First steps

Alaina just took three steps!!!


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Alaina is almost ONE!!

Seriously, could she be any cuter!!  I just LOVE her!

Thank you to Lila for this beautiful purple chair.  Until now, I haven't had any little girl clients to use it on.  hehe, so glad Alaina got to be the first.  She was in a good mood on Saturday, so I put her birthday outfit on (thank you Laura for the onesie!) and went for it.  I think she didn't know how to get off the chair so I was able to get quite a few good ones.

Rusty thinks the headband is ridiculous, but I LOVE IT!!!

 

 

 

Photographers Kids

There's a saying about preacher's kids.  Well, the same goes for a photographer's kids.  You can never get the perfect picture.

This is what a photographer's kids portraits look like.

Laura, Austin's mom, made these beautiful dresses for the girls.  I just wanted one good picture.  It was not to be.  But I am stubborn and I will get one good picture for Christmas cards.  It just might take me several tries!!

On Saturday, I did a photo session at the park and took the girls with me for a while.  The weather has been so beautiful for mid-November.  We didn't even need jackets!

Alaina has some new teeth.  Caitlin noticed first.  She has two new teeth, one of each side of the two she already had.

Friday 5's

1. Describe your IDEAL Saturday.

Hmm, doing nothing.  My Saturday's are usually so busy, that a nothing Saturday is literally a dream!  But I would throw in taking the girls to the zoo or to the park.  And if Rusty was not in pain long enough to come that would be a dream too.  Hopefully that will be the case in a few months!


2. Whats your favorite Thanksgiving dessert?

Uh, pumpkin pie.  Isn't that everyone's?  But it HAS to have whipped cream on top!



3. Whats one of your favorite Thanksgiving tradition?
Hmm, not sure that we have a Thanksgiving tradition.  This year we are putting up all the Christmas decorations, though, since we are going on our cruise and then December is so busy from that point on.  If I don't do it at Thanksgiving when I have a few days off, it just won't get done.

Now, when I was younger, Thanksgiving tradition was dinner at the Tunes house and after we sang songs and Pat did the story with the turkey walk.  That doesn't sound like much, but believe me, it was an experience!


4. Who does the cooking?
If it's fried turkey - Rusty.  Otherwise, usually my mom does most of it and all of my family brings sides.


5. Do you shop on Black Friday?? 
NO, NO, NO, NO.  Except last year, when I had a lapse in sanity.  We stayed with Rusty's brother's family and 8 months pregnant I got up at 3 in the morning to go shopping with Colleen. 

Weight Check

I had a horrible eating week this week. I went to a school program with Caitlin on Monday that included dinner that threw off my entire week. It was Fazoli's and, yes, I had two of their breadsticks. Once I got home and looked at the points, I realized how bad it was. Oops! So I knew I wasn't going to lose any this week. I ate well the rest of the week, but as I checked the scale, I was still at last weeks weight.

Well, thanks to a stomach bug I had on Sunday, that all changed. I lost three more pounds and am halfway to my goal. Haha. Oh well, not really the way you want to lose weight but I will take it!


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Friday Five's

5 things that are gonna be on your Christmas List this year
1 - Embroidery Machine - I would love to have this.  But at $500, I think it will have to wait until I can save up for it.

2 - Mother's Necklace - I just LOVE these!  I bought the stuff to make them myself and just haven't sat down to do it yet.


3 - Silent Eyelet Setter - I love using eyelets in my crafts but the hammering is a headache.


4 - Tom Tom Car Kit for iPhone

5 - Hmm, how about this?  :)

Family Pictures

All I wanted was some decent up-to-date family pictures.  I got everyone ready and had Ben come over to take some pictures.  We had about a 5 minute window of kid cooperation and Rusty being able to stand up.  But the dang wind was so strong.  I don't love these, but we at least have some family pictures that include Alaina.

Halloween

Halloween was fun.  I had two cute little kitty cats in my house.  I tried to get some decent pictures of them but they didn't turn out so great.

Weight Check

I do my weight checks on Monday.  Today I'm down another two pounds.  Woo hoo!  I was able to get through Halloween with only eating one Reece's cup.  And it was YUMMY!!!  But then I worked out so I didn't feel too bad.  LOL