How many...

Teeth can one little boy get at once??? 4! Yes, we are in the midst of a teething frenzy here at our house. Noah is getting in 4 more teeth at the moment. That will bring his total to 8 chompers. Also with that he is finally getting the chewing motion down so he is now a pro at eating puffs, toast, rice krispies, etc... We are just starting to introduce meat, but it's been a rough week so I've put that on hold until next week. Someone thought waking up every 2 hours on Wednesday night was a good idea. Mommy & Daddy had to disagree though. So Shawn and I are very SLEEPY.

This weekend we are heading to the MN Zoo and meeting some friends there. I'm so excited to go! We haven't been in 2 years and they've made some great new changes/updates there. I'm hoping to take Noah's 8 month portraits there as well. He loves animals (especially his big brother Tank) so I'm anxious to see his reaction to the animals there.

And just because he is such a ham. He decided he wanted to try feeding himself last night. Here are the results.







The little dude ended up in the tub after that! LOL!

Busy busy!

I know I'm long overdue (almost 2 weeks... EEK!) for an Turner update! LOL! So here goes!

The craft fair was pretty much a success! Although I only sold a handful (count 5) of the matted 4x6 images, I did get a lot of traffic looking, talking to me about future photos, and taking business cards. I did get contacted the very next morning by a bride who's mother came and looked. At first she thought Shawn's dad was the photographer, but he just sent her in my direction. LOL! The bride looked at my website (see link on side bar), liked what she saw, and contacted me! So this Saturday we are meeting up to discuss her event. Hopefully she'll book and then I'll have 2 weddings coming up to shoot! One is in October and hers is in June 2009. I've gotten some additional hits on my website so we'll see what happens. I'm going to get some business cards printed that have an actual photo on them and see if I can place them at some of the local business in Cologne & Waconia. Out here a lot of people like to use local vendors/businesses whenever possible. So being out in the boon docks just might be in my favor!

Before I go on I have some people I'd like to thank for helping me with the fair.
Shawn - For telling me to just do it and I'm so glad you did! Plus all of the assistance the week leading up to it with getting ready and making sure I wasn't procrastinating! LOL! I love you honey!!

Dad - For helping me get the display setup in the tent and for checking on me during the day at the fair. I love you!

Mom - For helping watch Noah and doing such a good job of putting the matted prints together while we finished up the displays. Also for helping me get organized so I didn't forget anything. And for hanging out with me that afternoon at the fair! I love you!

J - For sweeping in and helping your big sis finish up everything when you had only just arrived the day before and were pooped out! I'm so glad you were here and appreciate everything you did! I love you!!!

Jolyn - For being a great cheerleader & foam core cutter... :D I so appreciate everything you did! Oh and for letting me borrow your cricut cartridges! :) I so owe you a drink tomorrow night.... Love ya babe!

Amanda and Mitch - Thanks for hanging out with me that day! It was nice to have the company!! :) Love you guys!

Barb and Steve - Thank you for coming and supporting me that day. I'm so glad you guys came! I hope you enjoy your road trip to WY! Love you!!

Charles in Charge - Thanks for coming to visit the booth. I was so happy to see you! Love you too!

Jenn - Thank you for being my distance cheerleader and for getting those pics I took of you guys to me on short notice!! Love ya sweetie!

Lisa - For being another one of my distance cheerleaders! Thanks you!!! I love you!

Shira, Gemma, & Nicole - You gals rock! Thanks for helping me out with the website stuff and for cheering me on from afar! It means a lot to me. I can always count on my DMer's! Love you guys!!!!

***Now back to your regularly scheduled updates***
We had a nice visit (albeight short) with Jaime & Charlie. As usual they had a lot going on, but we did get to spend some time with them. So I'll take whatever I can get! They brought Sam-a-lama with and we got to take care of her overnight last Friday while J & C attended Melissa's wedding. She was such a good puppy. She watched over Noah very carefully. :) And her and Tankie get along really well too. There are a few pictures in the August album from the weekend so go check it out!

