A little bit of quiet.

My house is completely still right now. :) Brody is napping, the tv is off, and I am typing away. It's very relaxing. We have been busy lately. A lot of running around. Two nights in a row this week I got to go out to dinner with girlfriends and it was really fun and then like I said before we have been going to the Y during the day. So today we stayed in and are laying low. Brody is currently getting 4 teeth!! So he has been a bit of a crab today. This morning he took a 30 minute nap. I was so bummed because I knew he needed more sleep time then at 1:30 he went back to bed and has been sleeping ever since. :) It feels good to have a bit of a break but I am so glad for him because he needed really needed the sleep. So that is us today. There really isn't too much else going on except living life. I have a few new pictures that I thought I would share with you all. So here is Brody looking at his book! What a guy... kind of hard to see the pictures when you're sitting on them! :)

So here he is on the riding toy his auntie Jen borrowed us. I think it's so funny because he loves it! The part that is funny is that he has two new ones that have bells and whistles and he always chooses this one. It just has a little horn that you push down and it beeps. :) 

I guess this is sort of a standard shot. I always seem to take close ups of him but I just love that little face! I put both of these in because he is actually smiling at the camera! Usually if someone else is around he smiles but I have a hard time getting him to smile at the camera just for me because I am behind it he is more intrigued with what I am doing. Anyway, that's my boy!

The story of Pete & Repeat..

Pete will be played by Mommy and Repeat will be played by Brodes.

It was a cloudy morning, the kind where you can't quite get the grogginess out of your head and it's hard to wake up. Pete & Repeat were in the kitchen. Repeat was squealing while happily eating breakfast. While Pete was trying to clean up breakfast. The garbage can seemed to be missing. All of the sudden it hits Pete, "I bet it's outside." That is where garbage cans go when they are stinky. So Pete steps outside and grabs the garbage can to bring it in. While setting the can down it hits Pete's big toe in such a way that it felt as if someone slammed a hammer on that big toe! "OWWWWWW....." shouts big Pete. Repeat thinks it is some sort of a game and shouts "OWWWWWW". Pete is bent over in agonizing pain and starts to moan... "ohhhhhh.." Repeat still thinking that they are playing a game says "ohhhhhhh..."

Pete looks over at Repeat who's smile is overtaking his face and then proceeds to squish up his nose and go "ohhhhh." 

The end. 

(Do not worry Pete is doing fine through the making of this story and the agonizing big toe is now just slightly throbbing.)

My New Office

In the afternoons Brody and I have been busy. He takes his regular morning nap. He gets up around 11-11:30, we have lunch and try to get out of the house so that I can get to work. Sometimes phone calls and emails delay us but around 12:30 I have been heading out the door. We arrive at our destination. I bring him to the day care, yep my new office has a day care. How cool is that!? :) It also has a swimming pool, raquet ball courts, fitness rooms, and more. How cool is my office? Soooo I drop Brody off and head to work. I get to my work station and it even has a tv. there! Who gets to go to work and watch TV... ME!! I LOVE THE YMCA!! 

Don and I are very lucky to have a membership and I have fallen in love with it. I discovered just before I got pregnant that it works well for me to go to the gym for exercise. So this is where we have been spending our afternoons. :) Now if I can change my eating habits I might actually loose some weight but right at this moment I hear the nachos calling my name... have a good day!! ;)

Check out these contests!

You need to check out SassyFrazz's blog. She is hopping over there with contests. I have been neglectful in getting them posted. Sorry but I am working on it. So here are two recent contests for you to go over there and check out. 

The first one is a book giveaway, SKID. Here is the link to check out the details of the contest. :)

The second one is called Girls in Grace. The giveaway is for two books for your young girls or a young girl that you know. Check it out here!

Ok then. Good luck to you all and enjoy! :)

So here it is...

I took the plunge... :)! I started a photography blog. Thanks to the encouragement of a good friend. I had been thinking about it for some time and then she reinforced what I had been thinking. Here is the link. There are no pictures YET! But there will be in the next couple of days. However, there are a couple of intro blogs. Enjoy. 

