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i am CRANKY! be thankful you weren't here at our house yesterday.
everyone was smart and just kind of steered clear of mama…or learned quickly that they should.
i am hoping that today will be better.
we are walking for donuts and coffee.
we are stopping at the antiques store.
and we may have to go out and buy this mama some pretty shoes to cheer her up…sorry craig.
changing the subject…..how do you like my new porch room?
 you can read more about it over at the inspired room….i'm her guest post today.
it tells you how i went from this mess…
 seriously.
to this…our new living room on the porch.
 so far in this space there have been games played, drawings created, popsicles eaten, quiet coffee and
mom & dad talks in the dark…hiding from the kids.
warning: you will want to stay…melissa's site is beautiful.
it IS inspired.
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OK! I am seriously in love with your blog! So fun. I just went through 8 new screens of old archives! Sorry dont mean to be a stalker! love it! love that you love to craft! love your house! love your photos! Fun fun! Thanks for the inspiration! I am in KC so I had to keep reading after seeing your list of fun things to do this summer. Then it was an investigation to find out where you were! I love the Make and Takes and there was a link to your blog on that. From there I went crazy! Thanks for making my corporate work day more exciting! Where would you suggest that I go to find out about blogging and how to get others to find my blog? I want your life right now! Your pictures are really that good~! Thanks and hope that I am not too obnoxious! first–thanks for being so honest!! it makes the rest of us feel okay. my girls told their dad not to come in the house the other day because “cranky mommy” was here! how nice–just because i asked them to clean up their smelly, wet towels (along with their trail of everthing else that comes with “summer fun”) Still love it. And so jealous of the huge, wrap around porch. We don’t even have a back patio and in front, the 3 ft. walkway has to count as a porch. I think if we did have a porch, I’d never go inside all summer. Wow, that is seriously incredible! Love the greens and blues! This is amazing! I so want a big pretty porch like that! Your pictures are incredible! Wow, what an amazing space. I love love the porch swing! I wish I had a tenth of that beautiful space for a porch. It look perfect. Just as great as everything else you do!! LOVE it! I so wish we could have stopped in the other day! We’ll have to make it happen on our next trip out! I’m sure you’ll love the porch space even more in the Fall!! Have you had one of your lime cranberry thingie’s from Sonic? What about a scrapbooking session? A bath? Hmm, maybe some Hershey’s chocolate kisses? From one cranky mum to another during school holidays….thinking of you…hang in there…. call all the kids godparents and ask them to pray harder. Meredith xo. Such inspiration. More front porch is horrid and we don’t use it either. What a shame, my kids always want to ride bikes on the sidewalk out front. I need to get to work and “redecorate” then I might enjoy being out there more. I don’t have as much space as you and I don’t have have as many “cool” things laying around but I could dig up a few and it might give me the excuse to go to the flea market too! Thanks for sharing and you have such a great touch for all things decorating and photography! love it! I have a similar front porch and it’s my favorite spot!!! Enjoy the beauty! love, love, llllllllaaa-LOVE your taste ‘n all! love your blue rocker, I have a chair with a similar shape I’ve been looking for a new color for. Love this room, maybe I could be inspired to clear off all the kid toys for our back patio…. I would give anything to have a beautiful porch like this!!! you did a great job! WOW! And … I totally have that bench’s twin AND the children’s chair’s twin IN MY BASEMENT. I have never thought of using it as a TABLE [with mini chairs that pull up to it]. And that’s ADORABLE that you covered it in oil cloth. LOVE IT. Love your porch,love your honesty,love your blog(don’t miss a day)….Love your craft room…it so rocks. i love your porch! nice work! i notice the chenille-ish fabric in several of your pillows (in this photo it is the aqua and white; in others it has been pink and white) … is this a fabric (and if so where did you buy it) or is it an old quilt? love love love and haven’t been able to find something similar. Oh how FABulous of you! I have just discovered your blog and I love it!!! Your house is amazing. I’d move to Kansas if I could have that house (decorated by you, of course). I can’t believe how you made it so wonderful with all those kids? Hope you had a good day! Did you find some cute shoes?? My teeth hurt just looking at all that yummy Crush. Mmmmm… grape soda reminds me of summers as a kid. Good call. Love the new porch. Need to do something homey like that to my back yard. Cheer up. Tomorrow is another day and if that doesn’t work, well then there is conveniently a holiday after that. 🙂 I was so busy being Cranky I forgot to compliment you on the porch. It looks lovely. I can picture games being played, quiet talks, and cups of coffee being enjoyed there. We don’t have a porch, but if I did, I would surely do all of those things there, too. 