have a fabulous halloween!!

baby i

had a great time meeting baby i and getting a chance to see her momma again. 

sneak peek for the M family

had a blast the other night with this fun family (who also happens to be my fun neighbors)!

sneak peek for the C family

loved capturing the two sweetest girls ever!

Here's a sneak peek for their momma. Can't wait to come back with more.

five on friday

1. i had two baby sessions this week and i can't wait to show them soon! and i have another family session this weekend... a special family... that i can't wait to blog about either!

2. remember last friday's five on five where i talked about having a couple's date night with our awesome next door neighbors? how we were going to play boche ball and that i was suuuuper competitive? i even had the super competitive wife on my team (that's right, it was girls vs boys!) yeah... well it did NOT work out in the super competitve wive's  favors :( i think the guys cheated. i demand a rematch! did you hear that next-door-neighbor mr. C, a rematch!! 

3. so Early Bird (my daughter) told me last month she wanted to be Snow White for Halloween. Luckily I found a costume, bought her white tights and even royal blue shoes to go with it. She hasn't seen it yet because i know once Halloween gets her she would be over it. What does she tell me this week? "I want to be Cinderalla!" (insert banging head on table.) I'm still thinking the element of surprise will work out in my favor. I'll keep you posted! Please tell me I'm not the only mom that goes through this every Halloween?!

4. I've missed the last two Presidential debates (and it sounds like i missed out on some good tv) so i'm definitely catching the next one!!

5. random photo of the day: 

Instagram photo of our fall craft project!

and what i came out to find on our door a couple of days later.

(personally, i think it was our cheater-cheater-pumpkin-eater next door neighbor!)

not funny!

five on friday

1. we won't be defeated. the entire photography world has been talking about this brave photographer/mom/friend/daughter/wife that lost her battle against cancer today. Unfortunately she left behind two young boys and a brave husband. However, before it was too late she made a BEAUTIFUL video that everybody must see. It doesn't matter if you're not a mother or sister or even a wife. It's a must see... here. i didn't have the pleasure of knowing her but she does remind me that even when they're are bad days (and believe me i have baaaad days) at least i'm here to experience them. it also reminds me that my photography is a gift that i give to my own family.

2. getting fall pictures taken? having a hard time coming up with outfits for the family? hopefully this is a little inspiration for you.

3. last night i had a MNO (Mom's Night Out) with my besties. They "claimed" it was for my birthday but i didn't care what it was for, i just like getting together with them. what was some of the discussion? one of the besties (who wasn't there but was there in spirit and we talked like she was there) gave a talk at the Geneva Convention several years ago? Did we know exactly what the Geneva Convention is? Nope, but it sounds impressive. Another bestie ran into Jerry Rice, a former NFL football player, at a hospital several years ago and knew he looked familiar. Instead of saying, "Hi, My name is Sarah. You look familiar. How do I know you?" She said, "You look familiar. Do I look familiar to you??" Yeah, then Jerry's wife had to tell her who it was. Can you say awkward?! From now on when i see somebody that looks familiar. I'm just going to say, "Do I look familiar to you?" Yep, good times, good times!

4. the hubby and i are going on a couple's date night tomorrow with our fabulous neighbors, k & c. we plan on playing boche ball. i can't wait because i'm suuuper competitive and they've never played. Bring. It. On!

5. random photo of the day:

five on friday

1. Are you a mom? If so, do you know how many pictures you're in with your children? What's the percentage of pictures you have with YOU in the pictures? Pretty low? (BTW - I'm guilty of that percentage being VERY low for me, and I'm a photographer!!) If you have very few pictures with both you and your child in them then this is a must read! She's a real mom, flaws and all!

2. We're not anywhere near having the garage cleaned out and it's 6 days and counting until my new bike comes :( I guess the car will have to sit in the driveway and my new bike will take it's place :)

3. We've had an infestation of fruit flies in our house....ggrrrrrrr. What's a modern day girl do to find out how to get rid of them? Pinterest of course. I found this little gem and it actually worked!!! I would say my record on Pinterest projects are about 50/50. Luckily this one worked out!!

4. We had our second round of apple picking last weekend. (Remember the first time here?) This trip we only came away with 16 pounds instead of 19 pounds of apples!! Bring on the apple butter again!

5. Random photo of the day: 

she's a wife/mother/daughter/yoga teacher/great neighbor/friend/ and so much more. And no, she's not with her daughter in this picture but she deserves to be in a picture all her own... as every mother does!