It's A week {My Life}

We're starting a little 'pre-school' work with Anna & this week is A Week.

Monday, Wednesday & Friday we will have school time, & Thursdays we will do Project time. I haven't got all the kinks or details worked out yet, but I was needing some sort of structure to our day & that is one thing on the want to accomplish list.
Even our dinner on those days are planned to have something with "A" in them. Monday night was Alfredo, Asparagus & Apricots... we've had apples, learned about ants & practiced writing both uppercase & lowercase "A", & even choosen our movie of the day to be Aladdin, because of the A.

Grace thinks that she has now outgrown her highchair, and found something new to climb...ugh...Occasionally I'll give in to her new found love of sitting in a big chair at the big table, but only if we're eating something not too disasterously messy. Like this breakfast...it wasn't too messy & she actually ate more than landed on the floor for once.

Grace has also decided that anytime the camera comes out, it's to take a photo of her & she instantly goes into "cheese" mode...

It seems like we've been on the go almost everyday this week...so it's only fitting that Brody's 1st photo is in his carseat, looking ever so intently...only moments before I grabbed my camera he was smiling at me...
Beyond our 1st week of structure...it seems to be the week that everything goes wonky. Waking up to snow in mid-April is unacceptable, especially after a weekend of warm sunshine. But we will trudge on & look forward to a hopfully accurate forecast of sunshine & warmer weather for the next few days.

Mr Brody, resting, his favorite thing to do this week. But I suppose it's a good thing, sleeping off the germs his sisters shared with him. :(

Off to get some much needed rest....we have a few more busy days this week & then it's a visiting type of weekend. My little brother will be coming home from college & he's bringing his girlfriend. It should be fantastic. Maybe I can sneak in a few new portraits....

Happy Easter {My Life}

I'm sneaking in a few moments while the baby is sleeping, the middle is content, & the eldest is coloring to post a couple new photos of the aformentioned wee-ones.

We had a nice Easter, although would have prefered todays weather as opposed to the wind, rain & snow we had yesterday.

Saturday evening we dyed our eggs. Anna loved seeing the colors, Grace only wanted to eat the colors (and pour the cups out onto the floor/table), Brody slept (seems to be a recurring theme with that boy!).

We started our Easter morning with something out of the ordinary...Ham & Cheese Omlette, Orange Sweet rolls, strawberries with fresh whipped cream & bacon...it was very yummy. After breakfast we went started the bathing & dressing & hairdos, trying to leave home before noon... Brody had his first bath, which he slept through & the girls gave the floor in their bathroom a bath.

Then it was time to attempt an Easter day portrait with a ready for a nap temper-tantrum, a hungry boy, & their bossy-est sister...it wasn't very successful, but at least it's documented.

We spent the glorious day over at my cousins, with a mixture of family & friends & had a great time.

& now it's Monday...definately a Monday. I've got a house that looks like a tornado visited & lots of chores to accomplish, so that we can have a late Easter dinner with my sister & her family before they move this week. :`(

..so I'm off to start by putting the middle down for her nap & take advantage of one less pair of 'helping' hands.

Hope you all enjoy the week. & maybe I'll be back with more photos & possibly a recipe or two this week.

Baby Boy {Newborn}

Life is great, we are adjusting, slowly, but we are adjusting. It's going a lot easier than I had anticipated, thank goodness!
I took a few moments this past weekend to capture the Little Mr's newborn portraits...here is a sneak peak at one of my favorites. Hopefully at some point this week I'll also be able to get our family Easter/spring portraits done as well.

A little sleepy baby...so sweet!

He's Here {My Life}

He's here!!! & we're finally home.

Brody James was born at 8:06am on March 16th.

He weighed in at 8lbs 11oz & is 20.5 inches long.

He's absolutely wonderful. He hardly cries *except for at night, when we'd like to be resting*, eats well, & loves to snuggle. & did I mention that he's incredibly adorable.

Everything went well & now we're on the making the big adjustment of 3 kids & getting back on our schedule.

