Window

On Friday I caught Jamison looking out our bedroom window. It was a beautiful time of day. It made me think about what it must be like to be a little child, when everything is so new. What kind of wonder must he feel when he looks out onto such a big world?

But it wasn't the big world he was looking for...

it was his daddy, who was out mowing the lawn.

When I finally pulled the little squirt away from the window, this was the shirt-appropriate look I got:
Every moment is precious...and priceless.

A Big Fat Photo of my Face

So this is what happens when it is windy out in the backyard and there is some sweet diffused lighting and no one nearby for a poor girl to photograph except herself.

Next week we're gonna do a real photo shoot when Carma comes up from AZ.

PS. There might have been a teeeensy bit of photoshop involved in this picture. Don't judge.

I QUIT!

That's right folks. I officially put in my two weeks at the bank today. We knew it was coming as soon as Keaton found out he was getting benefits through his work, and now it is here. My last day is going to be July 1st! I just feel so blessed...that I can be home with my baby and still bring in money for our family through my photography. The last two-three years I have been building my portfolio, learning my trade, paying my dues, and just wishing it would work out into something bigger. And now, it is.

Don't get me wrong, this is a little scary. I won't have that guaranteed paycheck, work will have to come a little by luck and a little by hard work, but I'm ready for it. It is a leap of faith, to be sure, but we're taking it.

And it feels good. Really really good. There is a part of me that wants to vent about all the things I hated about the bank (and there are many, many things), but I am so happy that I just don't have it in me. If I'm being fair I will admit that it has been a great place to work for the last four years. But its time to open a new chapter.

And this time, I'm in charge.

Banana for Breakfast

Yum.

Big Yawn!

How Does Your Garden Grow?

We're trying our hand at the gardening thing... stay tuned to see if our thumbs are any sort of green. When I say we are trying our hand... I mean that Keaton is contributing most of the elbow grease, I'm documenting and Jamison is supervising. It works out really well! On the roster are: pumpkin, zucchini, acorn squash, watermelon, cucumber, green pepper, beets, green onions, carrots, brussel sprouts, and tomatos. Yum!

(It helps that it has rained like, every day. I didn't have to remember to water my styrofoam seedlings and they had to be moved to the garden only a couple of days after I planted them! So far so good...)

On the Move

Everybody look out! Jamison is on the move! And his curious little hands are just so grabby...he is getting into everything. I miss those days when he stayed exactly where I put him, though the photo ops have become plentiful. I would say he's becoming quite the trouble maker...but who are we kidding? A baby with a face like that, get into trouble? Yeah, right.

Love Story meets Viva La Vida

I know I should be posting something relevant, some sort of update on Keaton's benefits and when they are coming through or something about how Jamison got his first tooth last week and is army crawling his way into trouble right and left, or how I did four more shoots last week and had a bout with food poisoning...but this is all I want to share. Seriously amazing. Songs that, while on the radio, might get a little "old"...but this moved me.

Wow.