Sisters

Here are a few images from a wedding we went to yesterday. It was one of the most photographed weddings I have ever been to. The brides family was all into photography, as a hobby. So there were cameras everywhere you turned. Here are a few images taken by Diana Rouse. She was the sweetest woman who took some great images of my girls. I was a guest at this wedding and did not even bring my camera. Boy was that a mistake, it was one of the cutest casual weddings I have ever been to. There were tons of great opportunities to take some great images. 

This is my favorite! Autumn loves having a little sister.

A sister a forever friend.

A special thank you to Aunt Brandy for the beautiful dress she made for Leighton and to Diana Rouse for the beautiful pictures of the girls!

The 4th

So here are the only pictures I took all weekend, and by the time I got the camera out no one wanted to have their picture taken. Including the babies. I should have taken pictures on the 3rd it was sunny and everyone was in a good mood. The kids moods were like the weather on the 4th:) 

Oh well, they looked cute in the outfits I made them though.

They did enjoy the new tire swing that grandpa made for them! 

I sewed Leighton her shirt, skirt and bonnet. Just don't look at the seams to close. My sewing skills are very beginner.

Happy 4th of July!

One: the first set of the babies ONE YEAR pictures.

 Leighton giving me the best smile, I wasn't ready for this Crist just plopped her in the flowers and she smiled so big. This is a rare smile for her, she is definitely the more serious of the two.

 Happy as ever Mr. Hudson is always showing off his super smile.

This is my favorite, they are quite the stinkers these days spending a lot of the time fighting so I love these moments when they are getting along. Oh and Hudson gave Leighton a kiss for the first time the other day, so cute! Usually he is biting her.

My Girly looking so cute in the summer evening. She loves everything girly, except the silly headbands I am always trying to put her in:)

More to come... hopefully cake pictures. I am baking cakes right now.

The sun is shining. The weather is sweet.

I love summer to say the least. It is a time for the kids to run with no shoes and for me to whip out my favorite shades and soak up some sun! The kids and I have been working hard at enjoying summer this year. We all love water so most of what we do involves water. 

The beach, the splash pads, local pools and even a water park have been visited. But most of all my favorite part is seeing the kids run around all day until they crash on the couch ( or at the dinner table) from exhaustion. 

Happy Summer! 

THE TWINS 1st BIRTHDAY!

This was the last big 1st Birthday Party I get to throw so I thought I better go all out! Some may call me crazy or a Martha want to be, but I embrace my love of throwing a good party! For Hudson and Leighton this is going to be hard to top! But I will sometime...

They each had their TWINS shirts with their names on them with big #1's

The Theme was MINNESOTA TWINS!

This is a few close ups of our RED WHITE AND BLUE Desert Table. This was my favorite part of the party decorations! Everyone made their own gift bags to take home. ( If they made it home, I think most of the kids just dug in and ate sugar until they left)

www.partiestogomn.com

Cousin Jimmy came early that morning to set up a wonderful tent in our yard! We are so lucky to have such wonderful family.

Each one had their own little cake that looked like baseballs with big #1's on top.

www.misssarascakery.com Sara made some wonderful cakes!

Dad even got a cake, he graduated from College the same week the kids turned one!

Thank you to everyone who came to the babies party and for everyone who helped pull off this wonderful day! All the pictures were taken by Kathy King a great business partner and friend.

www.picturesofyoustudio.com

Hudson is walking!

Autumn

So my baby just turned nine, I can't believe it! It does not even seem possible that she is 9. I remember the day I had her like it was yesterday, she was 6 lbs 7oz just a peanut. Boy has she grown. Pretty soon she is going to be taller than me, not that this is a huge deal I am only 5'2 but a far cry from the day I brought her home at just 20 inches.

She is just wrapping up her 3rd grade year at school and they had their spring concert yesterday so I was able to grab one pic of her quick before she ran in the church to find her friends. She is becoming quite the little lady. You can see she is slightly annoyed that I even wanted to get one picture of her.

We also got to go on a field trip to Under Water Adventures at the MOA the other day, the kids had a blast! Autumn's favorite part was the giant sea turtles. Check out how excited she was to get up close to them. It is so rare to see her this excited about something so it was a great moment to capture!

Happy Birthday Autumn!