Pictures of My Boys {or lack thereof}.

I haven't been taking many pictures of the boys lately.

I didn't even realize it until I picked up the camera today.

These are the last photos I took of them.

It hasn't rained in two weeks.

I'm usually pretty snap-happy when it comes to the boys so I'm not sure why my camera just been sitting on the desk. Life gets busy I guess.

So while we were outside playing I took a few photos of them.

I didn't get very many but the few I did capture what is happening right now with my boys.

Jacob has a new love for putting anything and everything into whatever container or bag he can find. 

I love watching him fill a bucket with something, bend down to pick up more, only to have what he just picked up fall out. 

Surprisingly he doesn't get very frustrated and just continues on.

 We bought our Halloween costumes yesterday.

No Ethan is not going to be a football player but we couldn't pass up this steal of a costume for only $10. 

It's made a great addition to our dress up clothes and he has worn it ever since we got it home.

Well, not to bed and to school but you get the idea.

 And his blue eyes and wispy red hair makes me melt. 

Can he please just stay small forever?

Have you taken pictures of your people lately? 

Don't forget, because time is flying by.

Family Photos.

Back in July when we were on vacation my sister's friend Allie came down to photograph our family.

If you live in the area and are in need of a photographer, you should definitely check her out.

Her business is called Salt+Light Photography and she is awesome.

She is super laid back and easy going, which makes the session so simple and fun. 

She always gets the kids to laugh and she somehow gets them all to cooperate at the same time.

I don't know how she does it.
She's a miracle worker.

I'm just now trying to decide which ones I love the most to hang on walls and place around the house.

We took group shots, individual family shots, couple shots and just some of the kids. 

There are so many good ones to choose from. 

These are some of my favorites.

Isn't Allie great!

How will I ever decide?

Insta Friday {Newbie}.

I'm linking up with Jeannett for my first ever InstaFriday.

What's InstaFriday you say?

It's showing off your phone photos from the week.

I take a ton of photos on my phone and I rarely show them, so this is a great way for me to share with all of you.

Here goes...

Future Blogger?

 Planner, coffee, pacifier...how most days start.

Ethan loves doing his "workbooks".
I've let him just kind of have at it with the Kumon workbooks we have and he's really enjoying it. It's so much fun watching him learn.

We made pancakes this week. 

They were blue.

The little man had his 1 year check-up this week. 

My how he's grown.

He's in the 75th percentile for his height, not surprising, but only 25th for his weight. 

It looks like he too will be taking after Dad.

We bought flowers at Trader Joe's.

The heat was not their friend and they only lasted a couple of days.

Ethan fingerpainted.

 The boys played nicely in the sandbox a few times this week, but mostly just in the mornings. 

It's been too hot for my fair skinned little guys. 

Thankfully, it's supposed to get cooler.

That sums up the week.

Well in phone photos that is. 

Happy Weekend to You!!

I Heart Faces: Motherhood

I was not planning on entering a photo on I Heart Faces this week.

I love this week's challenge but I did not have a photo in mind. 

Then I stumbled across this photo...

I took it a couple of weeks ago when Ethan and I were playing around with my camera.

He was taking pictures of himself in our floor length mirrors. 

After playing for about 20 minutes, and taking about 100 photos, I had told him it was time to stop and he was thoroughly disappointed.

So I picked him up and held him for a minute and reassured him we had another fun activity planned right around the corner.

I happened to snap this photo on a whim.

It's not the most glamorous picture ever taken.

My hair is a mess, the closet door is open, the sheets on my bed are not straight, I look pregnant, but to me it is the definition of motherhood.

I little frazzled, not perfect, but stopping everything to comfort your little one.

Check out more motherhood submissions here.

Phone Photos.

I was looking through the pictures on my phone today and I realized I really love some the photos I have taken.

Camera phone apps are so fun and easy to use. I find myself using them more and more lately, especially when we are out and I don't want to lug around the big camera. 

My only problem is that I never take them off the phone and save them to the computer. 

So I did today.

Here are a few of my favorites.

Do you use your phone for photos?

If not, check out some of the free camera apps out there and give them a try.

You'll thank me.