(Photo Tease)

The most recent family photo session teasers are up on Alison's website! I'm so very excited to see the rest (she admitted to taking 500 snapshots that afternoon). Emmie's nine month photos still haven't hit the other photoblog quite yet...yeah we get photographed a lot, I have a problem.

Oh did you want me to elaborate on my problem? Ok I will.

I realize people are in the photography business to make money, but the price of photos these days is borderline ridiculous. $20-$30 just for a normal sized print, not even a humongous blown up one, on top of the sitting fee, sheesta. So that is why I enlist my fave little photographer Alison (also my employee).

She charges a reasonable fee and gives me the CD. All of my photos for me to do with as I please...and find canvas enlargement coupons online. I also like to make my own Christmas cards and this allows me the freedom to do so. To get the CD of my other photo shoot I would basically have to sell Emmie, and well, we're not going to do that. Tucker on the other hand, I mean we'd give him away...

But I do love our 3-6-9-12 month photo place too (and I suppose I wouldn't mind paying the extra bucks if photos were once a year instead of every three months). They use a great studio and are decently priced in comparison to others...so really...I'm just being difficult (and cheap)(well not that cheap considering I paid for two photo sessions, the photos from the first session, and outfits times three, times two)(and times more than that because we had outfit changes mid session).

So there you have it. Two photo sessions, less than a week apart. But I'm thrilled with both...so it works.

Follow up

I thought I should do a little follow up to some previous posts.

Sugar. So daycare did confirm that yes, fruit is in a can, but it's not canned in syrup. So that's a little better...but I've still been packing fresh fruit almost every day...you win some you lose some....I figure any day with fruit is better than not. And we have veggie and fruit filled dinners. Today she had plums and there is a kiwi in the fridge with her name on it for tomorrow, now I just need to Google and see if that's okay to feed her.

Passport. Arrived on Friday. Can you believe that? A week and a half later my passport is already here. Man I can't wait to see what amazing vacations I'm about to take or how long it will sit in the drawer untouched.

Sicky McSickowitz. She's on the mend...now mom and dad are sick. It's like never ending.

Oh yeah, I guess that's all I really had to follow up on huh?

Life feels a lot more hectic than that though.

We had Emmie's 9 month photos, followed by another family photo session this weekend. Planning outfits for three people for two different photos shoots...h.a.r.d. You want to coordinate, but not be too matchy matchy...all while making it look like you didn't try that hard. And then there is the baby shower I'm co-planning (it's going to be phenom, Laur) with an invitation to whip together because heaven forbid I just find something to buy online, along with a little first birthday party for someone that is looming in the distance...and then the Halloween costume. The Halloween costume! Parts were delivered to work and now I just need to figure out how to make this sucker.

There is just not enough time in the day!

screen door shenanigans

We had a random Monday night dinner at grandma and grandpa's house. A little after school play time for the cousins. The men were outside enjoying an amazing evening on the mini pitching green my dad set up. Emmie and Olivia thought watching through the screen was pretty spectacular and they find themselves particularily hilarious. And yes, this went on for quite some time.

all the other titles are taken

When you're sick in this house, you get a new toy. I think she likes it.

And in addition to new toys, you get a high chair. Yep, finally bought a high chair, 9 months later. Now Grandma just has to recover the plaid cushion.

Broccoli and corn off the cob...new favorites!

double trouble

I was sitting at my desk today trying to work myself into a work out excitement. Sometimes, okay most of the times, I'm not that interested. But today I had no excuse. No errands to run, no country to try to sneak into and the gym clothes were sitting right there...I just needed to get my ass off my chair and head out. Then I got the call. It's never good to see the daycare on caller ID.

To the clinic we went. She had gooey eye and just kinda looked a mess in general. Daycare figured it was pink eye. Ugh.

An hour in the waiting room later and two seconds with the doc, she has double pink eye and a double ear infection. Aw shit. Poor kid! No wonder she was up every hour and a half last night...her eyes were crusted shut and her ears hurt like hell.

So now she's sleeping away in her car seat and I'm trying to disinfect the WHOLE HOUSE. And not to be a hypochondriac, but I'm pretty sure I have pink eye too.

That wasn't exactly the excuse to not work out I was looking for...

back in the U S of A

There we were, approaching the border...getting a little nervous without my appropriate travel documents in hand...worst case scenario mom was going to drive to Grand Forks to pick me up; best case scenario I was only going to be questioned while some guard men and a drug dog searched our car. We pull up, whip out my sub par documents and hand them over.

BP: What's your reason for travel?
A: Concert.
BP: Pearl Jam?
A: Yep.
BP: Where you staying?
A: Radisson, downtown.
BP: You don't have a passport?
K: No.
BP: Have you applied for one?
K: Yes.
BP: Okay, have a nice trip.

WHAT? That was IT?! Seriously. All that worry for nothing. We drove in to Winnepeg, checked in, lunched, cocktailed, picked up the tickets, cocktailed some more, had dinner and then jammed out.

Now we know I'm not a huge fan, but I will say that these fellas put on a really great show. Andy was very pleased with the set list and the three hours plus of show time. While people watching I saw a shirtless man, children, a shoeless girl in the bathroom and plenty of other random stuff. It was all pretty entertaining.

And then on the way home, I was expecting the worst as we hit the border once again. I figured there would be questioning again, I hoped it wouldn't take too long.

BP: Where were you at?
A: Winnepeg for a concert.
BP: Are you coming back with anything you didn't have before?
A: Donuts from Tim Hortons and t-shirts from the concert.
BP: When did you apply for your passport?
K: A couple days ago.
BP: See ya.

Yeah, he actually said "see ya." So there you have it. You do not need a passport to get into Canada. But now a new one is in the mail...and that's just all the more reason for us to vacation somewhere better than Canada!

And thank you to Alicia and Matt for Emmiesitting most of the weekend and mom for taking over today. It's so nice to be able to skip the country knowing the babe is in good hands!

let's get physical, physical

Chubby thighs in leg warmers? Yes, please.

Watching Dad vacuum? Yes, please.

Being vacuumed? Yes, please.