Baby Girl Names...

I have been obsessed with girl names. :) As you can tell. Unless God has other plans it will be awhile before we have another baby, so why the obsession? I don't know. I love names. Especially girl names and I really would love to have a baby girl someday. If I don't I will be ok with Brody having a brother as well. So anyway as far as the poll goes there was no rhyme or reason. The names listed are all names that I like right now but who knows in 2 years I will probably like completely different names!! ;) We will see. I will say that my favorites off the list are probably Maggie and Lyla. The problem with Maggie is that my sister has a dog named Maggie. Oh well. 

What can I say..

We had a crisis in our family this week. My family is close, but not close at all. One side of the family lives in a close enough proximity that you would think that they would be closer. That there would be get togethers etc. but they are all a little anti social and a little closed off. Then there is the other side of the family. Some how we don't see each other for years or sometimes talk for years but when we do there is a connection, there is a love because the fact that we don't see each other or that we don't talk doesn't matter. What matters is that we are blood, we are family and we pick up where we left off. We don't have to see each other all the time, talk all the time to know that we love one another. 

When I was a little girl I spent some significant time with three boys who were the closest that I ever had to brothers. Eric, Josh, and Chad. I have some really great memories with my cousins that I will never forget. This week my aunt Lori, their mother, had a brain anuerism and passed away suddenly. My heart is breaking for them. They are younger then me. There mom was young. It's all surreal. My uncle Kenny adored his wife and now is trying to figure out how he is going to get through this and learn to live life without his soulmate. I talked to them tonight for the first time in years. I told him that I was sorry that something like this had to prompt me to call. It was good to hear his voice, to be able to hear him talk about my aunt and the love that he had for her. It's weird to have something so tragic happen in your family and to be so far away from it all. I wish I could be there to hear their stories about her, to hug them, and support them as they grieve. As you can imagine this was sudden and unexpected. Please pray for my family, especially my uncle and his boys. 

Mommy Moments

So the other day I was on the phone with a girlfriend and we were talking about how our kids can drive us to the brink of insanity some days. So as we were discussing this she says to me...

"It's like that commercial, Amway take me away!!" 

I thought to myself, there is a commercial like that... I started to laugh.. 

"Do you mean Calgon take me away."

Hahahaha... oh it still makes me laugh! love you my fun friend. ;)

My Baby Sister!

Majority of my family is a significant distance away but my baby sister lives about ten minutes from me. I love that we have each other close by. I love that she joins us for holidays. I love that we can call each other last minute and plan to spend the day together. My sister is really an amazing young woman who has overcome a lot of challenges at her young age and I am so proud of her. I get to spend the day with her today and I am so excited. I love you Roxy. :)

Broderic Scott

A year ago at this time my son was born. Two of my most favorite people in the world were present. I am so thankful for that. I would say I couldn't have done it without you but I would have had to know matter what!! :) Hahaha...

Ok, back on track. For the last two days I have been looking at Don and saying one year ago at this time.... Poor guy. I think he is ready for this milestone to be done. I have relived the birth experience the last two days so vividly. I have smiled, cried ( A LOT), and just enjoyed remembering. 

I am not quite sure what to say. I never expected to be so emotional and sentimental the last two days.  Being a mom has been one of the most amazing experiences of my life and Brody is the most amazing kid that I know. I know, I know I am his mother. :) I have just fallen completely in love over the last year as I have gotten to know my son. I love marveling at them as they grow, as they smile for the first time, laugh, roll over, crawl, it's just so amazing to see a little person develop and discover life.  Especially, this little person who is a part of Don and I. 

