days

not sure if i'll ever become a regular blogger...it seems it's always that one thing that gets pushed to the backburner for other things. however, i have to share how much these two are changing every day before my very eyes. it's like magic.

he is everywhere...into everything...all.the.time.
he knows he is extra cute when he scrunches up his nose like this. it's my favorite. notice the black eye...the first of many, i'm sure.

and this little one. we have had a few rough days. it seems that three is the new thirteen. seriously, drama, drama, drama, whine, whine, whine. but i love her and she is my heart.

i have been dealing with a lot of anxiety lately when the kids aren't with me. i just have this uneasy feeling. like somethings going to happen. i don't know. anything could happen anytime, but my anxiety really seems to creep in when they are away from me. {i think i watch too much t.v....opening my mind to all these thoughts and scnearios} almost suffocating me, really. i am not an overprotective parent, yes, protective, but i have always allowed them to go with grandparents and cousins. not sure what it is right now, but that fear is in me.

there is some quote, i can't remember who said it, but it goes something like, when you have a child it is like your heart is walking around outside your body. it is so true.
every day when i see these two, they are like, little extensions of myself. the best parts of me. i am so proud to be their mama and love them to a million sweet, sparkly pieces.

xo,

a

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another giveaway...

Win a fab giveaway from Paint The Moon on www.moms-with-cameras.com! seriously love this new action set annie came out with. would love to win it! enter away!

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what to wear?!

i wrote a post for RMRV about what to wear for family photos! check it out if you have a second!
tata for now!
xo,
a

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aahhhh. love.

love, sweet love.

i second shot a wedding last weekend and it was the most amazingly sweet couple with the most beautiful love. you could feel it through the whole day.

aren't they gorgeous?! {and her mama made her dress! wowza! isn't that awesome!?!} they had such a beautiful and unique wedding. everyone in their wedding party was so sweet and wonderful. everyone was just so happy and loved them so much. a perfectly perfect day.

i have been keeping busy. the kids, the husband, the house, the house, the house...seriously working to get uber organized! i have always dreamed of being one of those really organized people. i always feel so good when things are in order and in their place...but it never takes long for things to start falling apart. i am determined to turn over a new leaf! the organized, together amanda coming soon! i might even take pictures of my accomplishments to share! i know ya'll would totally love that, right!?
xo,
a

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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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