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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Odds and Ends

It's raining outside, the sky is dark and our lights are on inside the house at 3:15pm.

I'm having a battle with myself. All the want to do and have done the past few hours is read my new book I just got for our trip. The trip is in 2 weeks, but I just might be done with the book by then. That's one of the huge reasons why I don't buy novels. I love reading them way too much.

At least I took Toddler to get his haircut (we love Bella and Max) and buy some new toys at the Country Village. I picked out the perfect toys too. He's very much into trains, planes and garbage trucks. Guess what I got him? All three! The plane and train are  small enough to take on our trip with us so that he has something to do while we are thousands of feet in the air. So far he has the Kindle for books, movies and games plus the little toys we just got. I'm just speaking that the trip will go smoothly.

For some days now Toddler has been wanting to sleep with certain toys. As I tuck him in to bed he says, "Mommy?"
"Yes, Augustin?"
"Bible?"
"Okay I'll go get it. Here you go."
"Mommy?"
"Yes, Augustin?"
"Car?"
And you can see where this conversation is going. By the end of it all he has his car, dog, book and bible in bed with him all tucked in. It first started with the bible and everyday the list gets bigger until he get caught off. I mean does a kid really need all these things to sleep? He spends the next half hour in bed playing and talking!

So that's the randomness of today. I'm hoping I can get some work done before I have a friend over, maybe not. I have to go wash the lip liner from my sons face.

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Monday, November 21, 2011

Our Playdates

Since I've found a good balance between being a photographer/business owner and mom I've been able to give my son the attention and love he needs on a daily basis from me.

One of the ways I love to spend our mornings are playdates. We've just stated getting into them recently and I've found that it is a beautiful way to give my son fun time with friends and I also get to spend time with some awesome moms.

It's amazing what I learn from some of these incredible moms. I love watching how they treat their kids, what they teach them and figure out who they are as a family. I also find a lot of things that I want to learn and implement in the way that I parent Toddler. To me, playdates are a blessing and I'm starting to have a pretty good list of people I've love to spend my mornings with. I'm also hoping that with enough playdates Toddler won't feel lonely in the fact that he has no brothers or sisters yet.

It will be interesting to see how we transition back into our regular lives after we get back from Slovakia. It's usually the hardest, but I'm believing that our playdates are to stay.

Oh and Toddler got his immunizations today. I'm generally not one to give my son immunizations until he get older and with a delayed schedule, but since we are traveling out of the country I didn't have much of a choice. He's a trooper every time, even from birth! This time as the first stab was over his reaction was, "Ouch!" the second one was, "OUCH!" with tears for about 10 seconds and that was it. He did so well at his playdate today, but did end up watching 'Kipper The Dog' for 3 hrs because he needed rest. The funny part was after that rest he was ready for a mini playdate and ran around the house for a good hour. Love how tough he is.

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Friday, November 18, 2011

Taking a Snow Day

I'm so sad that my blog has been neglected for some days now. We leave for Slovakia in 19 days so my focus is on finishing up all the work that I've done this month. I really miss posting! I'm happy that I'm able to sneak in a personal post along with a family session that I did today. I'm being 'smart'.

I was really excited for today's photo-shoot. It was with some of my dear friends and their kids. We decided to do the shoot in the mountain in the beautiful snow. I've known Dave and Jess for many years and adore this couple so much! Their hearts and family is so beautiful. They have touch my life in a big way and I'm so happy that I call them my friends. I'm also happy that they are loving so close to me too! Dave and Jess have some of the sweetest kids I know. They are amazing parents in every way.

So here is a peak into their session:

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(She got him right in the face! It wasn't on purpose though, but we had a good laugh and he was a good spot.)


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After the session I was able to have fun in the snow with my boys. I've let Toddler watch Kipper In The Snow so that he knows what it is before he went to Slovakia and today he got to experience it on his own. He just LOVED it. I think he spent like 4 hours playing in it if I'm not exaggerating, which I can be.

