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a few pics…

october is a super duper busy month for my photography biz…
which i love.

and the weather is so fabulous (when it doesn't rain).

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are those the glasses not the cutest little thing you've ever seen???

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photo session just before the new baby arrives….

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can you FEEL the love in this one???

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sigh.
he is a dreamy snuggle baby.
i wanted to keep him.

photography is so much fun!!!

 

Sam Times - You guys really look happy. And these pictures are taken nicely. I also agree that those glasses looks cute on him. πŸ˜€

Kate @ Songs Kate Sang - Oh my goodness. Kimberlee’s picture is so beautiful. Wow. Meg, they are all amazing! Great job.

Heather G. - In love with Kimberlee’s family picture!!

Momma Bug - I was trying to figure out what that 3 was for when my little daughter came up behind me
“Awwwwe, it’s a little baby number three!”
she said.
Oh.
Very darling and colorful – I love your colorful-ness!

happygirl - I love the pics. You must be the most fun person to be around. You are able to make your subjects look so relaxed and just plain HAPPY. πŸ™‚

Jill Franklin - awww…Great pics! I love the one of the baby and the number 3 sign. You made me smile! =)

Kerry - awesomeness! the last pic with the number 3 is just stunning – those lips! xx

Michelle - GORGEOUS! Love your photography!

Suzette - You are amazing, Meg!!!

Janelle - Meg – do you decorate for Halloween? I love your style, would love to see your cool Halloween decor!

amy jupin - i love all of them, but oh my goodness, kimberlee!
wow.
i think she needs to order a ginormous one and put it on the mantle.
yes, yes!!!

Kimberly Dial - Love all the pics & the one with the tiny one & the number 3 gave me the best idea ever … thank you Meg! I wish I lived close enough to bring all my grandgirlies to you for a photo shoot — I’d sure do it! Thanks for sharing your wonderful work!

Gemma @ Musings of a gem - You are lucky to have such a fab job!!
Gemma x
http://www.homemadegems.com/

Mindy Harris - megan i just wanted to thank you for putting up the pic of the little boy in glasses.
it is a total “Jesus moment” because i’ve been struggling with wilder having to get glasses. his glasses will probably be here by friday and my heart is just so sad about it. he will look cute (duh), but i’m just so sad that we GAVE him a genetic thing he didn’t need. i spend all my time trying to give him things he NEEDS, not what he doesn’t need.
griffin is edible.
kimberly’s lipstick is like, amazing.

keri ~ forever folding laundry - KimberLEE!!!!
I love it so much!
She needs a GIANT one of those in her house.
Gorgeous.
{and little griffin. too much sweetness for words.}

Kate B. - Yay for sweet Britton! Great pics – all of them!

Rach - Oh my… the 4th one is my fav. Talk about unspoken love in all of their faces. BEAUTIFUL!

Laura Phelps - RUN away with it
not RIUN away
certainly not RUIN away
ugh
red wine and comments don’t mix well for me πŸ™‚

Laura Phelps - as if Parenthood tonight didn’t leave me CRAVING a new born…now THIS little polka dot swaddled bundle of goodness??????
Good grief.
Need to hold that baby…and RIUN AWAY WITH IT!

Michelle from Australia - Is the last pic of Griffin? Even if it is not, he is one uber-cute little bundle of joy. p.s. WHEN are you going to come to Australia and take some photos here? We need a photographer like you Meg!!

Kimberlee Jost - I love you more than donut frosting.
I do.

Terrie G - Every single one of your new baby pics makes me loonngggg for that new grandbaby to come! Lot’s of Love on that family pic! Thanks for sharing!!

AshleyAnn - Is that little Griffin? Love, love the #3 next to him. And…wowzers on Kimberlee’s family picture. She needs a big ole’ canvas of that one…so much love.

Lori Austin - Beautiful pics – as always.
The little guy in glasses…too cute!
LOVE the one of Kimberlee’s family. Precious! (p.s. I *love* her
brooch!)

sarah w. - Beautiful.

Jenna@CallHerHappy - I don’t think I could have your job. I would be in jail for kidnapping all those snugglies!
Jenna
callherhappy.com

Valerie @ Chateau A la Mode - Babies….they are so sweet aren’t they? I want one! Beautiful family picture.

seriouslysassymama - I love your pics!

This Farm Family's Life - Beautiful pictures!!!!!!!!!!!

Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails - I LOVE Kimberlee’s photo and that last one as well. My sister just had a baby yesterday and Im in love all over again. Those sweet little baby noises and smells…just wonderful! You must love your job:)
xo

Jo(ke) - I just got back from Paris (blogged about it today if you feel like reading) and I wish I had your photography skills. Beautiful pics. Beautiful families.

Leah - Awesome pictures! On another subject, I made your pumpkin chocolate chip muffins and they were SO good. I wrote about them here: http://leahsthoughts.com/2011/10/11/not-your-typical-pumpkin-muffins/

shauna - love the one of kimberlee!

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friday ramblings….

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mmmmmmm……sweet baby emmet.
i love his name.
and he was dreamy.

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have you noticed our lack of craft thursdays???
my kids have.
i realize that is a sign of having too much on my plate.
i just can’t do it.
and with so many sports practices we just don’t have the time.

BUT once the photo season is done for me….27 more days….i will be able to do it.
football will end.
volleyball will end.
we will have more time at home….i hope.
and craft thursdays will return.

annie just came up with her own project instead.

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lauren’s volleyball team is so much fun to watch.
they are serious.
they hit so hard….i would never stand on the other side of them!

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there is BIG NEWS at our house…..
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ANNIE can TIE HER SHOES!!!
she was so excited to tell me.
she kept saying “daddy is going to be so proud of me!!!” Β  πŸ™‚
pretty darn cute.

