Category Archives: Uncategorized we raked and raked today, clearing the flower beds and the lawn.
there was (is) a mountain of leaves in our driveway…perfect for jumping in.
i guess annie got too hot and stripped down to her tank top?
meanwhile the rest of us had on coats and gloves…
she's a big goofball.
she just turned one year old. and she was busy busy busy….a very quick crawler.
      when cars would drive by she'd wave…it was so funny.
she like a little star waving to her fans.
 little stinker…over half the pictures had her eyes like this…a happy squint.
at least you can tell she's really happy!
we had to work to get her to show those bright blue beautiful eyes.
 diana…it was very fun getting together, annie loved playing at kierra's house.
let's get them together again soon.
brynlee is such a sweetheart.
i bet she took a good nap after i left….we made her work. it. out.
thanks again for asking me.
jon…are you ready for your close-up?
Absolutely a beautiful little girl with gorgeous eyes! Great pictures as usual, Meg! what a doll. she is a very happy baby. great photos meg!! I love your blog–you are so real! I love your photographs too–very cute and also very real. aren’t you sweet……..you’re one of my favs too. I am soooo blessed to get to see this little precious girl Monday thru Friday! Meg, I am so sad it has taken me this long to comment on your blog! I have been so busy lately, and trying to take care of sick kids, start up an etsy, and just LIVE! FORGIVE ME! She is so cute! I love your pictures! Especially the one where she waves at the cars! She is just too cute for her own good!!! Love the pictures…you wanted her to open her eyes more so we could see the ‘blue’ which shows up in the first pic but I lOVE her squinty eye smile!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! super cute. I love your black and whitew. i have 2 kiddos with squinty grins…and such sweet pics! she is precious! Oh my word what a cutie! Love the stripes and polka dots! Isn’t it just a cryin’ shame there were no girls in my plan?? boo hoo. (I do love my boys 😉 Is it me or does that child look very…. waving at all her fans… she is too cute! these are so cute.. love the last picture.. how did you do that? Looks vintage or poloraidish!!! What a precious little girl! I love all the squinty smiles!! What a cutie she is! I love her squinty eyes when she smiles! I just want to gobble her up!! Great pics! it's taken me all week to write this because part of me wishes i could forget. it was the trip to end all trips.
(it's a long story but if you read it all you will be laughing (or crying) with me.)
there are pictures at the end…i promise.
*********************************************************************************************** we went to my parents' this past weekend for an early Thanksgiving.
My grandma needed her car there also so she rode with me and craig drove her car.
20 minutes later than scheduled we wrangled everyone into the 2 vehicles.
all the girls (me, my girls, my grandma) in my Suburban.
craig and the boys in grandma's car.
oh yes…and waffle in the kennel in the back with me.
craig and i both get out of our cars twice to run back inside for forgotten things.
we pull out of the driveway…finally.
craig is leading.
we get to the last gas station at the edge of town.
craig pulls over…needs to fix sean's seat belt.
annie says "i have to go to the bath-frroom"
i park and take her inside the lovely gas station bathroom. talby shows up too.
ok…on the road again. 30 minutes late.
grandma and i chit chat while being constantly interrupted by annie.
constantly!
craig hits his brakes. i look for deer.
he comes to a stop and pulls over….i almost hit him from the back.
his back door flies open and we get a side view of scott's projectile vomit.
i am shocked.
and of course…like i always do at inappropriate times…i start to laugh.
bad mother.
craig throws his hand up, smiles and shouts "first puke of the day!"
(when someone spills at dinner we (try to) say "first spill of the day!" instead of yell)
i get out and help craig clean things up…as best we can.
the wind was so strong everything was blowing around.
scott changed his clothes and calmed down.
i gave craig my package of baby wipes…just in case.
sean announced "i'm going in mom's car!"
we get back on the road.
veggie tales is crankin' and grandma and i are talking again.
about 10 minutes has gone by…
i smell something.
i ask sean to look at the dog….and oh yes…
he has pooped in his kennel and is sliding around in it.
i call craig's cell & he says "i'm going to the station up the road…i'll meet you there."
i am on my own…in the wind…with the poop.
