Daddy's Turn

Since I am the "photographer" in the family Jon is always front and center with the boys. Occasionally I will let him handle my precious Canon friend only to find that he doesn't do too bad of a job capturing some really great moments. Today it was a little harder to pry my camera out of his hands as he so amusingly said "I'm having way too much fun with this!" I guess Mommy should learn to share more, huh? ;)

Pumpkin Carving 2008

Tonight we rounded everyone in the kitchen for a family tradition of carving the pumpkins. Since Shawn is too little to help Daddy carve yet he had his own "tools" which consisted of orange and black markers call "pip squeaks" (basically mini crayola crayons.) Shawn ended up being covered in black marker 'til it was all said and done! He had no interest in playing with the pumpkin goo. Jon took his hand and stuck it in the pumpkin and the look on Shawn's face was priceless! He must have thought "what is this disgusting junk!" Even Landon got in on the fun and "rearranged" the newspaper for us. It certainly was a fun night for the kiddos (Daddy & Mommy too!)

Just Because...

A few new ones of my little ones :)

Sweet Baby

I went to the hospital to visit baby Delilah and of course, take a few pictures. If it was even possible I think she was even more beautiful today when I walked in. And Liz looked wonderful for just undergoing surgery. I can't wait for Jon, Shawn and Landon to meet this sweet little princess.

4 generations of Beautiful Women!

Welcome Baby Delilah!

Our best friends welcomed to the world a beautiful baby girl on Friday October 24th. At 8:25a.m. baby Delilah Mary entered this world via c-section weighing in at 8lbs 4ozs and 19 1/2 inches long. I was so delighted to be able to be there with her, her husband, and her mom through her labor.

Welcome Delilah!

Love,

Auntie Ashley, Uncle Jon, and the boys!

Falling Leaves

What a beautiful fall day it turned out to be yesterday! Even with the bit of chill in the air, it was nice enough out to have a good romp in the leaves. My grandfather raked up two huge piles of leaves for Shawn and the two of them had a blast jumping and rolling in them. Even Mommy put down the camera for a while to join in the fun! The scent of those crisp leaves brought back many fond memories from my own childhood. My grandfather raked up those same over-sized piles for my brother and I nearly 20 years ago. For a 70 year old man he isn't doing to bad at keeping up with my two year old. Since Landon will have to wait until next year to join his brother in joys of fall we had our own fun inside with a mini photo shoot with a pumpkin.

Wishful Thinking

I have had my mind set on trying to get some nice fall family photos for a while now. When I get my mind set to something like that I might know that it never turns out how I imagine. In my head I picture us going to the park. Shawn smiling adoringly at the camera. Landon giving a cute goofy grin. Everyone perfectly in position. HA! Am I kidding myself or what? Shawn had no interest in pictures what-so-ever. He just wanted to run. Landon was more interest in his socks and hands then looking at the nice blinking light. Next time I am going to need a helper to distract the kids toward the direction of the camera and to get everyone to smile. Any volunteers?