Happy Father’s Day!

Anyways Happy Father’s Day Kenny!! You are the best dad I could ask for, for our boys (and dogs). They love you to pieces and are so happy when they see you. Dustyn loves playing monster trucks and star wars with you. Carsyn enjoys it when you take him outside and swing him or take him on golf cart rides. Thank you for all you do to provide for our family. You are amazing and I could not be raising them with out you.

Guess I will have to try and do better again next year. I have been soooo busy with editing and photo shoots that I haven’t been very crafty in my own life. I hope this will change in the next couple of weeks!! Hope everyone had a Happy Father’s Day!

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Ten on Ten

(picking up Kenny’s mom for Busch Gardens and we were greeted by her pet buzzard Wilbur, Food before going into the park, made it to Busch Gardens!, Carsyn got to ride this ride with no problems, heading to lunch, inside the festhaus while it started to rain, picked up Carsyn’s ball from Molly at Discovery Toys, almost back to Kenny’s moms house, dinner for Kenny’s step dad’s birthday, looking around cracker barrel)

I set an alarm on my phone for each hour or else I would have forgotten! I also set an alarm for the 10th of each month! I hope you can join me in July!! It is so much fun!

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Recent Photography Sessions

Last Wednesday I had a cake smash session for Gavin, plus a  4 year session for his sister. Gavin was LOVING his cake and was hamming it up for the camera.

I just love this one of Mackenzie with her pony, I mean unicorn. This shot took a lot of time, photos, and tears, but we got it. Poor Mackenzie fell down some stairs right before the session so she wasn’t her normal, cheerful self.

After the cake smash session, I had a Spring Mini Session that had gotten rescheduled a few times. It was such a gorgeous evening. I am kind of glad it was rescheduled.

Thursday I got to head down to the Outer Banks for a photography session with Natalie & Tate. We had so much fun, can’t wait to share more photos from this session soon!

While I was down there I had the pleasure of photographing my photography friend Susan Fowler and her adorable family! She took family photos for us a couple years ago and I took some maternity photos for her.

I have more photos from my recent photography sessions over on my Facebook Page.

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I can not believe how much he has grown and learned this school year. He just looks so much more like a little boy now instead of a toddler. Oh my!! You can see all the photos from his first day of school here.

Here is to an awesome Summer. I will be making a Summer Bucket List soon to share with you all! Have a great weekend.

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I still have a lot to learn about taking Macro shots, but so far I am very pleased with it.

On my birthday, which was on Monday, Kenny called me outside to take photos of these baby grasshoppers or crickets. Not sure which they are.

I also snapped some other shots of a few flowers and leave around here. Along with a photo of some water drops on my van while Kenny was washing it for my birthday.

Speaking of my birthday, did you see my Camera Lens Giveaway?

What have you been up to? Did you do anything over the long weekend?

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Before we get to the giveaway, I have to give a shout out to these ladies. I have known a lot of them for a long time in the online world and some of them are new friends. They all came together to help make this giveaway possible. I could not have done it without you all so thank you!

Since there are so many awesome ladies I made a page with all of their links to follow and like. All of their links are located HERE. That way you can just go follow and like them all then come back to Raffle Copter and complete the entry of I liked ALL the Facebook Pages, I followed ALL the twitter accounts, etc. It was easier on me and I hope it is easier on you all. If you have any issues or questions please let me know by emailing me or leaving a comment. Good Luck and thanks for stopping by!

50mm Camera Lens Giveaway

a Rafflecopter giveaway

By the way Happy Memorial Day! Enjoy the day with your family and remember the lives that have been loss for our freedom. Also remember the families that have sacrificed time with their loved ones to keep us safe.

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Super Hero Birthday Party

Paper Goods

Invitations, Thank You Cards, Favor Bag Tags and the random “Superhero Carsyn” papers, etc all came from Peartree Greetings line called Searching for Super Heros.

Decorations

The Ka-pow!, lighting bolts, the little pop, zap, pow signs and Happy Birthday Carsyn signs were made Meagan Musing. The circle paper garland is actually made from old comic books. Sarah at Smiley Wileys sent me those. They are so cute and really added to the party.

The Happy 3rd Birthday Carsyn banner is from Two Birds Design. The rag garland is from Our Holly Days. All I did was send them both a link to the invitations I was using and they made it happen. I LOVED that they brought all the attention to the main table. It really looked great.

I made the buildings using old boxes, black table cloths and blue wrapping paper. Then took some windows that Meagan had cut out for me using her silhouette.

Food

I made a “C” to look like the superman symbol out of pineapple and strawberries. I also did “POP” Corn. Kenny had an old gumball machine that we sanded and repainted. We had gumballs, some super hero “POP” Rocks and Taffy. Cupcakes were made by my friend Kimberly. They were so adorable and delicious!

