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Smith Family
September 1, 2010 - 12:53 pm - The pictures turned out great! What a beautiful family you have Ashli...hope to see you again soon!
Ever had one of “those” days?
Dear Monday…
Sometimes I REALLY hate you.
It seems as though I’m not alone.
August 23, 2010 - 3:39 pm - Ahhh...Emmy...it isn't that bad!
August 23, 2010 - 5:10 pm - i'm sorry, i know those days, but those pictures are sure darn cute! I wish I looked that cute when I cry, ha ha!! hope tomorrow is better for you.
August 23, 2010 - 9:23 pm - I agree!!! I wish you could fly to Oklahoma and take a photo of my face. I would show you how much I hate Mondays. The house is a wreck- I don't want to wake up and make 4 sack lunches- and I really don't want to go to the grocery store with a 2 year old:(
August 25, 2010 - 10:48 pm - Adorable post!! LOVE it!!! and Love it!
School Days – 2010 {First Day}
While we are still trying to get the kinks out of implementing a new schedule around here, everyone seems to be adjusting well to days in school.
This was a B I G year with Dawson finally going to Kindergarten @ his big brother’s school. All plans and expectations for the tears and dramatic holding for dear life on the leg were thrown out the door. This kid was ready, brave and walked himself alone right through the gate to his new life of S E V E N hours of school! Thankfully since he didn’t cry, neither did I…but my heart did hurt a little as I sent him on his way HOPING he would do ok and cope well.
“Yes mom, this smile is as painful for me as it is for you…now can I go play?”
Brennan…he on the other hand is an old pro at the school stuff. The camera/posing/smiling stuff…well, he’d rather have none of that…after all it was “TOO BRIGHT” and “Mom, I really want to go so I can play basketball.”
This is our new life, Dawson = no concept of time/fast/schedule/bell/recess. Brennan = DIES if we are not there RIGHT when the gates open. I know, you’re jealous you can’t spend mornings with us =)
Well of course we are Equal Oppertunity around here. Where one gets a backpack…so does the others =) (oddly enough she’s the one that isn’t going to school and yet was the only one to get a NEW backpack this year. I let the kids use their old ones cuz for once I realized…they REALLY ARE JUST FINE…and hey…this one was only $5!). The boys can get new ones this year when the old ones break…I’m sick of having a million backpacks. =)
Stylin’
No boys today? Of COURSE I’m excited MOM! Maybe I can actually PLAY with my dolls without someone grabbing it or throwing it.
Our SUPER SHORT…but INSANELY HOT walk to school =)
While the boys are away…the girls WILL play. A few photos before we headed out to lunch with friends.
And no First Day of School is complete without homemade cookies and some milk…
And yes, Dawson IS mad at me in this photo…what he most definitely HAS NOT adjusted to is being happy/nice/respectful when he gets home…he is tired! Hopefully, over time this will improve. In the meantime the cookies sure help…both of us =)
August 13, 2010 - 7:36 am - They grow up way too fast. Shannon wants Reuben to put a wig on and take a Photo with Emery and then post it. He was so surprised at how much she looks like her daddy. She is so cute. Jen, you can tell you love your girl!
August 16, 2010 - 4:23 pm - Ummm...yeah...my kids are adorable.
August 19, 2010 - 11:01 pm - Outstanding pictures, I wish my efforts turned out half as accomplished...,
August 20, 2010 - 8:06 pm - Love the lighting!
This one goes out to the one I love…
Today is his birthday. One of the things he loves more than birthdays is posts about him on my blog…I tell ya, this is his FAVORITE thing…even more than replacing a water heater on his special day =)
So we don’t want to let the day go without a big shout out to the man of the house…these are the presents you didn’t know you got today…
The boys loved you SO much, they asked as soon as school was over if you were home yet.
In fact, Dawson loved you SO MUCH he threw his first big tantrum at school that he was going to miss out on giving you his present and that he was most definitely “NOT STAYING HERE” and absolutely going to “RUN OUT OF THAT GATE!” Once informed the gates were locked he screamed that he would just “GO THROUGH THE OFFICE THEN.” But then once the teacher said, “please stop yelling at me, I’m not yelling at you” he started crying and then settled for a call to mommy and making a card for you at school. See, I told you he loved you…oh but you knew that already didn’t you?
We worked REALLY hard to make sure you could tell our home was full of love today. So that’s why the sink is still full of dishes…cuz it’s a reminder of those sweet kids you gave me. And the laundry you tripped over? Rest assured ONE load of it was washed and EVEN PUT AWAY TODAY! We KNOW that’s a present.
Emery sure showed you her love when we showed up to your office to have lunch with you and she would have nothing to do with you, cried loudly when you picked her up and only wanted Mommy. She just didn’t want you to have to carry her down to the car since we know sometimes that gets old. But she was sure happy you could give her that candy since she was magically your friend again after that.
