Andy and Aiden were so much fun to photograph yesterday! Andy turns two years old this week, and wasn’t much into having his picture taken. He was just practicing being two! But he had great fun with Daddy throwing him into the air, although he wouldn’t quite let go!

In the meantime, Aiden motored all around in the grass!

And the ever-elusive family shot…not an easy feat with two busy little dudes!

You may remember Aiden from his first appearance on the blog when he was about 7 months old…check out the photo his mommy ordered from that session as a 20×24 canvas! Beautiful! I just had to share!

Thanks for having me over guys!

Claire was about three weeks old in this picture, so technically it’s not very old. But it makes me laugh, so I had to share.

HOLLA!

I just had to come share this snapshot of Macy trying on my lipstick. (Taken with my p&s camera.) She actually did a pretty good job applying it! I don’t wear lipstick very often, so I usually come out looking pretty similarly. Ha ha!

1. This morning’s breakfast conversation:
Macy: I have a problem.
Daddy: What’s your problem?
Macy: It’s a secret.
Daddy: It’s a secret? What’s your secret?
Macy: It’s a mystery.
Daddy: Oh, a mystery?
Macy: It’s a mystery. The car said bye-bye in Chinese.

Huh? Must be some sort of secret-spy code speak. I half expected ten tiny ninjas to come bursting through my ceiling.

2. Claire is at the stage where she rolls onto her tummy and can’t get back. Eleventy-thousand times a day. And night. The joy.

3. Have I mentioned Claire has a bit of a temper? She gets this little pouty lip, then scrunches up her little face and just lets loose. Her face turns red, the tears start flowing, and she is LOUD! Kind of makes me wonder what we’re in for when she hits the true tantrum age!

4. While Claire can roll from back to tummy, but not yet tummy to back, I think she is *this close* to sitting up! So many milestones at once! Her hair is also turning blonder and getting longer, which is funny for us, since Macy didn’t grow any hair until she was almost two!

5. We held Potty Training Boot Camp at our house this weekend, and I think it was a raging success! We started Saturday morning with a ceremonial trashing of all the diapers and pull-ups, and we had a celebration that night with balloons, party hats and brownies! There have been a few accidents, of course, but she has stayed dry ALL NIGHT for THREE NIGHTS IN A ROW!! WAHOOOOOO!! I think she has been ready for a while now…we just needed a few days in a row where Mike and I actually had time off together where we had nothing planned!

6. Speaking of time off and no plans, I also thought this past weekend would be a great one to UNPLUG. I first saw the idea on Jodie’s blog, and thought this past weekend would be perfect to give it a try! Of course you know what they say about good intentions! I think I have gotten so used to GO GO GO all the time that it takes some practice to slow down. So while I did spend a LOT of time just playing with my girls and hanging with my hubby, I did work on some editing, answered a ton of emails, and updated the website . I did stay away from Facebook, Twitter and my Google Reader, which is an amazing feat!

7. Speaking of Google Reader…how do you stay up to date with your favorite blogs? (Such as mine. Right?) My preference is Google Reader, where I can get my daily sustenance. I subscribe to photography blogs, family bogs, design blogs, and so on. Love it!

8. The photography business is going fantastically well, and I just can’t thank my clients enough! It has been such a blessing in my life and I’m so excited to see where we go from here!

9. Like I mentioned above, I made a few updates to the website. Check it out and leave a comment here to let me know what you think!

10. Today is the last day of my 4-day weekend. I just. don’t. want. it. to. end. Back to reality tomorrow!

11. Bonus pictures of my two little loves!