Hey Ya’ll!! How the heck are ya?! I feel like its been FOREVER since I’ve been back on the old blog!! I’ve just been a little busy celebrating this handsome little boy’s birthday… Poor kid actually spiked 102 fever on his birthday…that’s why he seems a little less than enthused in this pic!! He was feeling […]
Happy Birthday Parker!!
I can not believe that my son is FOUR years old today!! I took these pictures of him just a little over a week ago at the local train depot… He had such a great time exploring the old train cars & I had a blast taking his picture!! He looks like such a little man in these […]
Extreme Makeover: Shed Addition
Once upon a time we had this ugly shed in our backyard…. The shed had been built by my dad & husband just for some extra storage. We needed a place to house our lawnmower, weedeater, and other odds & ends for the yard. After it was built it sat in my backyard for a […]
Old Barns….I’m Officially Old & Boring!!
Hello Friends! I don’t know what the weather is like in your neck of the woods, but here in Southern Illinois it is HOT!!! Like INCREDIBLY hot! Today my mom kept the boys for me & I managed to get a bunch of work done in our backyard/flowerbed. I planted 14 bushes & transplanted 2!! […]
Hydrangea Love & Pinterest
I’m sure by now you have all heard of Pinterest…. If not, you are so missing out!!! I few weeks ago I got an invite from Carmel at Our Fifth House to join… (if you want an invite, leave me a comment at the end of this post & I will get one to you!) […]
The Jost Family…Photoshoot for Friends
Yesterday I took pictures for the Jost Family… This was my first “photoshoot” with anybody besides my own family… I was soo excited, but a little nervous too!! Overall, I think things went pretty well for this first timer!! Amanda & Eric are a couple we attend church with. They were a pleasure to work with […]
Manual Mode…Photography Skills Part 2
What?! You didn’t think I could have a photo shoot with my youngest (if you missed it click here) without sneeking in some pics of my oldest too did ya? He’s equally as handsome…wouldn’t you say?! I took these pics today…. Can’t believe this little boy is going to be 4 in just a couple weeks…. […]
Manual Mode…Working on my Photography Skills
I took this picture!! Can you believe it?! This is my youngest…isn’t he handsome?! I am just smitten with how great this pic turned out! That little face just makes me melt! So, I was up til 12:45am last night reading over the Meadowbrook Farm & Pioneer Woman blogs…trying to master this whole aperture, shutter speed […]
What’s this……A New Blog Design?!
Yep, that’s right!! Same Old Blog….Great New Look!! All compliments of Courtney at Not So Homemade!! I’m not going to lie…since starting this blog and discovering all sorts of new blogs I was starting to feel like my old design was just not up to par!! (I’m sure a lot of you thought the same […]
Loss of a Loved One & Happy Anniversary!!
Hope you all had a great weekend! I’ve been away from blogland for a few days… My hubby’s grandma passed this last Monday & we had to travel up north for the funeral this weekend! Grandma Ione had been sick for awhile & her passing was kind of expected, but nonetheless it was a difficult weekend for […]