i pulled out his rug and blanket and toss it in the ditch.
goodbye forever winnie the pooh sleeping bag.
lauren is supposed to have waffle and she lets go…
now we have a dog running in the ditch of the highway,
a nicely dressed woman in leopard shoes cleaning up dog poop with notebook paper
and 3 kids shouting "ewwwwwwwww!!!!"
i get it semi-clean and we get back in….
sean announces "i wish i was with Dad now"
and talby shouts "first POOP of the day!"
we meet back up with craig and get the wipes back!
i think for the first time grandma was happy she'd lost her sense of smell.
lauren is dousing our car with her pineapple perfume and it's even worse than before.
i had to just put my nose into my shirt.
we drove onto lawrence (another 1.5 hours) with no more problems.
miraculously.
it felt like a never ending candid camera episode.
i told my grandma "i dare you to have that much fun on your way home!"
aren't you glad i had no pictures to go with that story?
here are some sweet pictures after all the insanity ended.
 my mom put on a big spread for 20+ family members.
it was all very yummy.
my cousin came with husband and children all the way from minnesota.
that is so nice of them to make the trip. i love spending time with them!
 the kids made glove turkeys…very cute.
aren't annie's twin cousins just as cute as can be?
she sure loved h
aving TWO four year olds to play with.
grandma turned 91 this week and talby helped her blow our her candles.
thank you for hosting mom and dad. my uncles, my father, my husband, my sons, my brother-in-law, my cousin dave….all the men were here also but for some reason there are only girls in these pictures? i guess i should have gone in by the football…. I was just searching through old emails for an address that I needed and came across this link that I sent to my mom. I HAD to read it again. That is, quite possibly, the funniest story I have ever heard. I remember laughing so hard the first time I read it, and the second, and the third… i just met your blog today… i’m loving it! thank you for this wonderful laugh… and the tip on not yelling:) i have four boys and this post made me feel not alone in the occasional chaos. Megan you crack me up…isn’t life one big crazy adventure???? I’m sorry, but I did laugh. Sadly I can totally see myself in your shoes. Oh I had to come out of lurkdom to say you tell the best stories, but that one, that one takes the cake. If I’d have been driving the poopy car, I’d have been the “second puke of the day!” I can’t tolerate dog doo. Simply not. Lol. Even in leopard shoes. I’m laughing with you. I don’t know what was best, you laughing at the sideways vomit (I would too), Talby’s ‘first poop pf the day!’, or the alliterate pineapple perfume making everything worse. At least you can laugh at it right? Makes things so much better. I hope I remember to laugh next weekend. This story is hillarious! You have a great attitude about lifes little messes! OMG! That’s so funny…yet not! 🙂 Talby’s “first poop of the day!” cracked me up! I wasn’t expecting that. Although I can’t say that I was expecting anything that happened on your way to Thanksgiving. Thanks for sharing and letting us laugh with you. We love you. (Remember National Lampoon’s Vacation and other movies???….ha ha) That is quite an entertaining story.LOL I think most of us can relate to those kind of stories because when you have kids and pets it is bound to happen. Looks like you got it from both ends though(grin) pun intended and yet still kept your sense of humor. I’m sure it was fun telling the story at the dinner table with your family, those are the best stories and only get better with time. thank you for helping me laugh out loud today!!! my favorite line: i am on my own…in the wind…with the poop. you are super-mom!!!!! oh goodness. i laughed and cried with you on that one! wow, what a great memory though! and sounds like you had a lovely evening after all so all of what it took to get there was worth it in the end. i laugh at inappropriate times too! can’t help it, keeps me from crying i guess. Ha. Ha. Only funny when it’s someone else’s story!!!! oh meg…my favorite neighbor! 🙂 love your stories as always! 🙂 watch your mail box!! 😉 no. way. hi meg !!! that has got to be the funniest story i have ever read !!!! i was laughting sooo hard !!! sounds like my life sometimes , like is this for real ?!!! LOL!!!! anyways thanks so much for leaving a sweet comment on my blog – your in my giveaway !!! yep, you’re right i am laughing. that sounds like it should have been an episode on some sitcom. the deserts looks wonderful. happy birthday grandma! that HAS to be the best story i’ve EVER heard! I love that this was all done in leopard shoes! You’re all class Meg. Has the smell come out of the car yet? I think this calls for one of my favourite movie quotes: “There’s a smell in here that’s going to outlast religion”. I laughed until I cried; sorry. I too laugh at inappropriate times…. Next time you can give the dog benedryl or dramamine….check with your vet but we were able to give that to our last dog. Oh My!!! Sounds like the holiday trips we take. We general stay with my BIL and SIL. They are saints becuase I swear we have an average of 3 out of 4 trips one of my children throws up at their house. I have no idea but my kids get sick whenever we travel home. And I thought it was bad that Marley threw up on our last trip. Luckily we were only 5 minutes from our destination. 