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she came home from school yesterday with this face.
i said “you have a mustache”
and she smiled so big and announced “YES!!! my friend did it with marker FOR FREE!!!!”

well ok…as long as you didn’t pay for it.
oh annie.

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chelsea - Where did you find your sign in the back ground of your picture? the grey sign that has family rules on it/ I love it!

leonieke - pffff.. it’s a relieve to hear something is not going your way ( crafty thursdays) you still sound like a miracle mother to me! making beautifull pictures of your own children and others.. enjoying your daughters sport, and still visit lots of blogs and write your own. wow..
this dutch girl is still impressed. πŸ™‚

Heather G. - Go Annie!! And I’m dying that “the mustache was free.”

Kimberly Dial - Emmet is soooo cute! I loved volleyball in high school (I feel certain I’d die if I tried to play now! πŸ˜‰ I love your Craft Thursdays so I’ll be glad when you have more time πŸ˜‰ and that Annie is a girl after my own heart. I have a feeling (a strong one!) that my oldest granddaughter Emily & her are kindred spirits! Gotta love ’em!

Shaina Brown - Love a sweet little baby named Emmet, my “baby” Emmett just turned 3. The volleyball pics make me miss my glory days, love that she isn’t wearing knee pads! And Annie? what can you say, it was free after all!

Michelle - ahhhh. . . it wasn’t even a year ago you were taking pictures of my sweet babe & that sweet Emmett makes me want to rewind to clock (or get pregnant!) Love Annie’s stash. . .too funny!

Valerie @ Chateau A la Mode - Heehee Annie…way cute!

Lori Austin - Hip hip hooray! Good job Annie! We just celebrated this milestone at our house too. I think our girls are close in age. Fun times!
Lauren looks so intense.
The baby pics are about more than I can take. Why did we stop at 2????? Sniff….
Happy weekend.

Christine H - Hi! I’ve been searching your website for awhile tonight trying to find out where you got that print on the top of the cabinet that Annie is painting in front of (see 2nd photo from the top on this post). It has all the words/sentences on it like “use kind words” ” be considerate” etc. I know that you’ve probably mentioned it before but I had no luck finding a source reference. If you wouldn’t mind sharing I’d appreciate it! thanks!

Jenny B. - Yay that Annie can tie her shoes! We’ve been working on that at our house too. I’ll have to show my 6yo son this post. Maybe knowing that Annie can do it will give him a little boost. πŸ™‚ So funny about the “free” moustache! Has she read the book Moosetache? It’s funny. πŸ™‚

Jenna@CallHerHappy - O my gosh! Annie cracks me up. She has an eye for a deal.
Jenna
callherhappy.com

Angie G. - I love the photo of Emmet – we can’t wait to see them all!! Thank you so much! Angie

Tracy Fisher - If we lived closer I’d let you in on our whacky carpool! haha. It’s one of those carpools where everyone starts texting each other by 3pm trying to figure out how to get all of the kids to their sports… and trying to get a night off every once in awhile to make a nice dinner…haha.
Love the baby in the photo!
tracy fisher

Kat - Oh gosh that little baby Emmet makes me want to have #5 now!!
Annie is so sweet – love the moustache and that Lauren, she is gorgeous. (Oh to have toned legs and a butt like that!!! You go girl!)
I so get why you are so busy all the time and I only have 4, but wow it is always busy!!

shauna - that top baby pic!
aaaaghh!
so great.
you are so great.
even without crafts.

Ashlyn@Pinecone - Ooooohhhh that sweet babe!!!!!! Happy weekending!

Tanya H - I love the links you share, gets me thinking about gift-giving!

heather - friends that give free mustaches are THE best kind of friends.
happy weekend!

This Farm Family's Life - We haven’t been doing very many crafts either. My oldest has been begging me. We finally made spiders last night. Ready for things to slow down also.

seriouslysassymama - Your Annie should get together with my Abby. They would totally hit it off! Oh baby Emmett. I would almost ask for the Doc to untie my tubes for a cutie like that.

Kimberlee Jost - Yay, Annie!
So glad she didn’t pay for the mustache.
Tell her I’ll give her one for free, too. πŸ˜‰

Elaine Entz - oh good… now for the rest of us moms who rarely do crafts with our kids, we can feel less guilty πŸ™‚
love love love that b/w print behind the globes. did i see that at kitchen corner?
lauren’s fun to watch… great to see her blooming in her volleyball talents…

Sarah - What type of lens/settings do you use for the volleyball pictures. I’m trying to get better pictures of my daughters games. Thanks!!

Ashley - that picture of emmet? my ovaries hurt. thanks for that. πŸ™‚

Jodi @ The Un-Soccermom Blog - Baby Emmett is a dream!
Love the VB shots! Lauren looks fierce!
Annie is cute as always!

ingrid lapp - I just found your blog about a week ago and have spent a lot of time reading thru all of your old posts. Very enjoyable….however the laundry piled up and we didn’t eat very good meals πŸ™‚
ps. loved every one of them

Jen Brandt - LOVE…Annie’s moustache and sweet baby Emmet. Have a wonderful weekend, Meg!

Jennifer - Oh my goodness, Emmet is one handsome dude! Beautiful photograph.

Kate B. - Lauren’s not wearing knee pads. How tough is that girl?

Holly - cute little Annie!

happygirl - Such a precious baby. LOVE the free mustache. LOVE the kids noticing the crafting is missing. It lets me know they LOVE it and it’s not just a photo op. Things like this are what make you the authentic and special blogger you are. πŸ™‚

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it’s my birthday.

thirty six.

hmmm….sounds old and young at the same time.

so far it’s been an awesome day.
my husband took the day off of work to be with me.
it was exactly what i wanted but would never have had the nerve to ask for.
he is so gosh darn awesome.

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do you want to know the last 10 songs i have purchased on iTunes????
no?
too bad…. i’m telling you anyway!

