Living The Dream

Thanksgiving Recap...

Sigh. Mondays after long holiday weekends are the worst, aren't they? As much as I look forward to getting back to our regular routine, it's so hard at the same time. Our long weekend was eventful...

• We had a date night Wednesday night...Brady and I had a date and Tom and Jackson had a date. Brady and I had dinner out, shopped at the Disney store and had ice cream. Tom and Jackson ate out, went bowling and had ice cream :) This is something we need to do more often...they LOVE the one on one time! 
• I made this card for KI :)
   
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• We ate 2 Thanksgiving dinners....one for lunch at Tom's parents and then one for dinner at my Mom's. We were so stuffed by the end of the day! :P Jackson was in heaven though...the kid LOVES stuffing. He ate so much! 
• They boys had so much fun playing w/their cousins!

 

• This was our first Thanksgiving without Aunt Di...it was hard, but we did still have a good time. The boys got a kick out of trying to break the wishbone. Jackson ended up w/the biggest piece. :)
• Tom got sick in the middle of the night Thanksgiving night....went to the doc on Sunday and it's the swine flu. :( Luckily, he's feeling much better today already after only a day of Tamiflu. I'm really hoping the rest of us don't get it. Brady has a cold and a nasty cough which is making him SO grumpy, but thankfully it's not the flu. 
• I took a TON of family photos this weekend...I'm overwhelmed with the amount of interest there has been in my photography this season. Definitely something to be thankful for! Here are some sneaks :)

 

 

 

 
 Lots more tomorrow...I need to share my December Studio Calico  layouts too :) 

Sneaks and Happy Thanksgiving!

More photo sneaks for last weekend's clients....I'm having the best time editing all of these photos. These girls were a lot of fun...total goofballs and so beautiful too. Nothing like bunny ears to get them smiling...

 

This little beauty should be in a magazine...she loved the camera and the camera loved her right back! 

 

Kathy, it was such a great time...I'll be in touch soon :) 

 

This family came to me as a referral from a good friend. It was my pleasure to photograph such pretty girls. 

 

These 2 definitely had a love/hate relationship...so funny to watch siblings interact with each other. You could totally feel the love here...

 

What are your plans for  the holiday weekend? Jackson is off school today through Sunday. He had a Thanksgiving performance at school yesterday that Tom went and watched. I couldn't go since it was during Brady's nap time, but when he came home I snapped a few pics of him in his homemade Indian costume. :)

 

 

 
I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving! We're staying close to home...one of the perks of both of our families living close by. We'll have lunch tomorrow at Tom's parents and then dinner at my Mom's. I'm off to make some cranberry sauce now...mmm! :) 

Sneaks, Sneaks and More Sneaks...

Busy weekend...lots of photo sessions, so I have a few sneaks to share. More to come tomorrow :)

My friend, Kara, and her family...little Nolan is Brady's BFF. Nolan and Bella were both so great for their photos! 

 

How sweet is this?!

 

Another friend of mine, Michele, and her family....remember her maternity and newborn pics from a few months back? Look how much baby Emma has grown!

 

We found our own little piece of fall...a few maple trees and lots of leaves. LOVE faking fall! :)

 

And this is sweet Lexi...her Mom, Nicole, is also a good friend of mine. Lexi was a total dream...so sweet and smiley and was cracking me up the whole time. 

 

The whole family...

 

Okay, now onto a different kind of sneak...my Studio Calico sneaks...this kit is beautiful and so fun to work with. I hate how much I have leftover...there is SO much! It's perfect for Christmas, but I did do one non-holiday layout too. I can't wait to see what the other DTers created!

 

 

That's it for now...more photo sneaks tomorrow, plus some pics of Jackson in his homemade Indian costume he made at school :) Happy Monday! 

New Moon and a Sneak Peek...

I'm running on empty over here! :P I went with some friends to the New Moon premiere last night...our theater did a double feature, so we saw Twilight at 9pm and then New Moon at 12:01am. I didn't get home until after 3 in the morning. I'm SO tired today, but it was totally worth it! I was so happy that it was MUCH better than Twilight...not as cheesy, better acting and I felt like they didn't skip so much of the important stuff from the book. And Jacob...wow...he looked amazing!! New Moon was the least favorite for me in the series, mostly because there wasn't much Edward in it. lol. But I was pleasantly surprised w/the movie...did anybody else see it? What did you think??

And here's a sneak for my friend, Kathleen....thanks for trusting me to take photos of your beautiful family again, Kathleen...it was fun! :) 

 

 

Have a great weekend everyone! :) 

Home Front Winner...

And here's the winner!!! Glynnis, send me an email and I'll be sure to get your info to April. Thanks for playing along, everyone! 

Lovin' this line... it is my childhood! I was born in 60 so you know how young I am! Photos are certainly a way to make a house a home!

Posted by: Glyniss | November 16, 2009 at 12:16 PM

Home Front...

