Dress Up

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! :)

Weeks 24, 25, & 26

My Kids and I

Last time at the lake for the summer! :(





Emery Sandwich!

15 Years

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!) :)

10 Months Old

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...

Baby A - 5 days old

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!

Arrrrr, Matey!

It is International Talk Like a Pirate Day, afterall.

Another Conversation with Teagun

from this morning.

Him: Mom, you're a cute girl. You are going to raise into a nice gentleman.

a gentleman, huh? lol...

Rachel

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!

10 on Tuesday

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".

Kim & Colin

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!

Bruised

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???).

Moody

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's 9-Month Check-up

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???).

Jaeden

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.

Weeks 21, 22, and 23

My Kids and I

I'm having a really hard time keeping up with this, but I'm determined. I still have last week and this week's to download and post to be caught up. Hopefully one of these days I will be caught up again!





And Trevor must have took 20 pictures and this was the most in focus one...lol.

Madi and Kali

And finally we have Madi and Kali - 9.5 month old twins. These two were just adorable and so well-behaved. They weren't too sure about the big black box in front of their face, but warmed up to me quickly and were more than willing to show off their dancing skills...so cute! And those pony tails just make me smile.

Ben

Ben also attended the Portrait Party. He is 3.5 years old and so cute and stylish! He took me all over the yard to get pictures. It was nice to photograph a 3 year old who would actually look at me. Not used to that since Teagun does not like the camera right now!

Dane

Up next from the portrait party is Dane. He is 2 years old and just all boy - playing with his tractor, climbing trees, and playing in the dirt. He was so much fun!

Grace

Monday evening, I had the great pleasure of photographing several kids/families at a Portrait Party. We had a lot of fun and got some great pictures.

First up is Grace. She is 7.5 months old and just so sweet. And look at her beautiful blue eyes - love them!