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{Mason's Birthday Party}

This year Mason's birthday was on a Thursday and he looked like this....

...SAD:(...

(it went through the WHOLE family. NOT FUN)

So we did his party on Saturday.  It turned out to be such a fun day. They decorated Halloween cookies, ate pizza, hit a pinata and then opened presents.  We had such awsome support.  It was a little different then last years which was combined with our house warming party so we had two different birthday party's (long story) and about 30 people at each party, this year we just invited his cousins and his best friend Lincoln. It was perfect.  Mason had so much fun and all the little kiddos were great. It was weird day for me. He seemed SO big. He sat in a booster at the big table to decorate with the big kids and not in his high chair.  He needed NO help doing the pinata and he wanted to do pretty much everything own his own! Such a big boy! He's growing up and I am excited to see everything that he explores, learns and accomplishes. So although weird that he's getting old it was also such a neat day... it's a day that celebrates his birth...an event that changed my life. So I'm more that happy to celebrate him coming into this world:) Thanks to everybody who came and partied with Mase:)

Fall has finally hit my front yard....

....Oh how I've missed you 

Dates Are SET!

We FINALLY got his little stud's court date:)  Which means we were able to schedule his sealing session and baby blessing.  Two moments that cleared almost my entire list of incredible, spiritual and amazing momets I'll never forget. I can't wait to experience that with this little guy! The sealing is what I dream about even before I get my beautiful children... it's the moment where they become mine, in every sense of the word. The bonds are made and seal is done in the eyes my heaven, which is such an incredible feeling. Yay, for the end of November:)

{growin on up}

I love my boys. They give me a run for my money on most days but I sure adore them. My life really wouldn't be the same without them. They are both growing SOO fast, Mason just had his 2nd birthday (party pictures coming soon) and we're getting ready to finalize everything with Aiden which means he's getting older too! Crazy! They are also two of the most handsome boys I've ever seen.  I'm one lucky mama:)

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They are growing WAY TO FAST! Mason is practically using a new word everyday and just getting funnier! He's getting into seasame street {which is big because Mason has never really loved t.v.}, He insists on being a big boy and won't let me touch his food or even cut it up for him, he is successfully sleeping and loving his new twin bed sleeping arrangements, he's learning to count (even if he usually says he's favorite number TWO over and over, haha) and well he's showing me the lovely terror's of a two yr old:) This kid is sneaky yet makes your heart melt. He's really gotten into soft blankets, he lovely to carry them around while their trailing behind him and well lets face it few things in life are cuter than that:) We just went to his 2 yr old check up and their a bit concerned about his weight... Clearly by the looks of him he is fine and he's still in the percentile of his age group it's just how his curve has gone the last year that makes them nervous.  Mase has always been a thicker baby and little kid, so when I mentioned that their worried about his weight people chuckle, cause well that's one thing we never thought we'd have to worry about with our sweet chucky little man. But this last year I've seen him slim down, which is normal for any toddler when they start walking but about 4 months ago we bumped Mason DOWN to a smaller diaper, which is where I really started to see a change in his weight. He went from barely fitting into size 5, even wore a package of size 6 to comfortably fitting in a size 4.  The doctor walked me through some things and isn't panicing yet because he's doing SO WELL in every other area: motive skills, communication, etc...  Most doc's tell ya if they don't eat then you need to get them down and say "okay but that's lunch" and not feed them until the next meal, which is what I was told. Not that I lived by the strictly but now my doc says if he doesn't eat what we're eating to given him in additional heathly option.  Make food a priority for him.  If all else fails to give a pedisure at the end of the day. He's not supposed to go back until he's 3 but I have to go back in 4 months so she can check him. I walked out of there nervous.  I know some little kids are smaller but Mason has never been one of those kids. I've noticed it but just went along with "every kid goes through that stage" which I hope is all it is.  I love him and am ALL about him eating, it makes dinners harder because he's picky as it is and sometimes just won't eat but I have faith will conquer this and he'll just be fine:)

Oh Aiden, how he's already 5 months old (almost 6), is beyond me. He's grown up SO fast. He has turned into the best baby.  Anyone around him just loves to hold him cause he's so stinkin cute and smiley.  If you look at him and smile he will mimick you. He lights up and try's to smile so big it face's his whole face. He loves to giggle and face. His every much into eating things. He loves toys with sounds are texture. When Mason full body lays on him to give him "loves" he just thinks it's hiliarous. He loves sit in his bumbo and watch me in the kitchen, he'll even do a backbend to keep his eyes on me.... funny boy! I've just fallen head over his for him. He's so sweet, calm and loving! He loves to snuggle which is LOVELY because Mase was never much of a cuddler even as a baby but Aid lets me hold and squeeze him whenever I want.  Actually he does better being held that not.  Which again is unlike Mason. I love that their so different! Aiden is eating LOTS, rolling everywhere and has been sleeping through the night for awhile. He's a champ.  I adore him.

pictures from the summer... some taken with my point and shoot which I truly do not like, I've lost faith that there is a good point and shoot out there:(

This picture below has such a funny story... so for journaling purposes I have to record it.  Seth and I were in the office down stairs when Mase went missing and got quite... that should have been our first warning, haha.  A couple minutes later he comes in the doorway with this massive amount of white stuff in his hand. I thought he was eating a sponge. I got up to get it from him and he yanked it away and said "No, Mine!" I looked closer and I saw it was THREE pieces of texas toast. Seth and I died laughing. I thought where in the world did he get this and how?  I went upstairs to the pantry and sure enough it was open and the bread bag was ripped open. Guess he can open it:) As I was cleaning up and I couldn't stop laughing, I know I probably should have let him know it wasn't okay to just help himself to the pantry but it was just too cute! He then pointed to the jelly, grabbed it and said "Peezzz" (aka Please) 

    



Selling My Beloved

My little photography business has really picked up this last two years from once in a while to repeat customers, which has been awsome.  A learning experience definitely with now having two little ones to balance it with however as long as I know I am a MOM FIRST and Photographer second, schedules and things work out okay and I continue to get to do both things that I love. Which I am indeed grateful for. I grown as a mom and been able to work with so many awsome clients that let me into their lives. 

