October 9, 2011
{Sweet Pizza}
A few weeks ago Brent and I came across this cute little pizza shop so we decided to stop, invite my sister, and try it out! We enjoyed some of the best pizza we've ever had. You buy by the slice...it's huge and yummy!
The place was once an old house. Part of it is this pizza shop and the other side is a coffee shop. You can eat inside, but there are way more tables outside. The shop won some "best" awards several years in a row. After pizza, the man ran inside to buy us some cookies! They were the biggest cookies I've ever seen. So big I couldn't even eat one! We ate ourselves silly and left stuffed. When you get a chance you need to eat this wonderful little place. Look it up...Stonewall Pizza. You won't be sorry!
After we ate pizza my sister and niece came over to our place where I took about 15 min to snap a few pictures of the two of them together. (Only because I had about that much sunlight!) They turned out cute. It was such a fun ending to our little outing!
September 9, 2011
{baby bumblebee is here!} ~part 2
The winner is in!! Thank you all for your comments and loyalty! Ethan was excited to pick which picture of all the ones you guys chose from to go up on my website. Congratulations. I look forward to doing more give aways and future time spend with you all! Enjoy this much needed cooler weather.
UPDATE: I've extended the giveaway to Friday at Midnight! Come one, Come ALL to vote your favorite picture!!
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Ok, so as I said before Jacob just wouldn't cooperate with me when I tried to shoot him the first time. So, we tried again....
try, try again and you shall succeed! And succeed we did! It may have taken 5 hours, but oh what we got was amazing.
Amanda is such a lucky gal...she knows not one, but two great photographers! Bekha Bowman and myself got together with Amanda to do one big photo shoot! I know Bekah through my Knowing Mom's group, which you've heard me talk about. Love that group! And then we are in a group called PUG, Photographers User Group. That's a good group of people too!
So, I know Bekha, but I didn't really know her, but this past Saturday she joined Amanda, Jacob and I for a shoot. I loved getting to know her even more.
I feel a friendship blossoming in the works!
Jacob was such a perfect little baby. He ate, he pooped (on several props!) he SLEPT! I can't wait to do another baby shoot.
Ok, you hear that all. Someone needs to have a baby! I'm not, repeat not having another one!!
I wish I could Bekha's pictures side by side with mine so you all could see the difference. Even though our shutters were going off at the same time the pictures are SO different! I just love that people can be so creative and so different at the same time.
Time for the good stuff! Oh, I had so many that I edited. Amanda your in luck! (they're not all on this blog though!)
We had the luck to have daddy Scott for the first 20min before he had to leave, but managed to capture some fun ones with his hands!
After that is was down to nursing and off to sleep!
Have I mentioned how much I love my backyard! 18 trees equals really cool woodsy feel! (Especially when they haven't been maintained in about a year to do a siding/window project going on!)
I also love baskets and hats!
Overall we had such an amazing day so amazing that I forgot to end our session with prayer.
Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank you so much for such a precious little boy. May you bless Jacob, his sisters, mother and father. Thanks for giving Bekha such an awesome gift so that our talents bring us together as friends. Lord keep watch over the grandparents of Jacob for safe travels and safe moving. You're timing has been amazing in this wonderful story.
In your name, Amen
Oh, I'm throwing in a give away with this too!
1.) Pick your favorite pic.
2.) tell which one it is in the comments for this blog (must be entered by Tuesday, September 13th, midnight.)
3.) check my website next wednesday, September 14th.
4.) if you picked that picture (the one that pops up first on the main site) check back here at the blog...
5.) Out of those people who picked that picture, I will then choose one person to receive a FREE photo shoot with a FREE 8x10.
6.) Smile if you're the winner!
Best of luck everyone!
UPDATE: I've extended the giveaway to Friday at Midnight! Come one, Come ALL to vote your favorite picture!!
__________________________
Ok, so as I said before Jacob just wouldn't cooperate with me when I tried to shoot him the first time. So, we tried again....
try, try again and you shall succeed! And succeed we did! It may have taken 5 hours, but oh what we got was amazing.