Broderic Scott is so much a part of us. I love to see different parts of his personality that I can tell come from one of us. He is certainly his own person however. Brody is such a loving little boy. He loves people. He is very sensitive. He loves to get kisses and give kisses. He loves to talk and to be talked to. I love to listen to him jabber. When he talks he talks with such authority as though what he is saying is the most important thing in the world and you should be listening. :) He is very inquisitive, he loves to study things. Get a real good look. He loves books. I don't think that he necessarily is always looking at the pictures of a book but he likes to turn the pages over and over again. He enjoys playing in his room. He'll pile his books on the floor and just sit with them around him and look through them. He also likes the mechanics of his bedroom door. He thinks it's just great to open and close it. He loves music. He is just now starting to dance when he hears music. I love to watch those little legs bouncing. I am enjoying him so much right now as he is starting to be more interactive and learning so many new things. He is starting to blow kisses, walk, imitate Don and I, learning to sign, says thank you, love you, gives hugs. 

The first year with Brodes has certainly been a highlight of my life. I can't imagine having the rest of my life to  watch him grow, love & teach him, and know this amazing little boy. I praise God for this little person that he has blessed Don and I with. I am thankful for each day. 

Broderic Scott you are so loved, mommy and daddy are so proud to be your parents. Happy Birthday Darling Boy.

I can't stop crying....

I am seriously the biggest wuss you have ever seen. When Brody was born I didn't cry. I was in shock. I think that now that he is turning one and I am watching his birth and thinking about it all over again everything that I would have felt, had I not been in shock, I am feeling and seeing now. Does that make sense? I see the love and support that we received. I am seeing the amazing birth of my son, I see the love my husband has for me, I see the love I have for my son, I see the love that Don has for his son. There was a lot I didn't see the first time. I knew it was there but seriously I was so out of it. It does make me excited to have another baby. I hope that I will remember the experience more but I guess if I don't hopefully it will be well documented. :) Anyway, there won't be a second baby for a while so don't get any ideas but after a year I can finally think & dream about it. :)

Thank You doesn't cut it.

I know I have been writing a lot about Brody turning one. Well you will just have to deal with it. It's all I can think about. Especially as I am making his video. Today marks one year ago that I went into labor. It started on the 16th in the evening, on the morning of the 17th I went to the hospital and he was FINALLY born the morning of the 18th. I can't believe it's already been a year. Well enough of that, more of that will come later. :) As I have been working on Brodes photo montage I have been looking through all of his photos. An amazing friend gave Don and I a gift that doesn't feel like thank you is ever going to be enough, there is nothing that could repay her for what she gave us. My friend Melissa said that if it worked out she would come and take pictures of Brody's birth. I would say that I am pretty modest. However, I put all my insecurities, inhibitions aside and shared our birthing experience with her and her camera. She has 3 kids, and yet agreed to do her best to be there. She came around 8pm on the 17th and stayed with us through the night. If it wasn't enough for her to capture amazing beautiful pictures of the birth of our son, she battled in prayer for me as I was discouraged and tired, she encouraged me, and she kept Don and I company. Her presence was invaluable to the experience of the birth of my son. She has done this for many friends and family and I consider us to be so richly blessed that she gave us such a priceless gift. Words can't express my gratitude and how much your friendship means to me. Thank you, I praise God for you. 

Not SO Frugal this Friday!

In the last week we have celebrated Mother's day combined with Grandma Linda's 60th birthday, Don's birthday, and on Sunday Brody's birthday. I had the bright idea to feed everyone. So we are feeding 42 people. That wasn't really a frugal decision now was it? I couldn't just do cake and ice cream... nooooo... I wanted to do a meal. Considering that we are providing a meal I have gone about it in the most frugal way possible. COSTCO!! Seriously I know I talk a lot about buying in bulk but today I bought 36 hot dogs for $7.00. We also bought hamburger patty's for a really good price. I can't imagine what I would be spending if it wasn't for Costco. Another example the birthday cake. Clearly I need a sheet cake. I go into the bakery knowing it would be more expensive but was nieve because I had no idea how much more. Are you ready for this $150.00 for a cake that would feed 36 people. I got my cake at Costco for $16.00 and it will feed 48. :) So anyway, I am not feeling so frugal with all this celebrating going on. A little bit extra here, a little bit extra there and before you know it... you're over on your budget by just a little bit extra. So I don't have any words of wisdom today just a little bit of stress along with a guilty concious. Learn from my lesson, birthday= cake and icecream = less stress. :) Happy Friday!