 Anyway since it's been expanding, I've been learning more and upgrading my equipment to get to level I've worked so hard to get too... In doing this I made the two purchases in the post {below}.  In doing so I quickly found out when I upload my images from the first shoot with my new camera body that because I shoot raw and it's a new camera (first year out) it's not compatible with my photoshop :(  I about died.  It wasn't that I didn't want to spend even more money to buy a new program (which I didn't but that wasn't the point)  it was I LOVE my CS3.  I am very familiar with it and it does everything I need it to when editing my photo's, making announcements, etc. I didn't need the latest and greatest, which would probably just confuse me anyway. I tried converting them so I could still work with them in my program but that just resulted in me losing some of the quality in the picture which just wasn't worth it. I guess every photoshop has a list of camera's their compatible with and since my is a new model in a new series it's not on the list.. Hmm, should have thought about that... well I couldn't have I didn't even know there was a list. haha.  Anyway the point to my ramblings is I'm selling my program that I LOVE!  It's Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium.  Basically CS3's Premium package, it has: InDesign CS3, Photoshop CS3 Extended, Illustrator CS3, Flash CS3 Professional, Dreamweaver CS3 & Acrobat 9 Pro.

I paid a lot for it however I know it's now an older verison in the photoshop world so will be selling it for quite a bit less.  Honestly it's just a great program that I would have never grown out of or gotten rid of if it had worked with my camera.  I'll be posting it on KSL and Craigslist I just thought I'd offer it to my friends on here as well:) Let me know if your interested...

My new baby!

I got this wonderful Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM a little while ago... i have LOVED it. It my first L series lens and now I've seen what all the fuss is about.

Since then I've been itching to upgrade my camera body as well.. so when my 30D started giving me focusing problems I took it in to the repair shop in which they said they were three weeks out... not good since I had a shoot that weekend: AH!

So after a brief panic, I did some research and purchased this.....

it was love at first sight my friends:

18MP APS-C CMOS sensor

Dual DIGIC 4 processors

 ISO range expandable to 12800

continuous shooting at 8 fps

19 focus points

and full HD video recording

It's new and fancy... so well I have a lot ton learn but I've already done two shoots with it and I LOVE IT!

Happy Shooting:)

BiRtHDaY BoY

Mason,

Today is your 2nd birthday, crazy I know! I'm sure every mom says this but you seem to be growing so fast! ....Then again I feel like you've been with us forever and so it that way I can't believe its only been 2 yrs. I can't even tell you how much I've enjoyed being your mom. You begin my role as a mom. A role that I have never taken lightly. A role I've never prayed so hard to succeed in. A role I've never cherished more. You truly lit up our lives since the moment we knew you were on your way and you have never stopped doing that to this day... You are everything to me, your dad and your brother. You have the magnetism about you, you always have. People are drawn to you. You creative happiness in people and situations that is amazing to watch. You have always been a people person, never shy always wanting to smile at someone new or bat those incredible eye lashes at some lady;) You have a special place in our family. Your meant to be with us. The first moment I felt you kick in your angel tummy I was overcome with the familar feeling, familar spirit. I knew I knew you. I knew it was you. You are strong willed. You are stubborn. Sometimes I really have to remind myself your not literally from me because you are so much like me it's scary... & kinda neat. You have my passion in the good ways and not so good;) You are learning so many new words and accomplishing something "big boy" everyday. It's a little sad but SO exciting to see you grow and learn. You are such a smart kid. You are kind and gentle with your brother. You love to give Eskmo kisses and won't go to bed unles your dad or I lay with you and read you a book... it's the favorite part of our day. You are sneaky but can melt your heart in just a few seconds. Your family loves you. You have cousins that adore you and Aunts that fight over you everytime there around you... I remind them I always get first dibbs because I worked too hard for you and I love you more than is capable in a person. I will be here for you everyday of your life. I support you in everything you do. I love you for who you are. I am your mom and you are my son. That is one relationship in my life that is golden even when the days tough. You are extremely sick right now. You threw up all over me the first few hours that I stopped throwing up myself. Gross I know. But it reminded me of this overwhelming feeling of needing to protect you and take care of you. I'm not even feeling a 100% myself from my own bug (that your father so nicely passed on to us) and all I could think about was holding you. I let you sleep in our room for the first time because if you needed me I knew I had to be close. I watched you sleep and jumped at any sound of a moan. I'm sorry your sick on your birthday... but I'm here with you and am letting you watch movies ALL day to help you get better. Mommy love you little boy! Happy Birthday Mason Cole***

{Here's some shots from Mase's 2yr old shoot}

He's has always been the boy with MANY expressions:)