the one with the pumpkin patch

C and I took the girls to the pumpkin patch in San Antonio last week. Our mission was two-fold...to get some good fall pics of the the girls and also to get some of them in their Halloween costumes. I will post the Halloween pictures another day as I am in the midst of learning a new editing software and it is taking me a little longer to process the pictures.

I just love S' little Ugg boots.

She was very interested in the hay.

See if you can spot the baby in the pumpkin patch, it's like Where's Waldo.

And P was having a blast walking around looking at all the pumpkins, humming and singing to herself. It was almost impossible to get a still shot of her but one good one is all you need.

We kept telling her to sit on the pumpkins, this is all we got.

And the two of them together? Well that's like trying to find a needle in this haystack. But C and I conquered the little people and I got two decent shots of them.

This is when we told her we were going to go to the car to change into her costume. Oh the Joy!

She could hardly wait...

Stay tuned for the pictures of them in the costumes. P was a princess and S was a sunflower.

Carly

the one with the first hot list

I'm taking tips from my blogger buddy Kristina in Toronto and making a monthly HOT LIST for the blog. Since I have a serious case of self-diagnosed A.D.D., maybe a list on my blog will keep me a little more accountable for my short term goals.

So here it is and, in the style of Kristina, at the end of the month I will re-posting the list with results. We'll start short...

November Hot List

• Start packing for the big move.
• Along with packing, I have promised Hubbo that I will really clean out and get rid of old stuff so that we are not moving random clutter yet again.
• Get all Christmas shopping done. I don't want to be doing that while we move.
• Get comfortable with my new photography workflow using Photoshop Lightroom.
• Buy a new pair of good jeans. I loved one pair so much, I literally wore them out until Hubbo said I really shouldn't wear them anymore with the hole in the hiney.
• Get all Family Holiday Portrait sessions done and edited including my own.

the one with the new baby & CRAPSHOOT TUESDAY

T's good friend from The Woodlands came last weekend with her little guy and her very new little girl. The girls LOVED the new baby and always wanted to be touching, holding and just being next to her.

Here are some shots...Scroll down for CRAPSHOOT TUESDAY

T.G. is a little photographer. Yes, she used up the WHOLE throw away camera in about 10 minutes taking pictures of anything and everything.

This is A. We just had to get some shots for his daddy of him wearing the necklace.

CRAPSHOOT TUESDAY:

The look on her face is priceless, it's worth overlooking the bad lighting.

and this one too...

Carly

the one where we bought a house

Joseph and I put a contract on a house earlier this week...we are really excited! The house is out by the lake with a neighborhood boat ramp and 5 minutes from the state park. We close at the end of November which means we will be in the new house by Christmas, can't wait!

Below are some pics of the house. We went for inspections on Friday so I was able to shoot a few while we were there. I have took some pics of the inside also but I decided not to post them considering the current owners still live in the house.

This is the view from the patio...

We will be spending ALL of our time out here, I can guarantee it.

The side of the house from the front

Carly

the one where everything else was just getting us ready for this

I was inspired to write this today by this entry at ShutterSisters.

I have a friend like this. We have shared so many memories. We were inseparable, then we were separated. Time flew, our lives changed but no matter the distance or time, it was like nothing had changed between us. Through new life, death, breakups and marriages our "snapshot" has changed and evolved and I wouldn't trade any of it for the old "us" because everything else was just getting us ready for this. The beauty of it is that we will be able to say this 5, 10 or 50 years from now while describing our new "snapshot".

So while I have posted this image before, I will post it again because this is T's "snapshot" for this season of her life. And because she is so special to me, this is also a small part of my "snapshot".

Carly