🙂 And… my dad gave us some pills for the ride home. I don’t think they make pills for Waffle’s problem. Oh. My. Goodness. I laughed like crazy at this! Sometimes doesn’t your life just feel like a sitcom!?!?! oh my! I’m so sorry! wow. that is by far the funniest thing i have read in a long time. and yes, i laughed as well when you mentioned your son puking out the car door…..oh well. beautiful ending to an interesting start to your day! we have trips like this way to much! we did the vomit thing only a few weeks ago…yikes!!! and the dog…i kinda hate our dog anyway, but the poooo is, well, poo. I can so relate to this story. I have a post about my dog Maggie on my blog and it sounds very familiar. I decided to take my poor neglected dog with me to Starbucks for a ride and she started pooping in the front seat….I was trying to balance my coffee, shift my car, pull napkins out of my glove box, and catch poop as it was falling out of her…ahem, well you know! Then she freaked out, stepped in it and jumped in the back seat! I can totally relate! I held up to the vomit story & then lost it. Only because I was just there a month ago with my own child, puking in the backseat with a 2 second warning, one lane country lake road, about an hour from town. Oh yeah! I bet you can’t top that trip to Lawrence – I appreciate that you still come! It seems like there is always some sort of adventure. I was holding it all in until I got to the dog running in the ditch and the woman in leopard shoes, and I lost it and laughed uncontrollably out loud. Seriously I am sitting here at my desk laughing. You need your own reality tv show. Funny thing is that sounds like many of our road trips. What a terrific story — well told. I know it couldn’t have been fun to live it, but it’s realllly fun to hear about it afterwards! Great pictures, as usual. Only you! PLEASE, PLEASE never let this happen to me! I like you so much! Your Grandma is beautiful! She reminds me of mine, they both look so classy and sweet! Hahaha!! I’m only surprised that it was your family and not mine. OHHHHH!!! I am CRACKING. UP. I can just see it. Gotta love traveling with kids….and dogs 🙂 Looks like it was alllll worth it 🙂 Ok I almost spit my drink out! I was picturing you running on the side of the road all decked out running after waffle with a poopy piece of paper in your hand. Good morning, Meg! Thank you SO MUCH for making my morning so much better today! LOL I woke up feeling yucky this morning and was here at the office trying to drink some coffee and feel somewhat better to proceed with my day and actually be productive. But thanks to your story (with the hilarious graphics and pictures in my head of all of these things transpiring) I have officially “perked” up and feel that I can get my day on track now! HA! Hilarious! I love the cleaning of poop with notebook paper! A classic mom move! Ahhh yes Meg. The ‘sliding in poop’ dog/crate occurance is not unknown in our little family. You have my sympathies. 🙂 Wow that was some trip , we can laugh from a distance huh! oh you poor thing, hey I warned you about adding a dog to the mix , you are officially the super woman , I am still ready to send you my two dogs. Oh. My. Goodness. That is the grossest and funniest thing I have heard ALL day. (its 8:00 am and I have two small boys so give me time) I am SO sorry! I cannot even imagine trying to keep sane amidst chaos such as that. And you managed to save your shoes in the process! I have always wanted leopard shoes. With heels. Instead I wear knock off ugg slip ons. You are a hero. OH gosh! what a story, at least you can joke about it now and look at it this way… it’s a great story to tell the kids when they get older! Great memories! lol. I love your wonderful stories…. lol….I think I would have gone crazy by now! lol. Have a nice day! Tooooo Funny. Thank goodness there was no pictures with the story. ROFL!!! FUNNY, FUNNY STUFF. I have to say….we LOVE our dog to pieces but we have never traveled with him, you are a BRAVE/crazy women..lol I love it! Thanks for sharing that. I really needed that this morning.
he wasn't into me at all.
not in any way.
no way jose.
tears came bursting out right after this shot.
susan let's try again soon….on his terms.
maybe at your house?
or with your boys there to help him like me more.
he is still the cutest little guy….even with the lip.