🙂 Hello Cranky. I am Cranky here, too. Unfortunately my kids DO NOT seem to know to steer clear or even get along with EACH OTHER. We’re about to make snow cones and head out to the backyard for some sidewalk coloring. Maybe I will relax in the lounge chair, too. One would think those things would make me happy, but as I type this my 4 year old is spilling water all over my freshly mopped wood floor while my two year old is dancing in it and then there is my 7 year old who is trying to fly. Perfect. My Cranky self is just not all that into it. YOWZA!!!!! That porch is INCREDIBLE!!!!! As if I would expect anything less from THE MEG DUERKSEN!!!!! I’m sorry you were cranky today…I’m hoping you have a better tomorrow 🙂 Just go sit out on that beautiful porch (with those new shoes, hopefully!) and say a prayer tomorrow is a better day 🙂 Love ya girl! oh and i voted!! 😉 Oh man- perfect! Would you PLEASE come redo my porch! I have tried to make it as cozy as yours and it isn’t possible!!! You have an amazing God given talent! Would you bottle it and send it my way? Dearest Cranky Mama Meg(an)- Love it and I’m feeling your pain. This heat is making this Momma cranky too. All I have to say is God Bless you for having a porch swing! Big porches arent that big of a deal here in WA but I come form a southern family and whenever I see a house that has a porch and no porch swing I just wanna yell! We hope to build a house next year and a large porch is number one of the list…right above indoor plumbing 😉 Im so glad your family is enjoying yours…your hard work paid off. WAIT A MINUTE!!!!!!! You are not walking to that Starbucks 30 minutes away are you?????????? LOL…I know, I know…local coffee shop. I feel like I am the more sarcastic, glass half empty version of YOU..does that makes sense? My ideal way of snapping out of crankiness is EXACTLY what you have planned for this morning. I would SO use this porch for an extension of my home!! I love it. I;m sure pretty soon you will wander what you did before you started using it! Love the color of the blue chairs and love the chalk board!! Great job! This is so cute and cheery! You may want to get one of those mesh picnic covers though…it looks like there’s a fly on your watermelon. 😉 Or is it a seed? Perfect! What a great spot for spending the summer! Another reason your house is AWESOME! I want those turqouise chairs!!!!!!!! And yes, you need to get yourself an ice cream maker. No salt required! You just hit ‘on’. If you need me to come demonstrate I will. Seriously. I do/did love it. the porch is great!! even greater is the bowl of watermelon and the bottles of crush (my FAVE) Love it, so cute! meg- I’m coming over from TIR love your site- what a dash of happiness your site is- Ummmmm seriously fan.tas.tic! I am soooo impressed and inspired! LOVE IT! Yet again, another fabulous make-over! I love it! Just curious… would you show us your garden(s)? Seeing this cheery color palette on the porch makes me think you must have some happy flowers growing outside, too! What a beautiful job you’ve done! I have a porch that looks very similar to your before photo and your transformation has given me the urge to get it done! 🙂 Meg, I have been hooked on your blog for some time now and I just have to tell you how great it is! I love the porch makeover. How did you find the time with all 5 kids home? I hope today is better than yesterday. I just wanted you to know that your blog is a bright spot in my day. Thank you! You are fabulous! Where did you get those bottles of Crush?? you may want to check the coffin box in your attic. i’m probably there. i moved in a while back from sheer house envy. i forgot to tell you. see what a good houseguest i can be?? love porches! Thinking about adding some more fun to mine. Thanks for the ideas! love those turquoise chairs!!! did you paint them or find them that way? i NEED to know the color if you did paint them yourself 😉 It’s great! I love outdoor rooms. I’m so glad you had the thought to do that – as I’m sure your kids are too! Beautifully done – what a great article at the inspired room. perfectly cozy!!!! i love it!!! What a WONDERFUL spot!!! it would be hard to ever leave!!! I really appreciate your innovation….and ability to get work done! I have a one year old and NOPE, finding time outside of the toddler’s routine doesn’t occur very often. Your porch turned out beautifully, so vibrant and inviting. I can hear it beckoning for a bunch of people to sit down and BE in it! love it! i want one!! hmmmm. {i may just add another project to my list} I just discovered your blog via The Inspired Room. This outdoor LR looks like a great summer oasis. Love the pops of turquoise. I’m jealous: I’m in NC, and if we spend time outside (outside of a screened in porch) this time of year, we will all be carried away by mosquitoes! I just spent a few minutes checking out some of your other posts. Your photos are AMAZING! What talent! wow, amazing! Great post. I’ve been hangin’ out over at the Inspired Room for a while now. I even joined in the procrastinators party (and didn’t get finished on time! hehe) Loved your post at the Inspired Room! The porch is just darling!! So much better! I need to do that over here! What a difference! The porch looks Fab.U.Lous! I love your style…you make me wish I could sew (a feeling that never entered my head until I started reading your blog). Enjoy! we have been spending days upon days just hanging out. enjoying summer.
           i hope you are doing the same.
relax…slow down…play UNO…catch fireflies…hug your friends…eat ice cream cones….swing…
you'll be so happy you did.