Donald Scott

This fall it will be 10 years since Don and I originally started dating. :) I can't believe it's been 10 years. It's amazing how the time has gone. I woke up this morning looking at his face and wondering when did I first fall in love with him? Was it the time we were sitting in his car we were praying together. He asked me if I wanted to pray, I told him I wasn't comfortable. I was nervous about praying out loud in front of someone. I thought that maybe he would tell me that if I wasn't comfortable that I didn't have to pray. He looks at me and says if you're not comfortable then you should pray. I loved that he challenged me, especially regarding my faith. Then I thought that maybe I fell in love with him because of the way he always took care of me. He would always walk me to the door or drive up to the door and watch me walk into the house. He always opened my car door for me. I should say he still does. No one ever did that for me before Don. Maybe I fell in love with him the first time we bumped lips, or was it the first time he took me dancing. I remember the time we had broken up. Yep that's right we broke up! I was at the hospital visiting family. I was talking with my parents about Don, and I knew that even though we weren't together we would be. I will never forget that moment because I knew that we would be married, and we weren't even dating. Isn't that crazy? I fell in love with Don for so many reasons. He makes me laugh so much, he loves to play and be silly. We have so much fun together. Everyone that he comes into contact with loves him. He is so personable. He starts conversations with complete strangers all the time. Maybe I fell in love with him when I saw how much my family and friends loved him. I will never forget the time I was visiting one of my best friends and her family's house. Their entry way kind of has a turn in it, my friends mom when Don had made the turn looks at me, gives me a thumbs up and whispers "He's a keeper." I will never forget that moment. I knew she was right. 

After almost a year of dating we were visiting my parents. Don and I were sitting talking together and he asks me if he can pray with me before we go to bed. This was pretty typical. While he was talking to God he told him that he loved me. He opens his eyes and says Jennifer I have fallen in love with you. 

The last ten years have been an amazing adventure. We have loved, fought, laughed, and lived life together. We have grown so much and I am so excited to continue this adventure with Don by my side. I love him more today. We have had many adventures in our marriage but two stand out. The first has been watching Don go through school. He is an incredibly hard worker. I have seen seminary challenge him, grow him, stretch him. I have been so proud of him as I watch him pursue his dream. I love standing beside him and support him as he goes through this challenge. The last year has been our greatest adventure to date. Becoming parents as shown me a side of him that has deepened the way that I love him in a way I didn't know was possible. He takes such good care of me and he took amazing care of me while I was in labor with our son. I couldn't have asked for a better man to be beside me. He is an amazing father. The way he talks to Brody, plays with him, sings to him, looks at him just makes my heart melt. 

When I reflect back to why I fell in love with this man, I believe it was all those times that I listed and more. I think every time I was with him I fell a little bit more in love with him. It was all the times that we talked by the lake, ran off to play cards under a bridge or on a ledge, every time we danced, every time he hung food out of his mouth thinking he was funny, every time we prayed together, laughed together I fell deeper and deeper in love. Donald Scott I love you with all my heart, thank you for sharing your life with me. Happy Birthday my Donnyboy!! :)

The First year...