Oh my goodness! He is absolutely adorable!! really, meg, this is the photo that everyone loves years later and no one gets. aww – what a cute picture that is though. The lip just makes him all the cuter. Adorable. That is absolutely the cutest. He is just not that into you. Bummer! ‘Cause he is a real cutie! AAWWWWW, the sad looks can be priceless when they are grown! We always get photos of the smiles and laughter! We need to record the pouts and fits too! Some of my favorite photos are my boys’ crying! I have one of my oldest after he climbed partly into his walker and was stuck and crying. I am such a BAD mom, I had to get my camera for a photo BEFORE I could rescue him! Oh my goodness… I’m a lip sticker outer lover!! Great photo!! ~Jill he is still very cute, even with the pouty face. that’s ok meg, i don’t think he likes me either….may have something to do with the purple hair and crazy outfit on halloween. when i have seen him smile though, it is the cutest thing EVER! J & K can get him super giggly, it’s just too cute. This sadness was felt. he is still the cutest little guy….ESPECIALLY with the lip. (and his curly hair!!) 🙂 I’ve seen that look and it breaks my heart. But when he smiles, you feel that your heart could burst. He is adorable. That is a timeless picture. Love it. Oma Try as we may… it was not happening that day. Okay Miss M, I hope you won’t wearing that wig! LOL… that makes me cry… hysterical…and what can you do except pinch those cheeks and let his mamma make him happy. poor little dude. the lip is priceless! I love it! And even though he’s not smiling, something tells me Susan will love this picture, too. Those curls… he fits into their family perfectly! 🙂 okay that is the cutest little boy ever!!!!! That pouty lip photo is so adorable. What a cute little boy! aww 🙂 Awww…. what a face!!!! very cute pouty lip! His best face comes when he’s snuggling into his mommy’s neck. I’ve seen it so many times and my heart melts! Bless his heart! He is adorable! The pouty lip makes the picture! Oh no….that lip and you can see the water in his eyes! It’s not you I am sure it was the camera! annie and i ran some errands yesterday but ended up at the thrift shop.  i always grab vintage christmas ornaments when i find them.
i love how the finish is all crackle-y and gone in some parts.
pink is always a big find that makes me happy.
then on our way out we spotted this in the window display.
 we had to have it.
as we paid the $3 i said "look…i bet your pet shops will fit inside there."
 talby was so excited about it when she got home from school.
it is such a cozy little box all lined in pink velvet and satin.
she doesn't even realize there had been a mirror inside before.
it even has a shallow drawer at the bottom for other teeny tiny pieces.
and it's so much cuter than the big plastic turquoise tackle box thing i almost bought
for the same purpose at target for $19.99.
big smiles around here yesterday.
