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Amazing new features

Post author By McAdmin
Post date June 20, 2010

Gino, never again will you be asking for media updates, we’ve gone wireless and automatic! Woo hoo. Joy scored a new camera for wedding mania, and with it a new Eye-fi card. This bad boy wirelessly transfers photos from the camera to our media server, then it uploads the pictures to picasa for us, and the videos to youtube for us! WOW, who could ask for anything more simple!? Also, if you see any images you weren’t supposed to, just close your eyes till we delete them, this thing is on full auto. 🙂 We’ll post the videos here under the tag McVideos so the McVideo function will still work to watch em here, but if you are a feed reader junkie, add our media:

Follow our YouTube feed: http://www.youtube.com/mcpacer
Follow our our image action: http://picasaweb.google.com/pacemcculloch

Note these are both google services, so if you have a google account, login and you’ll be able to do lots more, like comment, download, and share.

Personal

May the Force Be With You

Post author By McAdmin
Post date June 20, 2010

Pace enjoyed this small Father’s Day present. I just couldn’t resist these pancake molds I saw in the display window at Williams-Sonoma! Happy Father’s Day to all those wonderful fathers out there (including my own)!

Personal

Vacation

Post author By McAdmin
Post date June 10, 2010

Well it’s been almost three weeks without my family. It’s been nice, boring, relaxing, and boring. I’ve enjoyed actually watching the Stanley Cup playoffs, golfing with Dad, working late and sleeping uninterrupted, doing yard work all morning then sleeping off the sunburn, and exercising. I miss coming home and hearing, Daddy!! Dad’s home! I miss Joy’s cooking, nagging, laundry skills, cleaning, and kisses. I miss wrestling Chase and pretend wrestling Charlotte, singing at bedtime, and waking up in the middle of the night to tell Joy the kids need something. Well family, the break has been nice, and I’m looking forward to seeing you again! LOVE YOU!

Charlotte

Charlotte Noel

Post author By McAdmin
Post date June 6, 2010

Charlotte will be 18 months old this month. She has such sweet, kissable cheeks and beautiful blue eyes. She can be so funny and feisty, but is also pretty careful and reserved in new situations. It’s fun to discover more about Charlotte’s personality as time goes on. I’m so thankful to have this little girl!

I watch my sweet baby throughout the day, I hold her and smell her, and I don’t want her to grow up because I adore her just the way she is right now.

Married Lessons Personal

Marriage

Post author By McAdmin
Post date June 4, 2010

I just finished reading The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage by Dr. Laura Schlessinger. I know these Dr. Laura books are controversial and that some disagree with the principles in these books… But I, on the other hand, been a long-time fan of her previous book, The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands. Both books have helped me to understand my husband better, and to have a more unselfish point of view in our marriage. Here is a great quote from the Marriage one that I just read. I think that it applies to newlyweds and “oldlyweds” alike:

“Of course it is instant disaster, not instant happiness, when two people come together, each with their own notions of how it is going to be… when they marry. Many people perceive marriage as a kind of sauna; you go in and the heat does something to you while you are passive. What [some have] happily discovered is that a good marriage is all about ‘doing’ something, instead of expecting something. When both spouses understand that, it is a beautiful thing” (157).

I am thankful that my husband doesn’t “keep score” in all we do and that he does everything he can to help and show love for me. Especially as we’re apart, I realize how much he does for me and how much I appreciate him. We both believe in building each other up as much as we can, especially in our conversations with others. I know that it makes both of us feel good. The more you focus on the good in each other, the more you see it, and the more it overshadows any faults that might be there. I love and adore you, Pace!

Deals

National Doughnut Day!

Post author By McAdmin
Post date June 3, 2010

June 4th is National Doughnut Day! Check out your favorite doughnut shop to see if they are giving a doughnut away. Krispy Kreme will let you pick ANY one doughnut they make for free. YUM!

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Personal

Fernsten Wedding

Post author By McAdmin
Post date June 2, 2010

Wanted to post some images of Rachel and Nathan’s special day.

Personal

New new new

Post author By McAdmin
Post date June 1, 2010

So we have some new stuff we want to discuss. We welcome Nathan as a new brother in-law, and we look forward to welcoming Casey as another new brother in-law in a few weeks. We also snagged a new camera that takes great photos. And to accommodate the new amazing photos and HD videos, we have a new layout on McBlog. What do you think? Like it?

Family Fun

When Weddings Give You Lemons….

Post author By McAdmin
Post date May 31, 2010

…Make lemonade! haha. The main decor of Rachel’s wedding reception was fresh lemons, so needless to say, there has been an abundance of them around here. We’ve made lots of fresh lemonade, which is soooo delicious. And it’s a great activity for kids!

In case you’re curious, we just mix 1 cup of fresh lemon juice, 4 cups of water, and 2/3 cup of sugar (or a tiny bit less) in a pitcher.

We enjoy using the juicer my parents have. We might have to get one of these things for ourselves, because with it, the kids and I are able to whip up a gallon of lemonade in less than 5 minutes!

As a side note, I love when they stick raspberries on their fingers and then eat them. It’s just adorable!

(Chase’s eyes have been puffy and swollen here due to allergies. This has never happened to him before, so I’m guessing there’s something in bloom here that we’re not used to. We’ve given him Claritin and we did eye drops once, but those don’t seem to be doing much. Advice?)

Family Fun

Relaxation

Post author By McAdmin
Post date May 30, 2010

After the Fernsten wedding festivities and all the rainy weather, we’ve enjoyed the California sun and just being lazy. Things have been going at a slower pace than they usually do back home, and it’s been a nice break.

Chase has played with a few new (temporary) friends:

We’ve hung out in swimsuits, even though the pool is still a little too cold.

And of course we had to hit up Howarth Park, because that is the best place ever, even since I was little.

I often don’t think to take pictures of things we’re doing, but I decide not to be too hard on myself after all, because maybe it means I’m just enjoying the moment (or I’m too busy cleaning up, disciplining, talking, etc.)! 🙂