I ♥ Faces ~Kids Entry week 29

So I put in an adult entry this week and I've just realized that you can also enter a kids picture as well in a seperate category:) This makes me very happy!!!! This was the "other" picture that I was debating between. It's a pic I took of my two boys last fall and I love everything about it; their smiles, the sand, the warm colors due to the setting sun....Everything!! Plus I get to show off my babies:) I had a HUGE copy of this on matted and framed! This was one of the most difficult images I've ever had to capture with two little ones under the age of 3 at the beach:)

Don't forget to head over to the I ♥ Faces blog @ http://www.iheartfaces.blogspot.com/ to check out all the amazing entries for the week! Enjoy~

I ♥ Faces~ Week 29

Yep! I did it again:) Head on over to see the weeks submissions for "At the Beach." Not sure if my entry really fits what they were looking for but it's one of my favorites. I was debating between that one and my favorite of Zack and Evan together but the one I entered was unique compared to the other entries, so long as they don't calassify it as not "family friendly" enough. I guess we'll find out:) Click the button below....I'm entry #214 this week:)

~Eat, Play and Paint~

So today has been a fun day! The boys are always doing things that I think are adorable...I'm their mommy, EVERYTHING is adorable:) Anyway, I'm working in the office this morning and Zack comes running in saying, "Mommy! Evan's in the bathroom!" This usually means that the toilet seat is up and toys are going in. NOT PRETTY! I run in to stop him and this is what I find:



Hmmm......I can think of worse things for him to be doing!! You can see in one of the pics the drawer that has been pulled open to get his tooth brush out. TOO CUTE!

So I told the boys that after breakfast this morning we could pull out the paints and paint at the table. Zack was very careful where his paint went and tried so hard to make sure it did not mix in the holder. Evan on the other hand was really only interested in mixing up all his paint colors and making a bloody mess, notice the lack of shirt. I remember people saying that your kids will have totally opposite personalities but mine really hold true to that! Anyway, here are some pics from my little Picasso's!

As you can see, Prowler and Lady were thrilled with the day's festivities:) At least they've both learned the command, "Out of the kitchen!" :)

The joys of a home studio!

So.....every time I have people ask for studio shoots, I try to schedule them all on the same day. Setting up and breaking down all of the stands, lights and backdrops takes several hours and it's just easier to condense it all into one or two days. So, every time I have studio sessions, I always try to throw the boys into it too. You'd think that I'd be taking amazing pictures of my kids all the time but no....I wait to take theirs at the mercy of others. I have a feeling they will probably be thanking me later in life because of this:)

Anyway, my last attempt of a studio shoot with the boys was funny and challenging at the same time. Rick was trying to help, like he usually does, but it always just turns into a big mess...lol!! Anyway, here's a few of the ones that I did get to turn out ok. In case you don't know, I'm obsessed with black and white photography! I can't help it, I love the classic look of it:) Enjoy!

Well, like I said, I did my best:) It was entertaining to say the least! Ohh well, better luck next time!

I ♥ Faces

So I entered my first pic into the weekly I ♥ Faces blog contest. I am #25 on the entry list and it is GROWING like crazy!! I am so in love with this idea of sharing images with all types of other photographers based on a weekly theme. If you haven't seen this blog...go check it out!!! Along with my entry of course:) Check out some of the others too! Good times, Good times!!

http://iheartfaces.blogspot.com/

~Kids Cuts~

So this last week both of the boys got haircuts:) Zack is an old pro and has been getting his hair cut since he was 6 months old (the boy had a ton of hair then) but Evan on the other hand got his first hair cut which was HUGE for me!!! I was so afraid that his curls would disappear after he got a trim which is the only real connection appearance wise he has with me. I took Zack to his usual "walk in" hair place and we walked down to get ice cream afterwards like we always do. Here are a few pics of his little adventure:

Yes, I know his hair was WAY too long but he was so young too!!! 6 months old!

Zack's first Haircut 4/28/06

My Zackaroo after his most recent cut last week:)

We took Evan to Emerald Cut's hair salon to get this 1st hair cut. The girl who cut his hair, Angie, has been cutting my hair since I was 14. I was so glad she was the one who cut his hair for me:) I don't know why I was so emotional about it all but we made it through..haha! Here's a few pics to prove it.

Evan enjoying his juice after Zack's hair cut. He doesn't like ice cream....go figure!

Before

During- He did so great!

After:) He STILL has CURLS!!!

YEAH!!!!!! Forgive the quality of the images here....Rick had the camera...LOL!!

~Will they have children now?!~

We had two sets of visitors back in June:) Rachel, my college room mate was here first and spent a week with us. I am still trying to recover from our late night chats and am missing her terribly but I promise to make a me only trip to Miami to see her before we move to Japan next year. Zack and Evan totally loved all the attention they got from Miss Rachel, but I'm not so sure she felt the same:) There is a great deal of amusement in watching the "childless" interact with the insanity of our lives that we see as normal. Here are a few pics of them together:

This is the three of them hanging out at mom's pool

This is Zack "tooting" on Miss Rachel. He thought it was hilarious.....she did not:)

After Rachel left, we had Uncle Ed and Miss Ellen come visit us for a few days from L.A. We decided that the next time we visit it definitely needs to be for longer!!! Ed is Zack's "godfather" for lack of a better term. We're not Catholic but it was a role in our kids lives that we asked certain people to hold. Our thought was to have adult figures in their lives that were constant "non relative" people who were there for them at any point they needed someone. We picked people who we thought would be good role models for them and people who we would encourage the boys to go to if they had a problem or concern that they didn't want to come to us for. Uncle Ed is one of those people. We also asked Aunt Tasha to be Zack's "Godmother" and Aunt Catherine and Uncle Michael to be Evan's "Godparents" (I'll add pic of them on a later blog)


Anyway, we had a blast with Uncle Ed and Miss Ellen (his adorable girlfriend) and wish we could have had more time with them. We're hoping to plan a joint trip to Disney World with them after Thanksgiving this year. Here are a few pics from their visit:

Zack had only really spent time with Uncle Ed on one occasion other than this but it didn't take him long to remember him! He took to him right away!!

We had to take them to McGuires:) Ed and Ellen were so much fun to hang out with! With any luck we're hoping that Ed gets sent to Tokyo Disney the same time we're their too, not Disney obviously but Japan anyway!! How awesome would that be??!!?? I'm also secretly hoping that Ellen goes with him too:) Sorry, Eddie! IT MUST BE SAID:)

Zack kept wanting to cuddle with his Uncle Ed. I think it was a stall tactic any time he wanted to stay up later that he was supposed to......and it worked:)

Ellen is recovering from back surgery now too and we're thinking about her often and wishing her a speedy recovery!! Get well soon!!!

So, having said all of that, it still leaves one question unanswered??? Will our childless friends one day have their own little chaotic lives or will they continue to just pop into ours occasionally, head home to the silence, and thank their lucky stars that it's us and not them? I guess time will tell but I'm still holding out hope that when they do join us in the world of diapers and potty training that I will be able to pop into their world for brief moments and remember why we had the boys when we did and thank my lucky stars that we are so OVER that stage:) hehe