just a little love for you :D

Sweet hey ;)

and here is little Ashlin getting in on the picture taking (with her cuz)



Not so little hey, she is going to be eight years old soon! How does that happen lol I can totally see where she is growing up in her personality and developing her own mind. And it is usually her way or nothing.

She finally lost her first tooth, and I have now learned that the tooth fairy is not allowed to come by until the early morning. Last time it was 1:00 am, and then when she woke up to get a drink she was so excited she was up for hours! ugh so the moral is - next timet he fairy is on the morning shift lol

anyways thanks for popping by my sometimes boring blog...

the look says it all

It is such a good thing he really loves me and is a pretty forgiving kid ;D

new year :)

Yup day two (or three) of the new year and already I have screwed up a few checks by writing 2007! I hate it when I do that lol.

Good think I get a lot of practice hey ;)

I need to buy something cool for beside my front doorway. I have a small spot which would fit a topiary tree or something neat. I am about to go looking on ebay - does anyone have some ideas of funky cool things for me?

the beginning of my photo wall ;D

I need to paint my moulding shelves black and then I will be adding some little trinkets and a few smaller print sin black frames. And then I hope to get a nicer picture of Ashlin and COlton (maybe on Christmas Day because they will be in good moods - they better be lol) and I hope to replace the one of both of them with a 20x24 pic of them. This one of both of them will then be moved over to the far right. Or something like that.



These wall words are so easy to use! I am now trying to think of what other sayings I could get for each kids room.

It has finally stopped snowing :D Nothing like driving around town and sliding around the corners, I guess even new snow tires don't help in some situations.

talk about cute!

doesn't he just look like he was so good all year ;) He was such a fun kid to take pictires of, and he was so patient and good through it all!



And his little sister, I think this totally precious look say sit all!

look who followed Rob and I home...

for a slightly crazy amout IMHO



all I can say is she better be durable because I just know Ashlin will be playing with her a LOT.

She comes in two pieces and that is good because there is no way it was going to fit in my car, in one big piece. Nothing looks quite as freaky as a horse head sitting in the back seat watching you drive though!

Rob and I have both agreed we are not buying either kid one more gift, they are getting way to many now as it is. BUt between you and me, I can not wait for Christmas morning!

the Christmas Dress

ok so well it isn't really screaming Christmas is it, but Ashlin said it was one she would wear.....

usually she will not, for any reason, wear a dress as soon as fall hits. I can buy her leggings or long dresses - nothing works. It is pants from October till June for this girl. So when she said she would wear this I was so happy, even if it isn't a big poufy girly Christmas dress.

we had a few minutes before we had to leave for her choir concert, so I ran her downstairs and took a few quick snaps.

sitting pretty hey ;)


outakes:

(please be done soon momma)


(my tooth is sooo loose - see)


(trying to be serious)

and a new fav! Don't be surprised to see this in a big 20x24 or bigger lol print on wall sometime soon!

to the patch - revisited

warning LOTS of pics coming up :D I just realized that I was so busy doing sessions for other people that I comp0letely forgot to finish off our pumpkin patch photo post. So here they are. These were taken around mid October. Both kids have since had hiarcuts lol.















I do have a few to share but I think I will restrain myself ;)

and now - starring Colton!

yes he is often left out, determined to do his own thing lol. Today though he was all for this idea. I am sure his getting to have a long shaower/bubble bath combo was a huge incentive lol. Anyways I spent the time setting up, and he spent the time cleaning up, then doing his own hair, and then we set out to do this idea.

It went great until he opened the very first book to 'read' it. Next thing I know he had a PAPERCUT! So then we have bleeding, and lots of tears in eyes. So we deal with that - bandaids and kisses really are magic ;D But then he doesn't want to open the books anymore lol. Finally he agreed that board boards are to thick to cut and we carried on....



