Thursday, October 29, 2009

A Trip Down A Country Lane

I LOVE fall color. This past Friday I had a little time on my hands so I decided I would wander around a few country lanes near my home. Here is a little of what I saw.
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This is what we see when we turn right out of our neighborhood.
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Got stuck by this train so of course I had to photograph it.
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Scrap metal near the bridge. I like the blue paint with the yellow and green leaves.
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Love this bridge. Don't exactly love driving over it though. That's my truck down at the bottom of the hill.
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This is the field behind our house, across the street from the pond below.
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I'm totally not kidding, the trees are red. This is the pond behind our house. I photograph it often so it might look familiar.
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My favorite corner of my backyard
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Getting Ready for Winter

I dread saying this, but winter is just around the corner. Can't fall just stay until March? I don't think I would tire of the glorious colors of the trees, bonfires, pumpkins, mums, football and hot chocolate. But I live in the midwest, so winter is inevitable. So to prepare for those cold nights and cozy Sunday afternoons watching football with a fire in the fireplace, we must split wood. Last year I called it Pioneer Days. This year I'll call it modern Pioneer Technology! I was so happy to be able to borrow a log splitter from our friends the Coopers. What a difference that machine makes!!

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Dennis hauls wood to the house
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Logan and his friend stack wood on the deck
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The splitter at work
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Me pushing the button, the splitter doing all the work
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Logan and Isaiah burning limbs and leaves
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Caught Isaiah's face in a sunflare
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Logan hauling wood to the house
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Tigger enjoying the sunshine
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Logan and his friend having fun on the swings
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Dennis and Isaiah playing on the tire swing
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Ready for winter....now take your time getting here please!
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Total Randomness

Today I'm coming up for air. I've been taking fall family pictures for clients, editing their pictures, ordering their pictures, shuffling my kids to dr. appts, sports, school, church, etc. And all the while neglecting my blog. I stayed up late last night getting the last of my "work" workload done so I could work on a new blog post and cut grass and rake leaves today and take 2 kids to the dentist and watch kid #2 play football tonight. I went through several folders of pictures and gathered a variety for your enjoyment.

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The spider that built his web outside my kitchen window

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Big kids playing dress up and playing with moms camera
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My Tiggy Girl on the 4th of July
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Snuggling with our friends Boxer Harley
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What girls do to boys on the church bus coming home from summer retreat
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Moms puppy dog Bailey
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What tired boys look like after football practice.
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Evan playing the guitar
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Isaiah being a goof ball
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Weird bugs in our trees

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And in the grass
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My mailbox planted up with Black-eyed Susan vine
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My mom, my sister and I around the first of October
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Logan playing Center at one of his football games
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Home grown tomatoes from my little garden
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Isaiah at the backdoor
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That's all for today. I have more pics of fall to come!!

Sunday, October 11, 2009

New Pictures of the Kids

So this year I decided not to go the usual route and purchase school pictures. Instead I saved a bundle of money and took the pictures myself in my studio. I got some shots that I love, uploaded them to the lab and placed my order. I got everything I needed printed of all three kids for frames, gifts and wallets for the price of one school picture session! Hey, in this economy, a girls gotta be frugal!

School Photos by mom, 2009

Evan - 10th grade
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Logan - 8th grade
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Isaiah - 5th grade
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