Best Shot Monday

Weekends just seem to fly by, anymore! It was a good one, though. Went out with the girls on Saturday (Thanks Kim and Jess for such a fun time!!!), and had a family day all day today (Thanks family! :)).

Here's my best shot, from last week. I didn't take many pics, just wasn't in the mood... but here are two cute ones from one of the mall trips :)




Watch out ladies; he's a cutie pie! :)


As always, head over to Picture This to see some excellent photography! :)

BSM & Graduation

This weekend was such a blur! We were so busy and it was crazy.

But.....

HE DID IT!!!!!! :) WOO WOO!!!


Here are the best shots (if I am in the photo, then I obviously didn't take the picture, but they were all taken with my camera):

All my boys. What a lucky woman I am!

Normal us....

Smooooches! (notice the tassels... He's so smart ;) )

This is what Matthew thought of the event. haha.

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Graduation Party and BSM

This is going to be best shotS Monday,this week. :)
Graduation party was excellent and here are my favorite shots (All BSMs, in my opinion.haha):
Thanks to everyone (and there were a ton of you!) who came to share in our joyful celebration! And for anyone else, who was unable to come, thank you for your support and care you've offered over the time Andy has been in school! We love you all! :)

Grandpa, Nikki (Andy's sis), and Josiah (nephew)

(The Men- Back Row: Matthew, Andy, Josiah, Jonathan (Nikki's Hubby), Adam
Front Row: Grandpa and Andy's Dad)

(Back Row: Dad S, Me & Matthew, Andy's mom & Adam, Nikki & Josiah, Jonathan
Front: Grandpa and Andy)

Two of the most handsome men I know! :)

The cake (Yes, it says what you think it says. My husband is a funny man.)

Matthew, My daddy, My step-mama, and Adam
Look at how much Matthew looks like my dad!!This is how I felt by 5 pm

And my favorite photo of the day


Matthew the graduate

Thursday's Theme: Walk

The difference a year makes

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He is so.....

checking out Bean.......

BSM

This is a collaborative BSM between Andy and I this week. He took the shot, I played around with it and changed it up a bit. The coloring was a little odd and it needed cropped. So, I fixed that a bit and it turned out to be one heck of a shot. Enjoy! :)

Fireman Adam at your service, Ma'm.

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Urgent Care and Cupcakes

Nice title, eh?

So we had an ever so eventful weekend. It wasn't all bad and it wasn't really terrible, just crazy. Hmm All of our weekends are crazy.

ANYWAY- Urgent Care first.

Friday night Matthew started off with a little cough. I wasn't too too worried, because he didn't have any other symptoms (no fever, runny nose, etc). So I just assumed it was a little cold. Then as the weekend went on, things got worse (go figure). Anyway, we went to church today anyway and I just decided I wouldn't put Matthew in the nursery. Halfway through church Matthew was hacking up a storm, so I took him out in the lobby. Aunt Ashley was out there and asked to hold him. Right when she took him he started vomiting everywhere! IT was TERRIBLE. It's bad enough to have kids puke, but seeing a little 3 month old do it is VERY scary. So, I called the doctor who promptly said "take him to urgent care." SO we did. After being there for almost 2 hours they said he has a pretty nasty upper respiratory infection (which baffles me, because he's still breastfeeding some and should have the immunities...who knows). BUT the doctor was very concerned about his exczema and family history of asthma, apparently the two go hand in hand. So, the doc said that this cough might be the onset of asthma.... which would stink. I am praying it's not that. So, he's on tylenol and there's a humidifier in his room, for now. I have to take him in to the doctor this week, to find out about this asthma issue, though. Pray for my little man :)

Cupcakes-
Happy note! Adam, mommy and daddy made Halloween cupcakes this weekend and had a blast. Just look at the pictures. We are a creative bunch ;). Can you tell which cupcakes are Adam's creations?

Yay for a new week!

A-D-A-M

Adam spelled his name today!!! I can't believe it! He said "A-D-A-M, Admum!" UGH! He's getting WAY too big.

Weeky Wrap

1) After an hour and a half of taking pictures, Matthew didn't want his photo taken anymore... hence the photo to the left. Poor guy.

2) Did my first speech, for class this week. I got a 96%. I rock. :)

3) The weather...can we talk about the weather, people? It's ninety degrees outside, and it's autumn.... I think the weather is confused.

4) School and two children: I am doing it, and I haven't lost much sleep.

5) SPIDERS. EVERYWHERE. And yes, they are still mocking me, laughing at me, and being their hairy little (or not so little) selves.

6) Bean and Adam are SO cute!!! They played so well at playgroup this week. I don't know what Adam would do without his little girlfriend!

7) I have a physical scheduled for next week. You know having my cholesterol checked, heart, white blood count, etc. FUN! I am pretty sure I am healthy, but hey... it's a free exam, so I figured I should just do it.

8) Why is it when Andy stops losing weight, it's my fault? hmm... if I recall someone only worked out ONE day last week. hmmm.... Mind you, he works out in the gym at his work, so I have no influence on this act. But it's my fault.

**EDIT**Ok, I know how losing weight works... if some of you forgot I did weigh 180 lbs at one point in my life. The point of the above comment was that he was blaming me for him not losing weight- which is not fair, since I don't hold a gun to his head and make him eat or work out. I just thought the blame game was funny. And, I can't make him understand how it works because he just wants to lose it, which I completely understand his frustration. That number can really mess with a person's head, even if he is losing inches and gaining muscle! **END EDIT**

9) Adam turned 23 months yesterday. sigh. Only one more month.

10) Matthew will be 3 months next week. SIGH.

11) How is it toddlers just turn into REAL people all of the sudden? He tells me when he has to pee pee, he has real conversations (that make sense!!), he doesn't need me to put his shoes on him anymore, he can dress himself, he eats everything (pretty much) we eat for dinner (spicy food is his favorite), he can play by himself without needing me, he can open doors.... he's a little boy :(

Professional Pictures

So, I know some of my other blogging buddies have talked about professional pictures and how they are always poor quality. Well, we have a place here in Ohio that is TOP-NOTCH! It's called Portrait Innovations and they are just amazing. I took the boys there today- for Adam's 2 year pics and to get some shots of Matthew. Take a look at my future executive and his cutie brother...

BSM

What a weekend it was.... We had so much fun at the arts festival/farmer's market with my sister, and then later that day we saw Bean and her parents for a trip to the apple orchard! So... what is my best shot from this weekend? I have so many!!! So... I am going to post three. One from the arts festival and two from the orchard. Enjoy! :)

My sweet boy trying to figure out his fireman hat, at the arts festival:

Another, of Adam, while at the orchard:

Lastly, Bean and Adam together (I'm telling you, they were made for each other ;>):

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