We moved around a ton of stuff in Ashlins room to make room for this quick little shoot, and used natural lighting (sweet hey ;) ) and in case you could not tell, I am ALL abou t color right now :D The more the better!

a little bit of sunshine for you today..

as I sit here watching the snow fall I was looking for a bright spot - found her! just a pic from the summer..





gotta love that sweet summer light, she looks so sweet doesn't she :D Although as you can see she was out in the sun just a bit toooo long. I need to remember to reapply sunscreen even MORE often!

seriously cute!

Look at this little fellow, don't you just melt at those eyes!



He was just waking up when I got there, and I was a bit worried cause I know when Ashlin is just waking up there is NO way you can even talk to her for quite a while. But this little guy, he was wonderful!

And here is one of my favs from the session, he is sjust so intent and you can just feel how much he adores his daddy!


and isn't this a perfect little family :D



It was a pleasue meeting you all!

more indoor studio fun!

Honestly after this we had soooo much fake snow all over and all through the house. It was crazy! The kids were awesome though and helped me vaccumm and sweep it all up. The little plastic snow hurts when it gets in your eyes though (don't try to this deliberately lol)

So here are a few pictures of the fun :D

trying to blow snow ;)



not quite a pout but certainly not a smile!



a new thing for me, I love this! I think everyone needs a picture of themselves in a fur hood!



(Sadly I can't find the one of just Megan in my computers harddrive - she looks so gorgeous in her hood. If I can find it I will add it :D )




and you think anyone here watches ANTM? Culprit #1 here I am sure lol

baby it's cold outside!

It really is! Freezing really. But here we are playing inside :D Looks real though hey ;) I love my new studio lights - they are so much fun!




and we all had fun doing this :D

a sick day for Ashlin

A sick day home from school, with an earache. Which funny enough made her tummy hurt? Go figure, but the dr confirmed it was just an earache and some eace, quiet andtylenol would be the best medicine.

So I thought new cozy flannel jammies were in order for both Ashlin and Colton. We put them the dryer for a few mintues and warmed them up a bit, the kids loved them!

I am so happy that my kids seem to be very healthy and quick receoveries.

meow...

lol my kitty might act like he is ferocious, but honestly he is a bit kitty! And he is such a ham - when I try and take photos of him he gets all squirmy and rolls aorund and makes little noises. He just loves it, almost as much as he loves his basket.

to the patch....

Once again it was cold and windy, which did not match the sun that was shining. We had a lot of fun though, those hay and pumpkin towers are the best thing for kids to play on :D Not to mention the old tractors and pumpkin mazes lol.

pics to be added :D

horseback lessons are over for the winter.

Poor Ashlin is so sad, if it were up to her they would ride ALL winter! I am happy report that we finished off her first few months of lessons without her falling off once, and she did a few little jumps even! Here she is on her fav horse at the farm. Doesn't she look like a pro getting ready to go over that jump :D




Honestly though it is pretty stressful for me to watch her do this. I think I am way more nervous than she might be and frequently hold my breath when she is doing jumps and stuff. That is normal right ;)

BOO!

Can you believe I have no pictures of the kids in their Halloween costumes yet! ISn't that crazy lol. We have been very busy making halloween crafts and halloween cooking (think orange icing lol). But no pictures.

Wish me luck.

in Wedded Bliss

I have been so busy taking pictures, and this - this was definitely a new experience for me, and I had a lot of fun. Meet the very happy new couple:



They had such huge smiles the whole day, as did all the guests. It was a wonderful thing to be allowed to captire. Can you believe she managed to keep her secret and have a surprise wedding for her friends and family? I am really not to sure I would have ben able to do that lol!

I wish you both so much joy in your new married life!

Little kids everywhere!

Children and babies are by far my favourite people to photograph. I love how intent they can be and how silly in the next minute. And babys, I am such a sucker for a baby! So you can guess how excited I was to do photos for the preschool :D
After about 27 kids for preschool I have lots of favourites, but this one is just so sweet! Seriously isn't she just so intent and amazing.




Thanks N for saying I could post her, your have a very beautiful little girl!