Life...

I can't really say that there is one certain thing that stands out in my mind from the past couple of weeks. Time just keeps on going. We had a little excitement on Sunday when I got home from work. Jason wanted to go spot-lighting at the end of our road. Apparently there is a "massive buck" that hangs out down there. No buck, but we did see a huge fire. We now know it was a garage on fire. I don't think the picture really does it justice. The fire lit up the sky. I am not sure, but I don't think anyone was hurt and the main house didn't look like it was in any danger. You can see the house to the left of the brightest part of the fire (it looks like 4 small rectangles.)



I have had a couple portrait sessions recently. I was lucky enough to meet Zolola (I am sure I am not spelling that right) and got to see Polina again. Unfortunately, it decided to open up and pour on us. Nonetheless, we were able to squeak out a couple of good shots.



Most recently, I took pictures of the Arlia boys. I have to admit, I didn't recognize Anthony at first. He really grew up fast. I refer to these boys as the GQ toddlers. They are so handsome!


Everything is going well with the pregnancy. I had a little scare last week with getting contractions every 3-4 minutes apart on Monday. I didn't think it was a big deal, but I called my doctor anyway and they had me come in the next day. Everything is fine, and there is no dilation yet, but she still demanded me to take it easy. Along with that meant light duty at work. Blah...chart audits are so very painful! I had to admit though, I feel a lot more energized and have had a lot less contractions after this past weekend. I now have to see the doctor every week. Jason and I went today. Apparently, which I already assumed, the babies head is really low. With a head in my pelvis, I am officially waddling.

Showered On

Today was the "work baby shower." It was awesome! Danielle did an amazing job putting it all together. The details were entertaining and festive. There is so much to say about it, including the Theresa surprise, the great food, and so much more. I have to say, I am completely exhausted, so we'll have to leave it at that. I didn't have a good picture that really captured the whole thing (I think Josie may have a good one of those on her camera), so here's just a picture of me opening gifts. I will put the rest on snapfish. When they are up, I'll post the link.



After the shower, I went to see Autumn all dressed up as a mermaid. She did a good job trick-or-treating.




Last week was my family's shower. It went really well. Once again, we were spoiled with people's generosity. Here's the link to my mother-in-laws picture site, if you would like to see the pictures! http://albums.phanfare.com/1202977/2913977

It's bedtime for now! Soooooo sleepy.

Knuckles

Knuckles the puppy came over for a visit this past Friday. Her mom, Gita, is in the process of painting a mural of Marabelle and Sadie in the baby's room. I love these two pictures! I think this may be my next project, getting cool shots of dogs. Feel free to bring your pup over and get some pictures! (You'll have to help me drag equipment around though.)



This week I have been hard at work getting things ready for the baby shower. Mom was over here almost all day yesterday running errands and making curtains.

Jason got a coyote and a piglet of a doe this week with his bow. It'll be some good deer eating for us now.

In over my head...

Wondering where we have been? I have been wondering where all the time has gone. These past few weeks have been CRAZY! Dad finally came around to install some new lights in the kitchen...which led to massive holes in the wall. It turns out whoever wired this house originally didn't do it right and left some pretty dangerous connections hidden beneath the drywall. So a small hole to fish wire turned into a large 4 foot section being removed. I have to say though, it was all worth it. It is so nice to walk in the door and be able to flip a switch and see! (Oh, and we wondered what the switch went to for the longest time. It went to nothing! Just a switch not connected to anything.) So, for a period of time, there was no entrance into the kitchen without doing acrobatic moves, of which I am not too fond of at the present time. Now the kitchen is put back together and the dust has settled, literally. This house is a mess! Now it's time to clean this house from top to bottom.

I have also shot the last two weddings of the season these past two Fridays. It feels so good to be done with the shooting part of the weddings, but now is the tedious post-production part. I have to touch up all the pictures and then put lots of albums together. It's a process and I am getting slightly anxious about getting everything done before the baby gets here.

