our little winner!

Rachel is the newest reflections winner of our family! (zach won in 2nd grade too!) Her cute picture will go onto the regionals and she is BEYOND proud of herself! I wish i would have taken a picture of her project before she took it to school - it turned out so cute!

in case you are wondering about her poor face...she got in a fight with the treadmill...she lost.  I have NEVER let me kids on that stupid thing because i have always heard how dangerous they are. The ONE time i let her try it...her face ends up like this! She lost her balance and hit face first and it slid her right off. I felt so bad! The sad thing is, is that it looks worse and worse each day. Today it is all scabbed up and sore looking. Just as she left for school this morning she asked, "Is there anything on my face?" I couldn't help but laugh out loud...she was not amused and started crying! Apparently she was meaning any food on her face!:)
The morning after this happened she made a sign to put on her shirt that said..
      I FELL ON THE TREADMILL.
                DON'T ASK!!!!

silly girl!

heart breaker....

i think this little man of mine might be a heart breaker in a few years (like 20 years from now!) :)
for now i will be the only girl in his life - and i like it that way!

spooks!

am i the only one is so glad Halloween is finally over??? I do love halloween, but i swear it went on for a week!!! I managed to snap a few pictures of our little spooks on our way to the neighborhood trunk or treat. They came home from school and made ghosts to hang from daddy's trunk to make it look more festive!

                                        BIG brother ninja, holding his sleeping baby monkey!

         my little fairies...i made the wings , sashes, and head bands from a vintage sheet.

take note: if you want a BUNCH of candy...take this little cowboy with you!

he was given a handful at every house...the older kids were ticked!:)

ps. don't even think about touching is "howster" it is for HIS guns only!

mini session peeks!

I am FINALLY finished with my mini sessions! My kids are so excited to have their mommy back...and to tell you the truth, i am super excited to get my house clean again! It is disturbingly gross...please no visitors for a day or two! :) here are a few of my favs! if you don't see your session here, don't panic, i will do another post soon!

good thing...

good thing he is irresistibly cute, cause he's a stinker! apparently he thinks sleep is for wimps!
how can you get mad at a face like this? you can't.

11 years...

today paul and i have been married for 11 years! time goes by waaay too fast! i bet his parents never thought 11 years ago that they would have so many grandbabies! we spent a fun afternoon with the cousins and somehow managed to get a picture of all the littles! our "bigger" cousin Tanner was home sick with the flu...maybe we can photoshop him in!!! :)

   in case you were wondering....this was not an easy task, (just ask teresa!)  after 10 minutes of yelling at them ...this is as good as it gets folks!

many of you know this AMAZING family. I was honored when she asked me if i would take her family pictures before she started her chemo. I think of her often throughout the day. I catch myself feeling tired and complaining about being tired and sleep deprived...then i read her cute blog and see how strong she remains while not only being tired from her everyday dealings from being a mommy of 4, but tired and feeling yucky from fighting this hard fight against breast cancer. She is such an incredible example of faith....check out her blog if you want to be inspired too. (i think i cry every time i read it)  Desirae, you have SO many people rooting for you and your adorable little family!
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