I managed to squeak this one in there. I attempted one set last week and after I got them on the computer, I hated them all. We decided to try again. Bryan actually took this one. It was kind of a joke. Tatum wouldn’t stop playing with my necklace, Peyton was crying that it was too bright…it was fun. Haha! This is the best we could get. The kids are not looking, but at least they’re in the shot, right?? Hopefully next week will go more smoothly!
Today Tatum’s little friend came over for a playdate. Okay, okay. It was as much for the mamas as it was the kiddos, so I’ll be honest and say it was a coffee/playdate. Since Tatum is the little sister, she hasn’t really had much of a chance to make her own friends. She just kind of joins in with Peyton and his friends. Well, Tatum has taken quite a liking to her new little friend. She talks about her often and gets SO excited at the mention of seeing her. What’s funny is that once they get together, they are so quiet and it takes them a bit of time to finally open up and play. Adorable, nonetheless. They did enjoy a nice little game of Candyland Castle today. It was super cute. Here are a couple pictures of Tatum and her first real friend. :-)
Well, I don’t have a whole lot to say about this week. It got nice for a few days, might have even hit 40! Some of the snow melted and we were *just* getting used to the “warm” weather and BAM! Snow again. Well, we’re on the upswing now, right? At least that’s what I keep telling myself and anyone else who will listen. Haha! So, here is our shot for this week. It was done in our sunroom, so it wasn’t quite as bad as being outside, but still pretty darn cold. If I think of it this weekend, I’ll have to share an outtake of the kids. It was pretty cute :-)
Have a very happy weekend!
Despite this, we NEEDED to get a picture outside. I am seriously running out of indoor options in our house. I’m just going to have to choose [random persons] house and take some pics there. This is the time of year where I am terribly anxious for spring to arrive. I NEED some warmer temps. 50s, 60s? Heck, I’ll even take 40s at this point! I thought we’d go out and get a nice shot of the three of us in the snow. Ahh, that will be nice, pretty, happy. Wrong. By the time I got the kids ready, set up the tripod, got my settings in place…they had HAD it. They wanted nothing to do with an outdoor picture. Crying ensued. I asked what was wrong. “We’re COLD. We don’t LIKE the snow.” Okayyy…going well. I said, “FINE. We don’t LIKE the snow. YUCK.” and stuck out my tongue. Hey, they WORKED. They laughed. So, we all stuck our tongues out at the snow. One shot, not great, but it works for week 7. Spring, we’re ready any time!
AND week 6 of 52 weeks. Only week six. Oh my! I can and WILL do this! Here is the photo for week 6. The kids weren’t too thrilled with the idea of another picture and they actually said, “maybe some other day, Mama”, but then when they saw what I had in store for them…well, they changed their tune. I had an extra heart lollipop from my Valentine Mini sessions and had big plans for it. When they caught a glimpse of that bad boy, they immediately decided pictures were a great idea. Haha! So, in honor of the upcoming Valentine’s Day…..week 6:
Today, I got in the mail a pretty Pettiskirt that I had ordered a few weeks ago with a couple fellow photographers. You would have thought it was Christmas, I was so excited. Haha! Of course, the instant Tatum got up from her nap, I slipped it on her and grabbed a couple pics because it is oh-so-fun. She just loves it, too. She was twirling and jumping and just being goofy. *LOVE*
So, now I have it as an option for anyone who is having pictures of their little girl done.
Keep that in mind, all you girl mommies ;-)
Oh my, was Peyton ever excited about this day. He has really taken to watching football this year and he has been talking non-stop about the Super Bowl and the Colts. Of course, he decided he liked them when he heard that they, too, had a “Peyton”. He proudly wore his Colts shirt all day and was even able to watch the first half of the game before bed. We had some pizza and 7-layer dip and the kids sure enjoyed it. I grabbed a couple snapshots of the kiddos (and Bryan), too. The boys were enjoying the game, Tatum was mostly running around crazy. Haha!
P showing off his Peyton Manning water bottle
PIZZA!!
Must have been a tense moment…
Needless to say, we are going to have a sad little boy in the morning when he finds out the Colts didn’t win :-(
Nonetheless, we are very happy for the Saints and their win. Congrats, guys!
