Jeremiah likes to tape his artwork around the house. Sometimes it's a bit annoying to find drawings taped to the wall in random places but sometimes it's a treat to find what he is so proud to display. Like this one...

I love the little hearts with arrows pointing to "Momme" and "Dode". He insists that this is how you spell them and we've been telling him wrong all along. He sounded it out and decided this was the correct spelling. lol And I love how he drew a star and also gave draw-by-number instructions on how you can draw one too!

We are all thrilled when Daddy comes home!

Is that a word?


I must have been bored this day I shot this group of images. I can't even remember doing this but found all of these. Or else I was just playing with the light. I get some fun light in my dining room in the mornings. =)

A cousin on the Korean side of the family designed these bowls forever ago and for some reason, I was blessed to have a set. How fun is that? I'm not exactly sure what she does for a living but I've seen some of her designs and they are pretty cool. Everything from hairclips to... bowls!

So anyway, here is a bowl shot a few different ways...









****Hi to Lisa, the confirmed blog stalker! I know I've been slacking here. And, MAN, I am sore from all that go-carting and barefoot corn hole-ing with a baby on my hip! lol You are turning me into a redneck! lol

These were taken a long while back but I thought I'd share Jeremiah playing in the rain.
How do you have glorious sunshine in the midst of falling rain????
Hmm... there is a sermon in there, ya think?





The wind caught his Curious George umbrella...




Have a great day!

Her smile lights up the room. Actually, I think it lights up the world. As she got ready for her wedding day, surrounded by her closest friends and family, you can see how her charm affected everyone in her life. She is confident in how amazing she is but then she somehow makes all those around her feel amazing and important... because they are. Not just to her but to so many others. Sydney is just good like that. Everyone needs someone like her in their life. =)

Sydney & Isaac, thank you for allowing me to capture these moments of the best day of your life (so far!). It was a blessing to meet the people you love and see how they have impacted you two in great ways that made you perfect for each other. As usual, I fell in love with you and your family. I love my job. =)

Some getting ready shots...

Eight Bridesmaids (dresses) all in a row...

Fabulous "Jackie O" hat style veil. She was so excited about it and why not? It's awesome!

Mom helping her into her dress...

Beautiful...


Her sister did an awesome job on everyone's hair and she also did Sydney's makeup. How do you make a pretty girl better? I don't know but Gina was fantastic!


Check them out! Working it in the yard right before the ceremony...

Her brother pulled up in this and of course she had to get on!


FUN bunch!

Keep working it!


The guys were enjoying themselves...

Can you believe they made their own wine for everyone at the reception? They had these adorable little bottles with personalized tags. Amazing!


Seriously, this group was fabulously fun! They performed the Thriller dance! The wedding party worked hard to pull this off and it was AWESOME!!!


Here is a video clip they posted on YouTube...



Kudos to...
...Flower Farm of Rockport, IN for the flowers - gorgeous bouquets!
...Musick Studios for choreographing the first dance and the Thriller dance - awesome!
...AllStart DJ Alliance's Randy Weber for working the reception - fun stuff!
...Lori Decker catered the reception and wow, it was great!
...Brandy for second shooting with me - thanks!

Jey got himself a buzz and we all celebrated his cooperation with some brownies laced with spinach and blueberries (naughty Mommy?). But he also got to pick out a box of legos. =)
I'm just happy the days of wrestling with a screaming, kicking kid is over - YAY!


Yes, I said spinach and blueberries. You boil the raw spinach (about 3 cups) for about ten minutes then drain it. Add about 1 1/4 fresh blueberries, a teaspoon of lemon juice and a couple tablespoons or so of water to get a nice smooth puree. I drain out the pieces of blueberry skins if they are a bit chunky. I take a box of brownie mix and follow directions except I use 3/4 cups of the puree to replace all the water in the recipe and 1/2 the oil. The texture is a bit different than I'd like but the kids didn't know the difference and knowing all those healthy things were in there made me more than happy to offer seconds! I made them in a mini muffin tin and the texture was much better this time.

Roo likes them too...


My house is a mess! We are planning a HUGE garage sale with a couple other families August 1st. Lots of baby stuff (pink and blue!), kids clothes and a TON of toys. We have our garage loaded up as we clear our attic and rooms but there is still a lot of junk in our house! I think I have more weeding to do in each room - especially the boys room. I will be happy to have less around here to clean up! YAY!

Yes, that is what this is... the Birthday Snapshot Overload. I have hardly been online in weeks and really just need to post some stuff so in a mad rush to compile some documentation of little man's first B-day, you get play-by-play snapshots of the party. I crack up at these because I thought I'd leave the "BIG" camera (5d) at home and take my "little" camera (XT) instead and I used a lens I haven't really used in what seems like forever. The cameras are so different I felt very out of sorts trying to get decent images on the fly. So I just snapped and laughed at myself and just enjoyed this special time in my Little Roo's life. Hope you can enjoy it too!

He didn't seem to know why we all gathered at the church fellowship hall (more room than my house!). He was a bit clingy and wanted Mommy and not Papaw! We always said they kind of looked a like... same expressions? lol

But he cheered up a bit when he saw he could hang with both Grandmas...


Mmmmm.... LOTS of yummy Korean food!


Heehee, see I can't even focus right! I forgot how it can be tricky to shoot at 1.8 when you are too busy participating in the festivities at the same time! A Korean tradition on your first B-day is to set out a bunch of things and see which item the baby picks up first. There is a pencil or book (Jeremiah picked the book) for intelligence, a thread for long life, money for prosperity, etc... I'm not superstitious but we did it for the fun of Korean traditions. Joshua gave us a show as he first reached for the ball... an athlete?


But he didn't actually touch it and he reached for the pencil but again, didn't actually touch it. Then the ball again but nope... barely missed that one too. The little stinker.

He finally settled on the thread. So instead of being smart or prosperous, he'll just be around for a long, long time? lol


(I'm sure it's because he's usually not allowed to play with my thread! lol)

He had no idea why everyone was singing to him, he just wanted to get his hands on the cake! He watched it's formation and whined for some for a whole day until this moment!


We decided on a Curious George smash cake since he's been knicknamed Curious George due to his meddling nosey-ness. And the big cake featured a Tonka Truck to round out his monthly birthday truck pics. The amazing art work on the cakes was by a good friend, the insanely talented Angie! She says her forte is wedding cakes but she sure did a fabulous job on these! If you want her to whip you up an awesome cake, ask me for her number!

Joshua was a bit leery about jumping into the cake...


But he soon figured out it was yummy frosting and savoured every lick...

But this was about as messy as he got...

We were all shocked considering how messy he eats his regular meals!

Poor George...

Jeremiah snuck (sneaked?) a bite of George after eating his piece of the truck cake...


I think he ate more of it than Joshua did but Joshua didn't mind...

He was more interested in the spool of thread...




It was a fun time with friends and family. I can't believe the little guy is a year old already (although he seems to think he's going on 3 - Pffft!). Love you, Little Roo!