My Mother's Day Present

For Mother's Day I asked Bryan if the kids could get me these petti skirts. Some photog friends and I ordered them in bulk so we got them at a MAJOR discount. I got three. (One infant one so you'll be seeing more of those in a few weeks when I have this little leech.) Addilyn LOVED LOVED LOVED this. She threw a major fit when I made her take it off. I'm excited to be able to move around again and take her out somewhere cool and take some really fun pictures of her. These are just ones I snapped real fast in the front yard because it's hot and I'm lazy. Note the bed head. This is just after her nap. :)

What Happens When...

Mommy is looking at photography blogs in the other room while the kids are eating dinner... Obviously I shouldn't leave the room. Apparently Addilyn is NOT a fan of corn dogs. (Yes, most meals are that lame these days. I'm 8 months pregnant and my husband is never home for dinner. What do you expect?)

The mess I walked into:

The look she gave me when I asked her what the crap she was doing: (don't you love how my little girly girl wears boy bibs? it's what we have so...)

She was a good little girl and cleaned up her mess though. Good thing she's so dang cute. I can't stay mad at her for very long.

Swimming Wyeth Style

So, we don't have a pool. Nope. I know, insane living in Phoenix and not having a pool... especially when you are 8 months pregnant. It pretty much sucks. But we DO have a little pool. Bryan got it for his birthday. :) Obviously, the kids picked it out.

Who would be so cruel as to squirt both of my lovely children in the face with the hose? I can't think of anyone so mean. Certainly their mother would never do such a thing... Allow me to back up.

Proof that once an older brother, always an older brother. What a bully, huh? He almost got smacked when it splashed a little bit on my camera. Oh, and contrary to how it looks from the tan lines, Bryan did not just get home from his mission... ;)

Up and Running

I finally have my website up and running. I decided a few months ago to take the plundge and get a website. Something a little more official than my pbotoblog. So, when you have time, check it out. There are sure to be some changes to it and hopefully some music in the next few days but I haven't gotten that far. Let me know what you think! jenniferwyethphotography.com

And the "Worst Mom Ever" Award Goes To...

ME!! That's right. I'm the Mom who has not only NOT blogged about BOTH children's birthdays, but didn't even bother taking pictures on her wonderful husband's birthday... all of which have happened in the last month. I know, lame right? So, we're rolling both kids' birthdays into one post.
We'll start with Addilyn's second birthday. It was May31st. She's now officially two... in every single last sense of the word. She's feisty and mighty opinionated. She's also learning something new every day and absolutely hysterical and so very very darling. (Although she is the cutest when she's asleep.) For her birthday we had a Dora party with just family. I always swore I'd never be one of "those" moms. The ones who feed kids obsessions with characters. But what baby wants, baby gets. And you're only a kid once, right?

She got more Dora crap than I care to think about. Some of it WILL be getting lost in the wash... more than likely the loud annoying ones. :)

On her actual birthday we let her open her presents from us. She got some cute clippies... which she wanted to wear ALL of at one time. She also got two cute necklaces. (please excuse the bed head. She had just rolled out of bed.)

Carter's birthday was June 24th. We had a little- LITTLE- party at Runkin and Hillary's house and went swimming. He made out like a bandit. I can't believe my little guy is FOUR!! Where has the time gone? He's realizing that he can make his own decisions and doesn't always have to do what I tell him to. It's rather irritating. But, he's so very smart. He's reading and writing like a champ and SO much fun to be around. He is so eager to learn. I love watching his little personality because I feel like I get a glimpse into what Bryan was like as a little boy. He processes EVERYTHING you tell him. He takes things so literally... which makes for some interesting stories.

Like today: When we got to swim lessons the other day the people had a tree in their front yard that had a bunch of water at the base, waiting to be sucked up by the roots. Carter asked me why there was water there and I told him that the tree sucks up the water and drinks it. He said, "Yeah, because trees need water to stay alive." End of subject. So, today, when we got there the water was gone. He asked me where the "sippers" (straws) on the trees were. I was REALLY confused. I told him trees didn't have sippers. He said, "Yes they do Mom. Where are they?" I repeated that trees don't have sippers and where did he hear they do? He told me I was the one that told him they do. Ummm... don't remember doing that but ok... Then he said, "Remember, they suck up the water and drink it with sippers." Oh! Got it! So, we had the conversation about roots and what they do. (Sorry, not so quick side note, but it's a story I want to remember and it's SO Carter.)
Without further adieu, here are some pictures from Carter's birthday.

More Pointless Blogging

I just finished up a photography class so I have a lot of pictures of my kids that don't really have a story behind them. I turned a few of these pictures in for my last assignment. My mobility and motivation are limited these days so... you get what you get. Clearly Carter wasn't home while I was shooting away.... oh well. Next time it will be his turn.

A Blog About Nothing

Here are a few of my favorite pictures I have taken this week. Nothing too exciting but that's ok...

The trees in the back yard are overgrown and really need to be trimmed, so the kids have decided to do it themselves. :)

Addilyn looking towards the light.

Hanging out by the pool at Aunt Hill and Runkin's. (Yes, yet another bathing suit.)