Fishing

Today after going to Adventureland we stopped at my cousin, Marsha and her husband, Jeff's home outside of Pella. They took the boys fishing down by one of their ponds. I took advantage of the golden sunset! They had a great time and I got LOTS of pics! I could not choose just a few for the blog so here are my favorites!

A Few Recent Photos

I have been busy practicing on lots of little cuties! Have you ever seen such cute kids...well...except for mine of course! We have endured humidity, wind and heat to get these and here are some of my favorites. Seriously there were so many that were my favorites I had to just randomly pick. A big thanks to all of my models! I have a few more sessions before we head back to South Dakota...here's hoping the weather cooperates!

On the farm...

The boys absolutely LOVE it out at Allen's dad's farm. Sam was so excited last night. He was playing and then heard one of the goats making the sound goats make and he went to find her just in time to find she had just delivered her baby! He called everyone over to see this new little life. We left them alone after a few minutes and then one of the other kids called us all back...she had delivered a TWIN!! It was amazing! We are hoping to be here when their horse has her calf...hopefully any day.

Visiting Iowa

The boys and I headed out last week with Dannie and her kids for an almost endless road trip! They were on their way to Trace's new assignment in Ohio so we drove as far as Iowa with them. I introduced them to my hometown and various family members, took them to have a canteen of course, and showed them all the places that have been a part of our lives for the past (um "30 something") years. They made it safely to Ohio despite lots of flooding throughout Iowa. I have never seen anything like it. Places that are normally farmland, look like enormous lakes now. So many crops are ruined. With the econonmy in such bad shape anyway, this was about the worst thing that could happen to farmers AND consumers.
We are staying here for a little while and will be helping my parents get their house ready to sell before they move to Colorado. I had not planned to, but I may stay long enough to go to my upcoming 20 year high school reunion. I have several photo sessions lined up and may get to do my first maternity shoot with my sister in law who is expecting their first baby next month. Here are some of my favorite shots I have gotten so far...

Every difficult shoot has a silver lining!

We took all 5 boys to Garden of the Gods to try and get some shots. It was a nice day. Lighting was good. The boys on the other hand were ALL OVER THE PLACE!!! It was extremely difficult to get good shots but I managed to find these gems in the mix.