What a lovely photo of Talby and Clara! Their suits match! Clara had such a great time playing! I love fireflies….I remember visiting my grandmother as a child in Indiana and collecting them in a jar. I’ve lived in CA my whole life and wish we had them here. oh! this sounds wonderful! yay we caught freflies the other day 🙂 Very cool pictures! I have never seen a firefly in my life. So neat. Thanks for the simple reminder! I’m a teacher and get to spend all summer with my kids, but sometimes I find myself trying to squeeze a little too much in. Now I’m looking forward to a relaxing Thursday and Friday. Still waiting for the fireflies to show up, though. That looks so fun. I miss fireflies. My kids don’t even know what they are. Time to take them East, I think. I totally agree! The best kinds of summers are spent slowing down, and just hanging out with those that we love! I really enjoy reading your blog… it’s great! Meg, your photos are just beautiful. I’m sitting here with freezing cold toes and nose on a Sydney winter morning, but feeling a radiating warmth from these photos. It just might be the warmest I feel all day – so thank you! Meredith xo. Those are the reasons why I love summer. You have the best pictures! once again–AMAZING pics. Good for you for relaxing. it’s what summer should be. It looks like some wonderful summer memories are being made. I am remembering times like these with my girls when they were young. You are a great mom! (Waffle needs a cameo!) “relax…slow down…play UNO…catch fireflies…hug your friends…eat ice cream cones….swing…” I’m such a fan of your blog! It truly is “eye candy” (I’ve been voting)! You have an amazing gift and I love that you share it with all of us!! Your home is beautiful and I love your color palate! What is the chocolate color you used in the master bedroom?? Thank you for sharing your real life! whoa real firefly’s – only seen them in the movies! Where I live all we have is midges and loads of them!!! I agree. Life is hectic enough…we can all use the excuse of summer to relax!!! Oh you guys hang out with such style! Your photographs as usual are totally stunning and bring warmth to our winter… I love love love your blog. I am addicted. Life is beautiful and God is good and your blog confirms that. It is my little slice of happiness to check your blog each morning. I have 3 crazy little boys and love to document their life by blogging but I have blog jealousy. How does one go about to design or get a super cool blog like yours? I have used e-blogger which is free but I’m craving something else and would love to do bigger pics. If time allows could you email me @ ms4deboer@yahoo.com and give me some tips. I too would love to know if you sell your t-shirts and pillows. Again, you are so inspiring and your family and home are beautiful. God has blessed you with an amazing gift. Keep using it for His glory! Blessings! I been hanging out with my mum today in the UK sun, its the same temp as bahamas here!!!!! its SOOOO hot! i love the fire fly pics, we dont get them here which is a shame, as they are pretty cool! i have NEVER seen a real firefly. We do not have fireflies in Colorado, but I have wonderful childhood memories of catching them in jars when we would visit cousins in Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska. Beautiful photos, as always. I think you should do a blog post with some bad photos, some rejects –so we won’t feel so jealous! awesome awesome pics. not that that’s something NEW to this blog! 🙂 ha [total eye candy] we live in kansas city now after spending 8 years in florida & south texas. and we’re sooooooooo glad to be back in the land of the lightning bugs [that’s what we call them]. 🙂 by the way – i’m headed to deanna rose this afternoon with my kids! i saw that on your summer list! What great moments, and I love how you caught them all. I think my favorite is the one of your (I’m guessing) legs up. We all deserve that once in a while! Oh THANK YOU so much for pics of fire flies in jars. SIGH. Brings back memories. I LOVED, LOVED catching lightening bugs as kids! That was one of my favorite childhood activities at my grandparents farm. We don’t have them out west. 🙁 loving all these picture’s Megan 🙂 but wheres Waffle… I have been voting everyday 🙂 Cool story: my friend who moved here from Hawaii saw a firefly in my backyard for the first time ever. This looks like the way summer should be. It makes me wish I were a kid again. And I LOVE the pink sparkly nail polish…I was totally rocking that back in the day as well. Hanging out is my favorite part of summer. I sure do miss fireflies or lightning bugs as we called them back in Tennessee. We haven’t seen any here in South Carolina. we’re doing the same thing! it’s much more fun to take it easy…enjoy the moments…summer flies by too quickly! Hi Meg, I don’t know how I found this blog, but I wanted to tell you that its so inspiring & I LOVE IT! I am starting my own blog and can’t wait to share it with all of my friends and family. Can you tell me how you edited your blog to say ‘older fun stuff’? I am not going to copy those words, but I would like to change mine up a bit. Hope your blog wins best eye candy, I have been voting! Also, do you sell the t-shirts and pillows that you make? my email is misty_tharp@yahoo.com and my blog is thechroniclesofmaymay.blogspot.com I am new at this and don’t even know if this comment is going to post- thanks! misty I have yet to see a firefly here in L.A. But I keep seeing kids with jars popping up on blogs in Kansas. I swear, I may have to move to Kansas. Are there a lot of Starbucks with in walking distance? Cause I will need that. my babies were all born over 7 pounds so holding a baby this small is a strange feeling. she was so fragile.
