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I love the HBO series "True Blood" but I don't want a vampire living in my house...

The boys are amazing and frustrating all at the same time. I am dealing with a biter and I am trying to get him to stop before we go back to daycare...if anyone can help me curve my little vampire's appetite for his brother's blood, I could use any advice you have.  Currently, we are doing time outs.  Meh, they slow him down, but they don't seem to ebb his cravings. I know a lot of it has to do with his limited vocabulary (another issue) but lord, I am at my wit's end.  I might have to start calling him Eric. (you have to watch the show)

I have been too busy to take any photos of the boys...other than crappy ones on my phone and I will spare you those, but I will share a couple crappy videos from my phone instead. Yes, my voice annoys me too.

Messy kid's toy alert:

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They seem quite spacey in this one.  They were pretty tired.  We only give nuks at nap/bedtime. I think he found one that night.

 

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I am still editing weddings and I took a small break to take photos of my niece, Kylie and edit her senior photos. We took these over two different days.  Most were taken here in the Saint Cloud area and some were taken in Mankato, where she lives.  I really can't believe she is graduating. She was only a toddler when she was a flower girl in our wedding.  Some of the photos just blow me away. She looks so mature!

Anyway, this is my first senior session. I am doing a session for Kylie's friend and I will offer my services to my other relatives, but at this time, I am not planning on getting into seniors (I teach them most of the year....not sure I want to photograph them during my time off as well LOL) .  Not saying I never will, but I am not this year at least.  More posted at my Vagabond Creations Blog.s me too.  ;-p

 

  

 

 

 

 

Where did July go?

I think it fell in between the cracks of traveling, wedding processing, and running after the boys.  The boys are really starting to become little forces to be reckoned with.  Just today they sat for quite a few minutes watching a train show with Daddy.  Just six weeks ago, they still wouldn't sit for more than a minute to watch a show on T.V, now they are starting to point at things on the screen and ask what they are, "dat" and dance until they fall down to every annoying Yo Gabba Gabba song they hear,  Along with this ability to sit for a little bit, they are starting to relax for stories more consistently too.  Maybe my dream of rocking in the chair while we read stories together really will come true some day.  Reality has consisted of usually reading out loud to myself while the boys destroy the room.

They are also starting to talk. They are not talkers...well, they ARE talkers, we just don't know what they are saying 90% of the time.  I try sooo hard to not get too freaked out over their lack of coherent talking,  I know kids develop at their own pace and it really doesn't mean anything in the long run, but, well, ya hear other kids their age talking in sentences and first time mommy mode kicks in. However, they are making progress and there are quite a few things they say that at least "I" know what they are saying.  Their latest favorites are "uh oh" and "all gone (ah ga)...we definitely have those two down.  Today they figured out how to pull a toy over to the wall and get up and turn on and off the light switch (which then makes they other one jealous so the logical thing is to push each other off said toy), they destroyed the toy box last week and Finn bit Mommy in the belly tonight...so, they may not talk much, but they sure find new and ingenious ways to be naughty.

Well, here is mid July on:

John McCune memorial picnic and balloon release--They both wanted to ride the big girl bike.

 

 

 

Jack Steinke sends a message to Grandpa John:

 

 

Baby giraffe at the zoo:

 

Mommy trying to get some quickie photos of the boys

 

  

Finn, yeah, not so into the mommy photo thing---although his little overbite cracks-me-up!

 

 

...and ,it's summer for now...

 

 

 

 

And last but not least, I have a couple photos of the stunning Tara, a co-worker of mine, Tara and Scott were married on Aug 1 and I shot their wedding; A few days before, we did a bridal shoot, so these were taken in July as well.