Family Pictures

Photo Class 101

Well I think these pictures turned out mighty fine if I do say so myself! These were taken at a local neighborhood just minutes away, and it was a last minute decision before the sun went down. My other camera would have been a much better choice, but the battery was dead. I wish the faces weren't light, but hey, I saved tons of money by doing these on my own. I'm excited to do some effects on a photo program for our Christmas prints for family which is why I did my own this year.
Enjoy!

Can we fit in another Holiday?

In our house, we know that October marks the beginning of the holiday rush.  Well, actually the birthday rush would be more accurate.  After the 3 October birthdays, we move right into Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years.  So we thought, why not try to squeeze all of those in October?  I mean, we're already busy anyway, the house is getting mass cleaned to put on a front that this is what it always looks like, and well Eric is leaving in a few weeks so we thought that was a good-enough reason.  :)  We are trying to think happy thoughts, so we won't go into that right now.

My birthday in September was awesome.  Eric and I went to a Celine Dion concert.  I let the kids do my cake, so Morgan took that task on right away.  I loved my gifts and really can't explain the childish glee I get when I wind up the little clock that reminds me of the days at my Grandma and Grandpa Robinson's house when we were little.  Target sells remakes of old toys that are just the best!  

Katie and Morgan had a party the same day, back to back.  It was fun craziness that felt like 4 hours were condensed into 30 minutes.  I only regret not getting better pictures of the cakes, but you get an idea.  We rented a big bouncy house this year and that was well worth the money.

The next week we moved right on to Christmas.  What a fun morning with just the kids, Eric and I.  While it was a rushed weekend, it was much more simple than the full Christmas.  It was special to really enjoy our time together and soak up as much love from each other as possible.  It's been funny though because we have our tree up.  It's normal to me now but when people come over and see the decorated tree, the look on their face is priceless!  I actually feel a wave of relief that I have a big head start on my Christmas decorations.  Not to mention we have cooked, somewhat eaten, deboned, and froze our leftover Thanksgiving turkey.  This will definitely be a year to remember.

So next post when you see my kids dressed up in Halloween costumes in front of the Christmas tree enjoying Joey's Birthday cake, you'll know why.