Thursday, November 10, 2011

Shoot 'em Up & Rogue's 15 Minutes of Fame

With all of the professional photography, it's actually quite difficult to find time for a session for my own kids. Even though I prefer outdoor photography, the most convenient times for my own kids come when I have the indoor studio set up for another session, but then leave it all set up for an extra hour and shout for the kids to get something on real quick. Such a day occurred about a week ago, and this is the result:

And this is what happened when I told Lex to pick her own poses:
A quick kiss for her baby cousin Emma:

And introducing the newest member of our family, "Rainbow":



And it turns out we have a little celebrity under our roof. Travis immediately jumped in on the "Tebowing" craze. When it came time for the boys' last flag football game, Travis paid Rogue to do a Tebow pose during his introduction. Once Travis had video taped it, he posted it to YouTube. Last night, while we were eating dinner, my brother-in-law Jared called. All I heard on Travis' end of the conversation was, "No Way!", "You're kidding me!", and "That's crazy!" When he got off, he filled me in. Apparently, Jared had been walking by his tv at home, when he suddenly saw Rogue up on the screen. He was incredibly confused for a moment, before realizing what had just occurred. A comedian, who has a cable tv show called ToshO was doing a bit on Tebowing, and had created a video montage of a few YouTube clips. Rogue's was the first one in the montage. Now, while I don't recommend watching the entire skit {after all, there is a reason it's on cable}, you can watch the first 20 seconds or so here. Pretty cool to have a celebrity in the house :)

Tuesday, November 01, 2011

Too Little Too Late?

I've tried and failed, but I'll try, try, and try again. It's been a long time since I posted on here- a seriously long time- and I'd REALLY like to start doing it regularly again {you've heard that before, right?}. I don't know if it'll happen right away, though, and I'd prefer not to eat my words like I did last time {they didn't taste too good}. For now, I'm just going to try my best....

Life is crazier than it ever has been. All the kids are in school {Eli's in 3rd, Rogue in 1st, and Lexi in her last year of preschool}



{I forgot my camera on Lexi's first day!! Luckily, I had my cell phone camera, but that pic isn't on my computer at the moment.}

all the kids just finished their football season {yes, Lexi, too}




the boys are taking piano lessons {Eli aspires to play the ukulele, which I think is a fabulous idea, but I wanted him to start with the piano}, and Lexi is taking ballet {before the football season ended, Lexi was going straight from dance class to football practice- kind of amusing, no?}


Although I sometimes miss the leisurely pace of the toddler years, I am enjoying the more independent years, watching them imagine, try, learn, grow, and explore.