shooting heads

Oops, I mean head shots...I think they turned out pretty well, I just need to work on finding variations on style/background. Thank you guys for being my models!

THE FEAST: 2009

We loaded up the troops and headed to Denver to spend Thanksgiving with my folks. What a blast! On the menu: grilled turkey, roasted turkey, sweet potato casserole, rolls, garlic mashed taters with gravy, green bean casserole, mushroom stuffing, cranberry sauce, and a bazillion different kinds of pie. Yum!

old king squeaks is a jolly old soul

Collin (aka Squeaks) turned 4 months old yesterday! Wow! He is growing like a weed and is perfectly plump in all the right places. He is strong too- he often wakes up cooing loudly & pushes up on his arms, smiling & waiting for someone to come get him. It' so dang cute! He can grasp objects & has pulled his play gym down on himself several times. We think he might be teething 'cause our little man drools like crazy and chomps down on anything within reach (usually his own fingers). In case anyone cares to know, breastfeeding still continues to go well!

As you can see, I decided to start Collin on solids. I remember telling myself to wait until 5/6 months to do this, but my desperation for sleep convinced me to start now. Collin usually does a 5 hour stretch at night, followed by two shorter stretches after that. I would like to see that first stretch reach the 8 hour mark. Not really sure what to do...advice would be greatly appreciated! Check the comments section for a more detailed description of his current sleep habits & then advice accordingly. Thanks!

Words cannot express how much I love my little squeakies. Like Asher, he is a wonderful cuddler. Nate has described him as "a jolly old soul." No matter how exhausted I am in the middle of the night, his smiles never fail to light up my soul.

Oatmeal with bananas. Mmmm.

Just in case you were wondering...

Yes, last weekend was awesome.

Hangin' out + Hogle Zoo = good times, good times.

*some of these aren't that great, but I thought they were cute anway!

homework

I recently took a basic photography class. One of our assignments was to 1) capture motion & then 2) create motion using different shutter speeds. *Asher- thanks for helping Mommy with her homework!