Home. It's the place we all long for when we're away and the place where the majority of the memories happen. For me, home isn't home without photos (surprise surprise! ;). I actually don't have near the photos up that I'd like to, but I cherish the ones I do have. It's taken us awhile to get this house decorated (we've been here 2 1/2 years!) and eventually I'd like to get some canvases of my favorite photos up on the walls, but decorating is definitely a process, right? ;P I do have these two framed photos of our family photo session last fall up on the shelves in our kitchen eat-in area...I love looking at them everyday. 

 

SO, as most of you know, Studio Calico (only the BEST scrapbooking kit club ever!) has come out with their first paper release. It's called Home Front. I got my stash last week and put together this little card...I did a little distressing on the edges, which isn't usually my style, but this line totally calls for it and plus, I need a new trimmer blade. lol. ;)

 

Okay, so here's the fun part...Studio Calico is sharing part of their home with you by sponsoring a giveaway of their brand new line, Home Front.  Imagine June Cleaver styled 1950s domestic bliss.  Featuring optimistic colors and smooth vintage inspired patterns.  You’ll find fresh stained wood grain, retro home décor, an exclusive SC cardstock alpha set, and much more.  Home Front is versatile, colorful, and beautiful….I think you’ll love it.

 

To win this collection, simply leave a comment on this post on what makes your home feel like home. To increase your chances, be sure to visit the rest of the design team below.

 

April Foster

Celine Navarro

Davinie Fiero

Emily Pitts

Jenn Olson

Joy Madison

Lisa Truesdell

Maggie Holmes

Nicole Samuels

Nicole Harper

Stephanie Howell

Tina Aszmus

Also, Home Front is already available at several online retailers...check it out here. Good luck to everyone! :) 

Sneak Peeks...

Just popping in for a minute to post some photo sneaks. I'm off to New Orleans tomorrow with my Mom until Monday. We are SO looking forward to it...neither of us have ever been, so it's very new and exciting. :) So far, the most consistent thing we've heard is not to miss the beignets at Cafe Du Monde. Anybody have any other tips?  

Okay, onto sneaks. Sandy and her family were so fun...little 3-year old Adrian gave us a run for our money, for sure, but we managed to sneak a few smiles out of him. And sweet Ava was SUCH a trooper and has such a gorgeous smile...

 

Little Evan was all smiles...

 

Hello gorgeous family!

 

Next up is Jenny and her family...we had a really great time getting adorable Josie to laugh...

 

These 2 were a dream to photograph!

 

And my favorite of the family shots...

 

So, I'm heading into my scrap room now to make something with the new Homefront line...cannot wait to dig in! Be sure to come by here on Monday for something fun. And don't forget SC  sneaks are tonight...you are going to flip when you see this kit! :)

Happy Thursday!

a quickie...

I'm still recovering from a busy weekend AND gearing up for 4 days w/my Mom in New Orleans...no time for chit chat today, but I wanted to share some sneaks for my friends, Diane and Jen. 

How cute is Katherine? When we did her pictures last year, Mom's favorites were the ones we took in the grass...I hope she'll be happy with this year's too :)

 

Love it when Grandparents come along for photos...3 generations of beautiful women here...

Hannah and Jonah were fun and all over the place...we had to work hard, but it was worth it. ;)

 

 
Okay, that's it for now...more tomorrow. Hope everyone had a great weekend! Happy Monday! :)

Sneak for Michele...

This session was fun...little Noah was full of energy and so hilarious and Olivia was just as sweet as can be. Check out Noah's AMAZING eyes! I did very little editing on this photo...they really are THAT blue! 

 

And how can you beat smiles like this?

 

They were both such a joy to photograph...naturals!

 

In other news...I've been enjoying a low-key week at home, for once. We haven't gone anywhere after school or done much during the day either. We've been going going going so much lately though, so it's really nice. I've also been cooking more this week after last week full of quick convenience foods and fast food. ick. Tonight I made the Pioneer Woman's enchiladas...they were pretty good and not too hard to make. Jackson was not a fan, but he's been pretty picky lately about things that aren't in the regular rotation. :P Brady really liked them and said "wow, these chinchiwadas are really good!" lol. Tomorrow, I'll make Jackson happy and make something he likes. I'm going to try to make some teriyaki steak in the crock pot and steam some broccoli and rice. That's his favorite kind of meal. 

Well, it's Wednesday night TV tonight....looking forward to Modern Family...anybody else watching that? SO funny! 

Happy Wednesday! :) 

Sneak for Jackie...

Gorgeous parents + gorgeous 5-year old girl + one pregnant belly = one happy girl with a camera :) 

 

 

 

Don't you love this color combo...grey and purple...these seem to be THE holiday colors this year! So pretty! 

Okay, I'm back to scrapping for RR's Holiday workshop...I think I'll be all caught up w/my Christmas scrapping before I take this year's photos though. ;)