So it's only 6:40pm and yet it feels like midnight. This time change thing blows.
1. We had a fabulous Halloween! The girls all trick-or-treated with various friends. The weather was do-able. Certainly not warm, but everyone lasted and no one came home crying. I enjoyed an hour or so to myself, drinking red wine. Ahhhh...so nice.
Going left to right: The Incredibles, Robin, a peacock, and a goth witch. (#4's favorite color is black and she didn't want the cute witch costume. Oh no. She wanted the all black witch costume.)
We carved pumpkins over three nights - Wed, Thurs, and Fri. I think they all turned out pretty great.
After trick-or-treating we had a few neighbors over and had a great time. I love our neighborhood!
2. I think I am done (for now) with hanging frames for my gallery wall. They aren't all filled with artwork yet, but it's a good start. I wanted to do something to try to take away attention from the TV.
3. On the shower front, we didn't make as much headway as we hoped. Therefore, we're going to have to do some work this week. The hubby managed to frame in the large niche and put down the curb, but that was it. This week we're going to do the pre-slope. Once that's dry we can lay down the liner and put in the mortar bed which is what we'll tile over. Such a process. Sheesh!
4. It was a fairly busy weekend. #1 had a swim meet both days (which really halted work on the shower), Halloween was thrown in for good measure including a 5-girl sleepover, and I had 3 photoshoots! We're lucky #2 didn't have any soccer games.
Speaking of photoshoots, here's a few sneak peeks.
That sassy pose just kills me! And yes, I also got one with her foot down.
And how cute is this next one - with the dog? Totally the all-American family.
Next up...
This little red-head made me work for it! I've forgotten all my one-year-old tricks now that my baby is 5. And a half. No matter - we got some good ones!
If you've been reading awhile, you might remember I photographed a wedding a few years ago. Well, Darcy and Chris were the happy couple and as you can see above they expanded their family and they're going to add another one in Feb. Isn't that cool?! And don't you love his red hair?! So cute.
And these guys we've been friends with since we moved to KC some 18 years ago! In fact, we had a photoshoot together a few years ago. You can check them out here. (That link just took me a good while to find because I thought I took their pics back in 2012. Nope. It was clear back in 2010!)
(I swear Christi's eyes are open. When I open it in Bridge they're fine so I think the pixels are getting compressed a bit on my screen.)
I adored Sydney's animal print pants and have to hold myself back from getting them for my littles!
After my sessions were done I shot a few with my girls:
So sweet!
5. Remember last Sunday how I was so excited not to cook this past week? Well, it was nice but not as nice as I thought it would be. Turns out the sides (veggies and fruits) take some time to prepare. I'd like to try it again when I have time on a Sunday to prepare everything else. I think that will make a big difference.
Speaking of preparing the veggies - I did that today. The little girls helped which was actually really great! We cut up green beans, broccoli, butternut squash, zucchini, green onions, and Romaine lettuce. It will really help my evenings.
So what are we eating? We're trying some new recipes!
- Tonight: potato soup in the crockpot + apples + roasted zucchini + French bread for dipping
- Monday: Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with Bacon and Smoky Roasted Chicpeas + Green Beans + Fruit (I'm sure I'll make homemade mac-n-cheese for the littles)
- Tuesday: Crock pot Balsamic Beef Sandwiches with Blue Cheese and Crispy Shallot and Au Jus + Asparagis + Fruit
- Wednesday: Crunchy Stuffed Buffalo Chicken Breasts with Ranch Roasted Potatoes + Broccoli + Fruit
- Thursday: Spaghetti and Meatball Soup + Caesar Salad + Fruit (Last time I made this I think I shorted the meatballs - bad idea. Also, this time I'm going to use smaller pasta like medium shells. But the flavor was great and I really loved the chopped up veggies hidden in there.)
- Friday: Pizza at my mom's house
6. I'm thinking about updating my blog - both design and function. I've started checking into it but sheesh - it's not cheap! I'm going to have to mull it over. But I've got years of archives and projects and no great way to search. I think I'm going to have to bite the bullet.
Alrighty then! That's all I've got for tonight. Have a fantastic week!