funny faces

We had a little mini shoot to get some Easter pics of the kids.  They were not into it!  I did get a couple of winners (to be posted later)....but here are some of the "out takes".  I just can't help but laugh!

Project 365 Day 96 - 4/6/11

the best place to sleep

I really have no words for this.  My heart flutters when I see my baby girl sound asleep and comfy on her daddy.  Its just that happy heart feeling! ♥  I wish they stayed this precious forever!

Project 365 Day 95 - 4/5/11

8 monts of cuteness

Our little Madison turned 8 months old on March 21st.  We finally had nice enough weather for me to dress her up and get some 8 month pictures.  She is sitting up all by herself now, combat crawling all over the house, and plays patty-cake all the time.  She's growing so fast and we are enjoying every moment!



Project 365 Day 91 - 4/1/11

:: madi ::

My most favorite part about taking pictures of my Madi girl is her eyes.  They are crazy blue and just sparkle!  So blessed to have two perfect and healthy children!!

Project 365 Day 79 - 3/20/11

:: cousins ::

We attempted a "cousins" picture a few weeks ago with Madi, James, and Luke.  Its literally impossible to get 3 kids under 3 to all be happy and look in the direction of the camera, all at the same time!  Its a good thing they are all super cute!



Project 365 Day 78 - 3/19/11

low...ride...er....

Luke loves to "drive" Daddy's work truck.  He looks like a natural behind the wheel.  I'm so glad we have a few years before that actually happens!  He's into watching NASCAR with Jeff now and likes to yell "wreckin' wreckin' wreckin'" whenever there is a crash during the race.  So the other day, Jeff took Luke for a ride in the Toyota to the end of the road and back.  He punched the gas a little while turning into our drive way got a little sideways.  Luke was laughing and yelling "wreckin' wreckin' Daddy!"  Aye!!  

Project 365 Day 69 - 3/10/11

Project "NOT" 365

I'm baaack!!  Did you miss me?  I feel terrible that I haven't posted anything in a really long time.  I really have no excuse except for we have just been busy with life and somethin' had to give for a while.  I did still manage to get some good shots for the month of March, but just not every single day.  So my Project 365 has become Project Not So 365.  But I have started back strong for April and look forward to showing you some great photos!  I'll be posting all my "catch up" work over the next couple of days, so be looking for it!

Here's a couple to start off with....

We went to a birthday party in the beginning of March.  Luke got to see some of his friends, play in a bounce house, grub on candy, and.....drum roll.....ride horses!  His favorite!!  We had a great time and Luke talked about "Beano" the horse (who's real name in Vino) for weeks.  Thanks Molly for the great party and horsey rides! 

Project 365 Day 64 - 3/5/11
Luke with his freind Kealani riding KC.

best buds

These two are just too funny....one minute they are throwing blows and fighting over toys... and the next minute they are the cutest little angels and totally love each other!  Luke and Logan, we love you crazy boys!

Project 365 Day 58 - 2/27/11

horse mechanic

Give a boy some tools and he'll fix anything!  We caught Luke "repairing" his bouncy horse the other day.  He said to us, "I fix Ucky."  Ucky is Lucky, the name of his horsey.  This was definitely worthy of being the photo of the day.  That kid cracks me up!



Project 365 Day 56 - 2/25/11






baby food!

We are back at it again.....makin' baby food!  I am such a huge proponent of homemade baby food...its super easy and sooo good for your babies.  I like the fact that you know exactly whats in your baby food and it tastes/smells like the real food should be....well, because it IS the real food!  For any one who is interested, check out http://freshbaby.com/ or http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/ for some great info and recipes. 

Here's our set up and our little helper!

Project 365 Day 55 - 2/24/11

little spectators

This is how the Brown Kids do Donkey Basketball.....Madi sleeps through the entire event and Luke stares intently saying "I wide donkey!" repeatedly!  (Luke translation: I want to ride the donkey.)



Project 365 Day 50 - 2/19/11



little cuties

I had the privilege of taking a camera/photography workshop the other day with a fabulous photographer, Cori Derksen.  I had such a great time learning and taking pictures.  I hope to continue growing in my new "craft".  Here are just a few photos of our cute little models.

Project 365 Day 47 - 2/16/11

wagon ride

We went outside for a nice Sunday afternoon wagon ride.  It was Madi's first and she LOVED it!  She's such a big girl now!  Poor Luke wasn't feeling good, but he still managed to flash me a couple fake smiles.  : )

Project 365 Day 44 - 2/13/11

sweetness

With all the beautiful weather over the weekend, I attempted a mini photo shoot with the kids.  I figured I would try after nap time when they are rested and happy and ready to look cute.  This turned out to be a huge failure....I literally only got 7 pictures before Luke decided to take off running, crying that he wanted to drive Daddy's truck, and refused to come back.  Photo session, OVER.  *sigh*  So here's the photos that actually turned out!  Maybe next time...


Project 365 Day 43 - 2/12/11



ham anyone?

With age comes more independence for this little man....along with him NOT wanting me to take his picture.  I'm pretty sure he's super tired of me saying "Lukie, look at mommy and say cheese".  But on those increasingly rare occasions that he DOES follow directions, and if I am fast enough, I catch him being a little ham, like this!  Gosh, I love his cute little face!

Project 365 Day 42 - 2/11/11



a fishy day

Our little Lukie was due for a Mommy and Daddy Day (without sister!).  We were going to go to Tulare for the Farm Show, but I was sick and totally not up for it.  So we decided to stay close to home and took him to the Friant Fish Hatchery.  I remember going here as a young kid and thought Luke would love it....and he did!  We were the only visitors there and got extra special treatment by a former co-worker who now works there.  She hooked us up with lots of fish food and away we went!  It was actually pretty cool to see all the different stages of fish growth and Luke had a blast!

Project 365 Day 41 - 2/10/11



tractor drivin'

So Luke's other obsession is with TRACTORS!  Its so bad that when we drive down the road, he knows which houses/businesses have tractors, which construction sites have tractors, and he definitely knows where Papa Bruce's tractors are.  Every tractor he sees, he says its "like papa's".  Almost every time we are at my parent's house, my poor dad gets suckered into giving Luke a ride on the Kubota.  But it totally makes this little guy's day....and I think my dad gets a kick out of it too!

Project 365 Day 39 - 2/8/11



dinner time = bath time!

So this is how we do spaghetti in our house!  No shirt and all over the face.  The part you don't see is that its all over the carpet too...*sigh*  (If I were you, I'd buy stock in Woolite Oxy Deep carpet cleaner because we use A LOT of it in the Brown House.) 

Project 365 Day 38 - 2/7/11



my little shadow

Well, actually he's Jeff's little shadow...but today, he was mine.  We went walking around outside this afternoon looking for something to take a picture of.  As soon as I saw his little silhouette on the wall, I just had to take a picture of it and make this my photo of the day. 

Project 365 Day 35 - 2/4/11

I heart them!

Our babies.....and hands down the cutest kids in the world!  (I'm not just saying that because I'm the mom either....they really are the cutest!  hehe!)


Project 365 Day 34 - 2/3/11