I'm Not Dead.

I've taken a much needed break from the blogosphere over the last few (50ish) days but wanted to let everyone know that I'm alive! A blogger sent me a message which simply read, "Are you Okay?" Yes, I'm OK. I'm alive. Just seriously busy being a mom, wife, chauffeur, pest control (yes, pest control-bug killer. You see, we are living in a house now with a back yard and we have little critters that have found their way into our home. Just this morning my precious Elle dismembered a cockroach.... (we have to get a bug guy!) So I'm on the phone with a friend chatting away for a few sacred moments before one of my children jumped off of a piece of furniture and broke their face or crapped on my floor (yes, both of them simultaneously took a dump on the floor one morning, that was fun times. Conrad has since learned how to use to potty!) So I look over this morning while I was on the phone (ignoring my kids for a few short minutes, awesome parenting right?) and see half of a cockroach on the floor, still moving it's little arms, the other half being chomped on by my dear sweet 11 month old.... It was like slow motion, "ElllllllLLLLLEEEEeeeeE NoooOOOooo! Gross!" and I bravely squealed like a little girl & scooped that roach from her darling baby lips. Gag. I've fished two rollie pollie's out of her mouth since we've moved in. The third time I caught her with a rollie pollie, I just said screw it, you can have it. It's good protein. So yeah, we need a bug man like, stat.

We've been LOV-ing our home. Having a back yard to let the kids play in has been so wonderful. The kids seem to be sleeping better here, it's been incredibly peaceful, our neighbors are super sweet and have each been living here for 20 years. The one guy, Gene is 90 and he hangs his old man tighty whities out back and brings us brownies. My other neighbor apparently doesn't own shirts. He's always tending to his flowers shirtless. Whatever, I like it. Just live your life, shirtless or not.

I've been working non-stop (thank you, Jesus.) It has been a huge blessing to get the creative juices flowing and photographing lots! I have 8 sessions to post on my blog, boy am I behind on updating my blog. My life has been late nights working and hanging with the babes during the day.

Life has been so good though. I can't wait to share with all of you ladies all of the great things God has been doing. It's been a season of growth and maturity, of growing pains and trials that have stretched us further than we ever knew we could be stretched. God is good, even when the circumstances are less than favorable. {More on this later.}

For now, a sneak preview of our family photos with my dearest darling face, {Bobbie} AND some beautiful babies + their moms that I shot recently for the Nevada Breastfeeds calendar.

More blogging and photos of the new digs coming shortly.