My mom had a jewelry box just like that one in the 60’s. It’s so nice to see one like it being used for a little girl’s treasures. I love to come here-your blog that is. Is is so refreshing. i am in love with old ornaments too. just got some new/old ones from my mom this week. yeah! Awesome finds. And 3 bucks for that lovely little box, super deal. Hi Meg, Thanks for replying. Yes, that’s my situation. I just got a mac, too. I was trying to reduce a 12″x12″ to a smaller size and guess I will have to go for the photoshop type program. PERFECT for those pet shop critters! if i could just get my girls to PUT THEM BACK where they BELONG! 🙂 I always buy the old ornaments too! Love them when they are cracked like that. Aww Meg – I had a bunch of old ornament balls and I think I gave them away last year. If I find them later next week ….I will send them down the street. I enjoy boxes of such to put things in – they are all over upstairs with stuff. great finds. the little jewelry box is perfect for the girls. love the vintage ornaments. i have started picking those up as well. they are so pretty. I Love the Pink Shiny Old Ornaments I feel the same way about the finish. I love all my mom and dads old ones, they feel so “authentic” and “old school” and it just makes me smile. My art show is this week and I wish you could come set up my jewelry table and make it look super cool! you are awesome Meg! i wish we lived closer together. i know we’d be “real life” friends! : ) although we’d probably go junking together and fight over the same treasures : ) Love all of the pink. Such cute ornaments and a fabulous little box. Love it! Your blog is just great and your photography is super. I am just getting started with the photo’s and after seeing yours, I think I need a class or two at least. Great finds! Love them both. I have a couple boxes of those in red & silver, I don’t think I have seen a box in all pink! That is a great score! great finds!!! That box is great! Each year, my mom buys me a vintage (generally really fun 1950s) ornament. So that when I have my own place someday my tree won’t be empty. I agree, older ornaments are works of art! Wonderful finds! I often wish I now had some of my Granny’s old ornaments–glass balls that looked tarnished, old brush trees, cardboard glittered churches etc. I always helped both of my grandmothers put up their trees until I was grown and didn’t have time! What fabulous finds!! Love them both!! dang cute. I once had a Shabby Chic designed Christmas tree. That was before I had kids. Everything was delicate and beautiful. And pink. And baby blue. And white. And I miss it a lot. I have one almost exactly like that sitting in my closet right this very second 🙂 It belonged to Brian’s mom…and although I don’t put my pet shoppe stuff in it…I do love it so very much 🙂 LOVE the pink ornaments!!…my fav by far! Aw!! That is EXACTLY like my Grandma’s jewelry box. 😀 What a great find…and a great place to store those tiny toys. I pick them up all the time around my house and was just thinking last night I need a little box to put them in! Perfect! I love it. Well done for 3$. I love when things have it’s place. hey! What an idea! Yay for that! My grandma gave me a little box just like that when I was little! Memories!! Also – those ornaments remind me of a roommate I had in college that brought antique ornaments to hang in our dorm…freshman year! Was she crazy?! Some of the boy actually filled them with water as a prank…needless to say I think she learned that antiques don’t belong in a freshman dorm!! hehehe What a great use for that old jewelry box! I still remember an old suitcase my mom gave me to keep my Barbies in, I wonder what happened to that old thing? meg-my grandma had one just like it–i may have to dig it up so my little girl can play with it again. brilliant! That is just perfect! Maybe you could add a mirror in it? so cute! wish i’d had one when my girls were little. wish i still had a girl that was little! enjoy, meg-great pics as always-
i am trying to get the craft room cleaned to get some counter space cleared.
i was going through my boxes of craft supplies from my great aunt.
it's mostly organized by color and everything is in old pill bottles….i love that.
  my new favorite pandora station is Adele. (just type in Adele…after you register) fun music and mostly all clean…..groovin' while i am blogging or cooking. my new jammie pants from target (of course) are making me happy today.
 they match my lampshade and curtains on the armoire in the playroom.
don't you try to match your furniture?
 are you feeling christmas pressure already like me?
are you talking about black friday at your house?
did you start your christmas shopping?
wal-mart started playing christmas music on november 1st. 24 hours a day till january.
our local pop station already switched to all christmas music.
it's all just so weird to me.
how much time do we really need to shop for gifts?
how much can one person buy?!
whatever.
  i am still going to acknowledge november.
and all it has to offer…turkeys and leaves and crisp cool days.
just trying not to rush through the year you know?
we should make our thankful chain again.
