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I met up with this wonderful family this morning. Rachael and I are on a photo message board together, so if was great to finally get to meet her in person. They are from Coeur d' Alene and made the trek over into my neck of the woods for some family pictures. Her kids did awesome despite the freezing temperatures this morning. I did feel bad for Baby T though...by the end of the session her lips were turning as blue as her gorgeous eyes! She was such a trooper though!
C was more interested in watching the ducks than looking at me! I don't blame him - they are more interesting!
Look at all her hair. She is just a couple weeks younger than Emery and I just can't believe how much hair she has. Just adorable! Can't wait to be able to put Emery's hair in lil' piggy tails!
I was tagged by Jami to do a Q&A with Teagun
1. How old are you? I don't know
take two: three
2. How old is mommy? three
3. How old is daddy? two
3. How do you bake a cake? blow on the handle, make it, and then put it in the oven.
4. What is daddy's name? Trevor
5. When is your birthday? handles make it
6. What is your favorite color? blue
7. What is your favorite animal? tiger
8. What do you want to be when you grow up? a big giant pirate!
Oh man, I thought this was going to be fun. That was like getting my teeth pulled to get him to answer these questions (absolutely no attention span)! :)
Now I'm tagging Stephanie and Jennifer
way too fast. I downloaded these and then just kept looking at them on my computer screen thinking, "He is not that big. He is not that grown-up looking. Where is my baby?" I don't get to share him enough on here because he won't let me take his picture, but he saw me taking pictures of Emery here and said he wanted to touch the fence (hence the finger on the fence) for a picture too. Can't argue with that!
You wouldn't guess it from this photo.
Wouldn't it be nice to sleep through anything??? We (or should I say Trevor) put new siding on our house this weekend (we put new windows in a couple weeks ago). I have no idea how she slept through the saw, nail gun and hammering, but she did. Right until I went in and took this picture and as I was closing her door apparently the tiny creak wakes her up...figures!
I had my first Holiday session yesterday evening with the L family. They are all just so much fun. We were downtown and went for some not so traditional holiday pictures and I just love how they turned out! Thank you so much L family and I hope you enjoy your sneak peak!
Being able to dress your baby in a pink, puffy, pretty pettiskirt...that's what having a girl is all about, right? :) I bought this shortly after Emery was born because I knew I would have to take pictures of her in a pink pettiskirt. Since we had one last nice day of weather on Wednesday I decided to break it out of the closet to see if it would fit and it does for the most part. I'm sure she will be able to wear it for a couple years, which is great!
A total snapshot, but I just love it. A glimpse of our afternoon. Pretty much everyday when Emery wakes up from her nap Teagun asks me if he can go in and play with her. I can hear them laughing and giggling in there and then Teagun comes out and asks if he can get in bed with Emery. Emery stands there hanging on the edge jumping up and down while Teagun jumps from one side of the crib to the other. Just love how I captured her actually holding still looking at me and caught Teagun in the middle of a jump.
So after the poop incident when trying to take some 10 month pictures of Emery, I decided to try again that afternoon and dress her up a little for them. Teagun had gotten a pair of Uggs when he was born and for some reason they never looked very boyish to me, so he never wore them. When I had Emery though, I pulled them out of storage and she finally fits in them. They are soooo cute! So here are a few more 10 month pictures of Emery.
I was feeling black and white for these pictures, but thought I would throw this last one in color also so you can see the little boots better! :)
Today is mine and Trevor's 15 year "dating" anniversary. I was thinking about it the other day and we have been together for half of my life...crazy! I did talk him into an anniversary trip (I had asked for recommendations a while ago), but we won't be going until December. We are going to go on a week cruise to Cabo San Lucas, Puerta Vallarta, and Mazatlan. I'm really excited! I tried to scan a picture of us on our first date back when we were sophomores in high school - a homecoming picture, but I couldn't remember how to work the scanner, so I found this picture from prom our senior year that was already on the computer (we are on the left if you can't tell!) :)
Happy 10 Months, Emery! I can't believe she is going to be one in 2 months. Crazy how fast the second baby grows up...way too fast! She is still content just cruising around furniture and crawling, thank goodness. She has no interest in letting go, so I am hoping it will be a bit longer. Two teeth finally broke through last week. She is a climber...anything she can reach, she climbs up on. The other day I was folding clothes in my bedroom and walked out and something caught my eye in Teagun's room and there was Emery on top of his bed standing at his headboard playing with the toys on the shelf. Oh, and she definitely has a little attitude. I am pretty sure she will be beating Teagun up within the next 6 months. She already swats at him and "yells" at him. They are going to be so much fun when they are older...lol.
I tried to get a couple pictures this morning, but right after this picture, she sat down and crawled away right into dog poop. sigh...
