Friday, October 14, 2011

catch me when i fall...

The B-man has been spending a lot of time standing up lately. And the past few days, he's been experimenting with crawling up on things too! (Watch out stairs - here he comes!)

He's definitely keeping mommy and daddy busy, and I've been trying hard to balance my reactions when he takes those inevitable falls that come with his adventurous antics... I don't always want to treat him like it was a near disaster - because, let's face it... most times, the crying will stop in .3 seconds. But sometimes, a momma's gotta be a momma. I just wanna be there to pick him up and cuddle away the tears. He's not always going to reach for me when he's upset, so I have to take advantage of the moments that I get now. They're already going by so stinkin' fast!

So, follow what "they say" and don't react... or sweep him up in my arms and tickle 'til he's giggling uncontrollably.... hmm.... hard choice....................... :)

And, in honor of the falls that we're taking in the house, 
thought I'd add some pics of the fall happening outside! 

Kinda proud of this fall pic that I took and edited... Isn't he a sweetheart?! :) 

And to see more pics of me and my fam celebrating fall, check out Danett Setmire's blog 
for a sneak peak at some of our fall family pictures{pictures 3, 5, 6, & 7}... so cute! :) 
Isn't she an amazing photographer? 




Linking up with the anderson crew 


Sunday, October 2, 2011

my favorite subject...

It's no question what my favorite thing to take pictures of is these days....
see that puff stuck to his cheek? yeah... he had no idea it was there.
he's still learning how to get them into his mouth!
how can you not love this little guy!!!

Can you believe he's 8 months old today?!?!?! I can't......

Meanwhile, I'm still trying to play with camera features and editing (just a bit less now that I have that silly job to go to!) And, I'm currently trying to sell my cameras... I have a point & shoot and a film SLR... so I hope to upgrade from the point & shoot and downgrade from the SLR. Something in the middle, that still has some cool functions and excellent picture quality, but that doesn't require that I take out a loan for film and processing. ;) 

I can't wait to be able to get that camera!!!! 

But........... while I wait............ here are some highlights from September. Enjoy! 


Daddy made me this playhouse out of a box... aren't I the coolest?!?! 



This is the longest I've ever let any tower stand... i love to destroy!



My cool cousin's shared this toy with me! 




Mommy thinks it's funny that I'm standing like this... but I was just relaxing while I play!




I'm lovin' the shadow self-portraits that I've been seeing online lately...
so this is our attempt. Kinda cool! :)