Our first year is coming to an end with our son and I can't grasp where it's gone. I am planning his party this week, cleaning the house and trying to put together a video that shows his first year. It's overwhelming me as I look back on his first year. I feel like I blinked and it's gone. I am excited to celebrate but as it gets closer and closer I can't believe how sad I am. I think in a way it scares me a bit because it's gone so FAST and I always hear how people talk about how fast their children grow up. I wish that I could just have a constant video camera going to capture everything... I don't want to blink, sleep, eat, breathe (yes I am being a bit melodramatic) but I just don't want to miss a thing and I don't want to forget anything. I have a terrible memory. So my point is if it's all captured on video I can pause it, fast forward rewind and just watch him grow up over and over again. I hope I don't forget the precious things he does, how he grows, the little things he is going to say... :( 

Brodes First Present

Ok. So I have to admit this came last week and I intended to post sooner but I thought I would post some pictures of Brody getting his first B-day present in the mail. This came from my mom and Papa G. Thank you so much. We love you!!

WHOOPS! THey posted differently then I uploaded so they aren't in order. Oh well. ENJOY anyway!

My husband.

I walked from the kitchen into the living room to see my husband deep in thought.

Me: " What are you thinking about?"

Don: "I was wondering how they slaughter chickens."

Boys are weird. 

Mother's Day pic!

Happy Mother's Day!

Yes I know I am a day behind but I feel like I haven't looked at my computer for 2 days. It was a good weekend and a wonderful first Mother's Day. Don and Brody took me out for breakfast and it was WONDERFUL! YUM. We spent the rest of the day celebrating with his Mom for her 60th birthday and Mother's Day. It was a fun day.

 I thought of and prayed for all the moms I know and love. I have many mother's in my lives that I learn from regularly about being a mom, you also inspire me, encourage & support me. I hope that you know who you are. I am so thankful for all of you. 

As far as my mom goes. I love you so much. There are many things that I have learned from you and that have shown me how I want to be as a mom. I am so thankful for the sacrifices that you made for us. I don't think that I have ever told you how much I have seen you sacrifice but I am so grateful for you. Becoming a mom was something that I thought would be natural for me because I have always wanted to be a mom. It wasn't natural. It's been a challenge but it's been an amazing challenge. The point of me saying this is that I didn't go into being a mother with the challenges that you had. I can only imagine what you had to learn and how you had to grow. Becoming a mom has helped me to see you in a new light. I can see that you did the best you could with the hand that was dealt to you. I am proud of you, and I can see how strong you were and are.  One of the most important things that I have taken from you is the importance of family being a priority. I have never doubted that you love me, that you are interested in my life, and that I am a priority to you. Thank you for everything that you have taught me and for being a wonderful committed mother.

Frugal Friday

Here it is Friday again! Any ideas on what I should write about? Hahaha... I am actually kind of serious. I am a tad sleep deprived but I am here and this week I actually remembered. So I thought I would talk a bit about laundry. It's been fun to research and think about being frugal because there are so many things that we can do that we don't even think about. So here are a few tips. I picked up the tip to cut the dryer sheets in half! It works just as good as a whole sheet. I also buy the dryer sheets at Costco when I get a coupon so I feel like I am getting a really good deal. When I wash my clothes I use half the amount of detergent that is recommended, again its just as effective as the recommended amount but my detergent last longer. Last but not least, I wash almost everything in cold water. I barely use hot, or warm water and this saves too! So there you go. That's all I got for you this week. Stay tuned. 

I Don't Know how she did it!

Up until the last few weeks Brody hadn't really been sick. I figured once it came it wouldn't be easy. I am very much a worrier as you all probably know or have noticed. My girlfriends kids were sick it seemed like the first two months of the year. I mean really sick. I kept thinking I don't know how she is dealing with it. I knew it was hard. Here it's been about 3 weeks and I feel like I am loosing it. I feel soooo bad for Brody. The poor little guy now has the stomach flu. He just got over the ear infections probably last week. He has been running a fever all day and had diarrhea. For me it's been one of the hardest things to watch my son be sick. I feel so helpless. He screamed the WHOLE time we were at the Dr.'s, not just crying but screaming like crazy. He has refused to eat all day. We rocked in the chair for awhile today and watched Singing in the Rain and that was kind of fun and relaxing. He was pretty content and I could tell enjoyed the music. I guess that is all I know to do is just hold him and love him. My poor little guy. 

