosis. I Relay so that no one has to go through the pain of losing their loved ones to such a horrible disease. I Relay because cancer can strike any one of us at any time - and I want to fight to make sure that doesn't happen anymore.

I started my journey with Relay For Life, last year, in 2010 with my Mom and good friend Beth. Our team name is “Fight For Lives” and our goal is to collect more donations each year and add more team members each year.

Now, onto the goods!

* Giveaway raffle will run from Friday May 13th, 2011 until Wednesday May 25th, 2011 at 2pm EST! *

Here’s how to be eligible to win this wonderful “Fight For Lives giveaway raffle”.

- “Like” each vendors face book page.. We must show them the thanks that they deserve!
- Visit my “Relay For Life” team page and donate at least $10 to our team. We are team “Fight For Lives”. Once on the team page – please select a team member to donate to. (Make sure it shows up as team “Fight For Lives” when you go to the page) ENTRANTS: Try to even out the donations, please. When donating, you MUST put your name on there so that we can be sure in include everyone in the drawing! Comment here on the blog when both are done!

[Winner may need to pay shipping on prizes won. This giveaway is for US residents only! Once a winner is picked, you will have 48 hours to e-mail me and claim your prize or I will choose a new winner. This is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Facebook. Facebook will not be held responsible for any part of this and each entrant AGREES to this in completing the required criteria]

Anyone who completes both required criteria will be eligible for this prize package! This is such a wonderful cause, so please share this giveaway with everyone you know! Our team goal is $2,500 and I really hope we can all join together to reach that goal!

 

First up, Eliza Ann Collection has donated a wonderful necklace. (valued at $30)

elizaAnn

 

 


From Tiny Feet Photography: a headband.

tinyfeet (1)  tinyfeet (2)

 

 

From Sugar Lime Designs: a $25 gift certificate to her shop.

sugarlime (1)

 

 


From Little Star Sweeper Boutique: a headband

starsweeper (4)

starsweeper (2)

[item may not be the exact item in photo. this is an example of her work.]

 

 

From HK Photos: a pink/purple tutu from my Etsy shop. Also, a $15 Amazon.com gift card.

tutu (1)

 

From Fairyblue knits and dyes too!: A hat and booties set

[Please view her site to see her wonderful items!]

 

Here is a complete list of vendors to make it easier to “like” their pages:

 

ELIZA ANN COLLECTION

TINY FEET PHOTOGRAPHY

SUGAR LIME DESIGNS

LITTLE STAR SWEEPER BOUTIQUE

HK PHOTOS

FAIRYBLUE KNITS AND DYES TOO!

 

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Day 132

 

yellow

One of the roses for my beautiful rose plant I received for Mother’s Day!

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Day 131

 

pinkcherry

I loveeee nature photography!!!!

Day 130

heartsbleeding

I’ve posted bleeding hearts before but I just think it’s such an interesting flower!

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

REQUESTING A FAVOR!!!!

 

Hello blog friends! I am writing to request a quick favor of all of you again! (It’s simple – I promise!)

I have entered my daughter into a contest and really need all the extra votes we can get. All you have to do is “like” a facebook page and then “like” the photo.

Please like this facebook page.

After you have done that, click here and like the third photo in. It should say “Gracie” and that’s my cutie pie. Click “LIKE” on that photo and that’s all you have to do.

We appreciate each and every vote!

Monday, May 9, 2011

Day 129

 

snapple

Tony and I took Gracie on a picnic today. Had to bring one of our fave drinks “the best stuff on Earth” :)

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Day 128

 

mommyandme

Today is just a quick snapshot of my daughter and I Red heart To celebrate Mother’s Day! Smile

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Day 127

 

family

Today I decided to post a photo of my wonderful family!

Friday, May 6, 2011

Day 126

 

momsday

Really loved this when I went to see the sunset.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Giveaway opportunity for a great cause!

 

Hello blog followers and viewers! I appreciate all of your support and encouragement! I am writing today in search of your help for an upcoming giveaway!

If you are a photographer, photo prop maker, have an etsy store or are a vendor of something else – we need YOU!

Next month I am participating in the American Cancer Society’s “Relay For Life” with my fellow team mates. We still have a long ways to go for fundraising and hope you can help us! Our team goal is to raise $1,000 and we’ve only reached $30 so far!

If you are willing to donate an item or service to our “Fight For Lives” giveaway then please e-mail me at HKuepper817@hotmail.com and provide me with the following info:

- Your name and business name.

- Item you’re donating & total retail value of your item.

- Link to your blog/facebook page (or other site)

- Any special information you think I may need.

This is a GREAT opportunity to really get your business name out there and help a really wonderful cause all at the same time.

For those who are wondering, the giveaway will run something like this: once I gather enough vendors/donations, I will put together a “Fight For Lives giveaway” post. Anyone who wants to be eligible to win the giveaway will then donate (at least $10) to our Relay For Life team. I will then pick a donation at random.

If you think you’re able to help in anyway, I encourage you to send me an email at HKuepper817@hotmail.com

 

Thanks so much!
Heather [
HK Photos]

 

Here is the link to our Relay For Life team page if you’d like to check it out more: Fight For Lives

Day 124

 

bleedingheart

My bleeding heart plant! (Thanks Mom!)

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Day 123

 

buzzy

My daughter’s grass buddy.. His hair has really grown since she planted him right after Easter!

Monday, May 2, 2011

Day 122

 

DSC_0903

This is the little rock my 18 month old daughter brought to me the other day and said “mont some” (meaning “want some?”)

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Day 121

 

DSC_0905

This little guy was stranded in our yard!