Memorial Day is a time to remember those who have sacrificed for our freedom. I definitely take my freedom for granted most of the time. This weekend we tried to appreciate. Our celebrations were all about sun, water and munchkins!
who says you can't keep your kids in a bubble?
ice-cream cake!
little girls love babies.
so do big tough guys.
oh bunny.
Dane's first fish!
fish face, duh.
cool mom's get their hands wormy.
for fun
May 29, 2012
March 24, 2012
It's a ...
GIRL! We were blessed with a beautiful healthy baby girl!!! Even her cry is girly :) We are in a sleepy love drunk haze. Life. is. good.
Gorgeous flowers from Just Bloomed! (and we have the best smelling room on the block!)
March 15, 2012
"the best nest"
If you haven't read this book by Dr. Suess, I recommend it. Our two-year-old loves it, and we are reading it to help him get ready for moving from our current/old home to our "new nest". Side note : if you are concidering moving and totally renovating a new home right before a baby comes, I would not necessarily recommend it. We are so excited about our new adventure, BUT we could not be cutting this closer to the baby's due date!
Disregard the fancy pictures of me with my baby belly. This is really what I look like these days... I have been picking out paint for every room in the house...so hard for this girl who hates commitment.
After a long road...we're moving in! (do not buy a foreclosure house if you don't have lots of patience. I am learning a lot about patience these days)
And THIS is a taste of what we are dealing with... (Yes that is metalic wallpaper from 1980)
Another taste of the raw beauty... (a friend told me this light was coming back in style...any body want to buy it?)
Endless "to do" lists. (I LOVE my white board... my husband does not)
This is my mother and father-in-law taking down wallpaper (seriously they are amazing, we owe them forever!) Side note : If you are concidering putting up wallpaper, please reconcider. I know it's coming back in style, but just REALLY think about it.
My rockstar sister in law risking her life to clean our windows. (She has been one of many little house angels who have helped us, so so grateful!)
'Best Dressed' and 'Best Taper/Prepper' award goes to...my dad! If you know him, you will really appreciate this photo :)
Runner up for 'Best Dressed' ... my littlest helper! "I am helping fix the house"
This is basically what we're living in. (I do realize the hazards here...this makes me look like an awesome mom)
But he was happy
This is a glimps at Danes's room before we got to it... (yes they did paint the room red with green carpet)
These are my ideas...
This is an inspiration shot I found on Pintrest...
I want that green dressor. Also I love the stripes. I thought I'd try them in the new baby room...Heres a peek at it so far... (Thanks Jackie and Maribeth for your awesome stripe painting skills!)
Here's what I'd like my room and bathroom to look like someday... (photo credit here and here)
More ideas I love...(I have a new love/hate relationship with Pintrest!)
Someday I hope to share a few "Before/After" photos, but please bare with me (patience Jennie) ... it may take me a while.
March 08, 2012
big bad belly
A note on my second pregnancy. I hope my second born never reads this, but this pregnancy has been so different for me. I don't mean to say that I have been taking it for granted, because I am SO appreciative that everything has gone well. But life seems to whiz by and all of the sudden I am due in two weeks and I can't believe how fast it's gone. Along with that I have done a terrible job of documenting this pregnancy, so when my sister offered to take a few photos of my belly I knew I had to fit it in. I love that we can freeze these fleeting moments in time forever. Also taking these photos forced me to slow down for two minutes and focus on this tiny person who is about to change my whole life!
This photo is from when I was pregnant with Dane two years ago. My belly seems way bigger and I wasn't as far along in that photo. Maybe I won't have a "tank" baby this time. Can't wait to find out!!
January 18, 2012
minneapolis public schools
I am loving working on my recent shoot for Minneapolis Public Schools, check out some of my cute models! (pregnant lady in the middle - not one of the models)
December 27, 2011
santa baby
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from my crazy family to yours!
My mom's fancy Christmas dinner.
We love our stocking stuffers!
(who is the lucky gal who snagged this hunk?)
Three boys playing so nicely with the same toy...a Chirstmas miracle?
"baby"
(I do realize the obnoxiousness of the amount of presents)
Running in to see if Santa read their letter and ate their cookies!
Dane kept putting on these heals saying he was "going to church".
rub-a-dub-dub how many cousins can you fit in one tub?
November 27, 2011
gratitude
I believe in gratitude. I believe it is powerful enough to change lives. A few little things I am grateful for today...
* Awesome trusting clients who let me into their lives (and for their patience as I get their photos back to them!)
* my husband "making me" go to bed tonight at 8pm (shhh... he doesn't know I'm still working)
* my son laying in bed clapping, and talking to himself about all of his cousins
* my son finally falling asleep after the 7th time of escaping from his bed
* my dog sneaking up onto my bed
* tiny kicks in my belly/daydreaming about this little person I get to meet soon
So many more things, but that is just a glimpse at my tiny world right now. A couple shots from the annual "Thanksgiving (Sewell) family photo shoot" ...
November 19, 2011
go state
My husband is a huge Iowa Sate fan. This is an understatement, he is a fanatic. As in, he will drive 3+ hours to go to a game and turn around a drive 3+ hours back to come back home in the same day (for every single home game). I promised him I'd try to go to a game this year and we took Dane to his first game (he loved it!). This post is for my husband after last nights victory, go State!
Dancing to the band's music.
The highlight of the day... "I see Cy!"
October 31, 2011
happy halloween
Halloween fun at the Sewell house! My little Clint Eastwood...
He kept saying "yeeee haw"
My pumpkin dressed up like a watermelon for Halloween. (and yes I was way more excited about painting pumpkins than Dane was)
The Cat in the Hat knows a lot about this cute family...
Dane said he was "Curious George" mom and dad are "trees"...
At the party there was a pack of monkeys (no these are not all ours, whew!)
August 12, 2011
glass slipper
I recently photographed the cutest "Glass Slipper" themed bridal shower. Every detail was planned and placed by the lovely Steph of Table 6 Productions, stationary designed by the always classy Paperista, and deliciously adorable glass slipper cookies by Cocoa & Fig.
