My Latest Photo Sessions

One of my passions in life is photography. I LOVE taking photos especially of sweet little babies! This weekend I had the opportunity to photograph 2 babies, one was my friend Marissa's baby Austin (9 days old), I was reminded how small and precious newborns are and how fast they grow! The other was my cousin Emily's little girl Ava (6 months old), now this little girl made the cutest little sounds and faces, I had so much fun watching her!
I have converted our spare bedroom into a small studio area which has made my photography much better because I know the lighting and am very comfortable taking pictures here...I wanted to share a few of my favorite photos from this weekend. I hope you all like them!
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Kamryn 8 Months Old

Hard to believe Kamryn turned 8 months old on the 26th. Time is just flying by us. She is growing up way too fast! She is of course still rolling all over the place and she has great balance. She is starting to scoot around the room on her bum and is beginning to get in the crawling position. She is also trying to pull herself up on things and loves this little kids play table we have. I sit very close but I am letting her stand on her own and play. She loves to bounce so sometimes that doesn't work too good when she isn't in her bouncy toy. She walks backwards in the walker. She says "dada" and babbles on and on. I love hearing her sweet little voice, all the sounds she makes, from the high pitch sounds to the growling that she does, they are all so adorable. She still doesn't have any teeth, I feel like she has been teething for months but still nothing but I have heard that the longer they wait to come in the better. She is still nursing 100% and REFUSES to take formula. I have been giving her little gerber snacks that dissolve easy in her mouth and along with regular baby food she also gets yogurt in her cereal in the morning. Last week she was really sick and I'm not sure if she got it from Kolby but she ended up having an ear infection and bronchiolitis. The poor little girl was coughing (still is) and has so much mucus that she was throwing up. She never cries but for two days she was so cranky and upset. I took her to the doctor Saturday morning and thankfully she got some antibiotics and is feeling much better. I would have taken photos of her last week but she was sick so I did some today. I can still see in her eyes she isn't 100% but they are still adorable :) ENJOY!

Kolby's Update

Well, even though it hasn't been that long since I did an update on my little man...he is always changing and growing so here's what's new: Everything has been great for the little man but 2 weeks ago Kolby was extremely sick and ended up having a sinus infection. We got antibiotics and within 24 hours he was feeling SO much better. Poor little guy!
Now for the fun stuff:
Kolby is now speaking in full sentences. He said his first full sentence about 2 weeks ago to me, it was "Mommy, can you come down here and help me please." Wow is all I have to say...where did my little boy go. I couldn't believe my ears when he said it! He hasn't stopped since that day. He is also mommy's big helper and continues to entertain the babies (Kamryn & Royce-the little boy I babysit). If Kolby doesn't have something to do, he is usually getting into something he shouldn't so I always try to give him little things to do to help me with the babies. We also FINALLY got child safety things for our house. Door knob covers, outlet covers, an extra tall gate for his room...it's amazing and I can't believe it took us this long to get all of those things...he gets into less trouble now however, he now knows how to open the fridge and helps himself to getting his juice and anything else he may want to eat...I need to get a lock for that too now. He is still sweet as can be (when he wants to be) and is such a daddy's boy. Him and Deven are going to get a fishing pole on Saturday so they can go fishing and every time Kolby talks to Deven all he says on the phone is " Dada, we go get a fishing pole" and Deven says "Yep, on Saturday bud" and Kolby just keeps repeating it back to him. It's really cute and funny to listen to. The main issue we are having with him is sharing. From what I know, I think all toddlers go through this and the stronger willed ones are a little harder to deal with in this area. He is generally pretty friendly to other kids but when other kids come to our house, EVERYTHING is his and whatever another kid is playing with, he wants...I am really trying to work with him on that by using his and Kamryn's toys as examples of sharing between the two of them. Right now Kamryn doesn't care much but I want him to understand that they have different toys BUT they can also share them with each other. I'm sure as he gets older and we can reason with him more he will get better. Anyway, that's about it for the Kolbster. I made him take some photos today. He was not very happy but again, bribery worked good, oh and TT (aunt Kelli) gave him a great haircut today!

Sneak Peak-Photographing My Second Wedding

On Saturday I photographed my second wedding (Mason & Amanda Heeringa). I love taking photos and watching two people begin their life together....they are a very sweet, fun loving couple and I am so thankful they chose me to capture their amazing day! Being my second wedding I was VERY nervous, but I get nervous before ANY photo session I do...A big thanks to my amazing cousin Lindsay Tinklenberg for assisting me with everything on the wedding day....Here are a few of my favorite shots...







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Our Night Away

Anyone who knows me, knows I have a hard time leaving my kids...I am with them 24/7 and they are my life...My sister always tells me I need to get out and leave them for a bit soooo...for my birthday, Kelli, my mom and my step dad got me and Deven a night stay out at Semiahmoo...I have only left Kolby 1 night of his life (for Deven's 30th bday) and back then I could barely handle leaving him...this time, I was all for it! After 2 kids I needed a break! I woke up Saturday morning with Kolby's cold but I was determined to feel good and healthy...it was VERY hard. Kelli stayed with the kids at our house and we enjoyed a night away. We checked in around 4and ordered some strawberries and champagne...when room service came, to our suprise, my mother-in-law had sent a beautiful bouquet of flowers, champagne and a basket of fruit, crackers, cheese and meat...it was amazing! We went to dinner at Stars(very good restaurant at resort) and enjoyed it very much...after dinner we headed over to Packers (lounge) to have a drink and listen to the live band (which wasn't really our style of music, but the people dancing were very entertaining!). This morning we had a wonderful breakfast and made our way back to our kids...It was very relaxing and something Deven and I must do every few months. It happened to be our 5 year anniversary since we have been together too so that was really fun :) Here are a few pics I took of our room, the beautiful sunset (we watched at dinner) and the beautiful bouquet of flowers. I highly recommend Semiahmoo for anyone who needs/wants a special weekend away!

Kolby & Kamryn

I tried to take some photos of the kids together...It didn't go too well but here are a few shots!

My New Job...

This week I started watching our friend's(Roy and Nicki Fischlin)little boy...His name is Royce and he is so cute! He will be 3 months old next week and both of my kids enoy his company. Kolby loves babies and is always trying to entertain Royce and Kamryn...On Monday (Royce's First day) Kolby got acquainted with him and taught him how to roar like a lion. Kamryn tries to roll over to him to say hi when they are on the floor together and gives him her flirty smiles and coos. When Royce cries, Kolby stands in front of him and claps his hands and says "O-Tay!" over and over...it's pretty funny! We have only had him 2 days so far but it has gone really well and I am beginning to think I may have a 3rd of my own! hahaha...not soon though :) Here are some photos I took on our days with him...A perk for his mom is all the photos I will take of him...He will be another model for me to practice on!