Finally, this Friday our little bubs will be 8 months old. Where has the time gone??! He is army crawling, psuedo crawling (aka he can make 1 step with regular crawling), sitting up, chattering away, teething (yup, 2 more teefers are in up top!), and waking Mommy & Daddy up at midnight (well just the other day only)! He is the apple of our eyes. It's hard to believe that this time last year we had only found out that he was going to be a he. Now we've got our little dude moving around like crazy! Just like when he was in my belly. Everyone now gets to experience his kicking efforts like I did when he was in utero. LOL! Sucka's!

We've got a fairly laid back month ahead of us. Which is nice considering we've been pretty darn busy lately! I'll leave you with a couple of pictures I took last night of Noah. They crack me up a bit!

Here he is in his Daddy's little rocking chair. He put his leg up there himself. I think he just wanted to chill... :)

Tag I'm It!!

One Word Meme

1. Answer the questions using only one word.
2. Tag another (I tag Jaime)

Where is your cell phone? table
Your significant other? sexy
Your hair? shaggy
Your mother? amazing
Your father? skilled
Your favorite thing? Shawn
Your dream last night? unreal
Your favorite drink? water
Your dream/goal? Africa
The room you’re in? living room
Your hobby? photography
Your fear? death
Where do you want to be in 6 years? Florida
What you’re not? ambitious
Muffins? Orange
One of your wish list items? Kenya
Where you grew up? Excelsior
Last thing you did? nurse
Favorite gadget? Garmin
Your pets? outside
Your computer? pretty
Your mood? sleepy
Missing someone? Yes
Your car? dusty
Favorite store? Crate
Like someone? yup
Your favorite color? pink
Last time you laughed? today
Last time you cried? Wednesday

Sleepy Head

After a long hard morning of posing for the camera (Thanks again Ellen!) this is what happens to a 7 month old when you take him on a walk...





At least he was happy as a clam! LOL!

A new endeavor...

A lot of you know that photography has been a passion of mine for some time now. Well since I was young it was. Over the past few years I've had the pleasure of shooting a few weddings and I've got one this fall that I'm doing. With that in mind I decided to go outside of my comfort zone and register myself for a booth at our town's local celebration. It has been completely nerve wracking! But with the encouragement of my family & friends I'm feeling better about it each day. The booth is all set. The photos will be here in the next 2 days. The website is almost done. Just a few final touches and I'll be all set to go. I just need to hear from my husband a few hundred more times "What've ya got to lose?" and then I'll be really ready. Up for it honey???

I'll make sure to post some pictures of the booth & such next week.

Movin & Shakin Bacon!

Well lets see here... Since I last posted we spent the weekend up north for the 4th of July (Thanks again Lisa & Ron!!), Noah turned 7 months, has decided to roll to where ever he needs to get too, and is now sitting! Well he's sitting by himself, but not for long periods of time. We're getting there! :)

It's been a fun few weeks! And I'm super excited because in exactly 10 days my sister will be home!!! YAHOOIE!!! We haven't seen Jaime & Charlie since we were down in H-Town at the end of February. So it'll be so nice to see them when they are here.

I added a July album to the slideshow so you can all enjoy!

See ya on the flip side!

2 Years...

2 weeks ago Shawn & I had our 2nd wedding anniversary. This year we celebrated it in Las Vegas! It's so hard to believe that it has been 2 years already. Man does time fly by! We had a very nice time in Las Vegas. It was very hot though. I'll take FL heat over Vegas heat anyday! I do not do well in the "dry" heat. Shawn of course is fine no matter if it's humid or dry. I swear we live in the wrong state. My hubby needs to be in the sun all the time! Anyways.... We relaxed, walked the strip and went into the hotels & casinos, and laid by the pool (or rather sat in the pool to keep cool). We also went to see the Cirque Du Soleil show The Beatles Love at the Mirage resort. It was FABULOUS! Hands down my favorite Cirque show to date! We also ate at Mesa Grill in Ceasars that night before the show. That was perfection! I'm so glad I have the cookbook from there so I can make what we had again. Man it was so good! All in all it was a good trip and it was just long enough of a getaway for us without Noah. By the time the plane landed back home we were ready to see our Bubs! Well Shawn would say I was ready 2 days before that, but I'll plead the 5th on that. ;)

I loaded up our pictures from Vegas into an album so you can view it by clicking on the Our Pictures link and then selecting the Vegas Album!

And in honor of our wedding anniversary I feel the need to post a picture from that most glorious of days!



It was a day I will never forget!