1. Β  Ain’t No Monutain High Enough Β – Β Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
2. Β  Raise Your Glass Β – Β PINK
3. Β  Knee Deep Β  – Β Zach Brown Band
4. Β  Miracle Worker – Super Heavy (Mick Jaggar)
5. Β  Dog Day are Over Β  – Β Florence & the Machine
6. Β  Hey Mama Β – Β  Matt Kearney
7. Β  Lost in my Mind Β  – The Head and the Heart
8. Β  First Day of My Life Β – Β Bright Eyes
9. Β  Late in the Evening Β – Β Paul Simon
10. Β American Honey Β – Β Lady Antebellum

pretty random eh?

all great though….love every one of them.

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cute siblings.

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cute family.

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beautiful baby girl.

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scrumptious baby boy.

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happy smiley cuddley family.

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Kristen - How did you make your “Happily ever after?” sign? Love it!

Jen Sully - Happy Happy birthday a few days late! It was my birthday as well…I turned 37, though! We can be “old” together! πŸ˜‰
I am glad you had such a wonderful day!

heidi of Wonder Woman Wannabe - Happy Birthday to you! πŸ™‚ I’m a fall baby as well (October)
We have such similar music tastes! Serious, I think I’ve got all but 2 or 3 of those songs already – now I must check out those other few…
Cheers!
-h

Jodi @ The Un-Soccermom Blog - Happy belated BirthDay!!! πŸ™‚

Tiffany - Happy Birthday! No more internet, enjoy love.

kim - happy birthday meg. πŸ™‚
i hope it was fabulous.
and that happily ever after shot is my fav.
LOVELY.

Heather G. - Hope your birthday was happy, happy, happy!

gina's home.parties.life. - ps. I am not sure if you have ever mentioned it on here, but I am taking the HUMONGOUS step of investing in a DSLR and photo editing
and would really appreciate if you could share what camera you have, what are the MUST HAVE accessories you suggest (there seems to be hundreds of lens, etc and what photo editing software you use.
My daughters are very talented with my in between a point and shoot and a DSLR camera and picnic- My oldest has taken senior portraits for her friends who cant afford professional ones – and they were approved to be published in the yearbook! and photography and graphic art has given my autistic 14 year old a way to communicate and express herself – her work with just her itouch and instagram has been amazingly beautiful and she is building quite the following (if I do say so myself) – I’d love to see what they could create with the “right” tools.

gina's home.parties.life. - HAPPY BIRTHDAY !! 36 SOUNdS VERY YOUNG, compared to the 38 I am turning on FRIDAY. πŸ˜‰

Anne - happy birthday! my birthday is also september 30th. hope you had a great weekend.

shelby rice - happy birthday!
speaking of music, you may like this guy: http://zachwinters.bandcamp.com/
he goes to our church and is so creative and awesome

tiffany m gardner - happy birthday. thanks for making my days all a little brighter. hope your special day is great!

Lisa - hoppy birdy two ewe! i hope you had a wonderful day!
thanks for making our days brighter with you (& your blog!)

Randi - Happy belated Birthday! Hope it was great.
I just had to tell you that I’m in love with that happily ever after photo … I HAVE to do that with my family!

Sheridan - HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEG! My birthday was Sep 13, and I turned 36 too! Did you get my e mail?? Would love to know what you thought of the song I sent you! (I realize you probably get so so many e mails you may have missed it!) Have a great year… 36!! One step closer to 40 πŸ˜‰ EEEEEK! Sheridan x

AshleyAnn - BUMMER…I’m a day late. Happy Birthday!!!

Natalie - Happy belated Birthday!
Love the “this is my happily ever after” quote ~ so cute! πŸ™‚

Kristin S - Love your song list and happy birthday!
It only gets better Meg.
Today’s my 40 1/2 birthday. I love celebrating happy half birthdays. πŸ™‚

Amy - Happiest of birthday to you, sweet Meg!! Here’s hoping you get super spoiled rotten (sounds like you already did πŸ˜‰ all weekend long. And here’s hoping your birthday celebrating includes some time at the barn. Miss that place……. Love u!!

Caroline - Happy Belated Birthday MEG!

janene@EverydayEO - Happy birthday a day late–just catching up on my reading! Denise from Victory Road called it our mid-upper thirties. . .I’ll meet you there Friday: )

Katie - Happy Birthday Meg! Thanks for being an inspiration to love and enjoy my husband, get creative with the kids, and love God and my life more…and craft and decorate my home with joy! You are a must read each day!

Cindy - Hap hap happy birthday!

Rachel B. - Hope your day was most blessed. Happy, happy birthday!

Karen Gerstenberger - Happy Birthday, Meg! Blessings on your day and your year!

Denissa - Happy birthday Meg!! πŸ™‚ Love Raise your glass (best song to run to!) and American Honey πŸ™‚

Kori - happy birthday!
p.s. i made your mom’s margaritas last weekend (i’ve never made margaritas before…is that weird?) and they were soooo good!! πŸ™‚

Cara @ Today - Meg- you are so talented! i hope someday to fly you out so you can take pictures of all six of my beautiful children. Fingers crossed πŸ™‚
Happy birthday to you!

Lyndsey Sander - Happy Birthday! I love your blog, however, I think this is the first time I’ve commented. I live in the Wichita area and I’m interested in getting some family pics taken soon. My son turns one in November. Do you have any available sessions? Also, could you e-mail me your pricing information? My e-mail address is lyndseysander@gmail.com

Heather R. - Happy Belated Birthday! I hope you got spoiled rotten.

Nichole - Due to family tradition, once you hit 42 you can stay there forever. This is only because I can never remember how old my mom is, so she’s always 42. (I think it’s been… more than 8 years now?)
Hope your birthday is really good!

leonieke - 36 and acomplished so much! beautiful family, lovely blog and lots of creativity and talents,.
happy birthday!