brooklynn was 12 days old and only five pounds.
        she woke up!
newborns are so wobbly.
and her little milk mouth…it's heavenly…couldn't you just kiss your screen?!
  can you tell i had a lot of fun taking these?
you'd never have guessed it was 100 degrees and i was literally dripping sweat down my face.
brooklynn didn't seem to mind at all.
thank you melissa, toby and grandma marilyn.
it was a pleasure.
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Sweet, perfect, sleeping fairy in her garden… Beautiful, amazing, adorable photos! This is my first time visiting you…what a fab blog! I will be back for sure! 🙂 okay redo, i can’t decide, they’re all my favorites! okay Meg, you are out doing yourself! your pics are out of this world! my fave is with her making the face. you must be so excited when you capture these precious moments. yes please? 🙂 great work! Oh, she is adorable! I don’t want another baby. Nope. I can just come here and get my baby fix. You do an amazing job, Meg! I have been a “phantom” follower through The Macs blog. =) I absolutely love your photography. Do you have a pricelist that you could email me? Thanks so much! Precious! I love the one in the garden with the green chair… divine! And her sweet little crying face… brings back memories. Great job! I love how you set up your photo shoots in such natural settings. The contrast between the old, scratched up chair and the new baby in the garden is wonderful. Amazing photos… so sweet! But I must add… I don’t feel clucky!! (better not after 4!) so sweet, almost gave me baby fever AGAIN. i vote everyday 🙂 So beautiful!! How in the world did you get her to stay asleep?!?! Superb job as always!! oh. my. gosh. where do you find these cuties?!?? You should start being an agent. my babies were small… I love it. She’s beautiful. Thanks for sharing…. 🙂 you could have put her in a wine glass! so tiny! so sweet…and as usual, beautiful pictures. Beautiful photos. My son was 4 lbs 8 oz when he was born. I can barely remember how little he was. Oh she is so sweet. I want one, oh yea, I can’t bear children anymore….to old anyway! I’ll have to start bugging my son and DIL for a little grandbaby. They’ve been married almost a year, I guess I can bug them now. 🙂 Precious! Every single one! My husband will be mad at you. I feel a pang in my ovaries. These are great! What an adorable baby!! How I wish you could have taken photos of my twins when they were newborns. These pictures are too cute. oh you’d better stop it with these! you’re making me want another- darn you. oh you’d better stop it with these! you’re making me want another- darn you. oh, that hair! and that tininess. it is so cute, as are all your “props.” Those are amazing! You take the best pictures. You are so creative and I am so envious! I just tell myself, :It’s OK~God gave you the gift of Gab.”…but I want the gift of Photography! You take some amazing pictures!!!! 🙂 I love them!!! Oh those days where a kid stays exactly where you put them – miss them! Each picture is more gorgeous than the next, as always! Beautiful! Love the chair! Reminds me of my Nanny. The heat must have lulled the little darling to sleep. Does that family need a babysitter? ‘Cause I’m free. 🙂 oh my lands she’s so cute and so TINY! my 4 month old was twice that weight when i gave birth to him! hahaha i think if my next was 5lbs i’d have to be careful if i sneezed 🙂 Love the last photo of her little butt! My favorite pics so far. I agree with Emily…it gives me the fever. OHMYGOSH…so little and so PERFECT! You did a great job, as usual! You are kidding me that is the sweetest thing I have ever seen! I could just eat her up with kisses! Great photos!! Cute cute cute! Love the one with the flowers in the foreground – beautiful! BEAUTIFUL!!! oh my word. Ok you have gone and done it. Now I want a new teeny tiny baby! Oh hubby….. Wow, beautiful pictures! Awwwww…little one. Too sweet for words. Oh goodness, I can just smell her in those close-ups – there is just nothing better than a newborn! adorable baby, beautiful fabrics. can i please come hang out with you? just for one day?! Great photos! You are SO going to win the Best Eye Candy Blog…Oh my! Woot Woot! Oh my gosh. You are killing my resolve to quit at two. What beautiful keepsakes these photos are! You are great at what you do! oh what a wittle cutie!! ok going to vote <3 Those are so adorable! Just as good as Anne Geddes! (I love her!) Awies I can’t wait til my little man is here! beautiful baby and pictures! Oh how I miss those tiny baby days!!!! Look at you with your 1205 votes, I made it 1206 🙂 Way to go, seems like you are in the lead! What are you not in the lead for, competition is tough on that award! I feel ya with the 100 degrees, it’s been 104 lately. =\ drains all of my energy. I want to sleep all day like a pregnant lady. Your amazing. love the one on the chair out in the garden. She is precious!!!!!! My uterus is twitching. oh that makes me want another one. so sweet! we were having a lot of rain… which makes for good puddles (or water in your basement…take your pick).
