Spending too much time on the net? Maybe.....

So marketing the Photography business is just exhausting! Today I was in Borders, Peet's coffee, Common Grounds Coffee shop, the co-op and of course Mother and Baby Source passing out fliers. We are going to post it on the Wiki and on Craig's List. It is already posted on Yelp and I am so ready for some results lol. Only I know that there needs to be more canvasing and letting people know about it.

Last time we didn't have a sitting fee and we had so many cancellations. Lesson learned. So we now have sitting fee in place and are ready to rock!

The blog has been updated with the most recent shoots and we are ready to rock! I am just thinking maybe I am missing something. What else could we do to let all the moms know about the mother and baby shoot? I know the readership of this blog so really this is a rhetorical question. Maybe a news paper ad? Costco board ad..... Maybe we'll see what happens :)

Spring and the haps

Weather is getting better:) Poor Band and his allergies. He just might have passed them on to Thing 1. Poor kid has been all stuffed up, but not really sneezing. Who knows anymore I just don't want to talk about being "sick" anymore. I love the temperature right now! It is so crisp and yet getting on the warm side. Can we say BBQ?

I want to be a NINJA!

So what do you do when all three kiddos are dying to improve their lethal skills and are this serious about it? Thing 2 really had her serious face on the entire time. We really lucked out and got some awesome shots of everyone. They crack me up so bad!
My friend M. leans over and whispered to me "sorry i didn't know it was weapons week" hahahha. Are you kidding me there is only one way to really hook kids on martial arts. Let them swing around foam nun-chucks! Then, let them dream about doing everyday, all day, for the rest of their lives. Thing 1 and thing 2 each hit themselves in the face at least twice. And they loved every slightly stingy moment of it!
{This is where I should insert a donate to my children karate fund button from paypal. Ehh maybe later.}
We had an awesome adventure.

Thing 2 turns six!

Six is a big switch. And practicing telling people that you are now a year older. Holding up one more finger. No not really for my little thing 2.... she has been telling everyone she is six for the past four months. Yes, this does include the "Santa" at the Band's Christmas work party.
So now that is out of the way here we go with the celebration!

Thing two came to me about a week before her birthday and said that she wanted a Ninendo DS. I was shocked that she was so keen on it, but she does play her little "game girl" as she has named it. So I told her we could look at one for Christmas. And I said the boys would be sad if she was the only one that had one. She said she is a great "sharer" and would have a good time making sure they all got equal time on the DS. As long as she had it all figured out. She didn't get the DS this year for her birthday but now we know what to get her for Christmas.

Thing 2 loves animals real or stuffed. Ice cream is her favorite desert. She loves playing freeze tag at school. Pancakes are her favorite breakfast. She loves playing soccer in the school yard with all the boys. She has a "stocker boy" in her kinder class named lil D. Yeah that may need to be a whole notha' post.
She loves the little girl group that our community started called "girls for life" cute huh. They get together every week. She hates missing this very official meeting. She loves having friends over for play dates. Loves going to the library and only likes leaving because she can check out the books on the electric scanner. Art is definitely her thing and she still spends oodles of time drawing and having fun making cards and letters for her friends and neighbors.

She can be often found sneaking into our bed at night.

She is not a night owl. 8:30 comes along and she will just ask where she can lie down to go to sleep. She has always been easy about her sleep schedule wish that would transfer over to her brothers :)

The Graham's came over and so did some of the neighborhood crew. She did some opening presents there as well and got new roller blades! Now the only one missing blade action is the Band and the Fish. We will have to wait for family skate pictures I guess.

There be Leprechauns in these parts

Ok Seriously we had so much fun planning all of this and yet we didn't even scratch the surface of what my buddies did. Next year I tell you Next year! And when I went to record the milk I thought I had pushed the button but didn't. Guess it was a wee bit earlier in the am than I had thought.
I couldn't tell who was more excited me or my kiddos.

Knitting is not my favorite.

So I promised my friend some hats for her cutie little boys..... And I thought knitting was a good idea..... I think I'll be sticking to these.

Free cycle you are my hero!

About four years ago we got a dining room table on craigs list, and now it needs some makeover love. I am talking three years of forks, knives, and spoons being etched into it. Not to mention the playdough tools and pencils and pens and fun projects that we all love to do over here.

So I went on to Freecycle and someone had a sander! I am just waiting now for three days of sun in a row :)
It is amazing too when someone actually knows how to refinish furniture. So now for the research while the table waits to be refinished.

The Fish is turning......

Four FOUR how did we get here so fast? I swear I was just getting a handle on him being a baby and now he is a little man.
Who loves:
1. Toy Story Legos
2. School
3. Going Swimming
4. Dancing in the Kitchen to "This is Halloween" from "The Nightmare Before Christmas"
5. Watching Movies
4. Wearing Hats
5. Digging in the Sand
6. Painting
7. Playgrounds
8. His Puppy
9. Riding his bike
10. Seeing Aunt Lindy
11. Popping Balloons
12. Flip Flops
13. Carousel rides