Today...

I took the girls to Wildwood for a "session". What a pain my own kids are when it comes to photographing them!!!!! I think I just have too high of expectations! Other sessions I don't care if kids don't look at me, I want them to have fun. I should have kept that in mind with my girls today! :) Cakes often refused to look at me, and when she did look, it was with a grumpy face. Several times she said, "I want my Daddy," and then pouted. Beans did a great job...got tons of cute ones of her, BUT my goal was to get a good one of the both of them because I want to blow it up in my family room. I will have to look through them when I am not as bugged. And, as promised, we went to the playground to play for awhile. They had a good time, and I got all smiles from them there...maybe one of those will turn out!!!!!

After that we went to see the Extreme Home Makeover house. Today is demolition day. They were both excited, until we got there and they realized that it wasn't too exciting for them! I want to go back, but Beans flat out told me, "If you go back, find me a babysitter!" Okay, so I won't forcer her to go back. I did get some pics of the equipment. We were so far back that we could barely see the roof of the house. What I could see was an enormous hole in it...and there was lots of screaming, so I am assuming Ty and his crew were up at the front. I can be a "pushy" person to get myself where I can see...but I didn't think it was appropriate today...double stroller, big pregnant body, and kids whining to go home. Hoping to go back...but kidless! The exciting part was, I DID SEE Pauli (sp?). He was with his design crew, and I got a couple good pictures of him. It is pretty cool, and Toledo raised a ton of money for the family. I would like to say that everyone was in good spirits, but when I found a parking spot along the street (didn't say no parking) a cranky old many came hustling out, "Move it...get out of here." "Okay." If I would have been on top of my game, I would have come up with some sort of comment to kill him with kindness, but of course I did not. I got in the car, Bean wanted to know what was going on, so I said that Oscar wasn't happy because we were too close to his garbage can. We found a different spot.

This is quite a rambling, but I wanted to post some pictures from Labor Day weekend. We went to the "pond" with my family and my in laws also joined us for a bit. Corn hole, swimming, digging, sand castles and LOTS of food were had by all. So, I will leave you with those. You will have to stay tuned for pics of my girls from today! :)

Mimi...with all the grandkids...and all of them were SO excited to be having the picture taken! :)

Grandpa and girls...Birthday Boy...pre-pond.

Corn-hole...

All the kids with Uncle R and Aunt B...

Baby H...not a baby, but we still refer to her as Baby H! :)
Cakes...
Cakes Konked Out...fell asleep sitting on Aunt Cheerston's lap (she now pronounces the S...just not the hard K sound!)

C-Man...dipping his hair in water...

and letting it pour down his face.

Just a Reminder...

Fall Special Below...I have a few spots already filled, if you are interested, please email/call. :)

Also, I am not booking any sessions after November 22nd. I am down to a few weekend openings between now and then, so email or call if you are interested in a session.

Have a good night! :)

Angel Kisses

My four year old Beans, has been more observant lately of what she looks like, and what makes her different from me and others. She will comment on my skin being "brown" and liking hers better because it is peach (I love her confidence!). Conscious of her hair, and often wants to put ponytails in by herself to get it just right, and I have to add that she does a pretty good job at it too.

So the other day, she noticed that she has "red marks" between her eyes, on one eyelid, along the side of her nose and a light one on her lip. She also has a large one at the nape of her neck that you can only see when she wears a high ponytail. Just glansing at her, they are not noticeable, and really are most noticeable in natural lighting. They pop out most when she has been crying, running around, or is super hot. To me, they make her complete and who she is. She was looking in my mirror in our bathroom as I was getting ready. She seemed alarmed at first by them, "Look Mom! I have red marks on my face. What are they?" Wanting to make her know and feel how special those little marks are, I said, "Angel Kisses." Bean asked me, "What are Angel Kisses?" Again wanting to make them special, "They are kisses from the angels before God put you in my belly. They loved you so much and were going to miss you, so they gave you those kisses to remember forever." She seemed very pleased with that answer. (These are the types of things I say that my husband looks up and around for lightning because he swears I will be struck down with my "lying".) She also asked if Cakes had any. Thankfully, Cakes has some also...back of her neck, eyelids, and lower back. That was pretty much the end of the conversation until today.

We were again getting ready in my bathroom, and she was examining herself in the mirror as she usually does. She then looked at me a little dissapointed, "Mom, the angels forgot to kiss this eye! And how did they get their lips on my other eye?" Hmmm. "The angels saved that eye for me to kiss!" So I kissed it and showed her how they got their kisses on her other eye.

Here is a picture from earlier this summer (that I posted before) but you can see some of her kisses, between her eyes, along the side of her nose and a very light one above her lip. She had been running and dancing in her new bathing suit, which makes them pop out. She is a precious little thing, that thinks way beyond an average four year old. I love you Beans.

Have to add...

A doggie picture from last week! My second shoot with dogs in them. Those of you who know me, know that I am sometimes a bit frightened by "big" dogs, but these two were super friendly and very cooperative, at least from my standpoint! :) I asked if they were twins...probably a pretty dumb question because a lot of dogs look alike, but they looked identical to me! Suppose you can tell by that statement that I haven't been around dogs a whole lot! :)

Just Edited

And fell in love with this one...the expression, cute blue eyes...

Finally Some Sneak Peeks...

Of Mr. E...

Sorry that these have taken so long to be posted! We have had lots to do around here over the past weekend and couple of days! He is a super cutie, with dazzling blue eyes...enjoy!

I love the smile on this one...

and the flat out belly laugh on this one...

Sweetness...

