Time is getting away from me again...

It's December. It's December 5th already. It's been almost a month since I last blogged...sorry! It's been crazy. Thanksgiving preparations had me in a tizzy...and after that's over it seems like a whirlwind until Christmas. Whew. I haven't finished our Christmas card...and I'm already getting them from friends in the mail. It seems like each year adds more and more to my already filled plate. And it's not like I'm really doing that much. Except chasing around a toddler. Last year she was just starting to really crawl. Oh how I long for the days I could just stick her in her exersaucer :)

Our visit with Santa this year was fabulous! She loved him. Wasn't scared at all. I was picturing something awful...but it was wonderful to see how well she did. Here's a little pic of our visit with her cousins :)

Much shopping left to do...of course. And those cards. I must finish those up this week. Lots to be thankful for this year...and can't express enough how truly blessed I am. :) Merry Christmas!!

Apple Orchard

I love fall. I love apples. What's even better? When you can pick apples in the fall :) And pick we did. Back in October, we joined some friends at a local orchard to do some serious picking. Well...turned out everyone else had the same idea. We went hunting for some Granny Smiths...and came up short. We were even looking on the ground for decent ones...until...we hit the jackpot...well..I say jackpot...but it's all relative. When you've searched and searched...and then finally came upon like say...10 apples still on the tree...that's jackpot :)

Eleanor & her buddy Aubrey were pretty stoked about the apples. Got some cute shots of her while we were there :)

Hopefully we'll do better next year. Now we know to hit them early in the morning...and early in the season. Lesson learned!

Buddies :)

I had to share a recent...well..ok...it was about a month ago. A pic of Eleanor with her buddy Aubrey at a local fall festival. We took the same shot of them last year at this time...and it's amazing to see how much they both have changed :)

Where Have I Been???

I don't know...but I can't believe it's been this long since I last blogged! Yikes...lots to catch up on :) Let's start with her 18 month appt...even though she's 19 months now :) She weighed in at 26.7lbs/ 33.5 inches tall/ and 50cm head circumference. I think. Anyway...she's the height of an average 26 month old...so we've got a tall girl :) Anywhoo...dr. thought she looked great...and we have to agree :)

Let's see...what else have we been up to. Well...she's running me ragged most days. I swear. That kid can destroy a room faster than you can say Shelly Sells Seashells By the Seashore! And she's very much into pigs now. Done with the penguin obsession and on to pigs. She has some piggy jammies that she adores...and wears practically every night. Next time I have my camera handy I'll snap a quick one of her.

Today she was my little fashionista. She decided she wanted to wear her new bunny boots to the gym. Nevermind that it was 70 degrees out at 9am...but she insisted...and carried them out with her to the car. I decided that it wasn't worth the battle and let her wear them. Needless to say...she had some pretty hot feet after that :)

On my photography business front...good things happening. I've been taking a workshop online for the past 5 weeks(my excuse for not blogging) on starting your own business. I can't stress enough how helpful this workshop was...and it's got me all excited to fully launch my business the first of the year. I decided it was probably best to coast through the holidays and then start the year off with a bang. Right now I'm still offering free sessions so I can build up my portfolio...so you readers out there...I know there's a few...and you live close by and want some family pics...give me a jingle :)

Ok...enough of my ramblings..see...you didn't really miss this part of my blog now did you? I'll end on a happy note...with a picture of my toddler...going on teenager :) Look at all that hair in that ponytail!! Love it :)