 have I mentioned lately that your blog is my favorite? I must go to Target. Now. Love those. And I want your curtains. I want to live at your house! 🙂 BFF can come live with you right? Yes, I think they can. toooo fast this year! we’ll get back from TX and it will be rush… rush… rush… it’s DECEMBER! breathe! prettiness all around! Hello I loove your blog page,its so colorful and fun to visit! Keep up the good work! smile! I love the shirts you make for your girls. They are so super cute! I loved the ones with their ages on them for their birthdays. I love the shirts you make for your girls. They are so super cute! I loved the ones with their ages on them for their birthdays. i caved to the christmas pressure. your pj’s are cute – love target pj’s. that quite a treasure chest of goodies from your aunt. I’m with you on the Christmas shopping pressure! I am getting all handmade gifts for family this year; either by me or from online sources, like your friend Beki. I just bought the pajama pants yesterday. I LOVE them and can’t wait to wear them! When I saw those little bottle I knew they were old. My mom has tons in hr craft room. I am TOTALLY feeling the Christmas crunch. I was on bed rest for 2 weeks and am still “taking it easy” and figured this would be the perfect time to start our Christmas lists. I was ready to be ambitious and organized and get a jump on things and when I tired to start, the whole thing overwhelmed me. Maybe all the Christmas decorations at the local craft stores will help re-motivate me. Maybe I should just enjoy Thanksgiving first. 🙂 great post!!! MMMMM yummy! I love the sequins, beads and goodies in clear bottles. I inherited a similar collection from my Mom. I don’t start decorating for Christmas until after Thanksgiving! Adele is awesome! And I agree it seems it’s all about the shopping; Halloween over and let’s roll in the Christmas stuff…let us relish in Thanksgiving…being with family, laughing, having great food…great memories! have you ever thought about selling some of the things you make on etsy? Lovely post! And yes this year I have already started shopping in little bits. In fact I think that is going to be the theme for all my gifts this year – “little bits.” Love the jammies that match the curtain – too cute! wow, quite the collection!! Love the pillbox idea… have been thinking about downloading Adele… road trip coming up so it is a must on my list now! and WHATEVER to Christmas already is all I have to say! I am completely overwhelmed about the Christmas spending , where is that money going to come from I ask ? I so agree with you about not rushing through the year. I refuse to decorate for Christmas before December even gets here! Poor November doesn’t even stand a chance anymore! This has to be said: Reading your posts is the highlight of my day. Not only are you funny and real, but your pictures are always so fun! I love your photos. All of the colors and little containers of things. They make me feel happy. I love little boxes and containers. Great post Meg! I also feel a little sad about November, it’s kind of like the stepchild of the holiday season. LOVE the thankful paper chain idea! and as I am typing this, I am shamefully wearing reindeer pj bottoms…oh well! I discovered your blog this weekend and proceeded to spend WAY too much time reading it from beginning to end. Your beautiful photos and stories about everyday life captured my attention! I love your home and I’m feeling totally inspired to start a million projects (anything but the school work I should be doing!)Keep up the great work. I’ve been lurking for a few days and decided to finally say hello. Beautiful blog and I love your style of writing- your wonderful stream of consciousness. Hi Meg I know exactly how you feel. I think they cram all of the holidays together and Thanksgiving is getting lost in the shuffle. I don’t want to even think about Christmas until I am full and fat with Turkey!! I’m totally with you on that one Meg! I love Christmas but Im waiting till the day after thanksgiving to pull out the decorations. I still want to celebrate Thanksgiving for goodness sakes. P.S. Since I didn’t know how to edit my original post, I have to make another one – but I agree with you – let’s not rush November – I LOVE the family time on Turkey Day and all of the preparations, Macy’s Day Parade, etc… I did manage to get all 80 of my Christmas cards handmade over the last 2 weekends though, so I have decided to start “slowly” easing into Christmas on my end. :o) Love the beads, etc… in old pill bottles. I was thinking (before I finished reading) that you had a great idea and here I’ve been throwing all of my pill bottles away! LOL I think I will keep them from here on out and put my beads, etc. in them for scrapbooking! I can always use MORE organization – just ask my husband! HA! All those crafting supplies give me anxiety. I then think about my own crafting supplies and think to myself that I should be crafting more instead of letting them just sit collecting dust. kerry and i are in bible study together.
she is the one i sneak off to movies with in the middle of the afternoon on school days.
(ok…it was only once…but we should do it much more often kerry!)
she is training to be a midwife.
i would love to have another baby so she could deliver it….at home.
