I have taken quite the hiatus from blogging. This is due to a lot of different factors that are changing in my life, I have started homeschooling, being more realistic about how much time is in a day and how efficient I really am. I will write more about that later. But there is something I have to scream from the rooftops. My nephew that I adore, because they are kind, great examples to my boys, hard workers and sweet as can be, are creating a stir in the music world. I had to share. There music gets us groving and my boys just keep hitting the play button. Read about them hear, scroll down to Before the hype, dirty gold.
http://www.crawdaddy.com/index.php/2010/12/09/before-the-hype-dirty-gold/

pirate day times three....arggghh

We we so thrilled to have a pirate day at school. So thrilled in fact that I sent Scurvy Gums Bobby to school a week early dressed and ready to plunder. My husband took him and five minutes after he left I checked my email that reminded me that in fact pirate day was in a week! Blimey! So I called my husband and told him to turn and grab the child who was running for the classroom and bring him home. My husband dropped the buccaneer at his Nana's which was closer to the school and I met him with the appropriate attire and some wet wipes.
The next Monday We suited up again, and added some dye to his hair to improve the look. This time he went all day. His Nana picked him up because I had a sick baby. When she brought him home, she informed me that in fact pirate day was on Friday. Sink me. This time I needed an apology to go with my wet wipe.

But the third time is the charm and he went looking shipshape and better than ever to retrieve his treasure. Luckily our beloved Mrs. Endicott is his teacher.  And I had another experience notch on my motherhood belt. I am going to be so good at this parenthood thing by the time I am through.

AHOY!

My New Life

In case you weren't feeling grateful today.

Today after swimming my five year old was lying on the grass in his swimming suit just relaxing. My little girl crawled on over to her brother and tried to nurse.

"Ahhh- you silly girl! Those aren't the real thing, those are just decoration!"

Enter to win a photo shoot like this one!

yet another sibling more talented than me...and win a shoot like this!

My sister is having a contest to win a completely free shoot with a CD included. Go to her site to enter! cwelton.blogspot.com

I was so glad to get some pics of this little guy in the outfit he has spent so much of his third year in!


My sister Carrie is SO talented! If you have been thinking about getting photos done, check out her new website. After going to the Picture People and last month, I was so disappointed at how much I had to pay for studio pics and pay per sheet and then I can't reproduce it! Carrie gives you so many photos and then you have the rights and the cd to make cards, reprints, whatever. She is also really affordable. I love so many of them that I can't decide which ones to show you!

Carrie captured my children perfectly which must was not an easy task. It was like they could sense my fear like wild animals and they were taking advantage of me at my most vulnerable moment. I was tossing out every bribe in the book. Not my best parenting moment let me tell you. "A chocolate shake, or how about Chuckie Cheese?" What ended up working? My husband told my kids they could put a rotten crab apple in my mouth. Smiles all around. Luckily Carrie is patient and a miracle worker. So check out her website. She lives in Utah but she will be making a trip to CA so let me know if you are interested in booking her while she is here!

http://www.carrieeltonphotography.com/