November 1, 2016

Fall Family Pictures 2016


I had a photoshoot with a client a few weeks and she found the most gorgeous location to use.  I loved it so much I had to go back and do my own family pictures there.  I set up my tripod and took the pictures with a remote/self timer while my in-laws stood behind the camera trying to get both kids to look and smile at the same time, which was like pulling teeth.  At first I was frustrated I wasn't getting any of the pictures to turn out how I pictured in my head, but then I thought about how I will love looking back on this and remember Bryce's hair was messy from carrying Claire on his shoulders, Claire's extra cheesy grin was the only way she would smile, and Peter wouldn't stop ticking out his tongue.  This stage of life will pass by too quickly so I'm happy to have an imperfectly perfect picture to remember it by. 

I edited Rory out of the original one because I felt like it looked funny since she blended in with the grass so much but I included one with Rory for the blog :).
One of the few that actually turned out how I wanted :).
They have the best daddy.
Cutest little stinkers.
I love this mom life.
My attempts at getting a few cute ones of Claire, she would not hold still or smile normal at me so this is the best we got haha!

Peter Bryson Week by Week: 20 Weeks



Peter's weekly picture is in his Halloween get up.  Love him to death.

Black Island Farms


My one request this year for my birthday was to go to Black Island Farms, since my birthday falls on Halloween we went the week before.  It was so much fun!  We had dinner, went on the slides, played in the corn pit, Bryce rode the train with Claire, and we did the corn maze.   
Peter got to hang out with me in the solly wrap all night.  This is such a fun place to go in the fall.  I'm so glad we kept up the annual tradition again!

Peter Pan & Tinkerbell Halloween Photoshoot

When we dubbed Peter with the nickname Peter Pan after he was born I knew we had to have him and Claire be Peter Pan & Tinkerbell for Halloween. I did a little photoshoot with them in their Halloween costumes and I am so glad I did.  I am in love with how all these pictures turned out!

Cutest little Tinkerbell & Peter Pan I've ever seen!

Tot School Week 10: Feelings & Emotions

Our theme for Week 10 of Tot School was Feelings & Emotions.  It was a crazy busy week for our family (I had 3 photoshoots, hosted my bookclub, & presidency meeting at my house one morning) so we only did 3 days this week.

The two books we focused on this week were The Pout Pout Fish & Emma an emotions primer.

Day 1- We watched this feelings video on youtube, read Emma, practiced making different emotion faces with playdoh, and then did a feelings matching game (my printer was almost out of ink so that's why the faces are kind of stripes :).
Day 2- We read The Pout Pout fish, painted two paper plates to make into a pout pout fish, and danced and played with bubbles while pretending we were in the ocean and meeting all of pout pout fish's friends.
Day 3- We played a pumpkin emotion matching game and then I drew different faces on orange cups and had Claire glue green tissue paper on them to make them into pumpkins.  Then we used them to sing this 5 little pumpkins song on youtube.  It was a short & simple week but still fun!
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