So we finally had our session with Jody G, our beloved photographer since Connor was born. She is magical the way she captures our family and in particular, our boys! I leave the sessions hoping we got at least 1 good one....and when I see the proofs, I am always blown away. I am in love with every picture!!! As far as location....Jody is willing to go to a location or your home. We have had the last few session in our home and I was wanting a change of pace. So we chose one of our favorite NC mountain towns as the scenic backdrop for our session. Blowing Rock holds many memories for us....and Bass Lake, well, it is just a beautiful lake surrounded by trees....and in the fall, these trees are in just about every shade of the rainbow! This was technically Greyson's 6 month pictures (a month late ;) and it is also the pictures we use for our annual holiday card. If you have never been to Blowing Rock, it is a MUST VISIT...so put it on your bucket list! Above is a flier promoting Jody G with a few from our session. You can also find a sneak peak of our session with many more photos on Jody G's blog here, you might have to scroll down a bit to 10/22/2011: http://jodygphotography.com/theblog/
What a fun holiday to share with kiddos...considering we haven't dressed up for Halloween in years....probably since college, even though I love a good costume party ;) It sure is more fun seeing your kids enjoy the fun of Halloween. We had been talking to Connor about it for months. Trying to come up with a cute costume idea.....i dabbled with making them a pair of something....or at least coordinating their costumes. Connor decided after much questioning, that he wanted to be Pooh Bear. Mind you, I am not sure the child really knows anything about Pooh Bear. Pooh is definitely not in the round of shows or movies that he watches....he had seen the trailer for the one that was just in the theaters but didn't see the movie. BUT despite all of this....I ordered him a Pooh Bear costume and thought Grey would look adorable as piglet, except that piglet is pink and he would be mistaken for a girl, so we decided on Tigger for him. When the Pooh costume arrived Connor was VERY reluctant to try it on. After a few bribes, nothing that a few m&ms can't solve, we got it on him. He looked like 32 pounds stuffed into a 5 pound bag. Lol....literally it was WAY too small....so I boxed that puppy up and sent it back. So much for the cute idea of coordinating them....I was so over it...saw an email from PB kids about sale costumes and free shipping, so I went on and decided right then, that Connor was going to be a cow. He likes cows....he sees them as we drive home on most days....he can do a really good "mooooo"....so I knew he would be thrilled. Once it arrived we had a replay of the above trying on scenario....so I knew what to expect....at least this one fit! Grey was getting a hand-me-down costume...Connor's first Halloween costume...a monkey. Figures! The child is always in hand-me downs :) So there it was...not nearly as cute and coordinated as I had thought I wanted....but it will be fine and they will never know or care anyways! So this weekend we had 2 opportunities for dressing up. Our church hosted a Trunk or Treat on Friday night. We looked at this as Connor's practice...since he is new at this whole thing and we saw how trying on costumes went....we weren't sure how wearing it for an extended period of time was going to go. But once he saw Grey in his money suit....Connor was like, Game ON! Let's do this!!!! He was a champ....he rocked his cow outfit and even jingled the cow bell that Mrs. Cindy let us borrow. Trunk or Treat was a success....and Connor was happy to actually get some candy!!!! So Monday night, on Halloween, Connor did great again. Had a ball knocking on peoples doors and saying Trick or Treat. He was such a good big brother, getting 1 piece of candy for Greyson and then 1 piece of candy for Connor! Grey was, as always, a trooper. He didn't mind his little monkey suit. Thankfully it was chilly weather, otherwise these boys would have sweat in their heavy costumes!! Long story....but hope you enjoyed it. Here are the pics of our Halloween weekend!
And a few short videos....the first 2 are from the Trunk or Treat in the church parking garage and the last is in front of our home.
Jenny, Josh, and Colton Highlander came to the QC for a fall weekend get away. The Highlanders live in Gainesville, FL home of the University of FL and the infamous FL Gators!! Jenny is a friend of mine from college, and also my little sister in Tri Delta! We have always been close, so this was a wonderful weekend that we had been talking about doing forever! Josh and Jeff get along great....probably because they have already bonded over our countless trips to Gainesville during football seasonsll! Colton, their almost 2 year old, and Connor became the best of friends immediately....if they weren't bickering about who's toy was whose :) they were laughing and chasing each other around. They were great, and really enjoyed each other's company. Connor asked for Colton for days after he had gone home. Other than a few snafu's along the way...a missing backpack (Josh, I swear it has to be hidden in this house some where :) and a bunk NC BBQ fest, we navigated nap schedules and peanut free snacks...and had the BEST time!! Since the HIghlanders are getting ready to be a family of 4 too (I'm sure they took notes from us, on what not to do) we were sure happy they made the trek!! Enjoy some pics of their visit!
Fall is here...and it is absolutely my MOST favorite time to live in North Carolina. Changing leaves, cooler weather, pumpkins, (jeff would interject here and say "college football") and eating chili! Love it!!! Mimi and Papa came to visit in mid October after their wonderful European cruise, since they had not seen the boys since August. We kept them busy with a long weekends worth of festivities. The boys always love quality time with them! Enjoy some pictures from their visit!
