disintegration, originally uploaded by tara.aukerman.

Tonight, Dave started setting up to work on the bathroom - he poured some of the stripper into a styrofoam bowl. Within 30 seconds, this is what remained of the bowl. So… note to us. Paper is the way to go.

emmi, originally uploaded by tara.aukerman.

Emmi is Kiel’s sister. She always tries to snatch my camera - but I never let her take a picture if she doesn’t let me take one of her. =) She’s very shy, but when you can get her out from behind her mother’s legs, she’s very expressive.

david, originally uploaded by tara.aukerman.

I like the lines and the contrast in this photo of my husband.

short, originally uploaded by tara.aukerman.

Oh, yeah. I didn’t post that I got a haircut! It’s pretty dramatic. I’ve had really long hair for a long time - now I don’t.

It’s a bizarre photo of me - I don’t look much like myself - but you can see my haircut. I have to blow dry and curl my hair every day with this cut. *sigh* I get about 20 minutes less sleep than I used to.

dad, originally uploaded by tara.aukerman.

I miss my dad. =) I haven’t seen him much in the past couple of years because he’s been living in Hawai’i. I saw him every time I visited, of course, but only then. I saw my mom and sister quite a bit more because they traveled back and forth.

Now that the family is back from HI, I will be seeing more of them… but still, less of dad because he’s traveling. Right now, he’s in CA. He’s coming home this weekend, though, for Leah’s 17th birthday.

I like this photo of him - I like his eyes.

fast, originally uploaded by tara.aukerman.

Dave’s got fast feet. =)

sniff, originally uploaded by tara.aukerman.

My dog never just lets me take his picture… This is what I see every time I get close enough to him to take a close-up picture.

roar, originally uploaded by tara.aukerman.

Bethany (my best girlfriend and ex-roomie) gave this bowl to me. It’s where I keep the chocolate (every girl has a stash somewhere). Every time the supply runs out, I smile - this is what I see when there’s no more chocolate.

Today, we ran out of chocolate.

over-the-shoulder, originally uploaded by tara.aukerman.

This is one of my favorite photos of David… not because it really looks like him, but because of the fun lighting. =) This is from the archives - it’s too cold out to take many photos, so I’ll pull old (fun) pics for a while.

page, originally uploaded by tara.aukerman.

I finally printed out pictures of my family from Hawai’i. I’m trying to get together an album so I can archive all the photos. My photos from the many trips are taking up at least half of my laptop’s hard drive. And it’s a big drive. =)