at katey's

Wow! This past Friday I was able to spend the majority of the day with a friend who let me use some of her photography equipment and props and we also took our kids to storybook land for a photo session for practice. And boy, do I ever need the practice! But it was so much fun and I hope we get to do it again soon. I am so jealous of Katey's props and equipment but I admire her talent and all the time and effort she puts into her work. So, here is a picture of Abbie that I caught while we were playing around and a couple of Katey and her little guy.

quick may update

since I haven't posted anything in so long.... here is a really, really quick update, with just two pics. Life has been busy, but don't ask me what I've accomplished because it's so little in comparison to the time I've had. Mainly it's just the day to day and some days aren't so good and others more than make up for it. We've had a couple of road trips, which are so fun! Especially when they are spontaneous. The weather has been slightly depressing but the sun was out yesterday and it was so awesome! I love rain, but I love having the sun out more. I've done some baking. Nothing special, just using up some yummy rhubarb. Going through my recipes and organizing and throwing out the ones I didn't care for. Partially going through Abbie's clothes is a chore so I haven't completed that one yet. Trying to figure out what all she has in each size, etc. and what else is needed for those sizes, if anything. My amazing mother, who loves to yard sale, has made it her mission to supply Abbie with clothes. Which is great. I love having clothes show up at my door so all I have to do is wash and organize them and ooh and ahh over her great bargain finds. But I am running out of storage space now. haha I am so far behind on editing. I've only edited the maternity photo shoot I've done this month so I need to finish editing all my photos, mainly of Abbie, of course. I got to have lunch with some of my former co-workers and friends and it was such an awesome day of visiting and eating at a great little place in Aberdeen. I ordered Abbie some cute little outfits, as displayed in the photos, and I can't wait to get more pics of her in them. We've gotten so many compliments on the hat that Abbie wore in just one day that I was amazed at how many people commented on it! I love hats. I loved hats before but now it's even more fun! Ok, off to bed! More to come soon. Hopefully. :)

calving season

I have decided that I officially do NOT like calving season. Yes, the calves are so cute and they are definitely fun to watch as they run and kick back their heels and have a good ol' time. Yes, calving season means spring and longer days and sunshine and warm weather. It means grilling season is back. But it also means not seeing my husband very much. And I miss him. A lot. I got used to being with him the majority of the time and now that he has to be out there with the cows and fencing and everything else, I kind of wish he did have a regular M-F/8-5 job. But only for selfish reasons. Because I know he loves doing what he does and I love him for that. I love the fact that I married a farmer and I respect him for what he does. I just wish the cows had a more regular schedule for calving and that there wasn't so much work involved with it - maybe that it was spaced out throughout the year a little more. That's not asking too much, is it? I mean, really. lol

So, instead Abbie and I sit at home. Today was actually a nice day but I wasn't feeling so great so we just stayed home and didn't even go for a walk. Although we did go outside to clean the grass from debris to get ready for the first mowing of the year. And I did grill pork loin steaks.

Yesterday, I had my first maternity photo shoot and it was fun! I wish the weather had cooperated and we would have been able to go outside, but it was all indoor shots and I got a couple of decent ones. I'm not done editing but here is a sample. I want to do more. I need the practice. Really bad. lol








Abbie is getting so great at sitting up! I can't believe how quickly she caught on to it and while she still isn't completely stable, she is getting much stronger every day.


A few weeks ago, I was notified that I had won a giveaway for a lillebaby everywhere carrier and it came in the mail late last week. So, this past weekend I got to test it out and it's definitely not as comfy as the moby wrap, but the thing it does have going for it is that it is a lot cooler to wear than the Moby. So I'll do some more testing and see which is my favorite. I DO like the pocket on the front of the lillebaby as well as the little "rain" hood (which I did use since it rained some yesterday). But I forgot to have Derrick take a picture of Abbie and I while she was in it. I need to do that more often since there are so very few pictures of Abbie and I.