Sarah - Happy Birthday!!! 36 sounds YOUNG to me! Have a great day!

lindsay - happy birthday meg!! i love reading your blog!

Joy McLaughlin - Happy Birthday! I hope you had an awesome day!

Southern Gal - Happy Birthday a day late! It’s nice to stretch it out, isn’t it?
Love your recent downloads. I know more of them than I thought I would. Knee Deep was our Summer 2011 anthem. I’ll never forget my daughter and I sitting in our beach chairs in the surf watching the guys swim in the ocean when she took her ear buds out and put them in my ears. She put on Knee Deep, turned it up and told me to listen while she joined the boys for a swim. I know people must have thought I was loony lying there with my eyes closed and a big ole grin on my face. Enjoy those tunes!

Polderkolder - Happy birthday!

Kat - Happy b’day Meg! 36 sounds young to me as a 39 year old πŸ˜‰
Hope you had a fabulous day!!!
What kind of cake/b’day dinner did you have??
Love Florence and the machine and raise your glass by Pink.
Good choices.

Leah Johnson - I never comment, but I just had to say Happy Birthday! You share your special day with my hubby…and you’re both pretty cool. πŸ˜‰ Hope you had a great day!

Lori Austin - Hope *your day* has been just great.
Happy Birthday to you!

PaisleyJade - Happy Birthday!! Thanks for being such an amazing inspiration!!

keri ~ forever folding laundry - Happy 36th!!
I’m just a couple of months behind you,
so I’m going to go with NOT old.
Hope today was BEAST.
{{ha!}}
πŸ™‚

Amy - The happiest of birthdays to you, Meg! Thanks for your sweet comment…I could kick myself that I didn’t chat with you more inside. Darn nerves! πŸ˜‰ Next time for sure! Such a treat to meet you, though. All the best to you until your next b-day and always. XO

Danielle Thompson - HAPPY BIRTHDAY! WOOHOO!

shauna - im really glad you were born.

Heidi Jo the Artist - Happy Happy Birthday, on this your special day!
Happy Happy Birthday, that’s what I’m here to say!
Hey! Happy Happy Bithday, may all your dreams come true!
Happy Happy Birthday, from me to you!
To this tune (from my favorite restaurant of ALL time): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiQ9G15Uw0g
I changed the words a bit, but you get the gist! πŸ˜‰

Chris - Happy Birthday to one cool chick!!! Enjoy!!! (I’ll be 46 next week…yikes!!)

Samantha - Happy Birthday! My son shares the same birthday! Its an awesome day!

Toni :0) - Woot woot! Happy Bday and here’s to many, many more!!!

Michelle Torres - Sending you lots of Happy Birthday wishes from NC!!!!!!!!

amy rhodes - Happy Birthday, Meg!!

Valerie @ Chateau A la Mode - Yuo make me feel old! Happy birthday young one!

Maria - Happy Birthday! Sounds like you had a great day!

Jill - Happy Birthday Meg….I my next birthday I will be 45, now THAT sounds old! I loved 36, just had my last baby, mmmmmm! And I love your play list – just saw Zac Brown Band in concert with my hubby and loved every minute of it!
xo~Jill

Kimberly Dial - Happy birthday Meg!

Molly - Happy Birthday! Mine was yesterday…I turned 30 and I am ok with that:)

Flower Patch Farmgirl - I love American Honey. And America. And honey.
Happy Birthday. It is my wish for you to experience the awesomeness of MKG in this, your 36th year.

Krista - Happy Birthday!!!! Your pictures are beautiful From seeing your taste in music I think you’d love Ellie Goulding. Try “Lights” & “Starry Eyed” :):) she was the only performer at the royal wedding, but she’s still a tad underground.

Glen - Happy Birthday!

se7en - Happy HAPPY Birthday – I wish you bazillions more – just so you can write your happy blog… Love visiting your blog and watching your cute kids grow up!!! Lovely!!!

Cristi Clothier - Happy Birthday! Great song choices and the photos are fabulous.

Lisa - Happy Birthday MEG! I love the Glee version of Raise your glass. The one done by the boys choir. So so good. Loving all your pics too. Did you realise that 4 out of 5 of them have bald heads. hehe. I love a bald head. ask my hubby. xxx

Jill - Happy Birthday Meg! LOVE the Happily Ever After pic!

megan - yeah! happy birthday to you, meg! we’re age twins! hope you had a huge slice of the BEST CAKE!!!

becky@oursweetpeas - Happy Birthday. You are my fav daily read. Pics are awesome. BTW I am checking out the music and so far LOVING the ones that I wasn’t familiar with. Thanks

Amy Harris - Happy, happy birthday to you!! Best wishes for an awesome year ahead! Blessings!!! πŸ™‚

Lisa - Happy birthday!!! I actually look forward to getting older cause I assume that will come with added maturity and wisdom. But you know what happens when you assume?! πŸ˜‰ Also, I LOVE the picture with the “this is our happily ever after” print in front. It makes for a cool picture, but has such a greater meaning. A small reminder to me. Hope you felt extra loved and spoiled today!!!

Sharla - Happy birthday!

carolyn - Happy Birthday! 36 was the best . year . ever! I can’t explain why and I’m not the only one who feels that way. Enjoy.

Mindy Harris - i recognize jennifer h’s kiddos and of course griffin!! happy happy birthday, Sweetheart!

Kimberly - Happy Birthday and welcome to 36-dom-ness. I arrived here on Sept. 2nd and so far it’s been… well, let’s just say that it’s been.

Shauna - WOW. Those photos are amazing….all of em! Happy B-day.

