Christmas!

I love Christmas, but I feel like I'm fighting for Christmas spirit this year. We have been swamped in life and I can barely keep the house clean let alone finish putting the lights on the tree. Nate and Ashley got sick the week before Thanksgiving, and are still sick. They both have RSV and I am so sick of breathing treatments. I'm due for another with Nate right now--he doesn't like them either. On the bright side, I finished the Nativity Event and I think it went well. I'm enjoying spending more time at home, now if only I could get Justin here too, we could have a perfect holiday season!

Halloween 2008

Nate's costume was the hit of this year's Halloween festivities. Thanks Laurel, I'm glad I hung onto that one!

Dallas Arboretum

It was such a beautiful day, but the kids just weren't feelin' it and the pictures didn't turn out as well as I had hoped. We fed them lunch right before leaving but they started whining and asking for candy the minute we got there, and they kept giving me these lame half smiles. We could hardly get Ashley to look at the camera, you wouldn't believe how many pictures I got of her staring off into space.

Such a pretty setting, I wish they had cooperated!

Does it seem like there are million people in this picture to anyone else besides me?

This house is made mostly of pumpkins, it has strings and strings of chilies hanging from the ceiling.

This is Uncle Adam, they all love him, especially Nate, he has a man crush.

Ashley actually took this picture. She loves to mess around with my cell phone camera, or my real camera. I don't love it, but she's getting better!

I just love this boy! We forgot his shoes rushing out of the house and he didn't like the grass--when I put him down he stood on one foot and fussed a little.

My problem:

Insomnia + disobedient kids = unhappy mom that blows up at the slightest provocation

Rosie's Photoshoot

Yes, I know my backdrop isn't covering the whole background, I never claimed to be a professional. Someday I am taking a photography class, or three or four but here are some of my amateur attemtps. Michelle, does this give you flashbacks of Camille and Carter? If I had time I'd scan that picture and put it up, too.


I got some seriously cute pictures of Rosie, It was harder with both of them because Nate wouldn't hold still, but I just love these few. I wanted to post my favorites of Rosie, but my SIL is in the process of picking some for a Christmas card so whenever she is done, NO PRESSURE!, I'll post my favorites of the little cutie.

Tagged (and finally getting around to it!)

Another friend Misti tagged me for this one. You are supposed to give one word answers to the following questions.

1. Where is your cell phone? counter
2. Where is your significant other? couch
3. Your hair color? brown
4. Your mother? talented
5. Your father? wise
6. Your favorite thing? friends
7. Your dream last night? sleep
8. Your dream/goal? photographer
9. The room you're in? kitchen
10. Your hobby? creating
11. Your fear? lonliness
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? happy
13. Where were you last night? crane's
14. What you're not? stylish
15. One of your wish-list items? cruise
16. Where you grew up? denver
17. The last thing you did? bedtime
18. What are you wearing? shorts
19. Your TV? fox
20. Your pet? none
21. Your computer? laptop
22. Your mood? blogging!
23. Missing someone? sisters
24. Your car? odyssey
25. Something you're not wearing? jewelry
26. Favorite store? target
27. Your summer? poolside!
28.Love someone? Justin
29. Your favorite color? browns
30. When is the last time you laughed? recently
31. Last time you cried? thursday

Tagged!

My friend Rebecca tagged me to post the sixth photo in the sixth folder on my computer. Here it is, a picture of Emma from her birthday party this last August.