My Second "Offical" Family Photo Shoot

My good friend Rickie asked me a long while back if I could take some pictures of her kids too, so we were finally able to cooderinate a date and time! I got so many great shots of her kids that I wanted to post more, but this is just a small sample. So what do you think? Sisters... if any of you are willing to let me experiment on you and your families... I need more practice! Give me a call! Thanks Rickie for trusting me behind the camera... but honestly your kids are so cute it was like cheating!

My First "Official" Family Photo Shoot...

My friend Misty asked me if I would take some family pictures for her. These are just a few of my favorite pictures. I am really enjoying this photography thing... thanks to all of you that have encouraged me and let me experiment on you! (That includes you Misty!) Thanks so much!

Playing at the Ranch

The day after Paris' party I returned all of the girls to the ranch where their mommies were waiting for them. The Stouts had just dropped off these enormous pumpkins and the kids were having a great time climbing on them. I spent the day following these cute cousins around with my camera! We have a cute bunch of kids!

Happy 8th Birthday Paris!

November 11, 2008 Paris Rose turns 8 years old! She had a "Rockin' Hannah Montana" pizza party. I decorated the empty dining room with glittery music notes and set up a craft table and a make-over table. The girls took turns all night singing Hannah Montana songs on the microphone, coloring Hannah Montana crafts, and painting each other's nails. I attempted to create a guitar shaped cake... Paris loved it! After the party Maryn, Tayler, Camille, and Layla stayed for a sleep-over. They stayed up until almost midnight and were up bright and early the next morning ready to play some more!

A Birthday Party Adventure!

My kids were recently invited to a classmate's birthday party. She had "Python Ron" come and share some wildlife critters! In these pictures the kids are holding an albino snake. We saw huge beetles, spiders, lizards, snakes, and other crawling creatures. The kids had a blast. There were "zip-lines" suspended between the trees and the kids took turns "zipping" from one side of the yard to the other. It's hard to tell from these pictures but the zip-lines were pretty high in the trees, so as you can imagine... I was a little stressed by Brenden's unfailing interest and daring intrigue... but we escaped without incident... this time!

Happy Halloween!

Every year for Halloween Paris and Brenden's school have a little parade through the town of Knights Ferry. The entire community comes out and the kids trick or treat from car to car. It makes for a fun day! Another Halloween tradition that we've had the joy of being a part of is a hay ride through our neighborhood on Horseshoe Road. About 6 antique tractors line up pulling trailers loaded with hay and trick-or-treaters and then pull us in a caravan down our road from house to house! This year I dressed as a "mommy butterfly", Paris was a "rockin' pirate", Brenden as "Wall-E" and Sophia dressed as "Fancy Nancy." As you can see... they not only dressed the part... they played the part as well! My kids are hams!

Little Evyn...

Back in October when we had our bi-annual Knights Ferry picnic, Laurie asked me to get some pictures of Evyn sucking her thumb... and I forgot to post them! So sorry! Here she is... just beautiful!