Here we are month 4 of the life story series!! if you’ve missed past months you can just scroll down and check the past few months out.. basically me and some amazing photographer friends from around the globe all put up a blog post at the same time and link each other.. we have all decided to take more pictures of our daily lives.. our kids being kids or whatever we feel like shooting that month. at the end of this blog post you will see a link to the next blog.. grab a coffee and click through and enjoy the work of these awesome photogs!!

This month my story is about our backyard rink.. this is our first year building one and we chose a terrible year to do it. it’s been soo warm. it’s been more of a pond then a rink. but the two days where it was actually frozen it got a lot of use.

my daughter was goalie for her hockey team this particular weekend so she was able to get some practice in net before the game!

my middle son was cheering not because he scored (though he did) but because he caused his dad to fall in the process.. yup that’s him laid out on the ice in the background lol

My baby!!!!

He shoots…he scores..

playing hockey is hard work!! especially when you are 4.

warming up and asking for hot chocolate!!

perfect end to an afternoon in the cold.. hot chocolate and cinnamon toast!!!

now please click on the link to see the work of kansas photographer Audrey Franz of Kentiga Photography

i’ve made it to month 3 of my life story series!!! if you haven’t been following along you can click here and here to see month 1 and 2 and to read about what me and a some of my photography friends are up too.

so this month i thought it would be suitable to do something that occupies a lot of our time in december.. which is getting ready for Christmas!!! There is always so much to do from baking to shopping..

so glad to have a helper in the kitchen this year!!!

He was not too helpful but was very entertaining!!! and an expert cookie stealer…

the finished product… just waiting for the kids to wake up!!!

Hope everyone had an amazing Christmas with their families. And that you all were able to take more then a moment to remember the baby that was born for us on that day…..

wishing you a very blessed 2012!!! Happy New Year!!!

and don’t forget to continue on with the circle of photographers participating in this life story series… click on the link to see the work of photographer Kelly McCormick owner of Kelly Mack photography

“For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the
Government shall be upon His shoulder; and His name shall
be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6

Merry Christmas from our house to yours….

It’s month 2 of the life story series!!!! if you missed last month click here

here is a little description to what we are doing…

Ever see a photographer who starts out with a 365 day project, or even a 52 week project and never finishes? Yeah, me too. Well, I recently joined a group of a few other busy photographers who decided to commit to a 12 month project! If we fail this, we’ll be taking donations for a time management seminar. The best part is that it will be totally candid, lifestyle shots of each of our own families/lives. We don’t even have to dredge up random people or make our kids pose for us. We’re calling the series “The Story of ________” and we’ll each be filling in our own blanks. At the end of this post is a link to another photographer who participated and she’ll be linking to someone else. It’s a whole big circle of stories in pictures. Click through and enjoy!
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this little kitty was well…forced into our lives a few months ago.. i tried to resist…i am not a cat person.. but how can you refuse a sweet 4 year old holding a walmart shopping bag with a wiggling kitty inside..saying “grandpa said i can take him home”..well this outdoor cat has worked his way into our house and into our hearts… we love him and are so happy he is apart of our lives.. here is the story of max..

Normally he stalks me. i never quite know where he is but he’s there lurking.. waiting to pounce on my toes. but not this week. this week i’m the one stalking him.. and he knows it. i could not sneak up on this cat no matter how hard i tried…always curled up in some sort of box or container.. on a shelf..in a basket you just never know where you’ll find him..

i think he’s sound asleep and as i creep in his eyes open..normally he sleeps the day away. he’s not a social guy. keeps to himself..sleeps and sleeps some more..

he is very loved and gets lots of cuddles whether he wants them or not

i find max being carried in his arms almost everyday.. max is patient and tolerant

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well that’s max in a nutshell…very low key..low maintenance just the way this non-cat person likes it!!

DO YOU WANT TO SEE MORE???

Then i would love for you to follow through the circle of photographers with me and see their take on the life story series?? take a moment and head on over to jen snyder’s blog and take a look… then continue on through the circle of photographers!!! You won’t be disappointed!!
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another fall family session!! this year we didn’t get really nice fall colors.. too much rain..too little sun?? i don’t know.. but these kids smiling faces make up for it!!! the little one had me laughing so much.. i need to make a post that shows off all her goofy pictures…