Angie P - HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Sarah - Happy Happy Birthday to you!!
Beautiful pictures as always! πŸ™‚

Aimee - Happy Birthday! I felt sort of the same on hitting 36 this year, but 37 truly strikes me as a turning point, for some reason.

Debra - Hope you have a great birthday!! I am 36 also and think about it being old and young at the same time…old enough to know better but young enough not to care:)

Lisa - Have a great Birthday!!

Kristen @ Hope Abound - Happy Birthday Meg. Thanks for being so hip! You’re the youngest 36 year old I’ve ever seen!

Kahi - Happy Birthday!
Enjoy your day with your ROCKIN HUSBAND!
Embrace 36 and live the year to the fullest:)
Thanks for sharing.

Mary Ann - It’s my birthday too! Happy Birthday to you! (PS … I’d be happy to be turning 36 … it’s 42 here!)

Terrie G - HaPpY HaPpY Birthday!
Your husband Rocks!!
And 36 is Y-O-U-N-G! Lucky!!
Have a Ridicously happy day!

Selina - Happy Birthday! What a lovely husband! I hope the rest of your day is as fabulous.

shannon - Happy Birthday Meg!!! You are a beautiful, inside and out, 36 years young woman πŸ™‚
P.S. Great pictures as always

Karen Giddings - Happy Birthday!!! πŸ˜€ Your blog makes me so happy. Thanks for being you!

Lori S - Happy Birthday! I hope is rocks! I agree with a lot of others here, You Are Not Old! I will be 50 next Saturday….now that is old! Oh wait, is it? Yes, well…no….HAHA…you are a Libra as well…..you probably know what I’m talking about when we can’t make up our minds!! LOL

Holly - Happy birthday! 36 is totally NOT old! πŸ˜‰

hannah singer - happy birthday, meg!
oh, i love your music picks, especially the bright eyes song. and mat kearney. and all of it.
thanks for speaking at blog sugar!
i so appreciate you, you’re the jam! xo

Sarah @ Redhead in Ruffled Flats - Happy birthday! The photos are gorgeous!

leslie @ topofthepage - 36 is my same age! congrats! so glad your hubby “saw” you in that way. that’s a priceless gift. also, looove mat kearney.

seriouslysassymama - I love the pop of color in your pictures. It is perfect. I love siblings!
Happy Birthday! We are the same age. Well, I will be 36 in April.

Kristin - Happy Birthday! πŸ™‚ I hope it continues to be fabulous.

Kelly - happy, happy birthday!!

Chrissie Grace - Happy Birthday Meg!
I hope this year is full of laughter and grace… πŸ™‚

Brittany - Happy Birthday!! May you feel loved and celebrated today!

Danielle H. - Happy birthday!!!

Jennifer - Happy, Happy birthday, Meg! Hope you have a wonderful day.

Ashlyn@Pinecone - Happy Birthday!! Old? No I don’t think so!…I’m on my way to 46…that does sound old πŸ™

Jennifer Henry - Happy Birthday Meg!!! It sounds like you had the perfect day!! It was so great to finally get to meet you on Wednesday. We are so looking forward to seeing our pictures!!!

Maria - Happiest Birthday Wishes, Meg!

jen - HAPPY BIRTHDAY Meg! Hope your day is filled with AWESOME~NESS…

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oh baby

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does it get better than this????

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elizabeth was 6 days old.
and perfect.

and so loved.

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i am off to california!!!
i typing this from the denver airport.
woo-hoo. 

Danae - Sooo lovely

Heidi Jo the Artist - Super sweet, love these. I can’t believe my baby boy just turned 8 months yesterday, crazy.

ana {bluebirdkisses} - These pictures are just beautiful. So so precious. I can’t help but think back to when baby J was a newborn. I miss those days {just a little bit}.

jennifer - i can’t tell you how much i love that last picture. i will have to be making some decorations like that. i was too exhausted to take any pictures of my little when he was born, so i am trying to make a point to come up with a backdrop (much like yours) and take a picture there monthly so i can document his growing!
love it. oh and i am giving away from free printable baby tags on my blog, be sure to stop by!
jenn

Carla V. - Oh how darling! It makes my uterus ache… πŸ™

Karyn - That baby is ADORABLE! But seriously…4 whole days without a Meg fix!!! Hope you’re having fun in California. :o)

Heather - Hooray! I found your blog. easy peasy – just googled “meg whatever” I love the google.
Ok, so I totally lied. After seeing all the rainbow stuff on your blog I realized that I have been here. Anyway, You were great last night at Blog Sugar and was really delighted to meet you. I appreciate how REAL you are, both on your blog and in person – sometimes the two aren’t the same, you know? Thanks again for a great keynote. Enjoy your day!

Rosa Contreras - So cute.. the last picture is amazing!!!! love your blog…

Liz - Enjoyed your talk. Glad you were at Blogsugar. It was nice meeting you!

Rach - It’s a little late, but welcome back to Cali. Hope you have a wonderful visit!!

kat @ Pretty in Pink and Green - What a cutie-pie! She looks exactly like my little Livie-Loo did at that age! Precious!

ViVO Candles - Baby fever coming on…uh oh!

Joyce - gorgeous baby- oh and i love those glitter shoes from the previous post!

Annette - love the last one with the colorful banners and quilt!

Wendy - pure love

se7en - Oh wonderful… sigh… you are killing me with baby love!!! Love her in the bunting!!! Sweet, sweet, sweet!!!

Karen - Are you kidding me?! I was AT the Denver Airport at the same time you were! Would have loved to meet you! Oh well….another time. Have a great time in CA!

melanie - Denver airport? Dang! I would have come to see you at DIA πŸ™‚ hope you have a great trip. And those photos? omg. now i wanna make babies with someone. squee!

Lela Pohlmann - OH…that baby is beautiful! I love your baby photography! I so wish it would have been around when mg kiddos were little!

