A Photo Montage

The lovely Peach Out of Water tagged us. The assignment: Open your fifth photo folder and post your fifth photo.

This should be an easy task for someone who has their photos properly organized either on-line or on their desktop. However, if you are someone like me, whose photos exist in literally 5 different locations, then how do you choose?

I commenced my search using the photos saved on our desktop.

Wow! A prime example of how we have more photos of my husband's home improvement projects, than we do of our children. Pictured here is the pizza oven that Geoff is building in our backyard.

Surely I can do better. How about the photos on our external hard-drive?

Another photo taken by Geoff. This is of his 1975 Harley Davidson Sportster in our garage. Not a single person to speak of, but maybe our blog will get an additional hit or two when someone's Google search goes astray.

Still looking. Perhaps the Shutterfly account?

Now we are getting somewhere. A photo of Thuy, Geoff, me, and the rear of my beloved bulldog, Monty, taken during a luau party we threw about six years ago.

And yet, I feel compelled to do more. Peach regulary sets the blogging bar very high. Her ability to capture her children on film, whether in the middle of a cry or just spending time playing dress up at home, can only be described as a gift. Her response to this photo tag was no different.

Given that Peach posted a Halloween picture, I will return the favor:

Here we are on Halloween, two years ago. Giancarlo was the lion to my Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. Even though I did have a pair of ruby red slippers, there were a few differences between me and Dorothy...the most obvious being that I was 8 months pregnant. Note that the elastic waistband on the dress is stretched as far as it can possibly go. I also had to wear a petticoat/slip since my costume wasn't exactly designed as part of a maternity line.

Giancarlo did learn how to roar as part of his Cowardly Lion responsibilities, though.

Passing the tag love onto five bloggers whose photos make me smile:

Not Too Sticky...
Tiaras and Tantrums
The Bagley Bunch Blog!
Angels Wings Baby
Julie at Tales of Two T's

-Francesca

Barbaloot Suit: The hunt for Kacey's teal prom dress continues. Much to my dismay, I discovered last night that I do not have a copy at my house. Rest assured, though, that my commitment to my mission remains true. I will be contacting her Mom to obtain a copy.