Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July!!!! And, Happy 18th Birthday, Aunt Kristin!!!!!!

Grounded

Well, I'm grounded for the 1st time in my adult life...by my doctor that is!

I went back to the doctor today because my knee pain has been getting worse. He thinks that it could still be a torn meniscus, but is leaning toward it being a tibial plateau fracture, due to the amount of pain I am in, and where it is.

So, I am off work until further notice. I have to be completely off that leg, so I'm on "britches" according to Emma :) At least he gave me Percocet for the pain because the 800 mg of ibuprofen I was taking, wasn't even taking the edge off.

I just feel bad for Jacen & Emma...sitting around the house for the summer. Jacen is going to go hang out with Grandma Carol and Grandpa J tomorrow night and Friday. And, Emma is going to the zoo with Miss Carrie and the gang on Friday, so they'll at least have a bit of fun this week!

Playing Cornhole

I found a Cornhole Jr. game at Target, and decided to break it out on Jacen's birthday, during his cookout. Emma, Jacen, and Aunt Kristin had fun playing. The last pic is Emma shielding herself from a pelting from her brother!

Backyard Fun!

I'm sorry I'm so behind on blog updates! Life has been crazy with summer here...and me doing, what seems like a million photo sessions a week. I recently suffered a knee injury, as well, that has me sidelined.

Anyway, a few weeks ago, on a sweltering day, the kids wanted to get out all the water toys. They had a blast...well, Emma had a blast running through the sprinkler, and Jacen had a blast shooting her with his Super Soakers! I am going to miss when the lazy days of summer are over.

Yay Aunt Kristin!!!

Aunt Kristin is now a high school graduate! Watch out OSU, here she comes! I am so proud of her :) I can't believe the same little girl who used to draw on my mirror with crayons is now on to college. Where does time go?

So Proud

Showing off her new belt with her 4 year old grin!

Green Belt

Emma tested for her new belt on Saturday. She moved up to the green and white striped Little Dragons belt. She had to do the whole 14 steps on the white belt form. She did great!

Hair Cut

Well, we did it. We cut Emma's hair. It's was becoming a challenge to comb her hair everyday. She would cry and scream. So, I asked if she wanted to get it cut, and she said yes. So, my baby's long hair is gone. It looks cute, but I miss her hair :(

Backyard fun!

Just some springtime, backyard, evening fun. She is doing "He loves me, he loves me not, " in the bottom picture. I have NO idea where she learned that!

Heidi

Even though Shawn hates this dog, I love her, and so does Emma. Our poor, pretty girl, had to get all her fur shaved this last grooming appointment because she had gotten so matter from all the rain we have been getting. She doesn't look like these pictures now. She's a naked doggy! Hopefully, it will grow back soon. And, yes, that is Heidi sliding down Emma's slide. I think she has more fun with that than Emma does!

Mommy's Little Photographer

We took the point and shoot camera to the zoo today, and Emma was taking pictures of EVERYTHING! She loves that little camera. After Daddy was home from work, she was taking some more pictures. The top pic is a self portrait by Emma, and the bottom is a self portrait with Daddy :) I heart them!

A Perfect Day for the Zoo

Riding the carousel

She had to stop at every statue and sit on them.

Being an elephant, after seeing the elephants.

The Columbus Zoo's new baby elephant!

A nice fall evening

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A Beautiful Day at the Park

The weather was beyond beautiful yesterday! We enjoyed the afternoon at the park with Suzy, Tristan, and Gavin. The kids had fun playing on the playground and playing around the pond. I took a ton of pictures, but haven't made it through most of them. I captured this beautiful image of Emma that truly takes my breath away! My beautiful girl! I will have some more pics of their day to post soon.

Life is too short...

There are some days that I sit back and realize that life is just too short...

Friday morning, I got a call from Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep to photograph a baby that had passed away. I was unable to do it, so they located another photographer. Even though I knew that I would get that 1st call from them, it still took my breath away. To know that 2 parents just said goodbye to their baby before I received that phone call...well, there aren't the words.

Then, I found out that someone I went to high school with passed away this weekend, at only 32 years old. She is the 4th person that I went to high school with that has passed away since we graduated. I'm so sad for her family.

So, go hug your kids, tell your parents that you love them, and hold your spouse a little tighter tonight. Life is just too short...