Baby Jillian

I love babies!!! They are so precious and amazing! This is baby Jillian. I was so blessed to be able to do her mom's maternity pictures (You can see those pictures in the September archive). Here are the pictures after she finally arrived. She was only 10 days old when these were taken.


The four above were some of my favorites...especially the first picture of her little foot.







In Color....
Black and White....I love how you can get a different feel just by changing the pic to black and white.











Thanks Gina for letting me capture these precious moments :)
When it comes to photography, I still feel I have so much to learn....so I will be attending a baby posing workshop in a few weeks...I will be posting those pictures sometime this month.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving...yum, yum, yum...above is my sister Steph's first turkey.
Steph is trying to get my Kaylee to help out...but no luck she had other things in mind.....
...like playdough
her priceless expression
playing and having fun
My favorite picture...my husband enjoying Corban's cuddles
Kaylee and Corban playing together
My little sis Alicia and I
Alicia and her boyfriend Sean
I like this picture because it captures all three of the boys (or men)
Kaylee watching Uncle Brian carve the turkey
Grandpa teaching Kaylee to use a camera
Grandpa and Kaylee
Steph and Brian

Kaylee and Aunt Steph
My sweet Kaylee who was obsessed with this flower my dad gave her...she had it all day :)

My sisters first Thanksgiving was great! I hope you all enjoyed your families and the holiday :)

Bubbles

Last month was crazy for me. My grandma was in the hospital and under went risky surgery (She is doing better, but is still in the hospital recovering), the kids and myself were sick for the whole month of October, Corban got his helmet, and my mom moved in with us. We have been pretty house bound, but we did have some fun with bubbles :)

I love this first picture of Kaylee...it seems to capture the goodness of childhood.



Corban is always trying to figure out how things work...I love it :)

Pumpkin Patch

I love the pumpkin Patch. We have been going to Peltzer Farms for the past 3 years now and it's great (www.peltzerfarms.com). Animals, horses, pig races, corn maze and of course, pumpkins. Every year, Kaylee always picks a white pumpkin, but this year she changed things up and chose a light orange one. Corban wanted the green one (my kiddo's love the weird looking pumpkins). The good thing about little kids is that they cannot carry a big pumpkin yet...so the pumpkin patch doesn't break the bank :)








P.S.- Sorry for posting so late...it's been a crazy month :)

Apple Picking

It's that time of year. Apples, cinnamon, pumpkins, hot chocolate, apple cider, warm clothing to bundle in...except I live in California, so it's stinkin hot! However, that does not stop me from loving this time of year :) It was time to go apple picking. There is a wonderful place called Riley's Farm (www.rileysfarm.com) you can pick apples, pears, berries and more (it changes constantly, so check out their calendar). They also have a civil war reenactment (great for a homeschool fieldtrips).

We meet up with our friends: Danny, Jeni and their kiddos. I was determined to pick apples....of course, we had to hike up a mountain with a stroller (my hubby was happy about that) but we finally got there.
Heat + hiking with a stroller + crowd = This look from Ryan.

It was crazy busy because you can only pick apples on Saturday's. The kids loved picking apples and it wore them out :) Here are some more pics:

Here are some pics of Danny and Jeni's kids: Ryann and Reagan

By the way...the apples were delicious!!!!