The girls are pretty smitten with their little brother, especially Anna. Grace however, is having some jealousy issues (also known as I'm not going to look at, talk to, or even give loves to my mom).

Off to get some rest in...maybe we'll watch a movie.

Maternity Portrait {My Life}

I was in need of getting some belly shots for this pregnancy & waited until the almost last possible moment.

Yes it's huge, okay, beyond huge... yes there's only one... yes I'm ready...yes, yes, yes...

A month ago, he was on track to be a 9+ pounder & I'm pretty sure he won't disappoint...there's also lots of extra fluid. So not only am I packing around a 'toddler' who probably won't be coming out potty trained, I get to lug around this extended size swimming pool.

What could be more comfortable than that?!? Oh, did I mention that not even maternity clothes fully cover the belly? That makes it incredibly comfortable to go out in public...thankfully, there's only 36 hours left!

I have a wonderfully terriffic hubby who not only helped me out with this task, because I couldn't manage to get some self portraits, but he also got a few snaps in on Thursday evening to help capture my hot new do.

Me & My Girls (a rare photo for sure...mental note to self-get in more pics with the kids/hubby)

I hadn't had an official hair style change since Anna was born (which was 3 years ago) so it was time for a little change. She took about 5 inches off & it's mostly in a single layer. I love it, hubby loves it, which is the whole point of getting cute right?!?!

Off to relax a bit tonight, as the anxious, nervous, excited emotions all kick in & we get ready for our last 36 hours as a family of four!

Little Tiny Baby Boy {Newborn Portraits}

On Monday I had the opportunity to take some portraits of a little tiny newborn.

My day wasn't going so well, my appointment ran late, the flash decided it wasn't going to fire at all, & it was one of the preggo mamma days. When I finally got to offload the images from my camera I was so happy.

I just ♥ little tiny babies!

I also got a few of big brother & big sister.

And mamma with her babies...

We even got dad to sneak into a few right at the end.

Thank you for a great session & for allowing me the opportunity to capture your family.

Love is in the air... {Family Session}

Saturday I had the opportunity to photograph a cute little family. I'll be putting together some wedding invitations for them this week for their upcoming wedding. Congrats!

...with the little man of the house...

...beautiful...

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Thank you for a great session. I'll be seeing you soon!

It's a Party...{My Life & P52}

...and I'm a bit late posting this. Between all the running around and the beautiful sunshine, I haven't been as diligent at posting as I would like to be.

Last Friday, my littlest princess turned 1. The year flew by! She's been a joy to watch grow & change, so different than her sister.

Happy Birthday Girlie!

...Lunch with Daddy for her Princess Day...

...celebrating on her day...she was really excited about the cake...

This past Saturday we had our girls' birthday party. It was lots of fun. We shared cake & ice cream, they opened their gifts, and enjoyed playing outside. We flew kites & played baseball. Thank you to all who attended and helped us celebrate our little princesses.

Making her ...Birthday Wish... {probably hoping for a horse she can ride}

Grace making her wish...or going after the frosting!

YUM! Cake (Thanks Robyn for this picture)

MMMM...sugary substance...YUM!

Playing on the new swing set. (Thanks again Robyn for this pic)

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I made P52 easy for this past week, and although I didn't get them posted in quite the right amount of time...last weeks theme was Birthday.

This weeks theme is relationships, I'm hoping to catch some sweet ones....

Mr E.B. is 6 months {Portraits}

Yesterday afternoon, in between Dr's (and with the weather cooperating) I finally got to take Little Mr E's 6 month portraits. Oh, he is so cute. Everything went mostly smooth, but I'm pretty sure that he's been chatting with his sister about portrait day.

Thank you B Family for a great session.

...One with the whole family...

...the little man...

Mr & his Momma

...look at his eyes, soo blue & beautiful...

...& he's such a happy little guy...

I'll get the rest of your images up this next week. Thanks again for a great session, you guys are wonderful!