Day 304 - Kentucky Fried Chicken

Happy Halloween All! We gathered up our little chicken and headed out with our friends for some trick-or-treating tonight. O did NOT want to keep his chicken head on. The majority of the time he was a headless (well Owen head) chicken. :) Here's a few of my favorites from the evening. Hope you all had a great Halloween. There is waaaay too much candy laying around here and we didn't have nearly enough treaters show up! What is a girl to do?

Day 303 - Cake Smash

I finally got to do my first cake smash yesterday. Happy 1st birthday little Z!

And a snap of the two wild men taking a break yesterday and watching Cars! These two are something else. I can only imagine the hell they are going to raise 13 years from now!

Day 301 - Pumpkin!

Owen brought home a new pumpkin from school today. Late this afternoon we decided to do a little carving. Well...I did the carving and he helped do a little scooping. I think it turned out kinda cute! :)

Day 300 - Fall

I love fall. I love the colors. And the crisp, cool air.

Day 298 - So Big

This morning O and I loaded up to go to the pumpkin farm. We stopped at the ATM, drove the 15 minute trip, and pulled up only to find they are closed during the week. Boo. I suppose I should have checked before going. So we went to the park for a little while. He played on the giant ship there and then we walked out on the dock where we saw a man catch a little bluegill. Then we went down a trail for a tiny bit and walked out on another little dock. All the while I had my camera in hand, of course. I'm trying to get a great shot of him for our Christmas card. I still haven't gotten "the one" but I'm working on it. While editing these pictures it dawned on me how old he looks! My little boy is getting so big! He looks like a little boy here and not my little baby anymore. I can't believe he will be 3 very soon. *sigh* Time flies when you're having fun and enjoying life I suppose.

Day 296 - Domestic Violence Coalition

On Saturday a photog friend and I went downtown to photograph a ceremony for the Domestic Violence Coalition of Nashville. We have a friend that works for the Sheriff's department downtown and he asked us last year to do this event & again this year. Its such a moving and touching event. Its an awards ceremony for the year and also a remembrance ceremony. At the end the names of all those killed due to domestic violence for the year are read aloud and family members, friends, etc throw a rose off the bridge into the Cumberland river as a tribute to them.

There are friends

And children

There are smiles - this woman and her children are now free from her abuser.

There are tears


There is reflection and remembrance


And tribute

Its such a touching event and I'm glad to be able to capture some of the moments from the event.

In other news - my boys just walked in from a weekend at the lake! My mom and grandmother came to visit this weekend. They stayed here with me Friday night and my sister came over and we had a ladies night. We went to eat Mexican and then to Target and JCPenney. It was so much fun. Saturday night I went over to my sisters and ate dinner with them. This morning I went to Church where I had to work mediashout, then I came home and relaxed. Its been a very nice weekend. I'm glad to have my boys home finally. Now for a big spaghetti dinner. :)

Day 293 - The Lonely Cake

I had a shoot this morning with a friends little boy who just turned one yesterday. This was going to be my first cake smash and I was so excited. Funny how things turn out...little man was not a happy subject today. So here is his little cake...all sad and lonely and in tact...we are going to try again tomorrow. Hopefully tomorrow I can post a pic of a little cutie with cake all over his face. :)