Sickness and snow...

That's right...I caught the sickness. Not as bad as the kids, I hope, but none the less, I am NOT 100%. The little one and I are home today hanging out. My oldest got on the bus this morning. Although, he tried to fight it because he said his bed was just to comfy and cozy to get out of...I know EXACTLY what he means.

So, all you get today is a picture of my backyard, with a little bit of snow....from my window. Hey, it did cause me to clean the window so I could take the shot. Yeah, I think my chores around the house are done for the day now =)

I just LOVE the holidays!

We had a wonderful holiday filled with family and friends! We headed to my aunts as we do every year to eat with all my cousins on Thursday. Then headed to the lake house to hang with my husbands family on the holiday. Friday, we had a great party at my sister-in-laws for my husbands family. It was a reason to celebrate, there was family and friends in town that we haven't seen in a while. So, what better reason is there to set up the studio and take some family shots. Love these.

Then we had our Christmas party with my family at our house on Saturday. This was so much fun! We do the silly gift exchange, and steal each others presents. Then we sit and play games ALL NIGHT. If you haven't played it yet, you need to add this to your collection if you love to play games. APPLES TO APPLES....my family LOVES this game. It is so fun. Then we played a music game called RIFF , and it was neat to found out what music everyone was an expert in. Then around 11pm we started Catch Phrase...LOVE this game. This is a tradition at our party. We have played this game at our Christmas Party since the game came out...love it! Photos below are of my mom and sister. My mom isn't the BEST at this game, but she sure was entertaining =) Lots of giggles =)

This is my baby niece...too cute!

So, that was my weekend. Filled with lots of family and friends. Now, I am stuck at home with two sick kids =( My oldest got sick last night (no fever thou) and my 4 year old has a horrible cough...and it is SNOWING!! I'm going to go out and take some shot of the snow in a little bit...maybe. =) I'm trying to get motivated to get leave my warm cozy home just for a few photos =)

Hope you all had a wonderful holiday!

Wordless Wednesday

I am thankful for my family...

Happy Thanksgiving

(I may not blog again until sunday or monday...taking a holiday...so sue me ;)

Dawn of a brand new day...

This is a picture of the sunrise at my house this morning...so pretty. I feel the dawn of a new beginning for me. Embarking on a whole new world...a new year and a new me...

I love the holidays and being surrounded by my family and friends. I love the smell of an early, crisp morning. I love the days I don't have to carpool and stay in my jammies until noon =) I love cooking (most nights) for my family. I love having lunch with a friend. I love seeing my kids smile and hearing them laugh...a REAL laugh.

I love this time of year....and I love to see a good sunrise....

Take time to make a list of what you love and what you should be thankful for.

B

All about Busniess...

Great game last night!!! Wheehooo, go COLTS!!

Now that I have that out of my system, it is time to talk business.

I am so excited, I am currently working on a WHOLE NEW WEBSITE! A new way to order prints, a whole new look, a whole new me! Karen at Modern Image Communications has been working day and night to get this done. Thank you so much Karen, I truly appreciate it. And it is looking great!

And yes, this all comes with a price. I am raising my prices, trying to keep up with all the other great photographers out there, and all the money it costs to run a business right now. But not to worry, I will still be very affordable.

Time is running out on getting that family photo for Christmas cards. I have a few slots in my schedule left to get your photos done, just give me a call.

Stay tuned for my new site. I am hoping it will be up by the end of the week.

B

I Apologize

I apologize for a few things this evening. I just found out that my web page is throwing up a bunch of errors and you can't see anything! Sorry about that. Technical issues. We are working on it, so please just email me if you are wanted ANY information about photos or need to get your prints.

I also apologize for the late blog. We had a wonderful day today, and I really wasn't even going to open my laptop until I was informed my website was down so I felt obligated. Our dear friends, Matt and Jen, made us breakfast this morning. Then I went running a few errands with Jen while the boys sat around a fire and watched some awesome trucks bounce off some trees and go up and down the ravine. Jayden got cold, so Jen and I came back to our house and made soup and cookies. Now I am trying to watch the Colts game and blog. Great day!

So I apologize again, because this is going to be a short blog so I can get back to my great day, and my colts!!

B

Family Game Night

Well, shopping was pretty much a success. I got STARTED, lets just say. And the crowds where not to bad. I like shopping BEFORE the mad rush...and NO I am NOT one of those crazy people that get up at 4am to shop and stand in line for HOURS just to get the BEST deal the day after Thanksgiving.

OK maybe ONCE! Last year Gregg and I wanted a small flat screen for our bedroom that we had just redecorated, so we DID get up at 4am, go to meijer, grabbed a tv, checked out, and was BACK in bed by 5:30 =)

So, after shopping, I had to get the kids and go for their haircut. This put us getting at home around 6. Pizza and a game or two, and then kids where in bed. Then we had a nice visit with my nieces, Danielle and Cassidy stopped by for a bit.

Side note about the game pictured above. Yes, we are playing electronic BATTLESHIP. Or actually the radio shack version called Sea battle. This game HAS to be at least 20 years old. My dad and I used to play this game when I was younger. We LOVED this game. My love for games has transfered to my children. And this is one of Leo's favorite games now.

Today is a relaxing day of getting a few things done, then headed to a party tonight... no kids (Thanks Danielle and Cassidy!)

Have a WONDERFUL weekend, despite the cold!

B