Muppet cupcakes? CHECK!
May 20, 2012
May 19, 2012
excited!
Someone is super excited about their Muppet birthday party tomorrow! Here's the figures that I found to put on the cake!
May 18, 2012
toddler baby! time flies!
May 15, 2012
oh, and this...
And as I slowly walked away, I turned to Jeremy and said, "It was your decision to hand her the full plate of pasta and now it is your mess to clean. Enjoy!"
May 14, 2012
the sun, a sprinkler and a bikini debut
Oh that's right, the sun and being outside makes me take more pictures! Here's a photo overload from Saturday. We got out the sprinkler and Sloane put on her new bikini. She's never played in the sprinkler before so we were really excited to get her out there in the water. The weather was beautiful and we weren't doing anything but waiting for Jeremy to return from his Nashville trip.
There's not too much that makes me happier than having my kids outside playing together.
May 13, 2012
happy mother's day!
We had a big day yesterday in the sprinkler. This is my favorite picture from the day. I have about 50 more that I'll be posting soon but I can't spend Mother's Day in front of the computer. We have BIG plans! We started with donuts, next is slides at the farm, a picnic, ice cream and eating on the deck outside. I'm soaking up the love today!
Happy Mother's Day to you.
May 12, 2012
May 11, 2012
May 09, 2012
lens bling
I've been checking these out for about 2 years now and finally bought this one a couple of days ago. You just put it around your lens. I bet that I can get those kids to look at the camera now. I wonder how fast and loud I can scream, "LOOK THE CHICKEN! LOOK AT THE CHICKEN! LOOK AT THE CHICKEEEENNNNNNN!!!!"
Welcome to my twisted side!
May 07, 2012
on my head = 4
on my head = 3
on my head = 2
on my head = 1
This is a new series I'm starting because she's obsessed with putting things on her head.
May 06, 2012
house in the house
My $35 yard sale find! Sloane is one happy baby!!
May 04, 2012
with love!
A spaghetti fish kiss for everyone!
May 02, 2012
and for her next trick...
I sent Jeremy a text the other day with this photo attached. Sloane was sitting in the middle of the room changing her babies diapers. She's 15 months old! I was amazed! She even powdered them! Baby genius? Hell yes!
May 01, 2012
i don't need any invisible friends!
It's supposed to be in the 80's for most of the week. Bring on the warm weather and the tans! We are ghostly white!
Speaking of ghostly, this photo was taken at a civil war site in Leesburg. Addison is leaning on a grave. I told her that I was going to off center this picture in case a spirit decided to appear in the photo with her. In all honesty, I've seen a ghost appear in graveyard pics when I was in the darkroom in college. I don't play that game anymore. I'm pretty sure that if someone would have appeared in this photo with her then I would have had to give up photography all together! It would have went like this: pee in pants, faint, give up photography. :)
April 30, 2012
sloane in b&w
I'm in the middle of editing 3 photo sessions along with my own photos. Geez! I'll take more free time to get things done, please! I had to stop and post this pic of Sloane. Sometimes black and white photos melt me. Maybe it's babies that melt me. Perhaps black & white photos + babies melt me.
Anyway, these moments fly by too fast and even if they are just running in a field it's something that you will miss one day. Pick up your camera and document! That's my mommy/photog lecture for today! :)
April 28, 2012
fun with cell phones
Jeremy played a gig in Oxford, Maryland today and we were up at 6:am to tag along. In the rush, I forgot my camera which forced me to be artsy with my cell phone instead. :)
art with nature
There are some crafty kids in this house!
Sidewalk man with mustache and goatee!
April 26, 2012
spring pics!
Finley opened his backpack up with excitement today. I thought that he was going to pull out his new library books to show me but instead he brought out his Spring pictures! Um... the Spring pictures that I forgot were happening a couple of weeks ago (that's why he's wearing a Chewbacca shirt). I've been really forgetful and behind on things lately. I thought that I really screwed up and missed out on these pictures. I'm a super happy mommy now! I love pictures! This was just what I needed. :)
April 25, 2012
April 23, 2012
sweet fin!
I could eat him!
April 21, 2012
stinker!
April 20, 2012
face painting
Finley is the ocean. Addison is a rainbow. The rest of us are boring and plain...
Sent from my iPhone
April 19, 2012
April 18, 2012
fin the patient
This morning, I took Finley to the doctor. He had a physical done (he weights 59 pounds and is 48" tall) and we discussed how autism and ADDHD are best friends. You can almost guarantee that a kid with autism will more than likely have ADD or ADDHD. Well, I knew that this day was coming. I mean, how many notes do I need from the teacher that says "climbing shelves", "stood up from his chair 19 times in one minute" or "can not focus". Now, the teachers and the parents have to do evaluations and the doctor will score it. Hopefully, this will make a huge difference for him.
Finley was excited about going to the doctor. He repeats shows, so he immediately went into a Sponge Bob script about the doctors office. The best one was when he was referencing the waiting room and he said, "Oh mom, the doctor? Well, you're not going to make me sit there and read old magazines are you?"
hahahaha! I love that boy!
