New Days Ahead

Oh how very neglected this poor blog is.
Between my photography blog and my frame a day I am blogged out.
But I need to come here more often, this one is for my babies.
I will post more.
So, here you have it, the new days....
all three of my babies are in school this year.
Alexee is in the 3rd grade making us proud as always.
Braiden is in Kindy, he is finding his way and loving school.
Carter is in two day preschool, that is not going quite as well, he is struggling being away from his mama, so needless to say I have spent a lot of time in his class helping him adjust.

Time is flying by and we are just trying to embrace every minute of it.

Love Bugs

My friend got some ladybugs for the kids to release in the backyard.
I had no idea you could even do such a thing, it will surely be an event we remember every spring from here on out though because they loved it.
Alexee and Carter couldn't get enough of the little guys crawling all over them, Braiden....not so much.
He liked watching them fly away, he said they felt "funny" when they were on him.
They were telling us all kinds of ladybug facts I didn't even know they knew during the release!

New

Wouldn't you know another year has already flown by.
They seem to be going faster.
It is kind of scarey how fast my kids are growing and changing right before my eyes.
This year they will turn 8, 6, and 4.
I love watching them learn and grow but the truth is it is happening a little to fast for me.
So, I am not really one for "New Year's Resolution's" however,
I have made a promise to myself to enjoy my sweets just a little more.
One of things I spend to much time on is this lovely mac.
I do love her, however in a year or two or three, she will be the exact same,
my children will not.
Right now they need me, so I am going to go be needed!
I will come here to update because this is like my online journal of them,
but I will be spending more quality time with them.
This Saturday my little girl and I started the year off right.
We had an afternoon of "girl time"....
shopping, lunch and more shopping, it was a perfect, amazing day.

{Week 52} ~ Dun...Dun...Dundun!!

Is it really true?
The year is over?
My project is complete?
Wow..... I barely made it!!
It as a wonderful year indeed spent with my most favorite people!
I am one lucky girl!!!

{Week 50}~Ready For Santa

Auntie Ange hooked them up with some reindeer food,
they were so excited to go spread it out for them!!

{Week 48} ~ Happy

It was Christmas Eve at Grandma's and she was so happy to be with everyone.

I think she was a little over my camera at this point :)

{Week 47}~ My Whole World

I love them!
I am soooo lucky to get to be their mama!

{Week 45}~ Silly

Brad & I went to a charity where we had to wear wigs for Cancer Fund Raising.
I think the kids found them.
I think they rock them way better than we did!!

Oh how I love you....

I was told my blog needed a happy post :)
So, here it is.
My little girl turned 7 this summer.
We bought the gorgeous dresses & all the accessories, planned the perfect location & set up, then life got in the way & we never did her session.
I kept waiting for the perfect time, the perfect place, the perfect mood, but the truth of the matter is, it's more important to have the memories than the perfection.
So, here it is, it isn't perfect, it is in our front yard, the boys were running around distracting us, the sun was a little too bright....
But you know... every single one of these is perfect to me.
There you have it, my 7 year old girl.....

{Week 41}~ Oh So Special....

This little girl is so special.
She makes my heart so full of joy.

She has such a sensitive loving heart, it makes my heart happy.

{Week 37}~ Puppy Love

I feel like the weekly pictures have taken over my blog.
However I can.not stop because....
I am not a quitter, well maybe that 1 time when I quit cross country track, okay I guess I have quit a job or two, but not anymore, no quitting here.
I also know one day I will cherish every.one.of.these.
So, I'm moving forward....
This little girl loves, with her whole heart, all of her, she cares so deeply it makes my heart happy.
This little puppy happens to be one of her loves...

Wow I love her.

{Week 33}~ Love

love her beautiful eyes.
love her toothless smile.
love her tongue peeking out.

love her!!!

{Week 29}~ Birthday Girl

I can not believe she is 7.
Where oh where have all these years gone.
We celebrated the big 7 at our Utah property with Aunts, Uncles & Grandparents!!
She had a fabulous birthday!!
Her is the big girl blowing out her candles....