Amanda is such a lucky gal...she knows not one, but two great photographers! Bekha Bowman and myself got together with Amanda to do one big photo shoot! I know Bekah through my Knowing Mom's group, which you've heard me talk about. Love that group! And then we are in a group called PUG, Photographers User Group. That's a good group of people too!
So, I know Bekha, but I didn't really know her, but this past Saturday she joined Amanda, Jacob and I for a shoot. I loved getting to know her even more.
I feel a friendship blossoming in the works!
Jacob was such a perfect little baby. He ate, he pooped (on several props!) he SLEPT! I can't wait to do another baby shoot.
Ok, you hear that all. Someone needs to have a baby! I'm not, repeat not having another one!!
I wish I could Bekha's pictures side by side with mine so you all could see the difference. Even though our shutters were going off at the same time the pictures are SO different! I just love that people can be so creative and so different at the same time.
Time for the good stuff! Oh, I had so many that I edited. Amanda your in luck! (they're not all on this blog though!)
We had the luck to have daddy Scott for the first 20min before he had to leave, but managed to capture some fun ones with his hands!
After that is was down to nursing and off to sleep!
Have I mentioned how much I love my backyard! 18 trees equals really cool woodsy feel! (Especially when they haven't been maintained in about a year to do a siding/window project going on!)
I also love baskets and hats!
Overall we had such an amazing day so amazing that I forgot to end our session with prayer.
Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank you so much for such a precious little boy. May you bless Jacob, his sisters, mother and father. Thanks for giving Bekha such an awesome gift so that our talents bring us together as friends. Lord keep watch over the grandparents of Jacob for safe travels and safe moving. You're timing has been amazing in this wonderful story.
In your name, Amen
Oh, I'm throwing in a give away with this too!
1.) Pick your favorite pic.
2.) tell which one it is in the comments for this blog (must be entered by Tuesday, September 13th, midnight.)
3.) check my website next wednesday, September 14th.
4.) if you picked that picture (the one that pops up first on the main site) check back here at the blog...
5.) Out of those people who picked that picture, I will then choose one person to receive a FREE photo shoot with a FREE 8x10.
6.) Smile if you're the winner!
Best of luck everyone!
September 2, 2011
{baby bumblebee is here!}
A few weeks ago I took Amanda and Scott's family pictures with their two beautiful girls and baby bumblebee in her precious belly! Well, baby bumblebee is HERE! His name is Jacob, which by the way I love! He was born August 26th in the wee hours of the morning! He's so cute, and it's so hard to believe that my kids were that small and smaller! It just doesn't seem possible! The time goes way to fast.
Oh, yeah this is about Amanda!
We had our last Bible study on Wednesday so afterward we took a few shots. He was great for the first part and then woke up and he just didn't want to go back to sleep....
try, try again. Saturday morning. Hopefully I'll get a few more good shots.
I'm rambling and all you want to see is the pictures.
So here they are...
not yet...
now, you think....should I put them here in this spot?
Ok fine!
The stinker would only hold his head one way, no matter what we did! It just went!
August 15, 2011
{Pretty, Pretty}
Ok, so I haven't been on here a lot and here's why....
Yep, a bathroom remodel always sounds like fun until you dive with both feet in and end up somehow hitting your head on the bottom! We are deep into this project. My sister came over to help the other day and I don't think she knew what she really signed up for!
Strip, sand, paint, varnish. You name it I put her to work. I can't wait for it to be done! Probably a couple weeks out since the geek guy HAS to go to Germany for a week for work.
Still sad I'm not going!
So our bathroom...started with some paint, and besides ripping out the sinks and tub (I really want to), is getting a whole make over. I guess we're keeping the nasty floor too. See, when we do the sink and tub we'll probably do the floor. Sounds like a good plan to me.
The project is going slower than I had hoped it would, but the kitchen is staying clean and the laundry is getting done. Anyone who has done a house project remodel of any kind is cheering me on right now because they know how impossible these things are! (Plus three little ones running around) I'm exhausted just typing that all out!
I've also completed this little side project and put a few up on etsy. Hair barrettes for April. Thanks to my friend Stefanie. I just love that gal! I kept most for April, but the ones I didn't want I thought I'd try to sell. Keep the shop open for all the other craft stuff I've been wanting to sell too!
Always crafting something.