after a crazy saturday morning storm the girls decided it was time.
time to attack the neighbor's giant puddle.
their driveway always makes one.
 i'm sorry…did i say attack? yeah they went running full speed out there
and then when they got to it they stopped…touched their feet softly in
and started acting like girls!
"it's cold….ewwww…it's dirty!…is that a bug?!!"
what?
who are you?
oh please don't start being prissy…my sweet frog loving, worm catching, dirty girls. PLEASE!!!
  we had a visitor.
he wasn't prissy at all.
 (no prissy girls were injured during this puddle jumping adventure)
  see? no splashing.
no jumping.
crazy.
  then a tantrum…how nice.
go ahead you girly girl who can't get wet and dirty…go inside and put on a dress…fine!
i'll always have waffle.
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You go, Waffle!! Can’t wait to see what he does for summer 2010! 🙂 Hi there, love the pictures!! What kind of dog do you have?? Hi, new to your blog, love your photographs! How funny that the girls became girls… 🙂 Love the shot of the dog’s muddy paw! My dog and your dog could totally be best friends! I *love* Waffle!!!!! He is so adorable. I LOL everytime I see him doing something goofy. Great puddle pictures! I want Annie’s swimsuit. It’s so cute and so perfect. But I want one for my daughter and for me–does it come with an underwire, padded, you-know-what? 😉 please tell me they make annie’s swimsuit in big girl sizes, because i would buy twelve. we’ve been drowning here in CT as well. Maybe I’ll let loose and let my kids play in the puddles as well. It looks like fun. 🙂 I just read at Blogluxe that if you win you’d go to Chicago. How cool! I’ve voted everyday. Love that picture of Waffle. I have been out of blog world for the past 2 weeks while trying to make some big decisions for our family. I just got caught up on your blog and almost cried when seeing your Kansas picturs. they are beautiful. We have decided to move to Nebraska for the next year and we’ll be out in the country! Jason’s family is all there. I’m trying to focus on all the positive and your pictures were what I needed. Thanks! You’re such a cool momma. I would be like NOOO don’t get dirty. You would be so much fun and a camera ready to get the best memories. Love it! how cute, adorable pictures. You deserve the award! 🙂 at least waffle was havin’ a splashing-good time! what cute, cute girlies. i gotta have me a girl. i think i say that in every comment. Cute pictures, especially love the ones of Waffle! Annie’s swim suit is too cute, hope you’re having a good summer:) could annie’s bathing suit be any cuter? i submit that it cannot! adorable! OK. i’ve been dropping in here & there the past few months. i don’t ever comment because you always have a gazillion & everyone always says what i would say anyway. but today – 22 so far? i’ll comment. and say i LOVE YOUR BLOG. i love you sense of humor & parenting style. you’re awesome. um, can i please have a red and white polka dotted bathing suit, and then please look that cute in it?!?!??! um, can i please have a red and white polka dotted bathing suit, and then please look that cute in it?!?!??! I just love the last picture of Waffle jumping. He is the coolest dog around! OMG so cute I love the pictures! Your girls are darling even jumping in dirty puddles. Cute post! Meg, this comment is totally unrelated to this post, but . . .THIS post http://artwithmrssmith.blogspot.com/2009/06/piet-mondrian.html made me think of you and your rainbow cake (which really inspired me too — I’m going to try to make it). I’m going to try to copy this cake when I do a unit on Mondrian in school. Isn’t it cool? Great photos. My favorite is the beginning of the tantrum. Cute, esp from my vantage point! Just went and voted…is anyone even close to you in votes?? Good luck! Hi there! i love reading your blog! you have such a style of humor :). that last shot is my favorite with the reflection of Waffle in the puddle – such fun! Oh how I wish we had a little of that rain!!! OK has been super hot this Summer! And did I say MUGGY too???? ICK! I love those girls of yours!!! And of COURSE Waffle too!!!!! I hope you win the contest! Should there really even BEEEEE one when you are nominated 🙂 YOU are the best!!!!! Love the post! TOO cute!!! that Waffle! almost love him as much as our Odie!!! Love Love Love it! I voted for you today! I actually found your blog a couple months back and forgot to throw it into the favorites and I was so sad that I couldn’t find you again, I even “googled” waffle, the dog (does that sound creepy? i dont mean to be creepy) lol anyways, thanks for being so fresh and fun! 🙂 Love it! I especially like the swimsuit and rain boots. How great is that?! 