For My Baby

I am so proud to be a mom today.  There are so many

things going on, and available to us now to make the lives of children today safer and healthier.  When I was pregnant, I swore up

and down that I was going jump on the clothe diaper

band wagon.  That didn't exactly happen....  When the realization hit

me of JUST how many diapers you actually go through with

a newborn, it was a bit of a reality check!  I just couldn't

find myself to do it.  For you mom's out there who

not only lose sleep and your state of mind at times...I SO ADMIRE YOU! 

What an amazing woman you are to sacrifice yet one more part

of your day!  I'd high five you if you were here talking to me ;) 

Anyways!  I still want to do as much for Lily as I can.  I grew a garden this

year and when planting it thought, "Why not throw some veggies in here and

try out making babyfood!?"  Oh my goodness, when I looked into it I could not believe how simple it is!  Seriously ladies, you steam or bake your veggies, throw em in the ole food processor and walk away while they puree.  It's amazing.  SO simple and you know EXACTLY what you're feeding

to your little one.  And think of how much money you will save!

I just had to snap some pics and post about my first time making Lily carrots.  I couldn't believe how fast and simple it was, and that was

with a whiney teething 5 1/2 month old clinging to me most of

the time!

 Just chop up some carrots and throw them in to steam, if
you need to buy them definitely go with organic!

 Throw em in the ole food processor, you'll need to add a bit of

water.  I used the water that I steamed them in.

Once they were all smashed up, I put them into ice cube trays to

freeze them

 I used 3 lbs of carrots and they filled three trays.
Then just pop em in the freezer to harden up

I suggest having a glass of wine and some cheesecake after that's all done :)

  Once froze, they pop out SO easy! 

Then put them in a freezer bag with the name/date and anytime
you need to feed your little munchkin grab a cube and let it thaw out :)
Each cube is about 1 ounce so you know just how much you're feeding.

I hope you do try this for your little one.  I've already gotten apples, squash, green beans, pears and carrots as you saw.  The hubby is hoping

this doesn't get in the way of all my big people canning!!!

Hilarious Cousins

Jake is going to look like the star of my blog this week!  Not only

did I take some pictures of him and his sister, he also has a

cousin who is also a senior this year.  Cameron met up with us

to sneak into some of Jake's senior pictures.

These two were cracking me up- I had to keep asking

if they were putting on a show, or if they are always

crazy and fun when they get together :)

Don't you just love these two!?

I was so nervous snapping these, but luckily they both

had perfect landings :)

Brother and Sister...all grown up!

I had the pleasure of doing Jake's senior pictures and his mom asked if we could try to recreate some pictures of him and his sister Kyra from when they were just little tots!  We had such fun trying to find the exact spots

the pictures were taken, along with trying to get the poses

identical to the originals. 

I haven't posted anything recently with all the editing I've been doing, so I thought I'd toss a couple of these cuties up here in the meantime. 

Stay tuned....I will be posting LOTS and LOTS of

pictures of just Jake soon :)

I LOVE this one :) 

Mom looking at a snapshot of them as little kids trying

to get their pose JUST right. 

Thanks for sneaking into some of the shots Kyra!

Watch out....she's on the move!

I've been photographing these two for quite some time now and

this lil peanut is just starting to walk. And let me tell, ya- the girl

can move! Whether she was crawling away from me or having help from her big

brother, she definitely gave me a run for my money that day!

Isn't he such a little stud!?!

Happy 1st Birthday lil peanut!!!

Hotties in the Cold!

My friend Cody and I got together to take some pictures of the make-up she did for

our friends Chelsea and Molly. Not only did Cody do an AMAZING job on their make-up- These two gals really knew how to work the camera! Even though you girls froze in the cold wind, your pics look awesome! Thanks again for posing for us! To check out more of the make-up sessions Cody has worked on- check out her Blog under "Blogs I follow" over to the right :)

Sisters!

Check out these blue eyed babes! I had such a blast photographing these three adorable

sisters! Enjoy your sneak peak ladies!

This picture didn't turn out as great as I hoped it would have- but you can tell they had a blast posing for me. Sassy Sisters!

The youngest of the three definitely wasn't shy working her poses!

Little Angel

Does it get any better than new babies!?!? These have to be my favorite sessions.

Just check out this smiley little gal! Mom & Dad, I hope you

enjoy your preview! Thanks again for letting me

snap a few of your little angel!

I'm still here!

So December and January have been so busy for me! One because of the Holiday craziness! But also because I have had the opportunity to photograph so many of you! Even with this crazy cold weather. I also have been working on a "real" website for myself. It's almost finished, just have a few more little kinks to smooth out and then we'll be live. I can't wait! So prepare yourself, I've got a few posts that I know some of you have been patiently waiting for.

To start off, here's one awesome couple who decided to go on with their shoot even though we were experiencing BLIZZARD-LIKE conditions. We were still able to capture some great pictures, but not to worry, they've already decided to try this again once we have some warmer weather. How fun! Engagement pics showing 2 different seasons! Thanks again you guys!!! Even with the cold temps you still managed to look Awesome!

Fall Family Fun

Mom wanted a couple family pics for her Christmas cards this year Had to post a few from that afternoon....and of course of our resident ducks up at the cabin! Huey and Louie have officially been blogged haha. Here's one of the hubby feeding them their dinner :)