Talking about baby...here's the latest belly shot. This was from last week (28 weeks). Jason, Autumn and I all went to the doctors this past Monday. Autumn sort of understood that she heard a heartbeat and on the way out of the room she said, "That was fun." I am happy to report that I have gained 20lbs and by the measurement of my uterus (from the outside), I am right on track. Jason still thinks this is going to be an 8lbs+ baby. So help me god if it is.


Here's just a cute picture of crazy Sadie lady.


Today was the Fiestaware sale. Dad, Jason, Brian, Laura and Laura's Mom all went. We REALLY don't need any more dishes. But, if you know Jason at all, you can imagine how many dishes we came home with. I have no idea where all of this dishware is going to go. Dad got a couple nice dish sets for himself and Katie. It is a long day for sure, but it's fun to hunt for the plate/bowl/platter/anything with the least amount of defects on it.

Jason has been in hunting and work mode. I appreciate that this season is only a few months out of the year!

Apple Picking and 25 Weeks

On Monday we went to the apple orchard, on Autumn's 2nd Birthday! Happy Birthday big girl! This is the 3rd annual apple picking fest. The first time we went, Autumn was so tiny in her little Bjorn. Now she's an apple picking, mostly eating, maniac!



On the way there, she decided to try Grammie's glasses on for size. I think she'll make a good librarian.




I really like this picture of Jason.







For all you out-of-towners, here's the belly update. Things are definitely getting bigger. He is really active! We went to the doctors on Tuesday and everything checked out well. We were a little late for our appointment because morning sickness decided to visit for old time sake. From all the extra blood volume and pressure, I broke all the little blood vessels in my face. Those thankfully clear up fairly well within a day. The little broken blood vessel in my eye is a different story. I think that will take some extra healing time.

Much Fun, All In One (Blog Entry)

As you can probably tell from my lack of blog updates, things have been crazy for me lately! With three weddings in August and Kyra's this past weekend, I have been one busy woman. In the midst of all that, John, Amois and Paloma came into town for a week for my parents 30th Anniversary party. It was really nice to spend some time with John, Amois and Paloma. Paloma is getting very big and showing a personality. Mom and Dad said they were truly surprised by the anniversary party.

Jason just got back from Colorado. There wasn't much action with the elk this year so he made the best of it by fly fishing and enjoying the town. Next year we are thinking family trip to Yellowstone, instead of his excursion to hunt elk. I think that'll be a nice change. He was definitely glad to be home. The baby gave him a couple welcome home kicks.

To start with some pictures that have downloaded, here is my favorite picture from Sue and J's wedding. They were an awesome, easy-going couple to work with. Congratulations Sue and J!


Happy 1st Birthday Lila! Friday was Lila's first birthday party. As you can gather from this picture, she's practicing "I'm not listening" for her terrible twos. Actually she is trying to do "Got a headache," which her Na-na had taught her all day, in an effort to get cake in her hair when it came to smash cake time.


Here are the proud parents!


Lila performed "Got a headache" only to her terror, her hands were all messy! This face is priceless.

This face quickly followed. Poor little girl. Hope you had a good one!


Kyra's wedding was blast, as we all knew it would be. Here are a couple of the bridal shots that I quickly picked out to share with all of you. She looked beautiful! Congratulations Kyra and Pete!



Yes, I have to admit, these are my coworkers. I think this picture definitely captures the personality of our unit. And I love them for it! (Edie and Greg, find your window!)

Sunflower

On the baby update, I can really more this little baby boy move around. I amazed about how quickly I went from thinking I felt something to knowing it's the baby moving. Jason was even able to feel a couple little taps today. I still think he's in disbelief that he really felt what he did.

My goal is to starting picking up my camera more often. So today I started with this picture of a sunflower. I planted these in the spring and they look beautiful now!


The wedding this past weekend went very well. Sarah and BJ know a fun group of people! The bride was beautiful and the reception was entertaining. The reception was complete with fake mustaches and tux t-shirts.