The other thing adding to my stress this week and rockin' my world is I started the bathroom thing the week school starts. Yeah, I decided I would play super mom. While one less child is good...that child entertained the 4 year old now at my feet. Not much getting done in the bathroom, which by the way belongs to those children and have now taken over my bathroom.
So, if you're wondering if this mom dropped off the face of the planet? I didn't. Maybe just got lost in the bathroom, laundry, kitchen, a school backpack, other side project, and getting the geek guy ready to leave the country.
Wish me luck everyone, wish me luck!
Yep, a bathroom remodel always sounds like fun until you dive with both feet in and end up somehow hitting your head on the bottom! We are deep into this project. My sister came over to help the other day and I don't think she knew what she really signed up for!
Strip, sand, paint, varnish. You name it I put her to work. I can't wait for it to be done! Probably a couple weeks out since the geek guy HAS to go to Germany for a week for work.
Still sad I'm not going!
So our bathroom...started with some paint, and besides ripping out the sinks and tub (I really want to), is getting a whole make over. I guess we're keeping the nasty floor too. See, when we do the sink and tub we'll probably do the floor. Sounds like a good plan to me.
The project is going slower than I had hoped it would, but the kitchen is staying clean and the laundry is getting done. Anyone who has done a house project remodel of any kind is cheering me on right now because they know how impossible these things are! (Plus three little ones running around) I'm exhausted just typing that all out!
I've also completed this little side project and put a few up on etsy. Hair barrettes for April. Thanks to my friend Stefanie. I just love that gal! I kept most for April, but the ones I didn't want I thought I'd try to sell. Keep the shop open for all the other craft stuff I've been wanting to sell too!
Always crafting something.
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| My big first grader! |
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| Yep, first day of school and it's raining, poring, boy do I wish I was snoring. We are NOT used to getting up! That's Ethan, Geek Guy, and Sterling walking up to school. |
So, if you're wondering if this mom dropped off the face of the planet? I didn't. Maybe just got lost in the bathroom, laundry, kitchen, a school backpack, other side project, and getting the geek guy ready to leave the country.
Wish me luck everyone, wish me luck!
August 9, 2011
{grab bag special} again!
Okay folks!! Even though I really would like more time for baby bumblebee to be the highlight of my blog...it's time to move on!
I once again have something for you all to fight over!! Remember the first person to comment, hopefully without problems, will get this item.
This is a very cute summery purse. It is more white. I couldn't get my pics just right, but it is what it is.
The strap can snap off so you can choose to cary a cute cluch. The inside is navy blue and there are no stains anywhere on or in the purse. It came from Target a few years ago. I used it for just one summer, but once again is taking up space.
I love purses. Wait no. I LOVE purses! But I only keep one tub and there is no more room for new ones in my tub and so more have got to find another shoulder to ride on!
Hope someone out there will love on my old purse!
I once again have something for you all to fight over!! Remember the first person to comment, hopefully without problems, will get this item.
This is a very cute summery purse. It is more white. I couldn't get my pics just right, but it is what it is.
The strap can snap off so you can choose to cary a cute cluch. The inside is navy blue and there are no stains anywhere on or in the purse. It came from Target a few years ago. I used it for just one summer, but once again is taking up space.
I love purses. Wait no. I LOVE purses! But I only keep one tub and there is no more room for new ones in my tub and so more have got to find another shoulder to ride on!
Hope someone out there will love on my old purse!
August 8, 2011
{baby bumblebee}
Friday night was wonderful!
Not really; the weather was humid. No heat, which was nice, but the muggy could have gone and so could have the mosquito's. I have 9, yes 9 just around my right knee! The mosquito had a true feast!!
In the muggy nasty-ness I took Scott and Amanda's family pictures. We had a great time at Ernie Miller. My favorite place to shoot besides the bottoms. They had never beed there so it's always a treat to take a family there. Look what they discovered right in their backyard.
Well not really.
Okay, this might get a bit confusing but stick with me. Scott and Amanda met in college, fell deeply in love and got married! I met Amanda at the beginning of the summer when I reached out to my mommy-church group organization to see if anyone wanted to join me on my Beth Moore Bible study of Ester. She was one of the 4 girls who joined in, and what a blessing it has been! THEN low and behold Amanda starts talking about her husband, Scott, which I went to high school with. AND THEN I took their pictures on Friday and Scott and I realized that we didn't just go to high school together but elementary and jr. high.
