Eight Months

A lot can happen in eight months. In the last eight months we have had a lot of exciting things going on. Babies grow up way too fast around here. Little Peanut is 8 months old. Can you believe that?

Two weeks ago Little Peanut would have needed the boppy behind him:

Now he can sit up unassisted. He’s still a little wobbly so I stay close, but I don’t have to prop him up anymore.

He changes so much everyday. Just yesterday he was only able to roll over on direction. Today, he is scooting himself all over the living room.

He wasn’t baby babbling much last week, this week, he babbles up a storm. 

The more he grows, the fonder I grow of him. He is such a happy little man. Full of wonder and amazement. He loves his brothers. He wants to do everything with them. I  can already tell he will be following them around in no time.

This little man who is eight months old is why I have been absent from the bloggy world. I spend all my spare time with him. I’m completely smitten. I hope you can all forgive me.

{44,45,46,47,48,49/365} Playing Catch Up

Wow where does the time go?  I’ve been super busy taking care of baby, running Little Fire Chief to soccer practice, shooting family sessions, eating in beautiful restaurants (Le Petite Rive), and photographing my first wedding. I’ve been taking photos but have had barely anytime to edit them. So here are a few to catch up.

These first two are from our favorite restaurant. Le Petite Rive is just beautiful and the owners are fantastic! They serve water out of the wine bottles pictured above and. The sorbet that is pictured was mango, YUM!

These next three are from a recent family session with some friends of mine. The C Family was so much fun to photograph! Look at their beautiful baby boy!! He is a month older than Little Peanut.

and just so you all don’t scream at me, here’s one of Little Peanut (well sorta anyway) playing in his bouncer. The giraffe is his favorite. He has an elephant hanging on there too.

Well it was fun catching up.  I will try to be more consistent. I can’t promise anything though. Being a mom of three is hard work.

New Addition

I know that you have all been waiting on bated breath for an update. So without further ado, please give a warm welcome to James Troy. All photos watermarked in this post were taken by my good friend Nichole. It was such a blessing to have her there recording our precious memories for us.

Peanut was born on June 17 2010, weighing 6 lbs 10.6 oz, measuring 19 inches long.He is a happy and healthy little man.  We love him dearly and are feel so privileged to have him.

Mr. Moo and Little Fire Chief are adjusting to the change very nicely and love their new brother dearly.

We are blessed beyond measure.

 

Up next, I am starting a 365 project.

Hiatus

Hi everyone. I will be taking a hiatus from blogging for a while. We are due to be induced tomorrow morning at 8:00 AM. I anticipate that we will have Peanut sometime tomorrow afternoon.  I will definitely get on here long enough to post some photos but that will probably be all for a while. I want to make sure that Little Fire Chief and Mr. Moo have lots of time to bond with Peanut and that we have plenty of adjustment period to go around. Plus, Hubby will be home for seven (yes I said 7) weeks and I want to spend as much time with him as possible.  I might participate in an I Heart Faces contest here and there, and may post some photos from time to time, but for now, this is goodbye See Ya Soon!

Over my hiatus I will be working with someone to update my blog and there will be a photography blog added. I am working on building my portfolio and then will set up a legitimate business within the next few months.  I can not wait to see what our futures have in store for us. 

See you soon!

You Capture: Fun

 

I will admit that I took these photos Saturday, and thought they don’t portray people having fun, I had fun taking them.

I took Mr. Moo the Ukiah Airport Air Show.  We saw planes, helicopters, and fire trucks!

Helicopters are fun right?

What about bi-planes?

Oh okay, Fire Trucks are more fun you say?

Oh, you wanted to see Mr. Moo?  He was so overwhelmed, but all we have heard about for 4 days now is, Helicopters and Airplanes.

Here’s some real fun, Mr. Moo’s Grandma brought a container of Lady Bugs for him to release. He was pretty excited about getting to hold all these lovelies.

Did you have fun this week? Head over to I should be folding laundry and join in the photo fun.

PS. I had an OB appointment on Tuesday. We are scheduled to be induced on Thursday Morning. Next weeks You Capture may just have photos of Little Peanut.

GMYBS: Natural Light

Oh how I love natural light! So glad that the Grammie Diaries is co-hosting Give Me Your Best Shot this week and has challenged us to use natural light. Why?  Well see for yourself!

We played and took photos out at Point Cabrillo Light Station yesterday.  It was a ton of fun.  Little Munchkins from our church were all out there having a good time and preparing photos for their father’s for Father’s Day.

You couldn’t get a photo like this with flash. Just look at those eyes!  Learning to shoot in natural light can be a challenge, but once you get the hang of it, you won’t want to shoot in anything else.

Have you been shooting in natural light this week?  Head over to Better in Bulk and share your beautiful photos with us all!

This is why

I love my husband,

and my boys.

This is why,

I love my life!

How did you spend the Lord’s Day yesterday?

GMYBS: Joy Ride

Our God is an awesome God he Reigns

from heaven above with wisdom,

power and love,

our God is an Awesome God.

I took a joy ride this morning.  I went to Westport. I didn’t drive there for any particular reason. I just wanted to visit the Mendocino Coastline.  I usually don’t carry my camera with me in the suburban, but for some reason it was with me today.  I managed to capture some photos along the way while Christian snoozed in the backseat. 

My favorite part of the drive to Westport is this tree tunnel.  This photo really doesn’t do it justice. I wish that I could have stopped in the middle of the road and shot straight up at the trees. For fear of being run over, I decided against it. 

  Some days I can’t believe how blessed I am to live in a place that I am surrounded by so much natural beauty.  Our God really is awesome isn’t He?

Can you believe I live here? I know the weather isn’t always the greatest, but look at the view!

  It just doesn’t get better than this!

What have you been photographing this week?  Please share over at Better in Bulk!

Baby Shower Time

Today, I will be celebrating with friends and family the upcoming arrival of Peanut.  It’s going to be a ton of fun and absolutely beautiful. I will post lots of photos later, but here’s a sneak peak at the theme and colors*.  

Well I better go get ready for the big day.  Children must be fed breakfast at least before I leave them with hubby.

*Names, addresses, and phone numbers removed to protect the host and guests.

You Capture: Sweet

I went with some friends to a local playground this week. I captured some pretty sweet faces while we were there.  One of which was Mr. Moo’s!

Even if he was glaring at me, he still has a pretty sweet face doesn’t he?  Then of course there was the beautiful baby boy who went with us.  He’s such a cutie pie.

 

Even snot noses can be sweet.  Or at least their mommies think so.

 

What’s not sweet? I have had the flu for two days now. Yuck! I will be back to blogging as soon as I am feeling better. Until then, join in the photo taking fun at I should be folding laundry.

GMYBS: Old Things

Took a photo walk around Mendocino yesterday. I love old rusty things. Here are some I found along the way.

I also found some really cool detail wood work.

A heart shaped hole in the fence.

Head over to Better in Bulk and show us your best shots from this week.