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Sunday, November 13, 2011

The Allen Family - Mill Creek Family & Kids Photographer

I had the privilege of meeting Rebeca some years back at church. We went to lunch together at a conference and had a great time with friends. I am amazed at how you can meet someone and later they are a part of your life. Makes me want to go out there and make LOTS of friends or say hi to people because I don't know who will be my next friend. Isn't that how we are to make friends? Smile and say hi to people?

Today was a beautiful day for me because I got to meet Rebeca's precious son and spend time with her family. There were lots of laughs and smiles. They reminded me why I love family sessions. 

I also loved the relationship between this family. It was pure with so much love, joy and peace. I was really happy that I had the opportunity to spend time with this beautiful family and their son, let me tell you... no I'll show you!

Here's the peak:

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Thursday, November 10, 2011

To be or Not to be...

That's the question I've been asking myself.

Today I had the opportunity to capture a very special moment for my friend. It was the announcement of the sex of their baby. Here's a little preview of the beautiful moment and the surprise on their faces.

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So lately I've been finding out that this person is pregnant and that one is pregnant. It seems like there is a new announcement every week that someone is expecting. Therefore I have to ask myself the question.

To be or Not to be...

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It's hard not to want to be part of the expecting crowd as it seems so exciting and precious. How can one not want a cute little cuddly newborn? The smell, touch and feel of a newborn is just an experience on its own. I love watching them sleep in my arms all cuddled up in a ball and then having them stretch and yawn continually. I love the joy you get when you get to come home for the first time as a bigger family then when you left for the hospital.

Now as appealing as that all looks and sounds, am I really ready for another little human? So many things to consider with that question. Emotionally I know I'm not ready. I can barely keep up with my toddler! Having two kids, a business, cooking and cleaning?! I can barely keep a clean house with my toddler! Also the thought of going to the hospital 9 months pregnant ready to deliver just sends shivers down my back.

I rushed into having Augustin, which was the best decision I ever made, but it was rushed and wasn't well thought through. This time I think I'm putting way to much thought into having our second.

So I'm not going to rush myself and see what happens with time. Who knows it might be 3 more years or I could be ready next year. Something I'm discussing with the Lord currently.

And why talk about this now? Well Augustin is going to be 2 in January and I'm not sure I want to have another toddler in 5 yrs and kinda want to get it over with.

Okay, I'm done.

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

It's A Toddler Thing

I've been really thinking about what kind of mother I am to my son lately. So many thoughts have invaded my head since Sunday after nursery.

My son had changed. I don't know when this happened or how, but it did. He's a full blown toddler. He has been a toddler for a year, but now he acts like one. Gone are those days where he shares from his heart, gone are those days when he would eat what is given to him and gone is the baby who actually listened. Okay maybe I'm over dramatizing it. It's not really gone, it's just that he's much harder to deal with.

Everything is a stern, "No!" or "Myself!", hey have you heard this one? "Mine!"

Yupe, I'm right where most moms find themselves, with an independent toddler ready to conquer their world. 

Can I just say, "I want my baby back!!"

Overall today was as very beautiful and successful day. I did notice that not only do I have to adjust my day to create perfect balance, but I have to adjust the way to raise my son for that perfect balance that just right for him. 

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Sorry that my layouts aren't as fun or creative as they usually are. I just need to get to my other work so my blogging time has been cut short. 

Saturday, November 5, 2011

To its Fullest

I did not expect this week to be as full and slightly overwhelming as it was. That's why it feels like I've been neglecting my blog despite the fact that I took some of the cutest pictures this past week.

My goal is to recap, but I'm not keeping any promises.

One of the harder things of this week has been toddler's jump off the couch. He landed incorrectly and that sent us to the hospital today for x-rays. I'm thankful that the x-rays came back good, but that still leaves me with a limping and feverish toddler.

The heart wrenching part is when he cries/screams for a long time and there is NOTHING I can do to comfort him.

I'm hoping to be back after this weekend with some good posts.

Oh, I was going to write this great post about how I balance all the things that I do, but now I'm just too tired and not in the mood. The sad part is that the post would have been a good one. Oh well.

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