While at a birthday party yesterday in Woodland, my son decided it would be fun to play in the dirt. Most kids will get a little dirty and run around, but my son decided to cover himself from head to toe. Along with trying to eat the dirt, he decided it would be a good idea to ‘save a little dirt for later’ by stuffing some in his pockets. I literally held him by his ankles and shook him out. I probably should have just stripped him down and hosed him off, but he thought it was pretty funny having all the dirt fly out around his head. Notice the red lip from his run in with the ground yesterday (the ground won). He’s a tough little cookie. It’s so much fun having little boys after having a girly girl. Miss K likes to get dirty, don’t get me wrong, but it’s nothing like this…

These little girls just melted my heart. Both of them had the sweetest dispositions and were so fun to be around. To top it off, both of them had the most striking eyes I’ve ever seen. Their mama is a knockout, so it’s no wonder where they got their looks. Their daddy’s gonna have to lock them in a closet once they get old enough. Those boys will be calling in no time!! Maybe I should seal the deal and arrange marriages with my boys to these girls. With parents as cool as theirs, it might be a good idea.

I’ve known the mom since we were in school together. We ran track at Kelso High. Ahhh, those were the good old days. Now I get my work outs by chasing down little kids and acting like a nut case to get them to smile at the crazy lady with a camera.

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This beautiful couple got married on the lucky day of 8/8/08. They married at the end of St. Martin’s Dock at Lake Sacajawea here in Longview. The bride’s parents got married at the same spot more than twenty some years ago. They were such a beautiful couple and you can tell they were very much in love. The details of the wedding were absolutely gorgeous.

The reception was at the Monticello Hotel just two blocks away from the lake. They partied and danced the night away.

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Yup, it’s TWINS!!!

I met this beautiful family out here in Longview by the lake.  We had a great time! These little boys kept me on my toes the whole time. They were SO active. It was fun seeing how they were so different from each other. I thought I had it rough with one toddler, but I can’t imagine having TWO to chase around all the time. Their parents are quite the troopers. The boys were completely adorable. As active as they were I could tell why mom and dad were smitten with them.

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My really cool friend, Kylie, painted this picture of Miss K. I took the photo a couple of months ago and Kylie asked if she could “paint” it. She did it using photoshop. It’s amazing what that program can do. I use it for all of my photo editing and after two years of using it, I’m still learning new things with it every day. I create all of my templates, storyboards, and collages using photoshop as well.

If you’re interested in having a photo painted, just let me know and we can work it out with Kylie.

Kylie’s website is http://www.phauntactions.com/blog/

She’s an amazing, talented gal.

Before being painted (taken by me)

After Kylie painted it:

and yes, I’m blowing this one big on canvas for the wall. It’s simply amazing!!