Piper

is getting tubes put in her ears in the morning.

such a minimally invasive procedure and yet I am anxious and concerned.

my sis is a rock star and waking up at 4am (no typo) to stay with the others and driving them to school....I pretty much owe her big time:)

sigh

wish her well.

crud, wish me well!

More wonderful Families

Took this GREAT picture today....

of this super nice family....

I still cannot BELIEVE how big the kiddos have gotten!!!

So many great pictures of chasing these stinkers around..

a couple super-sweet family moments...

lots of fun shots of their pupper-dogs...

and perhaps a shot or two for Melissa!

How to Sabotage a photo shoot

So Keegan dressed up and grabbed some props....

"Mom!!!! Come take my picture!!!"

Music to my ears:)

I come running and start clicking.

I let her direct me....after all, this was her idea.

"I want a real serious pose" she says.

Enter Brady stage right.

Photo shoot OVER.

Much Better!!

Had 3 A.MAZING sessions this weekend.

These kiddos were sooo easy to photograph...

and so fun to be around...

Glad their holiday sessions went so well!!!

Not what I was looking for...

Yikes!!!

My holiday sessions tomorrow will

hopefully go better!

This makes me smile

This sweet photo was taken by my friend and fellow

photographer Kara lynae.

What makes me even more happy is that she captured this:

Bailey is desperately afraid that her baby sister is going

to crawl into the ocean and wash away....up until this

very moment I would have thought she

would really be OK with that;)

Pipe, meanwhile is like...ummm could someone detach

the crazy 3y.o. from my dress?

LoVE THIS. LOVE. IT.

For Aunt Susan

The twins were baptized last month in Michigan.

All of my siblings gathered to welcome them into

the church...and fight over who got to hold the little

munchkins next:)

Love that we are all in one place.

xoxo

You would have thought

they had won the Super Bowl...

2009 flag football

Hehe.....

This photo cracks me up:)

It is a drizzly Michigan fall day and the we are at

the apple orchard, climbing/jumping between hay bales.

Piper is napping in the car with Brad.

Keegan had a dress coat on that I knew was going to

get trashed so I offer her mine.

Bailey is going for the grizzly bear look.

Brady is trying to knock me over.

Yummy donuts were consumed...with sugar!

Jonny and Chris and Charlie brave the cold for cider.

Mom is in the car with her foot up.

I am in shear heaven despite the weather.

Love Michigan fall with my family.

So many good memories

from my recent trip to Michigan

lots of photos to share....

perhaps in collage form?