:(

What else can you title a post when it's 2:30 am and you are not sleeping. Yesterday I didn't have the greatest day, it was some what of an emotionally charged day and I was overly tired. So I didn't handle the day as gracefully as I could have. Well Brody walked several steps yesterday, probably 8 or more. It was pretty exciting. However, the first steps that he took he started to loose it right as he was coming at the couch. He hit his face on the frame of the couch pretty good. Needless to say it bled, real good. The bleeding stopped and he seemed fine. I will say that he was whiney the rest of the night pretty much. However, he took one 45 minute nap yesterday for the whole day. This is not typical, he usually takes two naps a day. So could have been part of the reason for him being whiney. So anyway on with the story. He went to bed pretty early. I was sleeping by 10:30 which is also pretty early for me. I was woken up probably around 11:30 by a screaming child. Brodes had been changed, bottled, and still Don was having a difficult time with getting him back to sleep. So we gave him some motrin. He's been teething for several weeks. I didn't think much of it. So here I am at 2:30 because Brodes was jabbering rather loudly around 1am and sounded rather excitable. I went and checked on him. His demeanor seemed fine. We laid down together, then we rocked. He felt really warm. Checked his temp and he is running a fever. I don't know if this is normal for them to run a fever while being on medicine. It's not extremely high but I am wondering how accurate it is because he was burning up but the temp read 99.7. While I was rocking him I could tell he was tired but wouldn't relax. I changed his jammies, put him in something a little cooler and put him back to bed. He has been sleeping for about 30 minutes. I wanted to wait before I went back to bed just to listen to him and make sure that he was ok before I went to sleep. He has whined a couple times since but for the most part is pretty quiet. Why do I have to be so nervous. I guess I just want to make sure that he doesn't have an infection and I find it worrisome that he has had such a hard time sleeping tonight. SOoooo anyway, I am just writing down somewhere my concerns, while my HUBBY sleeps SOUNDLY in the bedroom without a care in the world. WHATEVEr... going to try and go to bed now.

Looking for more votes!!!

Hey YOU GUYS! If you haven't checked out 5 minutes for mom yet to see the mother's day photo contest you need to do it. 

Make sure you go and vote before Sunday Mother's day. If you feel so inclined post it on your blog. I am looking for votes and support for my girlfriend at Billmissandbrood. She is so completely talented. The picture she chose is of her girlfriend seeing her baby the first time after the baby was born. Her expression is just sheer joy, Melissa captured it beautifully and needs your support. She is currently in second place and has a chance to win $1000.00. Yeah Melissa.

Mommy Moments

Oh by I am just so good at doing stupid things that I might as well give you all something to laugh at. So here are a few more mommy moments.

Last week I finished the 1st birthday invites and finally got them all sent out. Don calls me yesterday and says that his buddy called him to say that they got an envelope in the mail from us and he continues to clarify that was all they got. WHOOPS! Nice huh??

Also this happened last week but I just found out today. I am going to be going to a bridal shower in a couple of weeks. It's a personal shower. So I ordered something for her from Gap Body. I love their stuff. They have gift boxes so I paid a little extra for a gift box so that I wouldn't have to worry about it. They had one box in particular that I thought was really cute. So today I get the package and I was so excited. I opened it up and to my shock the cute box that I bought said BABY GAP on it! Crap.. I bought a nightie to put in a baby gap box. So I opened it up because I wanted to see what I bought her. I proceed to open the box and it gets even better. On the card I wrote something about congratulations and I hope that she will find this comfy and he will find it sexy. :) So the card is attached to the tissue paper with a little teddy bear sticker... isn't that just great. I can't imagine what the person was thinking that wrapped the box. They must have thought I was a real nut. :) Well I hope you all got a little chuckle from that. :)