🙂 Love the ones with Waffles especially! When my sister got married four years ago, it was a rainy day, but bearable. After the service, where my then-2-1/2-year-old son was ring bearer, we came out of the church, him in his white shorts, and dress shoes, looking all prim and proper and spied a puddle. He started to go towards it, and although my instinct would be to pull him back, I let him have at it. He had been so good during the service, what’s a little mud puddle on white shoes? 😉 I would SO LOVE to get our little pouting Annie’s together!!!! still voting… i really can’t believe it. Everything about this post makes me smile… oh, waffle, how i love you!! i wish you were my dog!! Good morning! Vote in and recorded. Best wishes for a beautiful Monday! how cute! We had a puddle in our driveway – which my boys loved! But the water from the puddle seeped into our basement. So we mudjacked the driveway. No puddle for the boys. Dry basement for us. 🙂 Great pictures! i guess this is my first set of just brothers. it was fun….boys are goofy.
   it was a bit breezy…
flips flops on little kids is just plain CUTE.
i have a confession.
I HAVE GUILT.
emily…dustin…i am sorry.
i took them to the parked train cars for pictures….AND THE POLICE CAME!!
and every time i look at these pictures i feel extreme guilt for possibly being unsafe.
i don't think we were…3 adults within arms length of these boys the entire time…nothing moving.
no trains coming.
really nothing to feel any concern at the time…other than the cops!
but still.
i have guilt.
i was trespassing!
but the pictures are cute…that helps ease my guilt a little.
 cute shirts.
    so again…i am sorry to take you on private property.
and i am sorry dustin if i teased you too much about your beard.
thanks.
nice meeting you emily.
and your sweet boys.
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Love these photos! Those cops had no imagination. so adorable. whoops. don’t the police in your town have any bigger criminals to chase. the photos are well worth the chewing out. Those are two of the cutest little boys I have ever seen. And this is coming from the mom of two boys herself. (OK, so they’re now 18 and almost-21 so they’re not so cute anymore, lol.) I am so glad you broke the law – these were worth it. I’m driving my 4 youngin’s up to Kansas so you can take their pictures. Ok? 🙂 Megan – Your pictures are incredible! I have to get a hold of you – I want you to take my kids’ pictures. I don’t know how you do all that you do – you are superwoman for sure. adorable Cops or not- These pictures are AMAZING!!!!!!!!! They were worth trespassing for! WOW!!! Great Job!!!!! i have TWO boys who would love for you to come and take their picture!!!!! oh..i think those pictures are wonderful. Love the pictures of the brothers they are so cute!! oh I have 2 boys and saw these pictures on your blog and just have to comment. They are SO adorable, and you captured the Brother looks SO well!! They are adorable boys. Great shots. Let the guilt go about the trains. They were safe. Oh those pictures are SO worth almost getting arrested. ;0) Great pictures Megan, what cute boys! Doesn’t look like they minded. Gorgeous! You are such a wonderful photographer – may I ask what type of lighting you used for the ones on the train tracks.. is it just natural light or a reflector or a flash? WOuld you mind mentioning it in another post? Congrats on the Eye Candy votes. You sure are! Those pics were worth getting busted for. Great job:) what one will do for a pic, they look great Brothers holding hands is so very sweet. My middle child is a train lover. He would have been thrilled! Cops or not. Ahhh…sweet brothers 🙂 What cuties! BUT…boys….in flip flops…aren’t EVER as graceful as girls in flip flops!!! I sware, little girls can wear flip flops the minute they can walk…boys…it takes awhile to get it down!!! Or at least with mine, it did 🙂 But I do love it…there’s almost nothin’ cuter…except leggins…on girls of course, not boys 😉 They’re all great, but I especially love the one with the little boy looking up at his big brother – awesome! Haha. You just need to be a bit sneakier about which tracks you choose to photograph on! Meg, I am so sorry they came and gave you a hard time! Ugh! The pictures are great! I know the parents will love them forever!! I looooooove the train track pictures. You will cherish those always. What beautiful boys. Great pictures! Hmmm… I was talking my photographer friend the other day, and she was asking me about taking pictures on railroad tracks, because she had heard it’s illegal (and I’m a lawyer and supposedly should know about stuff like this). I had no idea, and like a dufus told her I was sure it was fine. Are the tracks owned by the railroad companies, that so it’s trespassing? Is