My Boys

**Just an update from Spencer's 9 month appointment. He is now 21lbs 1oz and 28.75in.

First Family Photo Shoot

So, now that I have my new camera and I've been practicing taking better pictures (in manual mode), I offered a couple of my friends family photo shoots. So this past weekend, two of my friends took me up on my offer and here are some samples from the S* family. Out of 139 pictures, I have narrowed down my 15 favorites. I am also learning how to tweak the pictures in photoshop to make them look their best. I hope that they like what they see. I plan on playing around with the other 12 and even trying them in black and white. There are more to come, including pictures of the D* family and my boys. Let me know what you think (HINT HINT Dawn, Aunt Cheri, any other photographers taking a peek).

What happens in preschool......

stays in preschool . That's what Mason's shirt reads. We finally had a warm enough day for him to wear this to school. His teachers got a kick out of it. Thank you Aunt Jen and Becky for the cute shirt. Oh, and by the way, I'm lucky that Mason likes to share what he does at preschool. I'm impressed with how well he recalls what they did. He absolutely loves preschool, which is such a wonderful blessing. Tim and I are so happy that we got him into such a wonderful preschool with such wonderful teachers. I hope that these first school experiences will have a lasting impression on Mason and that he will continue to love school and learning.

Apple Orchard

What a beautiful day for picking apples. Mason loves to pick the first apple so that he can taste it and make sure that it is yummy enough. By the time we were finished picking, he had eaten 2 and part of Spencer's. Spencer also loved the apples. I sat him in the grass to munch on one. He got mad when we took it away and we ended up giving him another a little later. Those 8 teeth, he has, are quite helpful when eating apples. I like to have these little traditions with our kids. And apple picking is something we look forward to every year.

Isn't this the cutest blog on the block?

I figured out how to change my background. I love this fall template. It is so me. Looks like I scrapbooked my blog. Hope everyone likes the new look.

Mommy's Photo Shoot of the Boys

Have You Forgotten?

It was 7 years ago today, that our country was attacked. I will never forget that day. I will remember where I was and what I was doing. It will forever be etched in my memory. As I go to the election booth on November 4th, I will be voting for the candidate that I believe would fight for our safety and would defend this country above all else. So if, God forbid, our country were to be attacked again, who do you want to be leading us? Please vote.

Sick Again

My poor boys are sick again. They both have really bad colds and double ear infections. Mason has a cough too and Spencer has a sinus infection. Even Tim isn't feeling well. He had today off and went to the doctor. He also has a sinus infection. Fortunately (knock on wood), I feel pretty good. I kept Mason home from school today since he was coughing so much, but plan on sending him tomorrow. He was disappointed that he had to miss.

Anyhow, I wanted to add a bunch of pictures taken with my NEW new camera. I sent back the D60 and upgraded to the D80. The D60 just couldn't do everything that I wanted it to do. I love the D80. Enjoy the pictures from the past month.

1st Day of Preschool

Technically, yesterday was Mason's first day, but it was only for a half hour and Mommy stayed. Today was his official day, ALL BY HIMSELF. He was so excited. He couldn't wait this morning to get out the door. I have never been prouder. I dropped him off with no problems and when I picked him up, he had a smile and his teacher said he did great. She said he had wonderful manners and always said, "excuse me" when he wanted to say something. He loved the fact that they got to play on the playground and he said they listened to the story, SPOT GOES TO SCHOOL. He played with the trains and they even celebrated a little girl's birthday. She brought fruit snacks which he said were very yummy. He can't wait to go back next week. He even has a little homework to do with Mommy and Daddy. My boy is growing up. Enjoy the pictures that I took yesterday.

Labor Day Fun

We had some friends and family over on Labor Day for a cookout. We were happy that everyone could make it. It was a lot of fun. You'll notice that I'm not in any pictures. I meant to have someone take a picture of our family too. Oh well.








Needed a picture of the 3 boys.
It's a lot harder to get them to all
sit still now that they are all crawling.
This is as good as it gets.