Busy Lives

Wow. Life is busy! Here is a weekend recap:

Saturday - Mark over-seeded the lawn. The water heater went out. I had a walk thru for the wedding I'm shooting Saturday. Made cupcakes for dad's bday and enjoyed dinner with him.

Sunday - Bake and decorate a Lightning McQueen. Host a party for 10 kiddos at Pioneer Gymnastics. They had a BLAST! Oh, Eli only slept probably a total of 5 hours off and on. Long night for mommy! Dad let us shower over at his place. It felt great! Mark stayed home Monday and we got a new water heater. Yeah!!!

I'm trying to proof pictures with any spare time I have. I promise, within the next month, for some bday pics. Schuyler was a great hostess. She greeted everybody with a hug. And, she said thank you, in a small, quiet voice after every gift. She is my very well mannered child = ) Such a sweetie. Mackie was right there with the big kids enjoying all the activities. Oh, how sweet is this. Schuyler wanted to sit next to her best friend Alexi and her sister!

I'm taking tomorrow off. Will use the a.m. to proof pics, do housework, and parent observation at the Montessori. I'll pick the girls' up for lunch and Schuyler will get to choose what she would like to do since it's her bday. Most likely zoo or children's museum.

This weekend is the wedding I'm shooting. Send positive vibes my way! Schuyler has a violin recital Sunday at 1:30 and afterwards is cookies with the family!

Oh, one more thing. Eli is already working on sitting. He is really working on physical development skills. Also, trying to hold his bottle and he hangs on to my shirt for dear life when he's nursing.

Here are a few of Reagan from the twins' 6 month pics. How angelic is she!!

Cutie Patootie 1 yr old

Look at this handsome little man! I got the pleasure of shooting him this past weekend. He goes to the same infant only provider as Eli. I had a lot of fun with him and, thanks to him and his beautiful mama, I have a new favorite pic. Check out the one of them together. How stinkin' cute is that !!





I'm on photo shoot overload but loving every minute of it. I got to shoot my aunt and family at a GORGEOUS home. It was a fun time! Can't wait to proof those and share. Thanks aunt E! Tonight, I'm off to shoot my friend's twins at 6 month. I'm sure it will be a busy time! I'm doing a walk thru at the Captital this weekend for my friend's wedding. Getting a bit nervous about that one! Schuyler is having her "friends" bday party this Sunday at Pioneer Gymnastics. She is very excited and I think Mackie is equally excited! In other words, I'll be having lots of pics to share once I get to actually proof them = )

We had the Mack Attack this week. McKenzie occasionally finds trouble. She decided to climb up and get the metal tip darts and poke them in our workout bench. I will never figure out what possess her to do some of the things she does?

This weekend we went to my mom's for some karoake (sp?). Schuyler loves the microphone while McKenzie will not go near it. It was pretty entertaining = )

Eli has started scratching his head? So hard, he has little scabs. Has anyone ever heard of such a thing. I am keeping his nails short but they grow so fast! He has found his tongue and likes to make silly faces. He is also trying hard to roll back to tummy. He gets up on that side and is very close!

Mark's best bud is getting married in Savannah, GA this fall and we are trying to figure out who is going. Mark is going for sure. Tickets just went down so we need to make a decision. I would really like to go, and, if I do, I'll shoot their wedding. On the other hand, I know I can't leave Eli. So, do I take him with us, and feel bad b/c I'm leaving the girls? Do we take the whole family, which will be expensive? Or, do I stay home with the kiddos? I can be so indecisive!

Wow. I guess I had a lot to say. If you made it this far, you're a true blog reader!

Oh, almost forgot. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD! (a day early)!

Our "Butterball"

Look at him. Now 3 months old. He is a "big" baby and getting those fun little rolls all over. I like to refer to him as my little butterball! So fun to cuddle and love him up! He is really starting to use his extremeties...putting his hands in his mouth, sometimes a little too far that he gags.

I hope everybody had a good Easter. Ours was relatively laid back. I enjoyed my Friday afternoon off with the girls and managed to get a little "mommy" playtime in with my camera and the kids (hence the new picture of Eli). Schuyler had a violin lesson on Saturday as we prepare for another recital at the end of the month. Brian and Meghan were able to visit some, too. Brian has completely analyzed our son and has determined all his reflexes are working. That's what you get when your bro is a physical therapist = ) We also managed to have him change his first ever diaper, a poopy one no less! The girls' were without naps and extremely tired by the end of the day. Sunday, the girls awoke to an Easter Egg hunt which was a big hit. We had dinner with Papa and Grandma S came to visit in the afternoon. Grandma R came down on Monday to watch the girls since they did not have school. She also folded ALL my laundry (hugs)!

I have a 1yr old shoot this weekend. Should be fun as he is a cutie patootie! I also have a wedding shower for a friend. It's sure to be a fun time!

Bad Habits

Let's talk bad habits for a few moments, or other irritants. Schuyler has gotten into a terrible habit of chewing her hair. We have been in the process of groing it out now for about 9 months. She has now discovered she can put it in her mouth. Yuck. Her hair is already so fine and fragile that she is bound to get split ends. I'm ready to chop it in the cute little bob but she is insistant that we keep groing it out. Poor girl. She just wants pony tails and braids like the other girls. I feel like I have doomed her to bad hair. Darn DNA!

On another note, daddy returned last Friday and we were all glad to have him home! Sunday was a beautiful day and we managed to get outside. Daddy has a new golf mat so he can "practice" in the backyard. The girls have a new interest in golf and it was so cute to see daddy taking turns teaching his girls' how to swing a club.

Easter has snuck up on me and I'm not ready yet. I hope the Easter bunny finds time to get some stuff for the baskets = )

And, of course, here are some pics. My little E man is getting so big. I keep saying this over and over, but he is such a GOOD baby. He is laughing and giggling so much. I know he is enjoying his daycare b/c he smiles at Linda every morning. Also, some pics of one of my best friend and her twins from the baptism. Reagan is our godchild.