Things I absolutely LOVE about 7....
She is so big, we can have REAL conversations about big stuff.
She is such a big helper with her brothers!
She pretty much can do everything all.by.herself.
She still belly laughs with me.
She is still sweeter than ever!
She is so aware of everything, she reminds me of things :)
She is reading to me now.
There are so many more, but these are what came to mind!
Things that are so hard about her being 7......
She pretty much can do everything all.by.herself, she rarely needs me anymore :(
She is losing the childhood innocence!
She gets really shy & insecure, hence the lose of the innocence.
She worries way too much.
She is aware of everything, makes having an adult conversation hard!
We love you sweet girl! Thank you for being such an amazing daughter & friend!!!

{Week 25}~ My Beauty Queen

Alexee is a perfect mix of a total Girls Girl & Tom Boy!
Her favorite color is purple.
She loves to fish.
She loves to have her nails done.
She loves dresses & skirts.
She loves to wrestle with the boys.
She loves to have Girl Time.
She loves riding her 4 wheeler.
One minute she can be so girly, then the next minute flip to Tom Boy.
I love it, I get my girls girl, Daddy gets his Tom Boy.
So, one afternoon she was bored, she wanted to play spa.......so we did.
We did facials & massages & had all kinds of fun.
Then she wanted her make up done, like the works, mascara & all,
figuring it's just summer break, and I knew how much she would love it, we went for it.....
mascara and all.....Alexee was thrilled......Daddy not so thrilled.
I was just happy that she was happy!!
The end result.....

{Week 21} ~ Balloon Fun

I brought these balloons home from a photo shoot & the kids had so much fun with them!
They seriously ran around the backyard & played, the tied them to each other & played balloon tag!
It was all fun & games until the balloons untied & started floating away... explain that to a 2 year old.
He was most unhappy!
I got some great shots though!!
This was one of my faves.....

I love that she will actually stop & pose for me, much less work than the boys!!
B's new thing is he puts his hand up & says "can't catch me" while moving hand all around his face & then covering my lens!
And C, well most days I can't catch him :)

{Week 18} ~ Laughter Continued

Alexee has actually started asking me take pictures of her lately, she is after my heart I tell ya.
So, we were being silly chasing the boys around & she asked me to get me camera....love it :)
We were laughing so hard at the way Carter was drinking his milk. He was making silly noises, then he turned around with a milk moustache.

Little girl I love you.
You are so much fun, you are becoming so independent & you really help me with the boys.
I am so proud of you, you have worked so hard on getting A's at school, for the 2nd quarter in a row.
I love it when you say, "Oh snap."
I can't wait for summer when I get to spend all day everyday with you!!!

{Week 16} ~ Heart Melting

This picture seriously turns my heart to goo.
Moments like this make the hard times not so hard.
He loves his sissy....I love watching him love his sissy.
He is really getting so so sweet. I just love them to pieces.

{Week 13}~ Beautiful Flower Girl

Our little princess was a flower girl for the 1st time!!
Brad's little brother got married in Salt Lake & they had all their nieces as the flower girls.
She was so excited.
However, I was a DUD & forgot to get a ton of pictures of the cherished event....am I not supposed to be a photographer? Well, sorry... I failed miserably.
I got a couple, but nothing like I wish I had..... kicking myself in the butt now.
Anyways, on to Week #13.

She did such a good job & was so happy to be part of their special day!!!

{Week 9}~ Happy Little Princess

So, I captured another one of my daughter's silly faces!
She was posing on my bed for me & we started telling jokes & being silly.....
She has learned the "knock knock jokes" What a blast from the past!!
Her..."knock knock"
Me....who's there
Her..."Banana"
Repeat 5+ times.....
Her...."Knock knock"
Me.....Who's there
Her...."Orangu glad I didn't say banana"
Followed by belly laughing, rolling on the floor,
it gets her every.single.time.

This face makes my ♥ happy :)

{Week 5}~ Little Miss A

I saw this photo & I feel in love.
My little girl has been having some trouble getting her little silly out.
She has always been a worrier......but lately we've hit an all time high.
She worries about everything....every single day.
I keep telling her if she doesn't stop it she's going to get an ulcer :)
We were at the duck pond playing & she was being silly trying to hide from my camera.
I love it.
So, here it is Week #5, My Little girl, finding her "inner silly."