Amber and Dave Engagement Shoot (POTD)

Tonight I was lucky enough to do an engagment photo shoot for some old high school friends. (Did I mention how awesome it was to be back home??) :c) SO, they did awesome! I got this photo ready for them to give them a sneak peek because I know how anxious someone can get right after they have their pictures taken! (I know because I'm one of them!) I took over 200 pictures so it will take me a while to get them all online but, I'll post the link as soon as I get it finished! Thanks Amber and Dave! I had a blast!!

Tatum and Layla (POTD)

My mom and Rich took the kids to Dylan and Paige's ball games one day and my mom snapped this picture of Tatum and Layla which I LOVE!! But, she didn't realize at the time that her white balance was set to Tungsten so, it made the picture come out greenish. So, I played around with the colors and made LOTS of edit changes.....

The original Picture

My 5th edit change...

DMB!

I was SO excited to go the the Dave Matthews Band concert this year! For a few years before I went to Guam, my brother, sister and I made it kind of an annual thing. I've missed going so much and it was the first thing I asked my sister about when I got home from Guam. We had a great time! I'm looking forward to next years concert!! :c)

Me in the middle of Jeaninne and Abbie
My sister Jen being goofy in the car

Jeaninne, Jen and I

Trying to act like the young kids

Our tailgating group

My sis and me

Following the Photographer

About a week and a half ago, I was given the opportunity to follow a wedding photographer at one of his weddings. He was nice enough to take my mom to a few weddings and really taught her a lot. My mom asked if I could go with him to a few incase she doesn't feel well enough to go to her scheduled weddings, she would atleast feel comfortable that I had a few church weddings under my belt since I mainly just work outdoors.
Here are a few of the pictures that I took. Out of respect for the photographer, I did not include the bride and groom's name and I did not include any shots that might be duplicating a shot that he took. Most of these are off set or candids that I caught myself.

The grooms mom dancing with the DJ

Trip to Pittsburgh Children's Museum

Today I decided to be brave and take all three kids to the Pittsburgh Children's Museum... all by myself! First of all, for those of you who aren't aware, driving in a city, alone, makes me VERY nervous and sick to my stomach so normally, I don't do it. BUT, I made it there with no nerves, no tummy aches, no getting lost. (Thank you GPS). I even got stuck in traffic because there was a Pirates game today but, even that didn't get me wound up.
Aside from Rodney being there with us, I couldn't have asked for a more perfect day. The kids were WONDERFUL! My kids are NEVER wonderful! No tears, no yelling, no bad attitudes, only really stinky diapers and one vomit filled trash can at the end. God was definatley with me today and I thank him for that tremendously! I went a little overboard with the pics so, I'll leave most of the post to comments.

Bob the Builder was the special feature of the day

Silly Tatum

Rodney trying to make a whirl pool at the water play station.

This exhibit was especially nice because we like to say we are 'mutual friends' of Mr. Rogers. haha. The kid's Great Grandma Hanson grew up in Latrobe and went to school and was friends with Mr. Rodgers.

Mr. Roger's Neighborhood Trolley

Rodney with Mr. Rogers

Ok, I lied, here are a little bit of tears from Tristan but they didn't last long.

I want to put one of these in the kid's bedrooms. They could have stayed in there all day!

Tatum was happy she made it out.

Wait a minute.. I thought we left Guam....

I'm not sure what they were listening to..

Possibly Tatum's first car

She did pretty good pumping gas aside from not opening the gas cap.

Rodney and Bob the Builder

I love this picture of Tatum and Tristan

Tatum had a blast painting but we had to cut it short due to Rodney Jr. puking in the garbage can right beside her. I didn't even get to bring home her painting. :c(

There were a ton of streamers hanging from the ceiling. I thought it looked really cool. I would not have wanted to be the person who put them there..

Thinking of Daddy... Heinz Field

The cause of the traffic... PNC Park.


(and just to note.. yes, I did get lost on the way home. Not really lost but, gotta love the Fort Pitt Bridge, get on from the far right and you need to get in the far left lane to get in the tunnels... didn't make it. Still not a bad trip driving in Pittsburgh. Thanks Children's Museum for entertaining my little monsters!)