(what do you think craig? don't laugh like that….)
dan is the hero who showed up just in time to save me from insulating the attic!
i had never met her family until this day.
i left quite embarrassed for her meet mine.
her children were so polite and happy and they seemed like they really liked each other!
what's that like?
   they each have beautiful eyes…sparkley blue and green.
 for the older girls just mentioning high school musical or any boys names…big embarrassed smiles.
        kerry and dan….your family is just plain lovely.
your children were each so sweet and adorable.
the girls kissing on kenton? it was too cute….and he let them!
i loved it.
my kids are dying to come out to your farm and see a real dairy cow.
let's put them to work…
gorgeous! Your rocked this session! Oh my gosh, Meg – these are AWESOME photos! I am SO tempted to fly my entire family to Kansas so that you can take our pictures! ha ha! These were beautiful and great photos by you, as always and I LOVE the fact that you can “see” the closeness of these beautiful kids in your photos. Great job! Thanks for sharing! BEAUTIFUL. as always. your black and whites are fabulous. I love the pictures…they turned out great! I didn’t expect anything less though…you always have great shots! i wish i had time to sneak away to a movie mid day! Wow Meg!! Beautiful family… beautiful photography!! Love the “Leaf” pictures best. So cool!! ~Jill 🙂 I am tempted to pack up my toddler and drive out to KS…just to have you take our pics! It looks like so much fun! And they are so great!! ooooooh! LOVE that last picture! They are all great…but that last one…LOVE it! ooooooh! LOVE that last picture! They are all great…but that last one…LOVE it! love the fam shots…and ur right, they really look like they love each other. ok, so did the momma sneak them some candy or something? and, i want a sneak to the movie friend! i guess i need to get all the kids out during the day first. ok…good job on the pics! love them! Meg, Thanks for sharing, Meg & Kerry!! Your pictures are beautiful, as always. GORGEOUS, as usual!! Wish you lived here. what a beautiful family, in many ways! Meg, Wonderful photos. Oh miss Megan, how nice is that what a nice family I bet they like those pictures, great job thanks for sharing… What a beautiful family! And really great pictures. They *are* a pretty neat family. So glad to know them! My husband is about to be informed that we are saving money for a road trip to Kansas for family pictures, and to see a real flea market. I’m such a dork, but I’ve never been to one and am so intrigued by them from all I’ve heard about them. Okay, obsessed. How cool your friend Kerry is training to become a midwife! I delivered my son with a midwife! And delivering at home…wow…a woman after my own heart! That is so my desire…and will happen with the next baby! this is my favorite photo shoot so far…LOVE IT!!!! I would love for you to blog sometime about how you go about each photo shoot… Several times, I have wanted to compliment you on your blog, and thank you for all your efforts- this one moved me to actually do it! I don’t remember who posted it but I found your blog from a link to your bathroom! I have enjoyed reading it all so much (I’m a mom of 4, a dog-owner, but a New Jersey girl- ) and have tried several of your decorating ideas and recipes- and get inspiration from your very real attitudes. This whole week has been very nice to read. I wonder if you would mind at some point to talk about your photography- you get quite a lot of wonderful shots from your camera- do you use different lenses, how do you get that wonderful color we see- it all makes me want to never leave your blog! Thanks for sharing it all! Patty Beautiful kids. Beautiful family. Beautiful pictures. Beautiful eyes on all of them! You really captured them! |
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tracey - i am smitten by these photos! by your whole entire glorious blog actually! wow!
Liz - I wanna do this too.
Aubrey - Awesome photos Meg. Makes me wish I had $1000 just lying around for a new awesome, FASTER MOVING camera, and then knew how to use it. I take such lame pictures of my kids. Seriously. They’ll think all they did throughout their childhood was sleep in weird places or get into messes or have birthdays where there were cakes, but no proof they blew out the candles, and no proof anyone came to the party. I’ve got to go find a class…and get a job…
Jamie Sampson - these are my favorite. Can you wrap them up in a box and send them my way so I can always remember how happy they made me feel when I looked at them?
You rock!
Anna @ Boogers, Bibs, Books & Bubbles - Meg,
I just love all of your fun photos. I am in the market for a new camera and I was wondering if you could tell me a bit about yours or direct me to a post/site about it. I know that you have a Canon Rebel but that is all that I know. What lense(s) do you have (if any)? Thanks so much!
