Wild Girls

Good Lord y'all, these TWO!

Not only am I pulling double shifts at the playgrounds, but at night too! I seriously don't know where they get all of their energy (and toddler angst) but I do know where they get all the attitude!

Seriously. I want CALM and SERENE. They have something violent against CALM and SERENE.

We are at am impasse.

TIME TO PARTY! (ride that ladybug, cowgirl!)

It seems since Eden has learned to walk (and run) that I have been going nonstop and in every direction just to keep up with them.

I ride them around in the bike trailer or walk them in the double stroller DAILY and still I am gaining weight.

It has been over 2 weeks since I have slept through a night, and even if they don't wake me up, I wake up and stare at the ceiling for a while nightly.


Coming off the Prozac has been a miserable feeling for my body, and I have been feeling a little down on myself. The good news? I have been feeling better about the kids, and still feel like PPD has left the building.

But the building seems old and outdated and worn out, if you catch my drift.

I so need a vacation or something.

These two are the sweetest. have I mentioned how I could kiss their little fishy kissy lips over and over ALL DAY LONG?

It is also so sweet when they kiss each other.

As much as they burn each other's butts? They are really developing a true love for each other.

Of course, mostly they fight and hit and pinch and scream at each other. And then tell me "NO" when I try and separate them for quiet time.

I am really hoping they grow out of that.

In the meantime? I think I will call in the babysitter for a little break today.

Wordless Wednesday Flashbacks

Whirlwind

OHMAHGAH you guys this weekend is quite a blur.

If you don't know, the big wedding-slash-girl's weekend was this past Friday through Sunday and I am so tired and overwhelmed with stuff to do that I will have to keep this brief.

I have WAY TOO MANY photos to go through.
(Between Lake Weekend (weehaw!) and practice sessions and the squirrels and the girls? GAH!)
And then of course there's about 3000 weddings pictures and video to hone up on, so I have a busy week.

This weekend I have another wedding and a family session to gear up for.

I am so super tired and could sleep for 10 days.

Charlie is a super awesome Stay-At-Home Dad and with a few more bookings and my website debut coming in the near future, I would love for him to have his dream of staying home with the
kids come true! (BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. ha. tee hee.)

I have a new nephew! There is a new Van Derven in town, and you have got to check him out!

Isn't he a doll?

GAH! SOMEBODY got more hair than all the girls put together!
Welcome to the family Nickel Joe!

I brought a 2nd shooter (very smart idea, BTW) to the wedding. It is my great friend Jayde and we had so much fun tromping around clicking shutters in Duluth, MN. (With no husbands or kids!)

We are totally making this a YEARLY thing.

Remember when you were little and had sleepovers and spend the night parties and always always ALWAYS you got in a fight with another girl and it just kept happening even in college (on road trips or as roommates)?

Well we just spent 3 days and 2 glorious nights and we didn't even get the least bit annoyed.

Sigh.

When this all blows over I think we should get an apartment together!

The clocktower in Duluth.

Wedding Photographer


And that is going to have to be it, folks, because I know I have at least 2700 pictures to go! But in case you are wondering how the wedding shoot went?

Here are a couple of teasers so you can see why I am loving going through these photos right now...

More on these guys later.