Pumpkin Patch. {October 19, 2012}

My apologies for this unplanned hiatus, but I promise I'm making progress! 

I've bellied up to the desktop, determined to get caught up as one of my

many goals for the New Year. 

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday~ we surely did with our little babes!  Reagan is such a fun age right now (I think I say that every year) and having our new little Scarlett makes our family feel so complete.  I have been swimming through folders in Lightroom and my desktop, trying to narrow down, edit, and get our family pictures caught up now that all the decorations are back in the attic.  I know that I'm to blame, since I never seem to put the camera down, but it's so hard!  Reagan parrots me when she talks to her sister... "Starwett! Stop being so tyute!" (that was "cute") but seriously!  Twenty times a day I just can't stand it how sweet they are I just have to pick up the camera.  It's crazy how quickly they grow and change... To watch this big sister mature in hyper speed with her new role, takes my breath away.   I love her eagerness to learn.  You can just see the discovery sweep across her face when we touch on a new subject for her.  And her pride when she recites every last detail I taught her from the day before.  Not to mention Scarlett, who everything is a 'first of something' right now and Reagan is thrilled to reverse the roles and get to teach her everything she knows ; )  It's so amazing what sponges they are right now.  I cannot image a better job than being a mommy~  I know I'm lucky enough to have found my passion in photography, but it's a far cry from taking care of these sweet little souls.

 

Oh. Didn't expect to sit down and write that at almost 2 in the morning... 

I guess I really do have some blogging to do : ) 

I'll let my camera do the rest for tonight...

 

Our annual trip to the pumpkin patch for Reagan's birthday~ As a family of 4 this time : )

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Reagan's 4th Birthday. {October 21, 2012}

Reagan had so much fun at her party this year : ) 

The weather was great, and all the kids really got into decorating their pumpkins.  My brother in law held Scarlett for me (she slept the whole time!) so I could actually be involved in the party and get behind the camera some too.  Huge bonus for me!  Every parent knows when you are the one organizing a disorganized party, picking up the camera is hard to make happen, but we got it done. ; )

  Up until a few days before, all I had was the cake ordered and decorations.  Had no idea what to feed people, activity for the kids, or where to even HAVE the party.  Scarlett was only born a few weeks earlier, and I didn't have the strength to even worry about my lack of planning.  I have to say, two is very different than one.  Your lack of sleep can be made up during the day when you only have one child, buuut when the second comes... forget it.  I'm happy to say though, now that Scarlett is 3 months old, we are on a much more normal schedule now~ she is such a good baby! ; )   

So the party... I decided my mom's house, made this quick card after having Reagan write it for me (so happy with it!), texted it to every one's phone since it was last minute, and had my mom pick up some pumpkins on the way home the night before.  Everything came together great and I was just as happy as Reagan. 




A tradition for us... The birthday morning picture.  Interrupted by a sneeze.







Scarlett and her Uncle Troy (who's about to become a daddy tomorrow!) 
His wife Kristina is being induced tomorrow, January 3rd, to have their first... little miss Kinsley.  We are so excited for them!



Reagan did a great job with her pumpkin. 
It was so cute seeing all the kids focusing on their work, you can tell they put in their all.





















Reagan and Ivy, the birthday girls.  Ivy's 1 year older : )





I was so proud of my girl opening her presents.  She wanted to make sure to include all her friends while she opening things, letting them help her (but made sure to tell them they couldn't take them home, haha!) and made sure to thank everyone right then for each gift.  I remember her opening one gift and saying "Ooooh!!! I wuv it!!! I have always been wanting one of these!!!" (It was a game she had never seen before) cracked me up.   







New bike from her mommy and daddy, all smiles : )



After gifts, most of her friends left and we headed down for s'mores by the pond.  My only regret that day was not starting the party earlier.  The kids had more fun than I expected painting pumpkins and it just got too late for everyone to stay (on a Sunday night) for the bonfire.  The fam had fun though, and next year we'll probably do the same thing but plan a little better~

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Fire Station. {October 19, 2012}

For a while now Reagan has been so interested in Fire trucks.  I told her that I knew a firefighter and from then on she would wave to firetrucks "Hiiiii Mr. Dale!!!" assuming he was always in the one driving by.  I planned on taking her to visit Dale around her birthday, so I messaged him and made plans.  I photographed his daughter's wedding last year, wonderful family, and couldn't wait for her to meet him~

 

Reagan and 'Mr. Dale' : )

 

Such an awesome morning, and thrilled Reagan so much.  We greatly appreciate them taking the time to let us play and showing Reagan the ropes.  She got in the car to leave and said

"I wite all da firemen, but Mr. Dale was my favorite."

So sweet ; )

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