Spring Photo Shoot!

It has been a while....sorry for that!  It has been a CRAZY week.  You know those weeks that are such a whirlwind that you wake up on Monday morning and think......What did I do last week?  Recounting your days is like trying to remember your dreams.  Well that is the kind of week I had :).  I finally got my kids off to St. George for Spring Break.  Now I can now blog AND breathe!  

Yesterday we headed up to the barn for our Spring photo shoot.  It was a DAY.  A day like this reminds me why I haven't pursued photography as a career.  Yesterday,  I probably would have quit :).

We had: three moms, two toddlers, two preschool kids, two boys (who hate getting their photos taken), one infant, four balloons (which went to zero within an hour), one blowout, one outfit change and three spring outfits all but casualties of the farm.  Can't keep em' too clean with all that dirt and chicken poop.  It was quite the adventure!  

I was surprised that quite a few of them ACTUALLY turned out.  

I love this pic because "B" is known for her expressions.  This one showed one of her MANY

 Balloons sure helped get their focus on SOMETHING!

The Coyster's hair was done....at one point in the day.  Not for pictures of course :)

 I only wish Indiana and the Coyster got along this well....

 Getting them to all smile at the same time....now that is the hard part.

I LOVE LOVE This one!  If only "B's" were looking at the camera, this would be my photo above the fireplace ;).

 Why oh why are kids so stinkin' photogenic?

 There's some smiles.....Sort of.

Spring Photo Shoot-CHECK

How was your Easter?  

Say Hello to my Little Friend

We have a few friends that visit every Spring/Summer....snake friends.  The kids LOVE them!  It is always a snake hunt in our yard every year.  

The girls found our first friend of the year.....

 Thank goodness they are small garden snakes, I am not a fan.

 This picture cracks me up.  They have spotted him.

 And he spotted them....and ran away :)

 There he is!!!

 There he goes!!!

They stayed there for probably a good twenty minutes trying to get him to come back out again, with no luck.   Indiana said "We'll get Coy to catch him!"  

Poor Snake :)

Happy Monday Everyone!

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Yay for S-P-R-I-N-G!!!!

First let me start with saying Heather, your post was too cute!  I only hit 37 weeks once with the Coyster and remember being MISERABLE.  There is no room for the baby and you feel like they are trying to kick their way out.

I am so excited for Spring!  It really has been a mild winter but I still am SO ready for it to end.  

I love when the skies are blue,  the birds are chirping and the planes flying over head.  That is what comes to mind when I think of Spring.  

This weekend we are supposed to hit the 70's for the entire weekend.  I could not be happier!

This brings me to my upcoming Spring project.  A colorful Easter(ish) PHOTO SHOOT!!! 

I went on the hunt for some colorful fun clothes for the kids with this as my inspiration:

I think I went a little COLOR overboard

Yikes!  When I see it all together like this and how it translates on photo....I might need to re-think my direction :).  It looks my kids are living in 1984.  

Well I will try it all on see how they look.  Thank goodness for Target's return policy.  

Who knows, maybe it will be a decades photo shoot instead ;).

Wish me luck.....I am going to need it!
 

Bring on the Spring already!

In direct contrast to my last post.  I am SO ready for Spring!!

I got my snowman AND got to wear my cute new snow boots....it is time to move on ;).  

In tribute to our Spring fever my mom planned a cookie bouquet day for the kids (she is absolutely amazing at finding fun interactive kid projects). 

We had a lot of fun!  

 First we started with A LOT of cookies (I think the count was close to 100).....

A couple tubs of frosting, some bamboo skewers and a big bag of gumdrops (YUM).....

A set of little hands.....

Some quart canning jars......

And one of the best grandma's ever....

In the end we made enough to give one to each of my siblings' families and a few for neighbors and friends.

They were a big hit and a super yummy!  

 

I think it may just become a "break out of the winter blah's" tradition (as long as grandma's on board ;)

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