Did you keep up?
Scott and Amanda have two little girls, Bella 6, Bianca 4, and baby boy bumblebee on the way. They're keeping the name a secret, which by the way this is so fun to do! I know because that what we did with our third one. But you never know they might just be fooling you and bumblebee IS his name!
Besides the bug bites, the company of good friends, and muggy weather. I don't think I can begin to describe what it feels like to take a shower with your clothes on, but keep the clothes dry. Yup that's what it was like. I've never left a shoot literally drenched. My shirt was soaked where my camera and bag strap lay. It was gross. I came home peeled my clothes off and jumped into a fresh shower.
Oh yeah, pictures! We took some of those.
It was what I call a combo shoot. One where we took some family pictures, maternity type pictures and of course lovey ones. Can't forget why this whole thing started!!
I just loved my new parasol in the pictures! I wish I would have bought another one since they're only made out of paper.
See, see why I just love this park? These next ones are some of my favorite from the shoot. They were some of the last, but I just have so much fun when I get to pull the mama aside and do something fun, funny, and fantastic!
Shhh, don't tell anyone but I think Amanda had fun too even though I put her in uncomfortable poses, muggy weather and mosquitoes.
We ended out night with a beautiful prayer thanking the Lord for the family, baby, helpers and somewhat cooler weather. What an amazing family that the Lord has brought into my life!
Thanks once again to Amanda and Scott. I truly had an amazing time with the four of you! You are such an amazing family! I look forward to our time in the future together as family friends.
I would also like to thank Tara for helping me out last min with all those behind the camera things that need to go on. I couldn't have done it with out you girl.
Not really; the weather was humid. No heat, which was nice, but the muggy could have gone and so could have the mosquito's. I have 9, yes 9 just around my right knee! The mosquito had a true feast!!
In the muggy nasty-ness I took Scott and Amanda's family pictures. We had a great time at Ernie Miller. My favorite place to shoot besides the bottoms. They had never beed there so it's always a treat to take a family there. Look what they discovered right in their backyard.
Well not really.
Okay, this might get a bit confusing but stick with me. Scott and Amanda met in college, fell deeply in love and got married! I met Amanda at the beginning of the summer when I reached out to my mommy-church group organization to see if anyone wanted to join me on my Beth Moore Bible study of Ester. She was one of the 4 girls who joined in, and what a blessing it has been! THEN low and behold Amanda starts talking about her husband, Scott, which I went to high school with. AND THEN I took their pictures on Friday and Scott and I realized that we didn't just go to high school together but elementary and jr. high.
Did you keep up?
Scott and Amanda have two little girls, Bella 6, Bianca 4, and baby boy bumblebee on the way. They're keeping the name a secret, which by the way this is so fun to do! I know because that what we did with our third one. But you never know they might just be fooling you and bumblebee IS his name!
Besides the bug bites, the company of good friends, and muggy weather. I don't think I can begin to describe what it feels like to take a shower with your clothes on, but keep the clothes dry. Yup that's what it was like. I've never left a shoot literally drenched. My shirt was soaked where my camera and bag strap lay. It was gross. I came home peeled my clothes off and jumped into a fresh shower.
Oh yeah, pictures! We took some of those.
It was what I call a combo shoot. One where we took some family pictures, maternity type pictures and of course lovey ones. Can't forget why this whole thing started!!
I just loved my new parasol in the pictures! I wish I would have bought another one since they're only made out of paper.
See, see why I just love this park? These next ones are some of my favorite from the shoot. They were some of the last, but I just have so much fun when I get to pull the mama aside and do something fun, funny, and fantastic!
Shhh, don't tell anyone but I think Amanda had fun too even though I put her in uncomfortable poses, muggy weather and mosquitoes.
We ended out night with a beautiful prayer thanking the Lord for the family, baby, helpers and somewhat cooler weather. What an amazing family that the Lord has brought into my life!
I would also like to thank Tara for helping me out last min with all those behind the camera things that need to go on. I couldn't have done it with out you girl.
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