that what they told you? Great pictures! Your blog has inspired me to start my own! it was worth it. i LOVE red doors and railroad tracks to shoot at. My 6 six year old just looked over my shoulder and said “Oh no!” about the train tracks… you’re really lucky! They could have arrested and/or fined you! Seriously! The railroad pictures are my favorite so I am not sorry for trespassing in the least. I love the pictures they are great! oh my gosh… these are perfect!! what cuties. These pictures are adorable!!! oh my goodnesss, so cute. GREAT PICTURES! You seemed to have really captured the fun aspects of brotherhood…love this session…even the trespassing 🙂 Well…hopefully uou will get to take some pictures of another set of brothers soon!! We did set a date for this baby, Aug. 21. So, if you would be willing to take newborn pics of him soon after, I would love it! Those boys are too cute! I love how they seem to really like each other too, you know? All such adorable pictures. I am in love with the train track photos! I need to do a shoot like this with my boys…I have some tracks and parked train cars just right up the road. Hmmm…:-) I just went out there and voted for you.. it looks like you’re winning! Yea!! So cute! I don’t know if you are like my me, but it must have been a “little” exhilirating to do those photos while trespassing ( wink , wink)…seriously though, those boys are way cute!!! LOVE it! MY BOYS!!! (ok they aren’t really mine, but I’m their favorite aunt and they are at my house ALL the time) Great pics! My favorite is the one with them laughing. That is SO them! Megan, can’t wait until our photo session with my girls!!
i almost got up to dance…. that song is just so catchy. the grandpa with the suit jacket and hammer pants? HA HA HA HA and i hope those pants NEVER come back in style. Shut the door! That is so funny. We just went through some old high school pics at a girls night and one of my girlfriends was wearing a nice royal blue pair with a cute jacket with gold chains to match. Fabulous! Just stumbled across your blog from one blog to another to another and here I am. Love it! Here’s the link to the story about the comeback of the pants – So cool I would love to be somewhere when that happens! Can you imgine how long it took Granpa to learn those moves! Love it! saw them on the streets of NYC last week in fact…though they were an understated and tasteful black not the garish gold lamé… AWESOME. I totally had a pair. Electric blue with a big black design all over them. They ROCKEd. Funny you said that about the pants…I just saw a new story within the last month on Good Morning America or The Today Show or something like that about the pants making a comeback. It was funny! They really are showing up on runways – not that any of us acutally wear those clothes – but they interviewed MC Hammer about it and I guess the pants are really in stores. I’ll have to see if I can find the link. confession: i have been watching hammer time’s reality tv show that just aired…. love it……love the video!!! okay, yes, i HAD THOSE PANTS. oh my. Hilarious….wow…that hardly deserves words. that was stinkin funny. Just imagine!! That was great! Just found your blog today through Simple Mom. Love your pictures. I need a pot of coffee and the kids in bed to really sit down and enjoy your whole blog…hmmm? That sounds like a good idea for tonight. 🙂 that is so funny, my first concert was mc hammer i was like 10 I saw this video..so funny. Hi Meg! HILARIOUS!! Couldn’t keep my feet still! =) Oh Meg…. they have them at Target… I think they’re coming back, or trying to come back. Not for me though… never ever. I’ve seen that video and it’s HILARIOUS! That is freaky and too funny!!! Love the grandpa too!!! ha ha!! so funny! i used to work in retail and if people ran in my store dancing like this …well i’d join them!!! 😉 my hubs and i laughed so hard the first time we saw this. it never gets old. have you seen the sound of music at the train station? it’s classic. puts a smile on my face every time! here’s a link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EYAUazLI9k – enjoy!! OH MY GOODNESS…that was hilarious!!!!!! I couldn’t keep my feet still!!! Love it!!! Those pants are quite somethin’!!! Can’t believe people once wore those and were stylin!!! |
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Amber - Oh my gosh!! Our carnival pictures are similar on my latest post. Of course yours aren’t blurry and awkward. But hey that’s me, blurry and awkward. 😉 j/k
Christina - I LOVE the picture of toes!
pve - positively polka dotted with envy over your all american fun!
a thorn among roses - i am totally loving your pics!!! they make me want to go to the carnival!!! and i hate those spinning things. love it.