3 Days in a row!!

WOW what a weekend. It was busy and it was so fun. I got to spend each day of the weekend with one of my best friends and one of my most favorite people in the world... my friend Sarah! Sarah and I met in college. We were in choir together and at some point we hugged. I really don't remember anything prior to the hug.. (hahahha..) but seriously that hugged united us as life time friends. It was funny because when we hugged we were like WOW... you are such a great hugger. I love when people put their arms around me and squeeze... don't pat my back... that's for pansies!! Hehehe..    Anyway, like I said we have been friends ever since. So now we are grown, with hubbies, and kids and things. She lives about 35-40 minutes away and for some reason we have a hard time actually seeing each other. So we were casually talking on the phone Friday night. Don and I had been talking about going out to eat because I didn't want to make dinner. Well as I am talking with Sarah, she states that her and her hubster were going out to eat. I suggested that we meet somewhere. They came down to the cities and we had a great dinner with them.  It was so fun. Well prior to our dinner we had plans for me to come and spend the day with her Saturday, so I was going to get to see her two days in a row. BUT prior to our dinner plans we had plans to see each other on Sunday too. My amazing and generous sister Tami had given me free tickets to a play and Sarah was willing and able to go. So it just happened that we got to see each other 3 days in a row. Friday night was great to see them but it was perfect timing for us. Brody is getting more teeth and has had a really hard time lately. So it was good getting out of the house. Prior to us leaving the house he was just screaming and crying. Once we left he was fine. Once we got to the restraurant all the stimulation kept him occupied. :) Saturday was a little hectic but it was sooo worth it. First of all Sarah is sooo much fun and we laugh A LOT when we are together. We have a similar sense of humor. So anyway Saturday I got a bit of a wild hair... HAHAHAHAHA.. no pun intended... ok... the reason it's a pun is because Sarah has recently been cutting her friends hair and coloring it. So I had that in mind and asked her if she would cut and color my hair. So we did it!!!!! It's crazy different. I haven't done something this drastic to my hair probably ever but it was so fun. I can't believe how great it looks and she has never had professional training. It was really fun. I am planning on posting a picture but currently can't figure out how to get the pictures off of our little digital camera... so you will just have to wait... is the suspense killing you!!?? Hehehe.... 

Then came today. My wonderful sister Roxanne came to the play with Sarah and I. I felt a little bad for Roxy. Sarah and I were out of control... I hate when people get out of control. (ok.. sorry that was an inside joke.) But this is what I mean we were just very giggly today and cracking jokes and I am sure my sister must have thought we we crazy. The thing about Sarah is that we have similar interests and humor. We always have fun together but we laugh together so much. I love that! Sarah thank you so much for this weekend. For listening to me, supporting me, laughing with me and just being a wonderful and amazing friend. I LOVE YOU!

VOTE VOTE PLEASE!!

First of all I need to say congratulations Miss! My girlfriend at BillMissandbrood her photo was chosen as a finalist in the 5 minutes for Mom motherhood contest. The picture that she chose is such a universal picture of motherhood that I can't imagine in not winning. Miss I am so excited for you and knew that you had chosen a brilliant picture when I saw it. Not to mention that a brilliant photographer took the picture. So I am asking please please everyone go and vote for Miss's picture at 5 minutes for mom. You don't have to blog to vote!! VOTE TODAY!

AND YES, Miss I do love you!

Ok... just one more time..

OK. So based on some opinions that were expressed about my business site I made some changes and was hoping you all would take a look. Thank you for tolerating me... hahaha..  Seriously though I added a brand new page and some more pictures to my Senior Portraits gallery and quite a few more pictures to models and musicians. So if you have time take a look and give me any feedback. Also if you have any thoughts or opinions about some of the pictures don't hold back.. looking for constructive criticism. Thanks!

www.jrphotographymn.com

SassyFrazz - Another Giveaway

Have you ever heard of Pedoodles? I hadn't either until I was over at Sasstime and saw her giveaway. These shoes are adorable and you can win a pair.  Who can't use more shoes. Make sure that you go over there and visit today to sign up for her giveaway. :) All the details are there. Good luck