Falling in Love again...

I have to say that's my favorite part about having a new baby. Everytime I'm pregnant I wonder how I'll love another baby, if I could possibly love them as much as the last, or if I even have enough love left over. It's amazing that i meet this newborn child for the first time and instantly my heart swells with an amazing amount of love that i didn't know was possible. I love this feeling! I have fallen in love again! I love, love, love you, my sweet baby Carson!

INTRODUCING....

Sweet Baby Carson! He arrived yesterday at 4:34pm weighing in at 7lbs 15oz and measuring 20.5 inches. He's beautiful, Healthy, and absolutely perfect in every way!
I'm still in the hospital and trying to post from a laptop, so I'll be quick for now and post more pics later.
But for now, Here's my newest, sweet baby boy...




{All photos compliments of Photography by Daddy!}

Merry Christmas!

Okay - So tomorrow is the big day and I have no idea what the next few days will be like between now and Christmas, so I wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas now while I had the chance.
Thank You so much for all the well wishes. Hopefully I'll find the time to post some news and pics soon for everyone.
Have a Great Holiday!
~Amanda

His Birthday has been Scheduled....

... for Thursday, December 20th. I might be freaking out a little about this. There's a whole mix of emotions running through me as I approach the big day. Wish me luck and look for the news.

Here we go baby #4!!!

Have you missed him?

I know.... these are 2 months old and I'm just getting around to them. Hey- I took over 300 pics and almost all of them turned out. So... I took a break from editing til my sweet sister-in-law requested more. So here ya go miss laurie....
These were inspired by my good friend Holly and I'm in love with them.





and for those of you wondering.... No baby yet! But I've been crazy busy! Look for some Happy news sometime next week though!!! :)

GINORMOUS lolipop....

I don't think that's a real word, but remember on "ELF" when he uses it to describe the toilets? Haha...one of my favorite parts.
Anyway.... So here's a few from my attempt at a Christmas Card photo session with my own kids. I won't share the one that I ended up using on the real card but just a quick series of a few that I didn't and you'll know why in just a sec....
First, I HAD to have this Lolipop when I saw it. I had visions of the best photo session ever with my kids. They'll love it, I'll love it, It will be soooo much fun. Right?!? So... I pulled out my wallet and paid the big old price that they were asking for this thing cuz it was gonna be sooooo worth it. :) So we head out for our Christmas Card photo session in hopes of wishing you all a "sweet" christmas (or something like that) but I decide to save the loli for the end so they don't get to sticky right from the get go. We travel around to a few locations, snapping away, but the kids are getting tired and it's freezing outside so I decide we better find a Lolipop spot and pull over. So I head to one of the (very few) local parks, get the loli out of the trunk and set the kids up how I think I want them for the shoot, then hand over the loli to Jack thinking that that will be the cutest cuz it will be hardest for him to hold. (BELIEVE ME! This thing weighed a TON!)...


So, I took a few shots and then decide to move them back onto the grass. Once we scoot back I get this grand idea that i could jam the loli stick into the ground (it's not frozen yet) and then no one has to hold the thing and they can all just enjoy it. Well, I pick the thing up and shove it into the grass. It didn't go quite deep enough the first time to stay straight, so i raise it up higher over my head and give it a big shove into the grass.
Have you figured it out yet????
Yup - My GINORMOUS,(expensive) PERFECT lolipop SHATTERS! CRAP! Well... there's tons of little pieces all over the grass, but fortunately I was left with 3 large pieces for the kids to enjoy for a couple more pics.

And here they are posing the loli/puzzle pieces together for me so I can get one final snapshot of my poor little(ginormous) lolipop...

Hope you all have a Very Sweet Christmas.....loli or not.:)

Just One

...from last weekend's session. You might recognize the pretty girl on the left. She's my senior from a few posts back.
This family was way too easy for me. Everyone cooperated and made the session go by way too fast. We even had time for a little break in the middle while we waited for the light to get better or a new location. I had fun though. Thanks for letting me take your pics "H" family!