Big T's Soccer..I know a little Late :/

 This fall Big T played Soccer! At first he was very shy, but ran and smiled a lot! By the end though, he did really well and really got into the action!!
Of course he still mostly ran around like a chicken, literally like a chicken!! He clasped his hands behind his head and attacked people with this "elbow wings"

Here is a whole lot of Soccer pics :-)!!

SEE..CHICKEN!!

He did a little dance move here..everyone else is playing soccer at the other end of the field...

And this Next sequence is him making his First and only goal this season!!! So Proud of my Boy!!

His Team: Racing Dragons!

BIG T

Star Wars Birthday Party!!

I have finally come to grips that I have a Star Wars addict.  It has been hard to swallow and at times is still hard to come to terms with.  I had such dreams for him being a sports star! Alas he likes to set up his Star Wars Legos and His Star Wars Angry Birds every where..I have little "set-ups" all over my house.  He is very into the little details of things and having a now mobile brother that can reach some of them, is driving the kid to fits!
But, because I love my Son..I was a cool mom and gave him a Star Wars Birthday Party!!

I was delayed getting my camera out, so not a ton of photos..But some :-/ !!

I made some Snacks!!

Then the Jedi's Pinned the Light Saber on Yoda! ( My little Sister did an awesome job drawing Yoda for me!!!)

Afterwards..The Jedi's did an obstacle course (didn't get photos), and Did some Lightsaber training..they fought each other and couldn't fall off the plank...

They were then ready to fight....DARTH VADER!!

 They Won!
The kids then decided they wanted to take turns being Darth Vader...

Even the Birthday Boy braved being beat by pool noodles!!

The Jedi's were ready to refuel after those bouts!!
CAKE!!
(by wonderful Darcy Francis)

Dad got the trick candles!! 

What a crazy birthday party! I was amazed at how fast it went..and the fact that there was not one child break down or any issues with the pool noodles...SUCCESS I think!!

oh..and this is whatyou child does when you forget about him..climb on table and eat cake!

Big T is FIVE!!

What!??! You're all thinking that right?!!
Well he is! I know, I know where did that time go?!  I really have no idea.  It flew by, I remember the first time I held him and that immediate love that I had for my tiny miracle!
What joy, love and happiniess that he has brought to Coach and I!!
I have noticed a couple of gray hairs here and there that I know without a shadow of a doubt that were brought on by him though ;-) !

Love you Big T!!

How??

I can't believe how long it has been since I've blogged!!  Where has the time gone??
I am so curious how people manage their time with that can be on their plates!!!!

1. You are a Wife. This includes supporting them in their duties. For me, my husband is in school, he is coaching middle school football, and he is working/running his own business.  This is him being gone a lot.  This means having dinner ready!  For those of you who know me know I am not a fan of cooking!!! So this is a HUGE mountain for me to climb. At the end of the day you give your attention to him and lets be honest, you finally have an adult to talk to and share what happened during your day!! Then on those days we all have off..It is out of the house for us, or we are doing big projects.

2. You are a Mother.  You are teaching your children right off the bat to someday be respectful, contributing adults in society. This involves everyday battles of just about anything and everything :-)!!  In some manner throughout the day you spend your time teaching them , and involving them socially.  With my boy we also have him in sports, so It is taking time for practices and games. And on top of it all, showing them that they matter! Which could be playing with them and listening to them ramble about Star Wars!! I have a one year old who is very much a moma's boy and always wants me to be holding him or right next to him. (Teacher/Mediator/Playmate) ect...

3. You are the Cleaning Lady. Enough said.

4. You are the Inventory Specialist.  You have to make sure that your home is stocked with all the necessary supplies it needs.  That means bi-weekly runs all over town!!

5.  You are the Planner/Scheduler. Yep you probably sit down and make sure at least that Hubby knows what is going down for the week.  You have to plan out meals ( even I do and I don't cook them).  You make sure games and practices, and work are all covered for kids to be there or watched.

6. You are (possibly) a Business Owner.  I have just really started trying to make a business go this last couple of years, and it is so time consuming!!  For me it is Photography.  So I have to take time to MARKET, which I suck at so I'm trying to read and learn about how to do that better.  I always want to better my skills so I need to take(try and find) time for that.  Have shoots to go to and then the editing afterwards.  Plus Design work, that I guess goes with Marketing!! I need to be Facebook/Instagram/Blogging my business fairly regularly!! ) I don't do blogging at all and I'm not on top of instagram.

7. You (could be) a Referee.  As a mother this is definitely what you are.  But for me..I'm actually doing this for money.  Cuz we need the extra cash!!

8. I'm a Person(Woman). I want  do something for me.  I love to read books.  I have all these projects I want to do..Fixing up bunkbeds, making a couple of signs, redoing headboard. 

9. Religion.  if I was being a decent Mormon, I would be going to church, doing VT, and reading scriptures on my time, doing FHE...I'm doing none I'm already overwhelmed with the tings I need to be doing

 Social Marketing?!!?  I am a naturally very curious person, so I'm curious to see what is going on with others, and I feel like if your not on Facebook you miss out on a lot!!  I watched How I met Your Mother last night, and Robin's dad got married and she didn't know..he said " Well I put it on FACEBOOK, I updated my status!!" See my point?!!
But I want my family who I don't see to know what's up with us and my kids..and really it's probably become and addiction! This is A HUGE TIME WASTER....but I still want to do it, and do do it.
But with a business(especially photography) facebook and instagram are huge marketing tools.  So
I also have this blog that I have completely forgotten about, and feel guilty that I have.  

As I wrote that I'm wondering..Does anyone actually read this ol' blog of mine??!!

So Really How do I do it??  How do I be a great mom and run a successful Photography business? How do I do that and also run a clean and efficient household?? How do I not lose who I am as a woman and be a woman of faith??

I know that it can be done because I see so many people doing it, so many of my peers are doing it.
How do you do it?......

Comparing my BOYS!!

Here are some photos of my boys around the same age... It's crazy to see similarities and differences!! I love them both more than words can say!!

(Big T photos come first then Little Kai)
First Week Home:

 

 

Big T had SOOO Much Hair....

 Little Kai, not so much...

ONE Month:

TWO Months:

  
THREE Months:

Maternity Photos

This last weekend my little family went to my parents for their farwell Mission address. I was looking at our calendar and this last weekend was the only guaranteed time we really had open.  So I took the chance and did some maternity photos!!!

There are quite a lot that I love!!! I just posted some of my Favs....which are many :-)