And you know those REAL presents you got? Well, the truth is, those presents weren’t your ONLY presents because I KNEW you’d be more excited about this one. YESTERDAY…AND TODAY your air was kept all the way up at 81! It really started out as a mistake, but then it became a challenge…and it was a challenge I conquered (except for yesterday when at 5pm I turned it down to 78 for awhile). I just know how happy the summer Electricity bill makes you so I conserved two days of energy keeping the temp at 81. And now I’m glad your birthday is over, cuz you see, I am NOT doing that again.
And tonight when, if you ever go to bed…IF…when you snore…I’m not even going to hit you or yell at you. And I’m going to try REALLY hard not to KICK you too. Unless you don’t roll over like always…then I make no promises.
Happy Birthday!
Wish I could say this image was taken on our recent (soon to be blogged) trip to St. Lucia. But since I couldn’t pack my favorite photographer in my bag, or convince her to come…this was a beautiful image taken in Newport last year as we vacationed with them =) Thanks girl.
August 12, 2010 - 11:59 am - Happy birthday (one day late...although I did think about it yesterday) to Reuben!!! And that Dawson sure is sassy...good thing he's so stinkin' cute!
August 12, 2010 - 2:42 pm - I am laughing so hard I can just picture Dawson yelling and Emery not loving Reub until he gives her candy (which is not her style but a totally funny thing to happen on his b-day).
August 12, 2010 - 7:09 pm - That is hilarious. Great post!!
August 16, 2010 - 4:26 pm - Hon...sorry I didn't see this til the day had gone by...but it was super funny! Thanks for dealing with the AC...I do hate the summer bills...and I'm pretty sure I got kicked, or elbowed or something that night, but that's ok. I still love you.
Kelli – AZ Maternity Photography
Peek a boo…
Kelli is BEAUTIFUL. She’s such an amazing person, a good friend, a sweet mother, hilarious, good at embarassing herself and others and really she’s just a woman of strength and courage. I’m so glad to call her my friend…now some 18 years later (seriously, I can’t be old enough for friendships that long). Kelli…thanks for braving the ELEMENTS for these sweet pictures!
What? What’s that you say? You want a closer look at those shoes? Yeah, me too! So dang cute!
At one point during our shoot we encountered this guy…I know he’s not THAT big…but big or not, I don’t care for the “Snake” kind. EEK!
1…2…3…4
F O U R T H baby…yes if only I could look this good with my FIRST much less my FOURTH.
August 5, 2010 - 9:53 pm - Jen!!!! I LOVE them!!! Well worth the wait!! I especially liked the one by the bridge wall thingy! I can't wait to see the other ones too!! I love you!
August 5, 2010 - 11:43 pm - Wow Kelli!!! Awesome pics.....if only this photo stuff had been so trendy back when I was having kids....I loved being pregnant. Anyways, very pretty pics. :-) LOVE the shoes too!
August 8, 2010 - 3:02 pm - Those are beautiful! I think I missed that Kelli was pregnant. I miss talking to her. She is wonderful! Congrats Kelli! I love the one in the black dress in the road. They are all great, though. So is it a boy or girl???
August 11, 2010 - 10:47 pm - So Beautiful!! that was such a fun day.. Alot of excitement!
Beyond the bars…Freedom!
Or no more freedom…depending on who you’re considering.
I leave for a week and I come back to find this cute lil’ thing has used her time away from Mommy and Daddy wisely. At 2 years 5 months it has never dawned on her to climb out of her bed…but it finally hit her…and thus the beginning of the end…now she will determine her schedule a little more than I will…
Can’t you just see the little snicker in her face…”ha ha mommy”
Since we were super smart and didn’t buy a bed that converts into a toddler bed, this newfound experiment has me a little busy figuring out a new bed for her this week. In the meantime I didn’t want to forget how cute she was as a toddler in her baby crib…
I’ll miss greeting this face in the morning and after naps as she waits for me to get her up.
She would NEVER let her brothers get her up, only mommy or daddy or a sitter.
How could you not just love this face?
Her smile brightens my day…so many times a day.
July 28, 2010 - 7:16 pm - Seriously some of the cutest pictures of little Emery! Oh, I love love love this! What a great way to capture this milestone! I can't believe how grown up she looks... and her hair is getting so long!
August 11, 2010 - 8:27 am - WOW... Is that really baby Emery? You can tell how much you are enjoying your little girl. She sure looks like a Darling Dawsen. OHHH and that hair!
Baby Ryder – AZ Newborn Photography
This little guy was the sweetest!! He slept SO good for his newborn session! He is part of my baby plan so we will get to see him as he grows this next year, if he is half as good for his other sessions as he is now I will be one lucky photographer!
I love these shots with mom and dad…
CONGRATULATIONS Jason and Meghan, he is so precious!
by Jen
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