The super hero plates came from Dishable Designs.

Photo Booth

The photo booth signs I made using the superhero stuff from Clementine Digitals. I bought the super hero masks that Dustyn and Carsyn are wearing from Target. I then took them and made a template for the photo booth masks. The background was a fabric black shower curtain and my DIY PVC Pipe Backdrop Stand. I also used her Build your own Super Hero for our craft. Though only the older girls were interested.

Apparel

Shirts are from Sweet Feet and Little Tweets. Though she is closed right now, but she will be back soon! Capes are from Pip & Bean. I LOVE these. They are so well made and were the hit of the party! Carsyn’s bib came from my favorite place to get bibs Summer Lee Quilts. I am serious when I say that all of  his drool does not leak onto his shirt when he is wearing her bibs.

The people that made this Super Hero Birthday Party possible!

Invitations & other Paper Goods – Pear Tree Greetings

Ka-pow & other sayings – Meagan Musing

Circle Paper Banners – Smiley Wileys

Happy 3rd Birthday Carsyn Banner – Two Little Birds Design

Rag Garland – Our Holly Days

Super Hero Plates – Dishable Designs

Cupcakes – My friend Kimberly

Photo Booth signs & DIY Superhero – Clementine

Shirts - Sweet Feet and Little Tweets

Capes - Pip & Bean

Bib - Summer Lee Quilts

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Well there is a solution BabbaCo. has come out with a BabbaBox for Summer Survival.

 This article is sponsored by BabbaCo. All opinions expressed are my own.

The BabbaBox include things like puzzles, hands on activities, books, games and imaginative play. I just know that Dustyn would have an awesome time with these. He loves doing fun activities like that. I need to act quickly and order my Summer Survival Kit!

Summer Survival Box Themes

June: Deep Sea

Take a voyage to the bottom of the sea, enjoy a colorful book about some of our favorite creatures, make and plan an adorable fishing game, plus so many oceany activities.

July: Camouflage Animals

Where’d who go? Not only is camouflage on animals totally cool, but it also services a purpose – to help protect them. This month we will learn about all the amazing kinds of camouflage, play a little hide and seek ourselves and other well disguised fun!

August: Pirate Treasure

Bring your sea legs! This will be aarugably our most fun theme yet, as we set out on an adventure, pirate-style. We will sing songs, meet famous pirates through an amazing book and become experts in life on the high seas!

Buy Summer Survival Pack

Use “SURVIVE” at checkout to save 10% on any Summer Survival Pack. OR you can sign up for their newsletter and unlock a 15% off coupon!
• Digital ($4.97)
• BabbaBox ($56.97)
• Premium Summer Survival Pack ($119.97)

What are your plans for this Summer? Do you have any tips for Summer Survival?

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Newborn Posing

I used all the tips that Kelly Brown shared during her Newborn Posing Course. I learned soooo much from this course. Never thought I could learn much from an online course but so many things have just clicked. It is awesome. I have been going back and watching several of the parts over and over again.

She had an awesome turn out over Mother’s Day weekend. Over 45,000 mothers from 137 countries tuned into her Live Course. It is available for purchase for $149. I definitely think it is worth it. Kelly is really inspiring and I love listening to her talk with her Australian accent. Throughout the course, Brown is demonstrating skillful posing techniques with more than 40 in-studio infants and providing professional advice for new mothers interested in capturing these precious moments with their newborns.

The tieback, pixie hat and pink wrap above are all from Beautiful Contrasts on Etsy.

I love her little kissy face in this shot. It is so adorable and Somer says she make this face a lot. I had so much fun with Olivia and I am looking forward to my next newborn session.

What have you been photographing lately? Link up your Wordful or Wordless Wednesday below.

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Here’s what you’ll need:

One cup of unsalted butter, softened

One and one half teaspoons of lemon extract (or your favorite flavor)

Half a cup of powdered sugar

One quarter cup of cornstarch

One and one half cups of all purpose flour

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Whip the softened butter with a mixer until fluffy. Add the extract and beat 30 seconds. Then add the dry ingredients and mix well, about 2-3 minutes. Drop by tablespoonful onto a cookie sheet and bake for 12-15 minutes or until the edges are very slightly browned. Remove from trays to cool. (Tip, I like to use a cookie scoop as it makes the easier to handle).

That’s it. Easy peasy! We like to smoosh the tops and add sprinkles before baking. You can also add food coloring to the mix for St. Patricks Day, Valentine’s Day or whatever suits your mood.
These are buttery and delicious and they never last long at our house. Enjoy!

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