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Kindred Spirits....

Baby Love...

I have an obssession.. I have since I have been a little girl. I thought it would eventually fade bit and it has at some points in the last few years but it seems to be raging again full force. No I am not having another one but sometimes I still have that fantasy (like I did as a child) that a baby will just be left on my doorstep. I have found several ways to curb this...photographing babies and borrowing babies at church but sometimes I want more. But then they grow up darn it! I truly love my four at the ages they are...It definelty has it's pros but I will always hold fondly those precious baby love moments when I could just carry them around all day and smell their sweet angel breath. Good thing my teacher friend right down the street is having a baby soon!

And few more recent shots...

New Camera and My 4 Yr. Old...

I finally got my second camera...It's taken some experimenting and messing around with but I am finally starting to feel comfortable with it. It will never take the place of my fist baby (my 10D) but I am hoping it will eventually come close. I know this sounds crazy but when I got my first camera I would get so excited just to hold it. (Okay don't take that too far.) It has been a good faithful companion for years. Unfortunately my "work horse" of a camera kept breaking and it was costing a ton to keep having it fixed. (Also..I have turned down weddings because I did not feel comfortable only using one camera) I wanted to replace it with the same one but the camera guy said that is a pioneer and they don't make them anymore. Therefore, my new 40D will work side by side with my old faithful...I took my 4 year old along for the first photoshoot. Can you tell she has an older sister? I love how she crossed her legs and gave me some serious attitude along the way. Hopefully my pictures will continue to improve as well as my "tech expertise" over the next few months and years.

Strawberry picking and 12 yr olds...

We all went strawberry picking several months ago. This is always such a fun trip. I always tell the kids to eat up - get your weekly intake of fruit (and my $$ worth) It cracks me up how my 12 year old got all dressed up for the event. Of course she ended up with strawberries on her new shirt even though I had told her to wear grubbies...I love natural consequences. I think it's interesting how this age regresses back to the two year old stage..egocentric, all about me, etc. etc. You've got to love this age! Anyway back to the strawberries...we got home and made some yummy freezer jam. Fun day!

Two more days!

Yeah! Only two days left of school...I can hardly wait! The last two weeks are always crazy. I am so excited to spend time with my family this summer. That is one advantage of working full-time outside the home...somehow my time at home has become so much more valuable to me. Even though we all go to the same school (My hubby teaches at the same school and my three youngest attend there as well) I so enjoy my weekends, holidays and summers. It's funny because before it was "Can't wait to send everyone back to work and school". Now it's the opposite. Here we come summer!