Poop?!!!

Why is it that when a child is teething they constantly poop??? Oh my goodness, I am so tired of changing pooey diapers on the hour- I think I could scream! Last night, I  got Tripp out of the bath and let him "air out" of a minute since he has a bad case of diaper rash from all the pooing. I go into the kitchen to make him a sippy cup with milk, turn around to walk back out, and within the 20 second window return to see me bare naked child with a lovely small, yet sufficient pile of poo resting on my carpet! WHAT????

Soap, water, scrubbing, abra-ca-dabra- all gone. Poo free.

So I thought... I put Tripp to bed, kiss him goodnight and turn out the light. 30 minutes later, I hear him babbling and fussing. Thinking- hmmm maybe he pooed AGAIN. I get him out of bed and check him- looks good. Maybe we'll just snuggle on the couch for a minute. As I am snuggling with Tripp in his big boy Thomas the Train jammies, I keep getting wafts of poo. Did I not get it all out of the carpet. Is there a trail somewhere? Where is that coming from? A few sniffs later and I trail down to Tripp's heel. How the heck did I miss that when I cleaned poo accident #1? A brief sniff to the left and I find poo accident number two.

Okay- the child has a diaper ON this time. How in the heck did he manage to expel it from his diaper, down his pant let and onto the floor where he proceeded to happily bound around my living room and couch? I am baffled...and now I am paranoid that I missed a pile and will find in tomorrow or when I have a guest over wondering why my house smells like poo. Can you imagine, "I'm so sorry you just sat in a poo plop! Tripp pooped all over the house yesterday. I thought I got it all up. Oops." Oh the plight of the poo!!!

Mark, Kate, Grady & Oscar

Here's a few photos from the Kobussen's holiday shoot. Kate is the most organized person I know! She planned early for her holiday cards and already has a table covered with wrapped Christmas gifts! Wow! You go girl! Also, just plug for my friend, if you need a good personal trainer, Kate's your girl!

I love photographing my friends and their families! Though I will admit I was a bit nervous because Kate's house is filled with beautiful photos from super talented photographers! Can you believe how precious Grady is?? I could snap photos of him all day! Oscar just has back surgery and was very excited to get outside and feel the sun. Poor little guy, he had a bit of trouble walking! We got some great photos at a park right behind Blackhawk that I didn't even know existed until I was on my way to their house. Their Christmas card design is soon to come! Keep your eyes peeled!
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Trick or Treat!

Here's are few fun pics from Halloween! Tripp was a lion (thanks to Meme) and loved to go around "roaring" at everyone! Daddy got a nice shipment of candy that we collected from our Trick or Treating. I must admit, I kind of felt like a fool because everyone know's that a 17 month old child is not going to eat the candy, so I kind of felt bad taking any! Like people are looking at me thinking, "sure pawn your child off for your own pleasure so that you can eat the candy." Well, not the case! I didn't eat any- okay, maybe a few!

We had a fun mommy and son date at Wheatfield's and then we road the hayride around Shadow Lake, where a woman proceeded to ask me if I'd like a picture with me and my daughter... She looked confused at my confused face, but I didn't have the heart to tell her that Tripp was a boy. A very pretty boy, but a boy non-the-less. I was so excited that I was going to be in a photo for a change that I just smiled for the camera. Tripp will never know that her was mistaken for a girl! I'll never tell :) Tripp was more interested in the tractor than candy; maybe he did understand that he was just considered a girl and was trying overly to assert his manly image. He has a thing for John Deere and I don't know where he gets it from! No one in this family has a farming gene! I can't even cut my grass correctly.

Example given... I was mulching the grass every time I mowed b/c it took too much time to bag it. I couldn't figure out why we were the only house in the neighborhood with a never ending supply of crabgrass, until I realized that when I mulched, I spread the seeds! Ohhhh! Got it. I just placed the blame on my hubby and said that if he wasn't so busy, I wouldn't have to mow in the first place. That probably wasn't very nice! Wow, did I really just go off on a tangent about crab grass? How did I get there from Halloween and Trick or Treating????

Mark and Ashley's Engagement Pics & Cute Little Cy!

I met Mark when he did our landscaping at our house. He is super talented and a honest business man, if you need landscaping or snow removal services- use him, CDS Enterprises. Let me know and I'll get you in touch with him. Mark and Ashley are getting married in April 2010 and we went to Mark's parents house in Bennington to take some engagement pictures.Their weddings is going to be BIG, like 300+ people big! I don't even think that many people like me! I'll be designing their Save the Date cards and invitations along with photographing their wedding. Ashley and Mark were tons of fun to work with! Mark's dad went with us on the shoot and was the best assistant EVER! He kept throwing soy beans at Mark to make him smile! Ashley has chosen a beautiful black and champagne color scheme for the wedding and we are busy designing her wedding invites to mimic the black dresses with a champagne sash. So- stay tuned for the wedding invite designs.

Cyrus is Mark and Ashley's little boy and he just turned 1. Him and Tripp are great play partners! He has the most BEAUTIFUL blue eyes and is so sweet and quiet! We had a play date at the house while Ashley and I designed their Save the Date cards. I'm super excited to photograph their wedding in April! Hope you enjoy a peek at their photos!

Wow! I am way behind the power curve!

So... I finally got a new computer. One that doesn't sound like a plane is taking off whenever I turn it on. One that doesn't have a 10 second lag time between words typed. And, one that I have waited for all my life! My Mac! So, now that I can upload and type and do all that fun stuff with a decent amount of time my blog is back on track. Not that it really was on track, one posting doesn't really count. But... I am here, I am present and the blogging will begin. I would just like to say a big thanks to my God! Wow, I cannot put into words or type paragraphs to the amount of goodness and blessings he has given me this year! I am super busy with mommy-hood as well as my own freelance business. BUSY! Thank you Lord for giving me blessings that I never imagined or asked for. You are a good God! I've got lots of catching up to do here. So- let's start with the most recent family pic! We took a mini vacation to New Mexico. Marc was working but Tripp and I vacationed! I read my last book in the Twilight saga and Tripp enjoyed hours of playtime at the playground. Great, relaxing and refreshing trip! Tripp got his first haircut at the BX Barber sitting in Marc's lap and we "hiked" the Scandia Mountain. I was worried Marc was going to slip and drop Tripp off a cliff, so we didn't make it very far. Marc deployed a week after we got home so it was some great family time!

Here goes...

I have absolutely no clue what I am doing right now. Just typing fast and testing out this new blog, while trying to keep an eye on Tripp darting around with his sippy cup. So... new website is on is way. That doesn't really mean much because I have yet to go live with it- I keep finding more things to add or pictures that need to be tweaked a bit more- or Tripp wakes up from a nap an hour early and my free time is shot!

I have been conceptualizing about having my own side business since I was in college and I'm very nervous because the time is here. I keep second guessing myself and thinking, "The website is a 30 day trial period...you could just practice designing one for later and cancel the site. Maybe you'll be more ready next summer..." And thus, the crazy dance in my head continues. But- there is no turning back. I am really going to start this and I'll worry about what to do when Marc deploys and who will watch Tripp if I have a shoot and Marc's not around when I get to that point. Welcome to my uncensored written thoughts, not like anyone really wants to know about my subconscious struggle to put myself and my passion out there for all to see.

Free time done. Time to make breakfast.

B, out