Clacie and Michael

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Prentice

I was honored to be their photographer along with my dear friend, Karen. (Thank you Karen for helping me!)

sarah 5 toes.

Sarah is often found missing a sock. She can get one off by rubbing her feet together, but not the other. Matt came up with a name for her, Sarah 5 toes.
oh, and she can now roll over all by herself. I tend to find her quite a ways away from where I left her, stuck and unhappy.

leapin' leprachauns.

Happ St. Patty's day to you all!

Yesterday Brinley came home with a note.

"please make a leprachaun trap tonight with your child."

Brinley was THRILLED! She thought up the idea she wanted to use.

I helped her...just a little.

When the Leprachaun comes for the "gold"(chocolate eggs), a cup, hidden to look like the tree, will fall on him. I ended up going to school with her today. Her teacher LOVED Brinley's trap. There were quite a few other traps there too. Each of the kids got to show the class how their trap worked.

While they were at music, a Leprachaun (or two) came and messed up the room, set off the traps and ate some of the chocolates that were in the traps. Along with leaving gold string and cookies.

The look on their faces were priceless. Those kids were so surprised and loved it. (Is it horrible that we trick our children like that? I think it's great and makes for wonderful memories. It's part of the magic, like Christmas, right?)

I heard one of the boys say "I can't believe a Leprachaun was here! and we missed him."

2 years ago, I was in a preschool group where each week one mom took their turn teaching. I taught the week of St. Patricks Day. After Brinley got up, I covered her bedroom in tiny footprints and hid some chocolate coins. The kids followed the footprints to the gold coins. They all wanted to keep the little footprints and made trails all over my house with them. Brinley talked about that year all last week. I couldn't find the gold coins at the store this year, but she woke up to green milk.

what are you looking at?

This is what happens when we take out the ponies at night. Could she be any cuter? seriously!

sick day.

We woke to the sounds of puking this morning. Brinley caught the bug.

Matt had it Tuesday.

I am hoping that it will pass me and Sarah by.

I really can't afford to be sick right now, I have way to much to do.

*by 5pm, I came down with it too...sigh...

big girl

Sarah is my big girl.

She had her 4 month check up on Tuesday, shots included.

weight: 15.1 pounds (80%)

height: 26 1/4 inches (99%)

she grew 4 inches in 2 months...

slow down sweet baby, I want you to stay little, for just a while longer. She has been sporting ponytails lately.

because its cold outside today.

I have been meaning to get some photos done with the girls. so I rearranged my tiny living room, put an old drape i found at the thrift shop up (i have plans for it to be made into two curtains for the girls bedroom), and got the girls beautified. Brinley was some-what coperative with me today, Sarah, not so much.

I think I will have another photo shoot day soon.
I hope and pray that we will get some warmer, sunnier weather soon. One day it was 50 degrees and I didn't need a jacket. The next, snow flurries and an out of season thunder storm. The big girl really, really wants to play outside for more than 5 minutes and I want to start taking the babe for a walk.

what a week.

This week has been absolutely crazy.

I was up bright and early Sunday morning and at Sacred Hearth at 7:30am to spend time with a sweet family for photos of their little baby before church started. We made it to church on time, which never happens (we are always late and church doesn't even start until 11am...so sad). I was called to be an Achievement Day leader.

Monday night I was back up at the hospital with another family, this time in the NICU. I was there from 6:30 to 10. When I got to my mom's house, where the girls were, they had been asleep the entire time. That was nice for my mom, but Brinley woke up and wouldn't go back to sleep. She was up until 3:30am. Matt stayed up with her.

We also got a text message at midnight telling is that a friend of the family had died. Matt was quite emotional, as he has known this family for more than 20 years.

Tuesday was a break for me. Brinley ended up staying home from school (I couldn't wake her up). Brinely's school had a fundraiser going at McDonalds, so we went there, along WITH THE ENTIRE SCHOOL, for dinner. The teachers were working the counter. I have never ever seen a fast food restaurant that busy.

Wednesday was another busy day. I usually help in Brinley's class on Wednesday. I had a Forget Me Not meeting scheduled after school was done and got a phone call to do photos for yet another baby in the NICU. I spent another 3+ hours with this family. I had already had a babysitter for Brinley, but Sarah usually tags along with me to the meetings for Forget Me Not, so thank you Heather (who took her to the meeting) and Chaplain Michelle for watching Sarah while I took photos. I then rushed home in time to meet Karen to get Julie's dinner and then delivered it to Julie.

Today (Thursday) was way more relaxed. While Brinley was in school, I went to Julie's and we did a photo shoot of Sarah. Then when Brinley got home from school, we visited Matt and Ami at work.

Tomorrow (Friday), we go to a funeral.

Saturday, a birthday party.

I had nothing scheduled this week on Sunday morning except for 1 meeting...

i heart my chubby baby.

i haven't been good about getting Sarah's pictures done.

with Brinley, I was on top of it. she got pics about every three months because babies change so fast.

Now that Sarah is 3 1/2 months, Julie was good enough to remind me a million times that I really needed to get pictures. This morning was a good opportunity for me to do that, so here are a few of my favorites, from 200 photos.

In no particular order.

look at those cubby thighs.

she's a budda baby.

i cannot believe how thick her hair is.

Love it!

* you have to listen to the new music I have on here. Have you heard of 'The Bird and the Bee'? Love them!

i love giveaways!

I don't wear a lot of jewelry, but I love simple pieces.

I am in love with these...

You like them too?

Well, your in luck. Cinnamon*Sticks Boutique is going to give away one of her awesome necklaces. check it out here.

There are a lot of chances to win because 30days is also doing a giveaway here.