God bless,
Anna
Anna @ Boogers, Bibs, Books & Bubbles - Meg,
I just love all of your fun photos. I am in the market for a new camera and I was wondering if you could tell me a bit about yours or direct me to a post/site about it. I know that you have a Canon Rebel but that is all that I know. What lense(s) do you have (if any)? Thanks so much!
God bless,
Anna
chris - That looks so fun and crunchy , that must be so fun , my kids don’t feel the cold much either , my 10 yr old is outside shoelling snow with bare legs , what a nut
Lisa - What great family memories, love the pose from Annie a top the stair pillar, looks like she’s about to dive like the olympians 🙂
take care,
Lisa
Realmarce - Amazing photos! I love your blog.
Julie K. - We had the exact same day on Sunday afternoon, complete with hot chocolate … but we did marshmallows. :o)
kasey - darling.
Tracy - Looks like you guys had a great family day of fun! We have a lot of leaves like this in our yard too, but I can’t get my kids (teenagers – enough said) to come play in them with me. Funny, they won’t go sit on Santa’s lap for a family picture either – HA! Oh well… it was fun while it lasted – glad you still have little ones to enjoy all of these fun times with! Thanks for sharing the pictures!
Hugs, Trac~ :O)
Beth - GREAT GREAT FUN FUN photos….too cute !!!!
Rachel - What a great time that looks like…and hot chocolate??? Can I move in?
Aby - So cute and what fun!! I love the one of Waffle looking out the door. I love him!! (I almost called him Bisquit! He looks like that new interactive dog named Bisquit).
princess lasertron - I love fall so much. It’s just the best season (then again I always say whatever season it is is the best season). I think I like the transition periods.
We never rake. I think I will just to have a leaf pile. I miss playing outside now.
sarah - Makes me want to join in!!
traci - my first thought was, it’s that warm where you live? then i noticed talby in the background with her coat on. “Well I’m Hot Blooded” – annies theme song.
Art Cant Hurt - What?! No snow?!
My kids were doing the same thing YOUR kids are doing in these pics yesterday…only in the snow! That’s just depressing!
I’m not ready for snow – just threw out the jack-o-lanterns today because they were a frozen mess! Ackkk!
Enjoy it while you have it! Take care!
Fairly Odd Mother - So glad I found your blog via kirtsy. Your photographs are gorgeous. I love this series! My kids get hot too when playing outside—I’ll be shivering and they’re in t-shirts.
PamperingBeki - Haha! Her tank is even inside out. 😉
Sharla - Totally off topic, but I saw one of your comments on another blog about liking “St. Joe” and I assume you are talking about St. Joe, Florida (not Missouri 🙂 I’m already looking for vacation ideas and wanted to see if you knew of good places to stay there (so I could look online)? We went to Sanibel Island 2 years ago with our young boys and had a great time.
Rach - Ahhhhhhh… I miss Fall. And by that, I mean a TRUE Fall, not the weather that Southern California brings us which is more of a hiccup before the skies open and dump rain on us and Winter is here. Looks like you guys had a perfect day.
Lorilee - Looks like fun except for the raking part! We don’t have leaves in our yard–small trees and one is a live oak! The guys in my family are hot-blooded and don’t get cold very easily!
Blessings,
Lorilee
Amanda - talk about fun! I LOVED getting shots of my kids int he leaves this year… the colors of fall were jsut beautiful and of course, the kids smiles were priceless. The one with annie in her tank gets me though… you will never see that shot in good ole MN! Well. Never mind. You could. We are known as that state where you have to use your AC and heat in the same day.
ANYWHO… great shot. I wouldn’t have minded seeing a picture of hot coco with cream on top though! lol
God bless-
Amanda
Jill - Yes… the perfect fall day!! 🙂 ~Jill
Jill - Yes!! The perfect fall day!! Hot cocoa is the perfect ending… 🙂
Lanny Stanard - Okay, that looks like so much fun! is your youngest hot blooded? Have a great week-end…
Lanny 🙂
callie grayson - awesome day for you and your family!!