It’s been awhile since I pulled some photos off of my phone to share!
Brayden (left) and Kenley (right) each at 6 months old. Hello silly clone children! It still amazes me how similar they look.
SO funny. We got such a laugh out of her wearing these sunglasses.
Sweet peanut. She is such a happy babe.
Tractor tipping! And YAY, finally a photo of Brayden!
Two bottom teeth!
This nice weather is REALLY nice but it’s also REALLY screwing up my plans. I needed it to be cold and miserable a little longer so we could finish some house projects. I mean, I LOVE the weather, but I feel like everyone is going crazy since it feels like summer.
Everyone needs to chill out. It is STILL only MARCH.
Phew. SO yes, we got kind of busy and Brayden is all like “OUTSIDE” every spare second we have. My house looks like it too. K is currently napping as I type this and get caught up on a few things and Brayden is with Grandma Michelle running errands. He just wanted OUTSIDE. So, Gramma to the rescue and now I get to write in peace and clean. YAY.
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Let’s get to the photos, shall we?
Shoes I got for a few weddings.
THIS started happening. She likes the sippy!
Love her giggles.
Walks in the new stroller with Grandma
Walks at home with my boy- the helper.
It’s been a pretty eventful week! In the midst of the new sippy cup, new stroller walks, and being pushed down the driveway, Fancy Little Things launched this week, and I am so excited to be on board as the photographer author/contributor. It’s a wonderful website, and I hope you have all taken a peek at it!
Now, I must finish cleaning this place up, making my grocery list/meal plan, and getting my head on for another busy week.
I try to leave my camera handy for the most part so that I am in SOME pictures while my kid are growing! Brandon snapped these the other night. A little out of focus, not perfect, but hey, at least they prove I exist.
I was reading Ashley’s blog not too long ago when she posted about a LightScoop that she bought for her camera. Since our living room has no direct sunlight that comes into it because of the way the front room is, I knew I HAD to get one.
Here are some examples of the crummy photos I was getting with my flash only.
*Collective sigh over vintage Baby Brayden!*
These pictures do not look natural at all. His face is very white (due to the flash) and the background is SO very dark.
Enter the LightScoop. I took these on Thursday in the living room with only one lamp on and no overhead light.
Do you see that incredible difference? It makes it look like sunlight actually reaches my living room! I don’t have to mess with a zillion settings or bring it a stadium grade light to take normal pictures of my kiddos! YAY!
I highly recommend one, if your lighting in your house isn’t great. Makes a HUGE difference!
And yes, not portrait material of Brayden, but he was busy and didn’t want to be bothered. Oh toddlers.
I love when I can catch my kids being sweet, even if it is in the middle of our unmade bed.
And sometimes, I am just not quite fast enough to catch these sweet moments, but what I get is usually worth it regardless. Brayden just loves his sister.
Little sis loves laying on her activity mat, and has really taken a liking to grabbing her toys and trying to figure out just what they are. It’s fun to watch her try to see what she has in her hands. She also likes to lay on her tummy with her head up, just so she can see what’s going on. Today though, she was about ready for her nap, thus over tummy time. Sister knows what she wants, I will give her that.
I took these over the weekend. I finally got behind the camera for myself! Had Brayden not been napping, I would have gotten him in there as well. Soon, I promised myself. Soon.
I love having a little girl! The bows, headbands- they kill me. I love it.
With Kenley around, it is WAY harder for me to find time right now to take photos of the kids. It’s driving me crazy. I blame the cluster feeding (I barely have time to go to the bathroom!) and hopefully soon I will get more of the two of them together.
I think Kenley is around 2 weeks old in these photos. It’s hard to be sure! I can’t believe that later this week, she will be a month old already!
I have been really, really awful about getting my actual camera out lately, so to tide you over for a bit, here is what we have been up to- iPhone style.
Easter is probably one of my favorite holidays. Knowing that HE is RISEN and getting to bask in that joy and glory once a year is so very powerful. And generally, Easter signifies that spring is REALLY here! But unfortunately, here in Illinois, spring hasn’t gotten the memo just yet.
Another bonus for Easter? The annual egg hunt. For those of you that don’t know, 12 years ago, my parents started an Easter egg hunt for us kids. The first year, the money egg was worth $5, and it goes up $5 every year. This year? $65 was at stake, and since Brandon and I are married, he gets to participate as well. He actually won the first year that he was allowed to participate.
Hi! I'm Julie- wife, stay at home momma, aspiring photographer, and blogger of all things! Read more...
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