Rachel - Oh my she is beautiful! Good thing my husband is in another state tonight, seeing her makes me want a third! Amazing photos Meg πŸ™‚

Mary Elizabeth - That’s my girl πŸ™‚ so pretty. Can’t wait to see the full set

Melissa - i love the picture with the bunting…so cute!

Tracy Fisher - Makes me want more kids! But after having a hard time just getting up at 6am for high school, I decided it might be a better idea to wait to become a grandma..haha.
Have fun on your trip.
tracy fisher

Katie - I love the bright pink picture and also the chippy white paint, flag and pillow picture. That is my style!

Tiffany - i want to steal a snuggle. 6 days old, she still has that new baby smell. mmmmmmmm. she’s beautiful.

Jennifer - So, back to fashion! Are you wearing those sparly heels with the skinny jeans during your speech? What top? You are going to be hecka cute!!

Kate @ Songs Kate Sang - Oh Meg… these are great! Love them. Have a safe flight! Hugs to you.

CarrieBeth - beautiful pictures! i have a one month old, are you jealous? haha

Simply Lanny - I could eat her up ! great pic’s once again πŸ™‚

Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails - Fly safely! Im leaving in a few hours. Detroit will be my connecting flight to LAX.
Cant wait!

Nikki - Ugh!!! I miss this painfully. It’s just not fair that they are that little such a short time. My big girl will be a year in a few weeks. She’s so much fun but I’d sure like to snuggle a tiny head again. Doesn’t help that she’s our last!
These pictures are gorgeous. What a treasure !!

leonieke - ooo,….i want one,.
i want them to stay this way for years!
beautifull pictures!
did you keep the baby? πŸ™‚

Kristin - beautiful pictures! love the last one the most. have fun at blog sugar!

Jenna@CallHerHappy - I just love the third pic! I wish you could photograph my little bean! Maybe next time you’re in MI πŸ™‚
Jenna
callherhappy.com

Alicia @ La Famille - adorable!! she looks so snuggly. have fun, ms. meg!!!

seriouslysassymama - I love your use of color and pattern. What a happy soul> Have a safe trip.

Lisa - You go girl!!! Have a great time!!!

tiffany m gardner - beautiful. have fun. be blessed.

Kristy - i don’t think it does get better then that. a new baby, nothing like it. simply wonderful.
so looking forward to hearing you πŸ™‚ it’s going to be a good weekend πŸ™‚

amy - oh my…the little fuzzy baby face just slays me. one of my babies had this little peach fuzz face and it is the main memory i have of his baby days. beautiful photos. i’m sure you made her mama sooo happy with these memories!

Kerry - oh my gosh what an awesomely GORGEOUS baby!!!!!!! and the pics are just divine Meg. Have fun in Cali! xxx

BriBedell - Ahh I love me some babies!! Good thing I’ve got one in the belly! Can you just come to Michigan in March when I have it and take pictures…seriously love these!! Oh and love Elizabeth! I’ve got one of my own πŸ™‚

stevie - awesome pics. i should really stop looking at baby pics because it only makes me a little sad that, that phase of my life has closed and it’s way too early to get excited for grandbabies. πŸ™

Sarah - Perfect pics! I loooove the bunting!

happygirl - LOVE the B&W. Precious.

Kimberly Dial - Precious pics … Miss Elizabeth is gorgeous. Have a safe journey my friend … enjoy!

Han - Those pictures are adorable! Have a fab time πŸ™‚

Amber - Oh my….baby fever!!! I LOVE the patchwork pillow in the last pic….did you make or can I get me one πŸ™‚

Taryn - Emailed Kimberlee this morning….have a fantastic time!!!! Will be thinking of you both and lifting you up in prayer as you walk in the Spirit! Love you guys!

Terrie - The only way it could get any better is if it was my new grandbaby!! I’m so super excited!! Where did you get the gauzy-like fabric? Love that!
Have a super time in Cali! Wish I were in your suitcase!

sharon young - beautiful pictures!

Penny - Beautiful! You are very talented. Almost makes me want another. πŸ™‚ Have a great time this weekend.

Sharla - Love the last banner one!

Kimberly - Nope, not much better than that!

Wendy - Have a wonderful time! πŸ™‚ Love the baby pics. You are so talented!

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star winner…..or TWO?!

 

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how cute are these boys?


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happy weekend to you.
i am sewing.
and sewing.
and organizing.
and glueing.
and sewing.
and shopping.
and not sleeping.

and my husband is taking me on a hot date tonight because
it’s our 17th anniversary.

woo-hoo.

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Nicole - Happy Anniversary and congrats to the winners!!

Doris - Happy anniversary!
my husband and me celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary in July.

Jessica Johnson - happy anniversary! we celebrate 12 years on the 11th. september is a great month to get married! have a fun date! πŸ™‚

Gray - Happy Anniversary to you both! We’re celebrating our 5th anniverary this weekend. My parents have the kids, so we’re having a fabulous time just being by ourselves!

Dawn - What a busy weekend. Happy Anniversary.

brooke - Congrats to you both πŸ™‚

Julie - Happy Anniversary Meg!!!
Can’t wait to see and hear all the details from Craft Weekend after it’s over! Sounds like a great time!

Kerry - Happy Anniversary Duerksens! Hope you had a HOT date.
Those lads hair is just tooooooo gorgeous!!
xxx

Shaina Brown - Happy, Happy Anniversary! We just got home from celebrating my parents 40th anniversary and my lil’ guys 3rd birthday! Happy Celebrating!

Michelle Torres - Happy Anniversary!!!!!!Hope you had a Awesome time celebrating!!!!!!!!!

heather - happy anniversary to you and your hubs!
17 years of awesome. πŸ™‚

happygirl - happy anniversary, 17 years, wow. my husband and I always say the first 25 years are the toughest. You guys ROCK.

