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Snow!

We finally got a good amount of snow (for the valley anyway) on Friday. So I bundled the tyrant up and we went outside to play in it. She'd fall down and not be able to get up there was so much padding surrounding her! lol.





We even took her new sled outside so I could pull her around on it. Her papa made her this...isn't it beautiful!! Shady's cold nose kisses cracked her up!


She had so much fun being pulled on it...Thank you Papa!!


After we played forever it was time for a nap and this is how she woke up. Of course being to super nice mom that I am, I had to get my camera first before I fixed it. lol.



And her headband arrived. She actually wore it for quite a while!

A horse says nnnneeeeeeyyyyyyyyy!

Natalie's Grandpa M (JR's dad) got her this awesome rocking horse. This think nays and gallops, moves it's tail, head and mouth. At first Natalie was not so sure about it but would still give it hugs and kisses...such a sweet girl. By Thursday she was like a little pro rocking horse rider. She loves this horse and can now get on and off it without any help. She'll get on it and sit there forever! Some photos I snapped of her on Thursday. She is also clutching her prize monkey hair clips given to her by Victoria(daycare provider)!!





Pretending like she is going to actually listen to my request to remove that binky from her mouth.



Telling me to "Sit Down"! I was standing on the couch to get the above her shots. lol.

Warning: Photo heavy catch up posts!

I finally got some time to upload photos this morning. Christmas morning was nice with just JR, Natalie and I. We took our time and got lots of video. We had to wake Natalie up around ten after seven cause JR couldn't stand it anymore. lol. We woke her up with "Merry Christmases" and night vision on the video camera. We brought her downstairs to her play room where her kitchen was set up and ready to go. She ran right over to it and started touching everything. She hasn't stopped playing with it since! It was so worth it!





She loved her vacuum that her Aunt Kris, Uncle Randy, Mason & Gavin got her!



Then later in the afternoon everyone came over for Christmas dinner at our house. Here's Natalie with her Uncles at the kiddie table!



Not only was it Christmas but it was also James & Gregory's birthday. Happy 3rd b-day boys!




Hope everyone had a very nice Christmas!

Barlow Sneak Peek!

What a beautiful family! I told you all that I was excited about this photo shoot and it did not dissapoint! Beside it being sooooo very cold out that day we met up at the Boise Train Depot to take as many photos as possible in as little of time as possible. This family couldn't have been better subjects to photograph! This was by far my most favorite photo shoot yet. The kids had me cracking up and just seeing the love they have for each other was really something wonderful. In fact, while I sat here editing some of the photos they had me laughing all over again. The family has to sacrifice their time with daddy so that he can do his job of serving our country and for that I am very appreciative of their sacrifice and everything that Joel does for America. Thank you.

Now on with the photos! I had such a hard time choosing which photos to edit first!

One especially for the kids! :)How beautiful are these children!
Merry Christmas Guys!

Oh no...

I finally made my first Etsy purchase and I have a feeling there will be many more! Thanks to Lilypad Mom for introducing me to some adorable headbands from Etsy seller, Busy B Designs, that I had to have for Natalie and myself!

Natalie's

Mine

And let me just throw out there that they were only $15.50 for both including shipping! How can you beat that!

Happy Holidays From Our Family To Yours!

I figure since everyone should have gotten their Christmas cards from us by now, I'd go ahead and post it here.

It's 5x7 printed on pearl finished paper (so pretty)!

The back was plain with a message from us. I also made some special for the Grandparents for Christmas, but I don't want to give it away by posting it here, so that'll have to wait!

We have our Mad Dog awards tomorrow at work (kind of like an attorney roasting by the staff). We get to eat awesome food, drink and make fun of attorneys all on company time then we shut the office down early. I am off until the 26th, then I'm off again on the 28th for 5 days!

My last photo shoot for 2007 is Saturday! I can't wait to shoot this family...they are such a beautiful family! 2008 starts a whole new year of photography & design goals so make sure you stick around! Happy Holidays if I don't get a chance to say so before Christmas everyone!

Christmas Cookies!

As with everyone else, it is very hectic around our household preparing for the holiday. Last weekend I made cookie bouquets and cookie baskets as gifts and had a few orders for others also. Here are the cookies that went in those bouquets and baskets!

Winter Wonderland

Christmas Morning

And let me just say, I'm so glad these are over with...they are sooooo much work! :)

Sneak Peak!

Melissa and Dave met me in downtown Boise EARLY Saturday morning for some urban style maternity photos. Melissa makes a beautiful pregnant woman and both her and Dave were huge sports dealing with the VERY cold temps. It had snowed the night before and actually snowed through half of the photo session and did I mention how cold it was! Here you go Melissa and Dave, hope you enjoy your sneak peak.

Yum!

A couple months ago JR and I went to PF Changs for dinner and I got one of their most popular martinis. This sweet heavenly concotion was called the Lucky Cat Martini. So last night JR and I decided we wanted some drinks and wanted something different then what we usually have so I was lucky (ha ha) enough to find the recipe for it online.

Look how pretty they turn out and they are super yummy!

Shake:

2 oz Vanilla Vodka
1 oz Pineapple juice

Pour into glass and then sink 0.5 oz of Black Raspberry liqueur in. Sink really means to just pour it in, the liqueur will sink on it's own. Enjoy!

Toddler vs. Parents

I can not even express how challenging it is to get a good photo of a toddler. It's kinda like trying to squeeze into your pre pregnancy jeans 2 weeks after having your baby. JR and I spent some time last weekend and some time today setting up a photo shoot for Natalie's Christmas card photo. Don't be fooled by the photos, that kid is not cooperation's #1 fan. Here are some photos we didn't use for the card.

Thanksgiving pictures

Of course I took pictures!

Papa and Natalie.

"I don't know"

Wee, twirling is fun!
3 Generations

www.lucidgraphicdesign.com

You can now access this blog by going to www.lucidgraphicdesign.com until I get something design/photography specific. I'm also working on a logo and materials for Lucid Graphic Design so those will be debuted here one of these days sooner then later. I know, I see the irony here, a graphic design business that doesn't have a logo, business cards, etc. My plan: one step at a time. :)

Happy AFTER Thanksgiving!

Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving and days off from work. Mine was good and bad.

The good: Visited with family and friends, ate yummy food, still eating leftover pumpkin pie (my favorite...I'm a pumpkin anything freak), got a nice TDay sale on a 50" Samsung HDTV (you should have seen the drool dripping from JR's head), did some black friday shopping without too much hassle, and got to "sleep in" 3 of the 4 days (read: sleep in until 7:00 a.m...woo hoo).

The bad: All of us have a cold, mine being the worst (of course). I've been blessed with many things in life, having a high tolerance to sickness is not one of them. If it's "going around" I WILL get it.

I have only got 3 people left to buy for and all the other people's gifts are already wrapped and under our Christmas tree. You know it! I put the Christmas decor up the day after Thanksgiving. Except JR can't find what he did with our garland and outside lights box so we are sans house lights until it is located. I love Christmas time and having Natalie be into it this year really makes me excited for it. She LOVES the decorations on the tree, she spends a lot of time touching each one she can reach saying "ooohhh".

Go Broncos!

Tomorrow is one of the biggest games for BSU. Not in terms of challenges, but in terms of rivalries! We play the University of Idaho tomorrow, which involves a lot of emotion. This is our biggest rivalry and has been for many, many, many years. In fact, even at work today we are all showing our love for the rivalry by sporting BSU or UofI colors. GO BOISE STATE!