MESS MAKERS!

My kids can do a number on this place in not time at all. It seems like just after we clean it, I turn my back and it's a disaster again. It never ends. I need to get tougher around here! I was looking back through some of my old pictures of the kids and some of the grand messes they made then. Good thing I love them so much!!!

AVERY'S FIRST HAIR CUT......BY AVERY!

So for about a month I have been trying to conceal the fact that Avery got a hold of my scissors and cut several chunks out of her hair. She had quite the choppy mullet going on! We could disguise it through buns and pig tails but when it was down, it was pretty obvious that she had more than some slight slithering going on :) I even rationalized that she could keep it the way it was and I could just cut off an inch or so each month until it was even again. But I soon realized that my plan was just crazy. I needed to face the fact that the mullet had to go!

Saturday we went in and had her hair cut into a bob. If anything it just seems so much healthier.
I will miss styling her long hair but I think her new hair cut is a fun change!

COMING SOON........

It's official, I will be starting a legitimate photography business soon! It's something I have thought about for a long time and often wondered if I would really ever take it that far. I can't think of any creative outlet I enjoy more. There are so many steps to take, so much to do, so much to learn. Thankfully I have a new DSLR camera with a couple of different lenses that will make a big difference. I have spent hours and many late nights trying to learn my camera inside and out, and there is so much to it. So it will take a while to master that. Also PhotoShop know how is a huge must in today's digital photography world. So there will be a huge investment in time with that as well. I am just in the beginning stages of this, and it may be months until I am up and running with a professional website and blog. For now I will probably just come up with my own simple blog where I can post images from different photo shoots. I will link it to my personal blog. I have been using my niece Kenadee as my little muse lately, dragging her around to different locations and working with my new camera. Here is a preview of some of my favorite head shots (also to get my blog off my Halloween post)! Thank you to everyone who has been so encouraging and helped to steer me in this direction. I appreciate your support and confidence!!

HALLOWEEN WAS GREAT IN 08'

This year our family was in a new area and a new neighborhood which provided some new adventures for Halloween! The kids loaded up once already at the fun ward trunk-or-treat! Then on Halloween we had family over for taco soup with all the trimmings and plenty of other munchies and baked goods. This year I was brave and let the kids run through the neighborhood with their cousins and friends to trick-or-treat. They had a blast and enjoyed some freedom :) The weather was so fantastic this year. My neighbor even had her grill out doing a BBQ for all the little trick-or-treaters that came by! It was so fun to see everyone in their costumes (kids and adults)! I LOVE Halloween......almost ..... as much as I LOVE Christmas!

ONE LAST CAMP FIRE

Aaron found a really awesome picnic area, so we decided since the weather has been so nice to have one last camp fire with the kids. I don't know what it is with our kids and being in the outdoors. They just open up and we learn the most amazing things and have some of the best experiences. I think it has been a really great bonding tool for our family.

PUMPKIN PATCH

Ahhhh Fall time! The colored leaves, the crisp air, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and ofcoarse....pumpkins! Avery had so much fun today goofin' around in a local pumpkin patch. She was so mesmerized by all of the pumpkins and their various shapes and sizes. She could have played there for hours!

Sweet Girl

I have been close with my niece Kenadee ever since she was a little girl. I used to pick her up from pre-school and she would sing me all the songs she was learning and we would have sleep overs and draw princess pageant pictures! She was such a spunky fun kid then and she is turning into a sweet young lady now! It has been so fun being her aunt. Every year she lets me drag her around on a little "model" shoot. Infact she was the very first person I ever took pictures of. Thanks for the fun funky photos Kenadee!