Oh goodness. I got to photograph the sweetest baby yesterday. You may remember his mama from her maternity pictures last month. She has a c-section on Monday and was up moving around like nothing when I was there on Saturday. Made me feel like a big baby! I'm pretty sure I would have been laying in bed still. :) lol...
Congratulations J family - baby A is just a doll! Enjoy your sneak peak!
from this morning.
Him: Mom, you're a cute girl. You are going to raise into a nice gentleman.
a gentleman, huh? lol...
Sunday morning I met-up with Rachel downtown for her senior pictures - I love it down there because there are just so many different backgrounds to choose from.
She tried to tell me she always makes funny faces in pictures, but I think she was lying! :) I got so many great pictures of her.
It was so great to meet you - enjoy your sneak peak!
Well, today it is really just going to be 10 snapshots on Tuesday. I carry my little point & shoot camera with me all the time and I downloaded the pictures last night, so thought I would share some of what has been going on/what we have been up to lately.
1. Teagun got stung for the first time a couple weeks ago. He did really well when it happened, we put some ice on it and he fell asleep. When he woke up, though, it could have possibly been the end of the world! :)
2. Remember my "Moody" post last week. Well, this was taken the very next school day. Woke up silly as could be. He just likes to keep me on my toes apparently. But his hair was cracking me up. We finally went and got it cut this weekend.
3. Ahhh...to be a little boy!
4. We went boating with our friends, Holli and Jason, last weekend. Teagun LOVES to tube. We really need to buy a boat...
5. We went to the fair this weekend. Teagun is now to the age where he notices the rides first thing and that is all he talks about the whole time ("When are we going to the rides?").
6. Who needs dolls?!?!
7. We walked to the park this weekend and let Teagun drive his Power Wheels there. On the way home, Trevor put Emery in with him. It was so dang cute. Teagun kept looking at her and laughing and she just kept her arm propped up on the window sill acting like it was no big deal. She also liked playing with the radio buttons. I'm sure this is just a glimpse of what it will look like in 13 years!
8. I got a new "toy". I am so excited! I used it at a session this weekend and just love it! I have a new lens on the way too - can't wait!
*the next two pictures were taken with my new camera
9. My busy body (you can't see it, but I have my foot on her to stop her from rolling over and crawling away...probably why she is giving me her scruntched-up nose look). We are in teething hell right now. I don't remember Teagun being really affected by teething. Emery on the other hand...
10. And a picture of our "first baby".
Last weekend I had the honor of photographing Kim & Colin's wedding at the beautiful Duncan Gardens in Manito Park. It was just the perfect day - gorgeous weather, perfect temperature, and beautiful location! Congratulations you two! Enjoy your sneak peak!
A couple weeks ago (yes, I am still playing catch-up!) Emery did a not-so-graceful dismount from the coffee table and fell forward into it and ended up with a big ol' bruise on her cheek. She is definitely our tough kid...bounced right back. It has now just finally started to fade, thankfully (of course she had a doctor's appointment like 3 days after it happened...doesn't that always happen???).
No, not this face?!?!
Oh man, this morning was rough. The newness/excitement of preschool has already official worn off, I think. He was a total pill this morning. He never wakes up very well in the mornings or from naps - has a very hard time waking up/adjusting (I blame that on Trevor because I LOVE to nap/sleep!). He cried, screamed, threw tantrums. He didn't want to get dressed, didn't want to eat, didn't want daddy to leave to work, didn't want to go to school. Just plain didn't want to do anything.
Anyone else have a child like this? Any tips/suggestions on how to make the mornings run a little smoother??? I won't make it through the school year if every morning is like this!
Lil' Stinker!
Emery had her 9 month check-up last week. No shots, so that was nice. She is tall, just like her brother. She weighed 19.4 oz (55%) and was 29 3/4 inches long (97%). Our only major concern was how she likes to get most of her daily calorie intake in the middle of the night (seriously - I kept track last week and she eats about 24 oz a day and about 12oz of that is at 1:00am and 6:00am). It would seem an easy task to just get her to eat more during the day, but when you can get up and feed her in 10 minutes instead of listening to her cry for who knows how long in the middle of the night (to try to get her to move her feedings during the day)...it is just much easier getting up right now. I keep telling myself, "ok, next week is the week." and then it passes. Oh well...one of these days she will be sleeping through the night.
She is teething...they are right there. On Friday, I would have bet money that they would have popped through by Monday, but still nothing yet. But this is how she looks all the time now - just sucking on her lips (massaging her gums???).
I had the pleasure of photographing Jaeden the other day. He recently turned one and was just adorable - curly blonde hair and gorgeous blue eyes.