Kimberly Dial - Happy 17th anniversary! Enjoy your date night! πŸ™‚

Kimberly Dial - Happy 17th anniversary! Enjoy your date night! πŸ™‚

Maria - Happy Anniversary…we celebrate our 14th next month…have fun!

Lori Austin - Happy date night for your 17 years. Enjoy!!

Angela Storm - Happy Anniversary! My husband and I are celebrating our first!

Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails - Happy Anniversary Mr. & Mrs. Deurksen!:) Wishing you many, many more.

Southern Gal - Congratulations to the winners!
And happy anniversary to you two.

Tiffany - Happy Anniversary, yay!!!!!!!! for HOT dates. Extra points for steamy, enjoy enjoy enjoy!

se7en - Wonderful!!! Happy Anniversary!!! It goes so fast!!! Wishing you many many and then some more!!!

Katy @ Live Laugh Love Craft - Those boys are SO cute. I am such a sucker for curly hair. Both of my girls have it and it makes me melt. πŸ™‚ Have fun on your date and congrats to you and Craig on 17 years!! You rock!

Jennifer - Those boys are too cute! Happy Anniversary to you and your husband! Congratulations! πŸ™‚

Christie - it must of been a good day to get married…it’s my 5 year anniversary….Happy anniversary everyone!!

Karen Gerstenberger - Happy Anniversary to you & Craig!

Terrie G - Today is your anniversary?? Mine too!! 28 years…crap I’m old! Darn it all anyway!
Happy Celebrating!!
Happy 17th – We’ll toast you!
Hugs! Terrie

sue - 17 yrs. Cool Its going to take you a while to catch up to me 33yrs. Have fun tonight.

Shannon - Wow 17 years awesome!

Melissa - happy anniversary!
those boys all have amazing hair!!!!

Sandy - Happy Anniversary. I never tire of your love story.

Holly - happy anniversary!

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utah was amazeballs.

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out of the 18 of us….there was one PC…everyone else had a MAC.  :)

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auwww….walking to the ski lift.

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my buddy crystal from the workshop in san diego.
pretty hair.
cute shirt! 

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sandy….crazy.  :)

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lisa was my roomie.
she takes rad pictures.

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kelley was also at the san diego workshop!
and she had mirror glasses…my favorite.

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i gave wendy my camera and asked her to take some head shots for me.
you will be seeing these for a year now.
she is goooooood.
i love them. 

HA!
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note to self:
never go to the top of a mountain without cute red beads on…..you never know where your new head shot will be waiting for you.
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IMG_4531-1the happy couple again. 

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the mosquitos were bad.
kim was being smart.
and it was cold.
i was wearing a big puffy red coat that wendy had in her car.
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shooting the couple in the canoe….

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getting ready to take pics of a newborn baby….

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wendy the baby whisperer/disco dancer.
she had her hair twisted the night before & it was a huge afro the next day, which was what she was hoping for.
the coolest hair ever.

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one of my baby shots…..his name was denver.

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more teaching time before we left for our second and third shoots.

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the third shoot had farm animals!

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so much fun.

the second shoot is not shown here yet.
it was the most fun i have had in years.
i can't wait to show you.

i made it home easily…….happy to see my family.
ready to go NUTS on craft weekend prep.
it's ON.

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jennyonthespot - Amazeballs. Do you know how very much I love you?

Kelley - total awesomeness all weekend long. so glad you were there. LOVE your shot of the boy and the goat. wendy rocked your headshots. so perfect!

Kelly - fun about the mac preponderance. now I’m curious about the cameras. My husband and I shoot with Pentax but the Canon and Nikon people definitely seemed to be much more in abundance on our recent trip to Chicago. Kelly

honeybeemama - how fun! i will never be a true photographer, but i’m addicted to the work of others! and now…i need to go find my necklace for the day. who knows who will be taking my picture!!

danielle burkleo - jealous and those headshots are amazeballs too.

happygirl - This looked like a wonderful time. And you learned so much. I love my mac. I can’t go back to pc, no way.

brittany - Wow these are beautiful what kind of camera and lens are you using?

karen - awesome pics meg!! you are getting soooooo good!!

Kimberlee - Any place that has canoes and smoked cheese is fine by me. πŸ˜‰

cam - cool pics chick. sorry i missed it.
nice (red) balls.
(had to say it)
ciao,
cam

Jess - Glad you had fun Megan! Love the new pictures that Wendy took of you. πŸ™‚

Mindy Harris - meg you are gorgeous in those headshots. i think they really capture the “essence of meg” although i have only come into contact with you 3 times and if i sound like a groupie then i guess i am. they are just cute cute cute pics of you that tell us: “i may be famous but i am approachable. i have normal days too!”xoxxo!

Southern Gal - Is that a lens cap in Sandy’s pocket? I do that all the time.
And Wendy’s hair? I fight my hair everyday so it won’t look fuzzy, curly. Hmm. Maybe I should just let it go? Nah.
Looks like you all had fun.

Jennifer - I LOVE!!!! baby Denver, what a cutie!! and your headshots are AWESOME, of course, NEVER go to the mountains without smoking hot jewelry! note to self!

Kate @ Songs Kate Sang - Oh, great pictures! Those are awesomesauce!

jen @ tatertots and jello - Oh man, if I had known you were in town I totally would have stalked you down LOL. Glad you had a good trip!
xoxo
Jen

Sarah @ Redhead in Ruffled Flats - Awesome photos! It sounds like you had a blast! Can’t wait to see the other photo shoot!

