Well we got through it

Today was one of those days: the baby started to puke at 8:00 am...guess what I got to do all day! Actually it was only until 12 when he decided he was going to eat, thankyouverymuch. So I caved. And it went well until about 6 pm when it all backfired. yeah. got the visual yet? Anywhoo, I did what any gal would do in this situation--I called my mom. And she and my dad came and played back-up while I mopped (twice) and did the laundry (two loads) and took a shower (only one of those.) My dad even took the three-year-old to get some dinner and APUMPKINFLASHLIGHT!! He was stoked.

There is a point to my story, and it goes thusly: I had a lot of time to sit and hold a baby and edit photos. Like all day. all day. But now its 9:42 and my computer is saving them as we speak. Soon to be burned onto various DVD's. I feel so accomplished. Why so many photos to edit, you might ask. A wedding, my friends. A wedding where unexpectedly I was the photographer (its a good thing we brought the camera!) A wedding where my husband was in "the line" but not in "the line" because he was taking pictures by that point. A wedding where it rained outside and the lights were low inside... But man, we made it work. Even with a lens that did NOT have a low enough aperture for the lighting. So we fudged it a little. I tell you that because you'll look closely at these pictures and say, "poor girl. poor, poor girl." Yes, my ISO was set higher than I've ever shot. And yes, 75% of the pictures I took were blurry and/or underexposed. Thank heavens for good editing software.

I've really built this up, haven't I?

So here are some of my favorites--



   and I'll leave you with this:
 

Family Pictures, Fall edition

Last year we took four family pictures (like official family pictures) in each season. It was pretty cool. Let me remind you. Actually I cheated for Spring because we never took a picture but I did silhouettes of everyone that I intend to paint. cough. uhhhh...moving on.

I don't know if we'll be able to repeat our Four-Seasons Fotos (get it? eh? alliteration, baby) this year but we went and took some fall ones. It was lovely. and stressful. but then the kids snoozed on the way home and it was lovely once more.

see:

we laughed about gray's dirty paci ring on his chin. and notice the big pile of drool on des' shirt. and mouth.

So without further adieu, I present Davies Family Photos, Fall Edition:

"oh haay. we're just looking over this awesome view."

the family pics were tough to get everyone looking. this was our best. meh.

love this kid. can you see his freckles? love them too. but next year we're going to try and be better about sunscreen

prob my favorite picture of the day.

then things got craaazy...

no tree was actually defaced for this photoshoot. It happened before. so there.

we were determined to get a couple picture. steps away des was crying about not being there with us?? time to wrap it up. Oh and another tree defaced conveniently for us (hard to see with the b/k.) Thanks original L+K. although you shouldn't really scratch trees. its mean.

awww. sweet baby. He was a trouper.

So there you have it.

What I've been doing

Ok so I guess its time to plug my new adventure a little...

I've started a new (I know, I know) etsy shop called "my sweet rose" where I'm selling prints of my artwork as well as painting original custom house portraits for people. Check it out here on etsy. I would love it if you'd find me on facebook as well and "like" me. because right now i feel like the new kid in school. please. i need friends. really.

The real reason why I've started selling again is I finally found a place locally where I can print my artwork for waaaaaaaaaay less than anywhere online. Plus I discovered I really like painting people's houses (always fun to get a new challenge) so I'm hoping that will be a big draw.

And finally, if you feel so inclined as to order a print, I wouldn't mind.

Oh, and one more thing. I've applied to be a vender at this year's Bijou Market in Provo so I'll let you know if I make the cut.

and because you are fantastic for reading this far:

yes this is my three year old son holding a dead rabbit. and an air-soft gun which he "shot it".  I'm still contemplating my position on the matter

here we are trying to convince des to model his new jacket (it was actually kolt's as a boy) but he was having none of it.

and i learned how to add fake sun flare to pretty much anything i want. i'm stoked. no photo is safe.

Early morning rc-ing

Had to squeeze in a quick session for des who's first words to his dad every time he sees him are, "can we drive the cars??!"

*thanks to Colette for gifting the cars!
**and I'm hoping to blog something of substance soon

In which Gray Turns One

The end.

First day of preschool

Soon I will have better photo editing software to re-do this for posterity's sake but it was fun to throw together on flikr. Anyway! Des' best buddy goes to kindergarten and it kills him every time she leaves. So we decided to sign him up (late) for preschool. Today was his first day and he loved it! I showed up at the door to pick him up and the first thing he said was, "mom, I don't WANT to go home."

Success.

and now, twice a week, I'll have the privilege of  having some time to myself since its about Gray's nap time too and a nice car ride usually does him in. Double score! Some alone time is just what this momma needs.

*post edit: oh yeah, and we had a birthday and a fun trip up the mountain to blog about but that will have to wait for another day that doesn't interrupt my nap time.  :D

A week before his birthday