recent craftiness

So, this past weekend we had a baby shower for two friends from church. In the midst of all the photo editing I've been doing I was able to finish up these blankets for the new little guys on their way - you know how I feel about every baby having a blankie. Both are crochet . . . the green one is a basketweave pattern I found somewhere and is really soft and thick (it took 7 skeins of yarn!) and the Winnie the Pooh is from a drawing of Pooh that I saw on one of the websites I lurk (I added the red strip for his shirt because in the original photo he kinda looked like a floating head) and the face parts I crocheted then sewed on. I had started them a while back but of course I procrastinated and left it all for this past week . . . stick with what you know, I guess. Anyway, by the time I got them finished I didn't want to give either of them away . . . I just loved them both! Oh well, I'll just have to make more someday.

Photos of us to follow, eventually. :)

excuse me for a minute

So, since I've been shooting so many seniors portraits in the last 2 weeks . . . the yearbook deadline is Oct 16 and lots of people wait until the last minute . . . I've barely picked up my camera to shoot anybody around here. I promise I'll be back soon with photos of the kids . . . and us, too. And no matter what, we'll have photos from halloween coming soon.

Amy out.

sneak peek - doch's 1yr portraits

I love working with toddlers.

Thanks again Melissa! I love taking his picture!

1st birthdays - sneak peek!

I got to shoot a first birthday party for two little cuties recently and wanted to put a few on here for their moms to see. I love birthday parties!

CDs are ready for you, ladies! Thanks again, Katie and Melissa!

for those of you who haven't heard yet . . .

Gennie has Mono. She had a crazy high fever last thursday and they called from school for me to come get her. They suggested I get her tested for swine flu because of the fever so I took her to the clinic and they tested for flu, strep, and mono. Mono, it is! She's been better since the fever went away and wanted to return to school today so I took her and chatted with her teacher - the dr said she should be better sometime after Christmas. No PE for a month and she has to take it easy at recess but she can go to school as long as her fever doesn't return.

Anyway, all that to say we had quite the weekend. I'm happy to get back to life today, even if it is a monday!

sneak peek - miss e

I love baby yawns!

She's so beautiful! And she just laid there and let me play. I think she could see her reflection in my lens when I was up close and was perfectly content to watch me. Thanks again, Kimberly!

Labor Day fun

So, to kill some time on Labor Day (since we didn't go anywhere), we took Kev's RC car out to run in the parking lot at church. I got the car kit for Kev for Christmas back in 2001 thinking it would be a fun thing for him to work on over the winter . . . he finished the whole thing in 3 days. Back then we were living in Redding, Ca, and there was so much rain that winter we couldn't take it out to run until it dried up a little so we put it away. Nine years and 3 moves later here it is, raring to go. Kev let each of the kids try it out and both did pretty well with the driving, and G only flipped it once! Not bad for her first try.

They were a little suspicious of it when Kev was driving it . . . "It's gonna get us, Mom!":

J had the most fun just chasing it around the parking lot, especially when Kev got it stuck in the bushes and the batteries ran out.

ETA: Last night we took it out with my Dad's car and ran them again. On the last run of the night (of course it was the last run . . . after that it didn't work anymore) Kev ran it into a divider post on the edge of the property and bent a steering rod. No more fun until he fixes it. Shouldn't take long compared to the 3 days it took to build. :)