Video:)

Check out Doug on his blog.

He is going to be doing video blogging - kinda crazy but cute too. Anyway - Check it out!

what a look!

he was such a quiet little guy but oh so sweet!

Fall . . . seems like such a long time ago

We had this session way back in October and I'm just getting around to sharing it now . . .

Thanksgiving

I was getting ready for a family session (someone else's) and had the boys sit for a minute on my new bench. I had to laugh . . . the expressions on their faces are so THEM.

Real Snow

I woke up this morning to real snow - photos later.

I'm not great at this blogging thing and this has been a busy holiday season for us . . . eventually I'll post my favorite photos from our sessions when I get to bed before 2 am:).

Long time ago

My brother and I in front of Grandma's house. As a fun little break from constant work, we went through a bunch of my great grandparents slides from their travels and this one was in there.

Snowfall

Jedi

I took a little break from client work to play around with some jedi photos of the boys. I am going to surprise them with them (so don't show them this blog) when I get the prints so we'll have them framed and put in their room:)

Grandpa's Birthday

Happy 82nd Birthday Grandpa - this is the fun photo:)

Cutie Pie

A little sleepy but still really cute:).

Autumn Lomo

We took a break to play in the leaves and I set aside my fancy lenses and picked up my lensbaby for some crazy shots. We had fun - I love it when the leaves fall off the trees and you can make a huge pile!

Autumn

Helpers

Last night we had a friend come out for a photo session on our farm and I had a little helper sneak in one of the photos. I still have to go through the rest of the photos but I thought I'd be a good blogger and post this one. Thanks Ginger and family for a fun time:)

Birthday

Thanks to my parents, grandparents and friends for all the birthday surprises and wishes:).

I love you all!

Learning

As usual I haven't been able to blog regularly and so have several client sessions that haven't gotten up yet. I'm getting there. As some of you know we home school our boys so the last month has been busy with new curriculum and work to do. We are really enjoying this year of school as the boys grow older and learn more. It's pretty exciting.

sweet16

Winner!

Lindsay and Matt won our iPod from the Pierce County Fair - Congratulations!

Way behind on Blogging

Moments that pass too quickly

I am trying to write an article for our family newsletter and I am drawing a blank . . . I seem to have lost my writing skills with the onset of motherhood. Or I feel I have an obligation to write non-fiction, something that I wasn't entirely good at to begin with.

But anyway, I also had to get a few photos of Jayden for a promo and I wanted Marcus' photo also as he is now six years old.

And I am almost crying when I look at this photo. He isn't my little boy anymore - he looks so grown up. Oh I know, they are supposed to grow up but wow, does it go so fast. I know everyone says that but it seems like they are these little ones running around and then you take a photo and the littleness is gone. They somehow grew out of the drooling stage and the tantrum stage and the toddling stage. Even Jayden has been talking so much lately learning new words everyday . . .

Oh the heart of a mother. I guess that is what I should write about - something we all know but sometimes it takes a photograph to realize how precious every moment is.

STAR WARS

We went to see the Star Wars exhibit at the Science Museum today as well as all the other cool "science" stuff. And ate at the cafe - I got sick in the OmniTheatre like I always do and Jayden sat on the weather satellite for 1/2 hour while the other boys explored other weather sites. Then we did a little shopping and went to Outback for dinner where Marcus got a free dessert for his birthday. We finally arrived home at 8:15 and had a mini party with Grandma and Papa (who were tired also). We have photos but we are partied out . . . It was a fun day.

Oh did I mention we stopped at the studio and it smelled like natural gas? So we reported it to our gas company in town and they were like "what do you want US to do about it?" We said, "ah, maybe check it out . . ." anyway, tomorrow when I go in hopefully they resolved the problem.

School, Work, School & Parties

Whew, I'm not sure really where to begin. I really should be working on photos & album designs or the fall newsletter or toddler tuesday promos or the price list design or getting the office set up for schoolwork . . . .

My list is long but I'm taking a quick break to reflect (and wait for some things to upload). And we have the proverbial end of summer parties happening.

AND tomorrow is Marcus' birthday for which dad has a big surprise for him. He sometimes gets lost in the midst of all this end of summer rush and we wanted to do something extra special. I think he'll like it. Photos and news on that after tomorrow!

a fun day

Kids playing

Ryan's house has all sorts of places with playing adventures

More . . .

More Party

Papa & Jayden

Birthday Cake

Ryan

Bradley

Party at Ryan's

Jayden just waking up

Jayden taking a photo of grandma

Cousins

Grandma & Grandpa

What a cute Baby!

This is a little guy that came in yesterday - he was so happy and full of expression. This time goes by so fast.

My adorable husband and his many faces

He's just too cute not to celebrate:). What a willing subject - my dear sweet husband! He is so going to find a crazy photo of me now. .

Busy week this week - a pretty senior

Simple and pretty
Attitude (but a good one)

July is cruising by . . .

It's hard to believe the summer is flying by so fast. I've taken a little sabbatical from blogging and reading blogs to enjoy the excellent weather we've been having as well as doing a little soul searching.

I want to also thank Joe & Vanessa for the privilege of being a part of their wedding on Saturday - it was if God planned the perfect weather for their outdoor wedding. Sharing their special day was awesome!

Going to be a senior this Fall?

No, not a senior citizen :). We just got our new samples for our front window and will be putting them up this week. I am so excited! If you know one of our senior models, ask them about their 'zed' cards (model cards) and you can get some sweet deals at the studio. Summer is going fast.

Awesome Wedding

I'm still going through all the images from Saturday's wedding but I want to say thanks to Shannon and Aaron for a great day. They are a wonderful couple and are so in love! This is just ONE image that I had mostly completed.

Adorable

More Seniors

We have had the privilege of meeting some awesome seniors during the course of the last month. Not only do they look amazing:) but they each were a pleasure to get to know a little better! I'm impressed with this class of 2009!