Corks

Spikes

Maddox named this series. :-)

Connie...Family Portraits

Connie was looking for some portraits of her family...and we managed to get together for a mini session despite this crazy weather we've been having.



Tim with the lovely ladies...



Connie with her girls...

















Connie and Tim are awfully adorable together. :-)







Glad we were able to sneak in a little session! Will the cold and the snow ever stop?!

Christmas Kiddos

A few pics of the kids...starting with Christmas Eve at Jay's mom's house. Maddox's stocking at Grandma Nita's is as big as he is.



Evey helped herself to Grandma Nita's glasses. Stylin!



I love the hat Maddox got from Grandma Nita. CUTE! Maybe not when he makes this face...



Itty bitty Santa village...



Cozy fire...



Then home to get ready for Santa and go to bed! Maddox was very upset when I realized we didn't have any cookies for Santa. But when I pointed out that he probably gets tired of cookies and that everyone loves pumpkin bread...he relaxed. So carrots for the reindeer and pumpkin bread for Santa! And a note from Maddox. ;-)



Santa left sleds and scooters! Lucky for Santa it snowed!!!



Maddox was a little wobbly at first, and thus a little blurry as well.



They have both been thrilled with their scooters. Scooter girl...



Maddox also loved the quick draw set we got him...a gun that can fire cans and bottles off of a log. Fun. A compromise...a gun without gore or violence. :-)

H1N1 and Santa Claus

A couple weeks before Christmas, we headed to Bass Pro to get the kids their H1N1 booster and figured we'd see Santa while we were there. An interesting combo, I'll admit. ha



Bass Pro's Winter Wonderland was complete with dead, taxidermied Reindeer. I'm not gonna lie...I found it creepy.



Granted, I'm not big on hunting. I'm not going to say I'm completely anti-hunting...I do think that there are times when hunting animals is appropriate for one reason or another. But I personally prefer to shoot with my camera. ;-)
Regardless, any time I see taxidermied animals...I can't help but think of Ellen Degeneres' bit on hunting. Funny.





Being Bass Pro, the stockings were overflowing with guns. haha





Maddox is clearly their key demographic.





So after exploring the Winter Wonderland we got their H1N1 booster and then headed back to see Santa.



Maddox never wants to sit on Santa's lap and Evey was more interested in her sucker...



so once again we managed to avoid waiting in line for Santa. Woo hoo! My kids were content to enjoy his presence from a distance.



So Maddox and Jay headed off to find more guns and games. Evey and I hung out and enjoyed her sucker and the only live animals we could find. Ducks and fish.











Look how long Evey's hair is!!!





We finally found Maddox...again with a gun. And what Maddox does...Evey does! :-)