Kerry - oh my WORD meg, those pics are too awesome.. I love the one of the baby being prepped, I always wanted to see how that was done and then the RESULT is just STUNNING! go You! And those beads…. oh man, what an awesome head shot. xx

melissa*320 sycamore - LOVE the new profile pic! Looks like so much fun πŸ™‚

Terrie G - Great pictures!! I can do flowers…not sure how well I would do with people! πŸ™‚

Jen - I LOVE that you have been sharing about your trip! I hope to go to something like this in the future…so much learning. Ohhh, and next time I am hiking in the mountains I will definitely be caring some cool, colorful beads to throw on! πŸ™‚ Fabulous!!

Dee Stephens - WOW! that is amazing! I love Utah!

lorelei - there is nothing better than a baby on a plate. πŸ™‚

emily anderson - man, i’m so jealous about craft weekend. i want to go BAD.

Jenna - What a wonderful trip you had! I’m actually really interested in Wendy’s hair…go figure! Wonderful pics, Meg!
Jenna
momofmanyhats.blogspot.com

Amanda Evans - Very cute Meg πŸ™‚

Jennifer - All the pictures so amazing! I wish I had been the mother of that baby and gotten everyone’s different pictures…so cool!

MichelleB - Looks like an amazing time! I love the pictures of people taking pictures πŸ˜‰ What a great opportunity! I really should do something like this and learn how to take better pictures! Of course I always think your pictures are amazing πŸ˜‰

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friday in utah…..

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after a morning of camera talk….good stuff….we went on an adventure.
we rode a ski lift up to the top of the mountain (i think we were in deer valley…) and took pictures.

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hysterical isn't it???

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wendy is rad.

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i call this "meg in the mountains"
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tyler and wendy rented a canoe for our mountain photo session….it was a wild ride up to the lake.
and when we got up there….MOOSE!
whoa.
so cool.
don't see that in kansas!

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this was our destination……….

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anna and dave have been married for three weeks.
they were GREAT sports…13 photographers shouting out "look here!"  "touch his arm!"  "KISS!"

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and just for fun i thought you'd like to see a little behind-the-scenes….
HA.

i am having an AWESOME time.

for real.

surrounded by super sweet photographers who want to learn like me is such a cool place to be. 

and this house is crazy amazing!
i feel spoiled.
big time.

more to come…….

 

tiffany m gardner - ok…miss meg…where did those red beads come from? I have been looking for some forever! looks like so much fun…i am a photographer and your work inspires me! way to go!!

Melissa - What program do you use for editing? How do you get the dark-ish edges that seem to make your subject “pop”???

AshleyAnn - Meg…these are gorgeous. You inspire me to challenge myself to grow as a photographer…Blue Lily one day?

Gretchen P - Moose are amazing! I had a mother and calf follow me while I was backpacking in the Grand Tetons. Very cool! Sounds like you are having an amazing time!!

Mindy Harris - what a neat opportunity, meg. thanks for helping us feel like we’re there. i like your “meg in utah” pic. you are adorable.

Sally - That is a beautiful place! Thanks so much for sharing such an amazing weekend with us. I can’t wait to see more of your pictures πŸ™‚

Gemma - Yay for being nosey…I love it!
Gemma x

Kerry - wow, it looks like a beautiful place! love the Meg in the mountains shot, your necklace is gorgeous!

Kimberly Dial - Utah sure is a beautiful place! You, my friend, are what my oldest granddaughter calls an “Adventure girl”! … glad you’re having a good time! Enjoy!

Kimberly Dial - Utah sure is a beautiful place! You, my friend, are what my oldest granddaughter calls an “Adventure girl”! … glad you’re having a good time! Enjoy!

lacey - thank you so much for posting pics of Utah. I grew up there. I miss it so much. My family is still there. I haven’t been home for almost two years seeing your pictures made me feel right at home! I needed that thanks.

Kate @ Songs Kate Sang - Yay! Meg in Utah! So fun!

Valerie - Weird engagement photos is RIGHT! I admire people for stepping outside of the box…but that is a BIG step!
I love your outfits! You always inspire me on things to wear! Great blog!

Nicole Q. - I’m crazy jealous about your location . . . every where you turn in Utah you see a pictureperfect landscape to shoot pics of. Deer Valley is beautiful. How i miss that state!! So glad you are enjoying it.

Leah - So beautiful! I adopted one of those photos as my desktop background photo.

Rachael - I am so jealous but glad you are having a good time!

Katy @ Live Laugh Love Craft - Hello Meg in the mountains. Glad you’re having a great time! πŸ™‚ Beautiful pictures, as alwasy!!

Jamie Smith - I am jealous of you.. had Blue Lily do our photos and just got them back this week. I LOVE THEM. I am saving my pennies to go to a GO PRO in 2012. And from your pics (both times you have hung with them) I am so staying in the party house.

Doris - I’m so glad you’re having a great time!

Ruth H. - Aww, you are making me so homesick! I grew up in the Utah mountains, seeing stuff like that in my backyard, practically. (Moose, elk, deer, coyotes…) Now I am living in the flat midwest. Love the trees, but miss the mountains! Enjoy that cool mountain air for me.

Peggy rice - I do believe team blue Lilly are the coolest people I’ve ever met. Tell them bonjour from the Rice’s in Paris!!!

Tanya H - ah, you’re killin’ me. I live an hour away. LOL!

Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails - When we did our tour of New England a couple months back, we were on constant lookout for Moose. There are signs on the highways everywhere(so different from New York State where the worst you have to watch out for are deer or cow crossings(or of course snow mobiles, hah!). LOVE that you actually saw some!
Im so glad to hear youre having a wonderful time!

Ali - Mooooooose!

Kirsten P - Great photos of beautiful places! I especially love the birch trees in the ski lift photo – remind me of northern Minnesota and Michigan.

Terrie G - What gorgeous scenery!
I like ‘Meg in the Mountains’!
Moosen! – Have you ever heard Brian Regan’s bit on that? My son do him is even funnier!
Have fun & learn lots!!

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