Anyone ever hear of Talking Tom – the App? – I found out about it through Casey.
& I just got to say, all 3 of our boys love it.
Today Owen was playing with it (with me close by, since I don’t trust him alone with my ipad) – and he was just so cute interacting with it, that I had to take a quick video.
With my Boba work in the works… one of the things I had to begin shooting is their new Kid Carrier line. Theres more info on their website in regards to these & their release date.
Let me just say… THEY ARE SO CUTE!
I needed a boy model for some of the colors and immediately thought to use Taite.
He after all has been a Boba Model since birth ;-)
He did a fantastic job… I look forward to sharing lots from the session, but for now just a couple.
I did treat him to frozen yogurt afterwards for doing such a great job too :) – he was very excited about that.
& For those who may not be familiar with Boba.
They offer so many great options for babywearing. If you are curious to learn more feel free to comment or e-mail me.
& To end… a few babywearing behind the scene photos from yet another session I had last week – Thanks Coleen for taking these.
& Thanks Jessica for modeling again – you can see more of her on the Boba website. She is featured on the home page – 3rd splash image.
This weekend has been very busy and its not even over yet :)
Thursday I had to work doing Boba Sessions, Friday I had more & Then Saturday I attended a workshop called Click Workshops. Its a series of workshops offered by a couple photographers here, as well as a few other states… and there is a very high possibility I may begin teaching for this workshop in the near future. So I wanted to attend one to kind of get a feel for what it was about and if I was a “click” for the group or not :)
The class was a very basic Digital Photography 101 style course… and 99% of the people in the class were just people who had really nice SLR cameras, yet had no clue how to use them properly. This class taught them how to shoot in manual, explained all about ISO, Aperture, bllluuu bleee blahhh and all that other camera jazz talk. I think the way they had it laid out was really good for a beginner. It wasn’t so advance that it confused everyone :) – yet enough to really give them a solid foundation of their gear.
What I found to be the best part, was once the students got to actually USE what they had learn on a few models… You see before your very eyes light bulbs go off in their heads :) – I loved how this one guy Joe was so excited. Saying “Look at that! Thats just amazing & no flash!” He really made my day.
Add into the mix of all this photo work, we also had a birthday party, where Owen tore up the dance floor :) – and this evening a large celebration for the 1st graders at our church…
Caleb is so excited about this… so heres hoping I can take some pictures tonight. :)
All that being said.
My working has been different. Its weird being the one to leave home dressed for work and my husband stay behind to watch the kids. Its strange not having the responsibility to school the kids on a daily basis any more. I miss it some days… some not as much ;-) – but really, this is how it has to be right now. We know its a season we are in… and we know that this season will not last.
I am just so thankful for Gods provision for our family.
How he has provided for my business so quickly after moving 2 states away from where I was based. I am thankful that my husband has adjusted well to the changes… and that throughout all of this we are both growing in so many ways.
This afternoon I came across some scripture in Ecclesiastics 3.
It says…
a time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
a time to kill, and a time to heal;
a time to break down, and a time to build up;
a time to weep, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
a time to seek, and a time to lose;
a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
a time to tear, and a time to sew;
a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
a time to love, and a time to hate;
a time for war, and a time for peace.
So even though this season is different & at times up in the air :)
I would not change it.
It has been a blessing in so many ways.
While traveling through NC… one of the stops we decided to make was to visit with my dear friend Shannon. Shannon and I met only about a year 1/2 ago at a home school field trip… and instantly clicked. It was one of those friendships that took just a few visits with each other, to know we’d grow close.
Who knew at that time, that I would have to leave one of the best friends I had ever made, to move 8 1/2 hrs from her to another state… after just meeting her.
The Lord has such a perfect plan though and even though we are hours away now, we still have remained very close.
We stayed with Shannon From Jan 1st – 5th. We had planned on leaving earlier but honestly had such a good time we didn’t want to go. Travis joked with her saying that visitors are usually like fish and after the 3rd day begin to stink :) – which usually means its time to go. Well apparently we weren’t like fish because we were practically begged to stay, hahaha.. Kidding! No we really loved our visit and our kids did not want to leave.
The house was filled with 7 children under the age of 8… and not once did I feel it was out of control. Our kids got along so well…
Such a blessing!
So Thank you Shannon and Stevie for your hospitality… we loved every minute! We look forward to future visits with each other :)
Here are a few memories from our visit…
Our boys were introduced to the Wii… let me just say, they got addicted FAST!
Taite and Shannon’s oldest girl were bff’s from the start. I think they secretly want to marry one another :)
Owen wants to marry the youngest ;-)
The innocent nap :) – this did not last long until we had to separate them, just for those concerned :-\
I also had the brilliant idea to get the Wii game “Just Dance 3″ :) – so funny!!
Laurie and I facing off. I can’t remember who won ;-)
Shannon’s husband, WAS THE MASTER OF JUST DANCE!
Which is funny, since he protested playing at 1st.
Laurie, I love your expressions. They can fix any bad day :)
Even the kids got into it :)
This shot was one of the last I got… of Caleb and Shannons youngest son.
You would of thought they were brothers the way they were sitting together.
Totally zoned into the DS games. :)
Can you tell we had a great time? :)
We miss yall!
As you all know I work for Boba photographing their incredible line of baby carriers.
The session from thursday was so much fun & my friend who tagged along snagged some great behind the scene photos. I thought they were really neat to see, so here goes…
Thanks Coleen! I loved having you there. Hope to do it again :)
See some of the resulting shots on my photo blog HERE.