Tonya - Meg, I loved your summer list. We made our own list this morning and I’ve linked back to you on my blog.
Thanks for the awesome idea!
Sandy - Love the toenails! Looks like tons of fun!!
You deserve every vote you received and more (I know there were some days I failed to vote and I’m sure others did too). YOU are the one that deserves the thanks for letting us live vicariously through your super cool Kansas life!
KT - Do you know how old the boys were that you did the photoshoot of? They are adorable. I love the age difference. We have a two year old and are trying to figure out when we want to start TTC again!!! 🙂
Ashlee Archibald - Looks like so much fun! I love the painted toes 🙂 🙂
Barbara Jacksier - I just found you and I’m so HAPPY!
Sharla - Love the one of your son and his goggles – I imagine that’s what your hubby looked like at that age.
Colleen - Mommy Always Wins - Looks like an AMAZING holiday weekend. Hope you can recover from it all! 😉
simply stork - glad to see your mood has shifted :o) Looks like you all had a great time :o) what a blessing to have such fun together :o)
I too LOVE the toes :o)
~simply~
Julie Q - Just wanted to say, that your blog is lovely. I enjoy your beautiful pictues and family adventures. Summer at your house looks like so much fun, especially as it is bit chilly here in New Zealand.
I’m missing strawberries so much!
Julie Q
Laura Phelps - all pictures, no words. fantastic.
Kathy - Awesome pictures! You are killing me with them, I really missed celebrating the 4th American style and your pictures are exactly my memories. 🙁 Maybe next year we will be home!
se7en - And that was one weekend!!! Gotta love those dotty toes!
anna - the picture of poor talby getting squished on the ride made me laugh! i remember getting squished too! and the one of your son with his googles…gorgeous! he is going to be a heartbreaker!
looks like you had a great time!
Staci - Oh what fun!!!! Alllll the pics are great…but man, I want some of those kabobs 🙂 YUMMY!
Jocelyn Stott - Summer as it should be. Thank you for the beautiful photos!
Joy Cronauer...Joy at Home - one more photo/blogging question…how do you put two pics next to each other? thanks again for all of your help. your blog is so inspiring!
Roeshel - What fun! Looks like a blast! I’m new to your blog. Nice to “meet” you! Love the gorgeous photos! 🙂
Michelle B - looks like a wonderful time! I have those same black sparkle flip-flops!
Anna Marie - YOUR TOES!!! “Why didn’t I think of that?”…Love me my red and white polka dots!
Looks like you had a blast! (pun intended…ha!)
Lanny Stanard - 4 words… WISH I WAS THERE!
Lanny 🙂
Marie - Hello Meg – what fun photos! Seeing the fireworks reminds me of my childhood and enjoying our neighborhood block parties. Since then, fireworks have been outlawed where we live. Love your polka dot toes! Thank you for sharing.
Blessings,
Marie
Starnes Fam - An all American 4th of July…..can it get better?! Off to vote again!
Jaime @ [Casa de Ayala] - Lovely… it was a true 4th of July story, told just beautifully in pictures! Who did your toes? Was it done professionally? Super cute!
Jaime @ [Casa de Ayala] - Lovely… it was a true 4th of July story, told just beautifully in pictures! Who did your toes? Was it done professionally? Super cute!
Suzanne - the picture of your son with the yellow goggles is PRICELESS.
you deserve the award you are shamelessly plugging 🙂
Sharon - These are great photos and they capture everything GREAT about summer! Thanks for sharing!
andrea liese - great shots, the toes are my fav
Chasity - we spent the day at worlds of fun…so much fun!
your celebrations look like a blast as well~love the toenails.
chasity
Kelly - Yea and Oh YUM! I love the polka dot toenail polish too. Kelly
alice - looks like a lot of fun was had by everyone! great photos – thanks for sharing them with us :O)
cre8ivegirl - Your pictures are so vibrant! Thanks for sharing you stories.
Marcie Bowman - I love how your pictures tell such an amazing story!!
Erin - What fun! Such beautiful pictures! I would love for that pool too!
Linda - I am jealous–can I be you yesterday?
shari - GREAT images!! Definitely captures a FUN day! I LOVE the kabobs… I want an invite next time! 😉
Sheryl - I just love your photography! Looks like everyone had a great time!
Georgia - Looks like so much fun! i love the fireworks in the street. and what i wouldnt do to be in that pool right now… *sigh*
Jess - Looks like a very happy 4th. Love the toenail polish!