April 16, 2012
fancy pants big business!
Ok. My favorite place in Leesburg is probably Morven Park. Here's Finley walking around a couple of weeks ago talking to himself. I'm sure that he's probably telling himself how awesome this place is!
If I want to do professional photo sessions here it's going to cost me! I can purchase a yearly membership and it's no chump change. But I love this place so much! And I could bring SO many people here! And it's magical!
The realities of a photography business that I forgot to think about!
April 13, 2012
my cartoon luvin' family
Words can not express how happy Jeremy and Addison are in this picture. These are their cartoon favorites! It's Finn & Jake from Adventure Time. I'm pretty sure that Jeremy walked away from this crying.
More White House pics coming soon!!!!!
April 11, 2012
coloring eggs
This is how you plan a parents visit. You buy the messy egg dye and then you save it until your mom comes in town and you call it "a special holiday time". Works like a charm!
I tried to prepare the kids with aprons and gloves and the gloves were off in about 45 seconds.
My mom has this thing about coloring eggs with the kids. She loves doing it and so do they. They had a great time and Finley was really focused until he found Grammie's camera. Like son, like mommy!
April 10, 2012
cutest baby ever
April 09, 2012
here we come, obama!
Egg roll ready!
April 08, 2012
happy easter
Breakfast bunny!
April 07, 2012
the chores
Sweep the floor, Cinderella! SWEEP THE FLOOR!!!
great falls
We took my parents to Great Falls Park today. Ain't it purdy?!
April 06, 2012
sisters
Morning art lessons.
April 03, 2012
things that don't happen often
She had dinner, a bath, and then she laid on the floor and passed out!
lighting it up blue
I posted this group of photos on facebook yesterday. Finley and I had a little photo shoot in the early afternoon. To my complete surprise, Addison and her friend had posted Autism Awareness signs on the mailboxes on our street. Seriously, what a big heart that girl has! Jeremy went by Home Depot and bought a blue bulb that was packaged specifically for World Autism Awareness Day. They also had a lantern that has two switches. One side turns to normal white light and one side turns to blue for autism. We gave it to Finley and he was so excited! Here's some pictures from yesterday. I sure hope that they find a reason for this disorder soon and a cure.
By the way, the photo in the center is my new favorite picture of Fin. I could just print it out and eat it! I love it that much!
April 02, 2012
run, run, run, rest... repeat.
Oh hi! Currently, there are NO visitors at our house. We are in between group 2 and group 3. My parents will be here on Wednesday and we're playing catch up until they get here.
A lot has happened since I'm really sat down to update. Here's some...
- We were picked in the White House Easter Egg Roll lottery! We get to go Easter Egg hunting on the White House lawn next week! I still don't know if I'm allowed to bring the good camera but I'm going to call the customer service number and ask what is allowed. I'm SO excited!!!
- I got my first email about a photography job, which was a wedding. Since I wasn't planning on doing weddings for a while I hadn't set prices. I finally came up with a package and sent it to the bride who excepted my offer and BAM(!) I'm shooting a wedding in October! The plan is to shadow a couple of DC photographers at weddings before then to help with any questions that I have. It's in the works.
- In other photography news, I got another photo session inquiry yesterday. Things are going good with this!! :)
- We've done the DC monument tour twice in the past week, been to 3 museums, and had way too much fun!
- This week Addison and Finley are on Spring Break.
- I took over 900 photos this past week and have to edit soon.
But most importantly, it's World Autism Day today. I have big plans and we're "lighting it up blue" around here! More on that later today!
Thanks to my Finny for educating us on such an important disorder! xo!
March 29, 2012
quickie
We are worn out! I have tons to post, but we must rest for a moment!
March 24, 2012
the centerpiece
Addison just made a centerpiece for the kids table out of broken glow sticks and pipe cleaners. Such a crafty girl!
it's about to get crazy around here!
Look at this baby! This is for all of those people who looked at me like I was crazy when I said that I wanted to have a 3rd child. LOOK AT HER! She's so yummy!
In other news, I am about to be bombarded with house guests! Let's see, a total of 11 people within the next 10 days. That's 3 different groups of people! I love it! We're running around like crazy trying to get the house ready. I'll be posting pics here and there. I hope that everyone has a fabulous weekend!! :)
March 21, 2012
morning naps
March 20, 2012
the notes home
Uh... He denies this happening. He denies it with the biggest, hazel eyes that you have ever seen!
March 19, 2012
the return of fin and his hair accessories
Finley just came at me with a flat iron and hair gel. He said, "Mommy, I can make your hair WORK!". I don't even know what that means but I'm locking myself in the bathroom for the night.
oh sweet, sweet weather!
Yesterday, I mowed the back yard for the first time this year. Then, the kids and I cleaned up the patio and pulled the weeds. I wiped off the outside toys and opened the door for Sloane to come out. She is going to LOVE this space! She was too young to play last year, so it's really cool to watch her walk around and explore the grass and flowers. We have a small picnic table for her and a water table. I can't wait!! She's an outdoor gal. I can already tell!
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