happy haunting!

This weekend was so much fun! i have always loved halloween and it is getting to be even more fun now that we have kids to enjoy it with! we spend the evening tonight with the cousins in their neighborhood and had a ball! auntie christina always makes the best halloween dinner for us and then we always have the nicest little walk around their neighborhood with the kids trick or treating. the weekend was so busy, lots to post on! saturday we went out to mimi and poppy's in granbury and trick or treated in their community! fun photos to come from that night! i hope you all had a wonderful halloween! trick or treat!

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time...

these girls are so gorgeous. i used to teach with their mom and dad. i met their daughter when she was probobly 1. now she is 5, in kindergarten, the big sister. they are the sweetest family and it was so fun to catch up with them a bit while capturing their little beauties! there is never enough time.

“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
i know i have posted this quote from steve jobs before on my blog, but i just keep coming back to it.
time is so precious and lately i have been having such a struggle with the right ways to be spending my time. the things i need to be doing along with the things i want to do and dream to be doing. time passes so quickly and there is never enough of it. each day my list grows longer, it just never feels like i'll get all those pesky "to do's" checked off.

i hope to be a better blogger. that is on my list. :)

i want to spend more quality time with my children. yes i am with them all day long. no, not every moment is quality. i want it to be. playing, teaching, snuggling.

i want to spend more time with photography. learning and discovering. playing. i want to go to a workshop and spend a weekend with people that have the same passion as me.

my husband. my sweet husband. i want to feel like "us". we need to make "us" more of a priority. we need our time. to talk, to stare at each other, to hold each other's hand, to just be.

that's all i have for now. life's been a whirlwind lately. waiting for the calm.

xo,

a

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another...

have to share another awesome giveaway! check this out! http://zozobugbaby.blogspot.com/2010/10/giveaway-extravaganza-and-photo-contest.html
if you have an interest in fashion or photography, you won't be dissapointed!
xo,
amanda

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paint the moon

a pretty picture from a recent session and then an incredible giveaway!
a few months ago i stumbled onto the most gorgeous photoshop actions ever! seriously! since discovering Paint the Moon, i have learned that the creative mastermind behind them is a kind hearted, incredibly talented mama! i have a few sets and am drooling over more! Anyway, she is hosting the most incredible photography related giveaway on her blog & you must check it out and enter! it's worth every entry, promise! so run over and enter!
sorry for the lack of posts lately...busy, busy around here...i'll try and update with fun stories of visitors from minnesota, photography sessions, etc soon! thanks for hanging around!
a

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CSN Stores...gotta love it!

Have you visited CSN stores.com yet? With over 200 online stores, you can find everything from barstools, to Koolaburra boots {which i know i have drooled over before on my blog}, to Melissa & Doug toys for the kids! Such a giant selection, you are sure to find just what you are looking for!

Ava's Christmas list grows longer and longer every day. She is constantly finding new and wonderful items to add to it and always saying "maybe santa can help me get that." So cute! One thing that doesn't change is she has her heart set on a horse truck and trailer for Christmas. I have seen a few out and about, but I'm thinking we found "the one" we are looking for at CSNstores.com! so cute, right?! perfect for our little cowgirl! I think this will light her up on Christmas morning!

CSNstores.com is the perfect one stop holiday shop for Christmas shopping! Online, everything at one place...doesn't get much more simple than that! you must check them out, you won't be dissapointed!

xo,

a

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LOVE your shot - link up

i just took this photo of my girl tonight. it is one of my faves, mainly because of her, that buggy, and the gorgeous sun! wish i could have shot about 30 minutes later as the sun had dropped even further and it was some amazing light...but alas, the kiddos had it by then, there was no hope for any more photos. next time :)

when i processed this photo i used a few different actions from Eye Candy {sheye rosemeyer} & Paint the Moon. those are usually my go-to sets! i also did a little baby crop, not too much...just wish i had made her a bit more off center mabye to the right a bit.

i was shooting with my canon 50D and my 24-70 2.8. gotta love that combo :)

fingers crossed i can get my hands on some florabella!!

xo,

a

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