Family Photos 2010

A few weeks ago we had the family photo shoot...

Amy Chamberlain of Chamberlain Photography is the talented one responsible for

all of the amazing shots.

Her motto is: "It's all in the details" & she totally has the details down pat!

We went to Saltair.. and the old abandoned trolley...

I love the urban grunge vibe the pictures show!
The graffiti in the background is unlike anything I have ever done before...
Kindof new and fun!

Amy Chamberlain is the most amazing photographer!

I love how she captures candid moments... really showing personality.

My kids actually did very well...

They hate getting their pictures taken so bad that it only happens every 3-4 years.

I love how she got individual shots of each of my kids...

She took a million of each kid.

I jokingly told Mitch he took a pretty good picture for being such an ugly boy!

I really love the graffiti for the boys...

How about the red chair? AMAZING!

Caylor and Mitch weren't so thrilled to haul it all over Saltair...

Meg's room is cheetah and red...

I am going to have one printed on canvas to hang in her room.

I was so happy how they all turned out!

The problem is going to be how to choose which one to use for my Christmas card...

Gratitude... part 2

Yesterday we had family pictures taken...

Now, this usually is the day from HELL!

I think as my kids get older... they become a little easier.

The photo shoot (sounds oh so professional) went really well...

it took 2 hours and there was very little wailing and gnashing of teeth.

We went to Saltair...

It is an amazing place... kindof urban and graffiti-ish in one place and cool architecture in the other. There is a old rusted out trolley... AMAZING!

Loved it!

I especially loved this pic that I took... (not so professional)

of my boys.

I would hate to be Meg's first date!

Mitch was quite taken with the artistic ability of this scene...

Jackson the gangster...

Meggie was quite the sassafras! She had a pose a minute...

She really could work it!

I am so excited to get the real pictures.

Amy Chamberlain is the photographer EXTRAORDINAIRE!

I am grateful my family cooperated!

That is no small feat!

The Tell-Tale Signs...

Although it is still a thousand degrees outside...

I can tell that the summer is winding down.

I am a little more cranky with the 3 meals a day being served &

the constant quest for fun and friends.

I have been school shopping... LOVE IT!

Getting a shopping fix AND serving a purpose equals win in my book!

The school clothes and shoes are sitting in the guest bedroom.

At our house... no new school clothes until SCHOOL STARTS!

The boys think it is a dumb policy and Meg just looks at them each day in anticipation.

I am getting ready to document the first day of school and MAYBE do a scrap book page to go next to the VERY last scrap book page I did.. ( Last year's first day of school)

The moms of my neighborhood are all making plans to get together "when life returns to normal and the kids go back to school"... It cracks me up that we were all soooo ready for school to be out and now we are all clamoring for structure.

Caylor was so happy on Sunday... There was an NFL game on TV. He said he can finally be happy again. ( In JEST, of course... I think)

Mitch has started playing HIGH SCHOOL football... YIKES am I that old?

Two-a-day practices have started this week.

He is begging for ICY-HOT.

We get to watch his first game next Wednesday...

I CAN'T WAIT!

Jackson is getting ready to take the Jr. High by storm...

He has big plans I tell you, BIG plans!

I will never have two kids in the same school again...

Well until they are all in Harvard together, at least!

But... This leads me to the very best thing...

I have noticed the stores are starting to carry their Halloween wares!

Oh... My beating heart be still.

I love fall!

I am all about decorating and celebrating the very best season of the year!

FALL!

I got into my Halloween box last week to borrow Margie a few things for her Halloween line in her CHA booth. I got feeling a little giddy and then when I saw a new witch's boot at Tai Pan I felt a LOT giddy!

I just love this time of year...

I can't wait to get out all my Fall/ Halloween decor and plan a few

spooky... witchy... harvesty gatherings!

I just wonder how my walnut stained wood front door is going to look painted orange?

What to do? ... What to do?

What a great day it is! The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and most importantly...THE KIDS ARE BACK IN SCHOOL! I got the camera ready and was going to get some fabulous shots of my kids, but I ran into 2 problems... #1- Mitch DID NOT want his photo taken and so he did a silly- I am too cool for my mom's dumb picture- pose and #2 I am a really bad photographer so my little kids have the sun shining in their faces and look like they had lemons for breakfast... Oh well! Here are the little angels. I will write a longer post about it later- I've got a ton to do... pedicure, Barnes and Noble, and maybe even a little laundry. We'll see!