Happy Birthday

To my Father-In-Law! Hope you had a great day! :) We love you lots, "Grampa"! :)

My Cutie Patootie Niece

Here are a few more of my little niece. Favorites were too hard to pick, so I am posting several that I LOVE! :)

No secret why these two shots made the list...

Had a great session today with the "H" Family. This business has brought me back in touch with so many high school friends and acquaintances, and it has been great catching up and seeing how everyone's family has grown. Mr. E was a total sweetie...big boy ONE year old, and I got some GREAT shots of him! Thanks "H" family for a great session. "A" you look beautiful as always! Stay tuned for some sneak peeks within the next couple of days! Off to bed...fun day tomorrow..."Grandpa's Birthday!"

Creature of Habit

Beans prayer last night "Lord, I pray that I have this room (bedroom) in heaven, just like it is. Amen."

T and I have a very hard time not giggling through our prayer at times with our girls. Our favorite one from Cakes: "Dank you Wanch (Ranch) and Ketsup (Ketchup). Amen." Who isn't thankful for those things? :)

Miss O

Well, Miss O, if you are checking this blog, I am DONE with your pictures! I LOVE them...too many favorites to post, but I will post a few more! You are beautiful and although you had a hard time pulling off a serious face, the "serious face" pictures turned out great!

By the way...those of you who live around here may be wondering if we ventured to the Water Park...that is a big fat negative! It was supposed to originally be a nice day...it is gloomy, cool, and had no signs of getting nicer. And, those of you who know my Beans, once something is in her head it is VERY difficult to convince her otherwise. So, I broke it to her gently..."No waterpark today...it is too yucky out." "I want to go!" "How about we go to McDonald's and you play in the play land area and then play at the park?" "Okay!" Problem solved! And to make it even more delightful for my little lady, we invited our cousins to come with us and Mimi too. The kids had fun, my sister got a much needed break, and the waterpark, as sad as I am that I didn't get to go, will have to wait until next summer.

Have a great weekend! We are hoping to spend time with family...and of course...GO BLUE!

Love this one!

And this one...just laughing...so pretty...it was quite an uncomfortable position that I made her squeeze into...but it turned out so cute! :)

This one is just cool! :)

Call Us Weird...

But our night time songs that we sing to our girls are Amazing Grace and Blessed Be the Name. We have sung them for almost two years...same ones...we used to do different songs, but Beans is a total creature of habit. So last week at the funeral, Amazing Grace - Chris Tomlin version started playing. She immediately looked up at T and I and mouthed, "I know this one." It was very, very sweet. I don't think there was a dry eye in the church as that song played. So, it is becoming the new song on the right.

After we lost Baby Thomas, songs were of great help to my emotional well being...and lots of prayer. So, I borrowed many CD's (thank you N and Mom) and created a CD of some favorite songs. Needless to say, those songs played over and over whenever we were in the car. So, Beans learned all of the songs, and can sing right along. Some favorites from that CD...Praise You in This Storm, Held, Who Am I, Homesick, Wish You Were Here (not Pink Floyd :) )...and we called it our Thomas CD of God songs. Anyways, I believe it was Homesick that played next at the funeral, and she looked at me again, and smiled, and mouthed the words to the songs. It was beautiful.

I have some more beautiful images of Miss O from last week that I want to post...I am getting oh so close to being finished with her session and to being all caught up! Miss KJ's session is next...in case you are reading this L! ;) I will put up more of Miss O tomorrow (after we go to the WATERPARK!!!! )I think I am more excited than my kids...not sure what a prego can do there, but I think the girls will have a blast! If I am on top of things, I hope to take my camera...you would think it is the first thing I pack, but it usually is waiting for me by the door, and most occasions, I forget it...but I know right where it is! :)

Have a good night!

Fall Special

Here it is...
Where: Wildwood MetroPark
When: November 8th
Time Slots Available: 9:30, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30
Price: $80
What YOU get: 25 minute session...family, kids, up to 8 people total. You will receive 5-10 full quality images on a CD mailed to you the week of November 17th, and can be printed at a lab of your choice!

This is a really GREAT deal. To buy rights to an individual image it costs $15, and you would be getting at LEAST 5 images...that right there is $75. These pictures can be used for Christmas cards and prints from where ever your little heart chooses! You also have the ability to request me to custom create a Christmas card for you at an additional fee. (You can do this at any time with any pictures from any of your sessions!)

So, there it is. I will fill the spots on a first come first serve basis! Deposit is needed to reserve your spot permanently! :)

Some More of Mr. B

I am on a roll today! :) I had a great morning at the Zoo with the girls and cousins, and got a BUNCH accomplished with editing today! Mr. B's CD is ready to be delivered, and I can't wait for his Momma to see the finished product . He kept stealing my heart each picture I edited. I decided to put a few more up of him so you can see his cuteness too!

The lips...

The lips again...

Love that you can see his top teeth starting to bulge...

And, the lips yet again!!!

Super Duper Cute Smile!

On the home front notes, all is going well with my pregnancy. I feel great and feel lots of tumbles and turns throughout the day! Those of you who are wondering, the sex of the baby is unknown. You will just have to stay tuned in until January sometime!

Session info, and I will probably make this a separate blog entry, my last day for sessions will be November 22nd (hoping I can still lay on the ground, move around and run after little ones!) This excludes little newborns...they aren't too difficult to chase!!!! My fall is getting booked, so if you are wanting a session please be sure to contact me to get your preferential date! Fall shots also make great Christmas cards...thinking of some special to run...will keep you posted. I will START sessions again at the end of February. If you have any questions, please feel free to call or email!

Have a great night! :)