Thursday, September 11, 2008 Posted in Lifestyle
Hi guys,
Sorry it’s taken a little while! I was so excited for this shoot especially when Mackenzie mentioned “WATER”!! I had a blast with you guys, and I think we got some great stuff…I am out of town for the next four days, but when I get back, we’ll need to go over our shedules and figure out when you can make it up to see me 
We took these pictures in Corvallis, Oregon where I used to live and where I new we could find water, sand volleyball, softball, urban, field, and countless other settings within a two minute radius. Corvallis is a great place, but I must say it was brave for Kenzie and her mom to be here since they are from Eugene, Oregon, which many of you oregonions know is the home of the Ducks, and Corvallis (being the home of the Beavers) can seem unwelcoming to such rivals. I don’t think anybody on the streets could tell either way, thanks goodness, and fun was had by all!
Isn’t she fun??!!
You can tell she is very athletic!
Today we made brownies for fun…I didn’t plan to take pictures, but Jackson was being too cute, and my creative mind was just screaming, “there’s a shot, there’s a shot, YOU SHOULD HAVE YOUR CAMERA OUT!” So I grabbed it to capture the last few pictures opportunities. He soon wanted to clean himself up…too sweet. Such a big boy!
He’s so cute, but that’s just me!!!
These two are getting so big! I just played around today with lighting in my house just getting a feel for what works and what doesn’t work…I’m still not confident yet in what I’m going for, but I loved these ones just cause their mine, and if they turned out, it was an accident! I just need to be more consistent, and then I’ll feel better. Let me know what you think!
Also, I’d like to know who is out there and who checks out mine and Missy’s blogs on a regular basis! SO, I’m running a little contest…I will be giving away a $20 gift card to Borders Bookstore to the person who leaves the 20th comment on this blog entry! Tell us a little about who you are, what your all about, anything you’d like to share about yourself. This will be fun!
Jackson cooperated suprisingly well, but I was letting him do what ever he wanted…even pull Henry ALMOST all the way off his bed!
These three just make me smile…I think Jackson is so sweet!
Jackson loves picking at his feet! Funny little quirk…
Jackson had to go down for a nap, so I played in other parts of the house with Henry…this was very spontaneous, so my house may not look the cleanest! Ooops.
I did a lot of stuff inside, but I really liked a lot of these. It was just way too hot to “work” (no AC!!!!), so we went outside and cooled off.
And, the sleeping prince 
He’s been funny lately and has been setting up his sleep spot on the floor next to his bed, or on my comfy recliner. Another funny little quirk
Well, I haven’t put any pictures up of my own kids lately, but I was experimenting with some interesting Lightroom presets. Let me know what you think…I think it works for some of these, but not all, I’m just not sure. Feedback appreciated!
They are too cute, and Henry LOVES water. Both my boys have been okay with mommy dumping water over their faces…very impressive! Henry will be a year old in September and I can’t believe how fast the time has gone by. It just seems like yesterday, sigh! Jackson’s mood was not interested in pictures (the usual) so I let him be. Besides, I have not been as good about capturing every minute of Henry’s life as I was with Jackson. Two kids vs. one, BIG diff!
Jackson, obviously, was avoiding the camera. Poor guy gets it too much 
I miss him being cooperative, but I give him his space…
Henry’s ready to get out!
Jackson had a little more fun in the mirror…
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These guys were super cute to work with, although the little sister had this conditioned response every time I asked her brother to hug her or kiss her, or do anything touching her! She would SCREAM!!! Like she new that danger was lurking! There was no forgivness for this brother even when he was trying to be sweet
See what I mean?
This may look like a sweet pictures, but if you could she her face!!!
Well, I had the oppotunity to take pictures of these two girls a few weeks ago, and I know they’ve been waiting very patiently for me to post some pictures of them on my blog! I have gotten a little behind in blogging, but I finally took pictures of the last sister today, so I promised I’d try and get a few up by tonight. (There are actually four of them, but I posted pictures of their baby sister a few weeks ago before I got totally swamped! Check em out…
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Isn’t she stunning?
This one very fashiony, I love it…she was whipping out all sorts of poses
She saw this bus and thaught it would be cool to get some shots!
Now, here is that last sister that I did today! She is seven years old and had a very short attention span, but we managed to get a lot of great and very sweet pictures:)
I love her expression in this, she is so beautiful
and this one is just…well…priceless.
We snuck into a laudry-mat to experiement a little
Then she was done once she saw this lady bug, and just wanted to play. Super fun!
