Wednesday, September 24, 2008

The Fair!

A couple weeks ago my mom came down to Salem and took Heidi and I out on a little girls night. We went to dinner, Starbucks of course and then over to Target to do a little shopping. It was a great treat for the both of us and we had a great time with our mom!


As promised here are the pics from the fair. I haven't been able to find my camera for the last couple weeks and wouldn't you know I found it this morning in the exact place it's supposed to be. It was just covered up by some stuff! This better not be the pregnancy talking already:)

I don't normally share super personal stuff on my blog...not sure why, I just don't normally. Anyways the last couple weeks have been a little rough on me as I feel like the Lord is testing my faith in some ways. Just this morning I took Marshall to the park and carrousel and we saw a little boy whose head was deformed an he had definitely had some operations on his brain. He was a sweet boy but it reminded me that I have so much to be thankful for. A dear friend of mine was telling me that we don't normally have to look very far to find someone worse off than we are. Not that we look for others to be struggling but it's a good reminder to me that everyone deals with something. Anyways, it's just been a reminder to me that God is in control of our lives and he promises that he will give us the strength we need to accept our portion in life. Takes a little weight off my shoulders!
So those are my deep thoughts of the day:) Take care!

Girls night out!

Grandma chanting "We're going to the fair" with Marshall and Deakan on our way to the fair!

Don't worry about the fence Marshall, just go right in!

Being nice to the goat!
And now we're biting the donkey ears...I did a little mouth washing after the petting zoo!
Playing the drums!
Why can't I ride this one?
A horse just my size!

This would be one lame reason to get arrested:)

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Family Pics!

Alright y'all my sweet friend Michelle did another round of pics for me! This time she attempted our whole family! I know she's brave. She was sweating by the end of the shoot due to running after Marshall.
My sweet child had a complete meltdown while we were trying to get some picture of him, Matt and I. We took the pics in the park by my parents house and I should not have let him see the playground before we took the pictures. He was screaming and crying and trying to run away from us and toward the playground...it's like I never let him play!
Anyways all in all it was a complete success! She put some of our pics on her blog so here's the address..you've got to check them out.
http://endearingstudios.blogspot.com

Enjoy the evening!
By the way...we're prego with number two:)

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Our day downtown!

My good friend Michelle is here for a month from the Florida Keys. She happens to be a professional photographer and has been taking some amazing pictures of Marshall, Deakan and Lola! We went downtown a couple weeks ago and these are the pics she took. I am begging her to move to Oregon:) We'll see!
Not much else going on here...we went to the fair last weekend so I'll post pics of Marshall running around the petting zoo soon. I mostly just got shots of the top of his head as I was trying to keep him from riding the goats. I'm not even kidding...
Should have brought Michelle w/ me:)
Fair pics coming soon!!!