That time again...

So, yes, it's that time again! Time to make Noah's birthday cards and plan his party! I have so many ideas, but I'm almost afraid that with school and everything, I might not be able to get it all done. I've been taking random pictures to see if I can get any good ones of Bub...

Noah is the silliest little guy ever. He can really make some faces. So, after all that, I used the picture he got taken at daycare. I'm so excited about his birthday!!!

His one year card came out great too!! :)

Finally off

Well, I feel like I've been working nonstop. I worked three on, then helped Dusty at the shop my two days off, then worked three more days in a row. I like to work my days in a row, but sometimes by the end of it I'm so tired and cranky. But at least I have six days off in a row and can relax. We had thought about going out of town this weekend, but we didn't ask Dusty's parents in time. We don't really have too many people to watch the kids so we don't get to go to many places unless we take the kids. But, I love those little boogers, so it's allright. I am just so thankful to have Dustin to help me because I can't imagine being a single parent and have to go at it alone with two kids.

Anyhow, I got my invitations printed (I went with the second one) and made up some little "Year in Review" photos of Noah to go with the invitations. They came out so cute!  My little Bub is growing up so much. Every day gets better and better because he's learning so much. There are some moments when he's a total butt, but he makes up with it by being so cute and charming with his sweet little words he says and his little dances he does. I just love my little Bub.

Tomorow is MLK day and the daycare is closed, so we get to spend one more day with the kids!!! Hopefully I'll get to do some laundry soon because we are on the verge of a laundry outage!! :)

Or this one??

Do we have a winner???

After looking at the pictures I took the other day, I got to thinking alot about the one with Bub blowing the "wishing flower" and I came up with this...is it a winner? Still not sure as to where and when exactly, but I think this is the one!! I think I'll still do a "year in review" and send it with the birthday card, but I love my idea for his card. Oh how I love my little Bub. :)

Attempt #2 at Birthday Pictures

Well, I had the bright idea to take Noah James to the local park and try to get some pictures there for his birthday invitations. My sister Crystal was in the area, so she and her kids came too.

It started off well, Noah was playing with the swing and spining around with it, then he played with his cousins, then I got the bright idea to get Bub up on the jungle-jim with slides and stairs and big gaping holes. BIG mistake. It went ok until he got really high and I noticed there was an opening so that kids could slide down the pole (like a fire fighter). I liked to have had a fit. I freaked out a little. I flew up the stairs, swooped him up, and got him down. He was so mad. I think it's going to be a while longer before he is big enough to get on that again.

When we got home, I took a few more, but it wasn't what I was wanting. I did however, get a really great picture of Bub blowing a "wish flower". He had fun raking the leaves and talking to the neighbors dog, so all in all, it was fun.

Attempt #1 at Birthday Pictures

It's time for a party!! Noah's birthday is coming up in Febuary and I'm so excited to get his 2nd birthday plans going! I love to make my own birthday cards, so I have an idea to take Noah's picture while he is playing in leaves. We waited too late to leave the shop today and I lost out on using the light. I thought I'd take a few pictures anyway so I could see how Bub was gonna do with leaf play. He had a good ol time, but it got dark too soon, so we didn't get to do it very long. Olivia on the other hand was not a fan of the leaf pile. I guess I'll have to wait for a day when it's sunny so I can get some good pictures out of it. I need to read my manual again and figure out the trick that makes the background blurry and the person clear. That seems to be what a lot of photographers are doing these days.