~an absolute honor

Please meet Mr. & Mrs. Schultz...

Don't they look fabulous? And do they look like they're having a good time? Well, I must tell you that I was honored to be asked to be Pam's maid of Honor and the day was so awesome! It was such a please to share in this beautiful memory with the newly weds!
Here is Brooke & I. Brooke is the other Bridesmaid. Can you believe that she is over 8 months pregnant? She was SUCH a trooper! I had so much fun sharing the day with her.
And.... to top of me sharing in this beautiful day, my beautiful Alyssa was a candle lighter & so handsome Connor was a ring bearer.

Does he look spiffy or what? He did awesome during the wedding. The only trip up we had with him is that he spotted one of his old buddies in the crowd during the ceremony and decided to play peek-a-boo with him while Pam & Curtis were saying their vows! Really it was no big deal, because he was quiet. In face, I should have had a camera in my hand cause I would have loved to have a picture of that!

Alyssa felt like an absolute princess. She was perfect at her job! Daddy took her to get her hair done in the morning and it looked wonderful. Alyssa, I could tell, was absolutely honored & felt privileged to be a part of Pam's big day! Thank you so much Pam for including her in your special day! It meant the world to her & to I!!

I had TONS of fun, can you tell? I danced until I couldn't dance anymore. I even got to share in a couple of romantic dances with my love... It was awesome!

The funnest part for me was dragging the kids on the dance floor (and then them dragging me) to kick up our heels & let lose! It was totally a blast!

I of course enjoyed dancing with my own princess & sharing in some special moments with her!

umm, ya by about 2:00am he WAS POOPED! He was passed right out on one of the benches in the hall... so adorable!

And finally by about 2:30am sleeping beauty fell peacefully asleep. I love this shot!

~Dear Pam, Thank you so much for including me in your special day. I don't think you realize what a privilege it was to share in the beginning of the rest of your lives together! I loved sharing the whole wedding planning process with you. It was so much fun shopping for dresses, designing invitations, making favors, and spending time with you planning your special day. I do not take being your maid of honor lightly, I take it as that I'm going to be in your lives forever! I'm going to help see you through the good times, the bad times, and the in between times. My prayer for Curtis and you is that on your wedding day it's the day you loved each other the least. That your love and your mutual respect of one and other continues to change & become stronger! That as we grow old as friends we can share in the many memories we are bound to make! Thank you so much for letting me share in this small moment in your lives! I'm completely blessed to have been there! Love, Alexa

~creating

I think I'm getting good at this photoshop stuff... and intend to get even better- what do you think?

~I could so get used to this

Meet a couple of my little men... R & J! Are they not so adorable? Their mom, A, let me shoot them today! I so love this little addiction I am getting into! Photography is an amazing thing, and I think because of my expierneces of not having many pictures of Jeff & I, photography & pictures now consume my life! I love love love it! So please meet my latest victims!

~13.5 months and she's as cute as ever!

Don't you just want to eat her up and squeeze her cheeks? I do and guess what? I do it all the time ! I love love love her! And on top of that I love her FLOWER on her head (ya ya I know you older people Marina, Donna, etc) don't like it, but I'm the mama and can dress her as royalty as I please :) haha But in case you totally love the flower head to my friend Rachel's Etsy shop and BUY some they are so so worth it and so handmade! And while your at it head to her blog and check out her cute addison wearing tons more of these CUTE creations!

So it's a long weekend here and we're off to our neices' wedding in Brandon Manitoba ( my first time being in the province of Manitoba!! whoooopeee!!) a 10 hour drive that I am so thankful my hunny is going on with me and not riding his harley! So everybody have a FAB weekend! I will, as I get all fancied up and top my babies head off with a HUGE flower!

~love & loss

Sweetest Kayleigh went to be with Jesus last night. I know many of you who follow my blog have been praying for this miracle baby. Sadly after a scheduled surgery Kayleigh went brain dead and has now joined so many of our loved ones in a place we can not even begin to imagine. Would you please pray for Kayleighs parents Adam & Amy, along with her siblings Allyson & Brandon as they move onto a whole new part in this journey we call life? Don't they look so wonderful? Only their 2nd family picture with beautiful Kayleigh and them together as a family:
We had a death in our family yesterday.... Our beloved Guinea Pig Patched died. I was so sad, but on top of that I was sad for Alyssa because it's the first time I've had to break the news of one of her pets dying. So last night we had a funeral for our beloved Patches. We brought the other Guinea Pig Thor out to attend.
Alyssa packed up lots of little things to put in the box with Patches.
We opend the box and said our good-byes
Alyssa kissed sweet patches and shed some tears.
We filled the hole. Daddy is going to weld a plate to attach the the boarder of the flower bed that says PATCHES with crosses on them.
Daddy, Thor, Alyssa, Karley and I said a prayer for ptaches. Well daddy and Alyssa did. Alyssa`s was very sweet and something about Patches being in Heaven. Daddy`s went something like `Dear God, I know that there is a Doggy Heaven and we hope that there is a Guinea Pig Heaven, but if there`s not can you please let Patches in dog Heaven with all of the really little dogs. Amen`

~never ever a dull moment

When you live in our house it's never dull. Just ask anyone who has come to stay more than a few moments. If I'm not freaking out cause my kids are driving me crazy and my house looks like a tornado went off in it, then we have this guy:

Who I might add is the funniest guy ever! Just look at the time he was imitating my soon to be nephew with a home made guitar. Ya this is his "guitar hero" pose! Isn't is lovely? Might I just add that I was 99% asleep when he pulled this one and I almost peed my pants laughing so hard when I saw this! Wow.... Anyway- The other night Jason, the father of this house, went a little over board on supper- cooked a LITTLE much... And then we had a little 5almost6yearold sobbing 5 minutes before supper time because he was starving (but yet he never ate all his lunch or snacks? what gives?). Jason loaded his plate with supper: fish, beans & rice. He gobbled it up, then asked for 'more of everything.' He had helping #2, and then asked for 'more rice please.' Jason took his plate and served him. This is what he came back to the table with and set in front of 5almost6yearold's face:

By the look on this little boys face, what do you think he thought of that? Ha ha... was some good laughs that night!

~I love this stage

PEEK A BOO!!! She does it and I love it! I can't get enough of her! I love love love her! Don't you?