Almost there...

Well, this week I will be 37 weeks pregnant. I keep telling myself that I'm not ready to have this baby boy yet, but really, it wouldn't be so bad for him or me to have him now. Those last few weeks are always the longest, but I'm trying to be patient and wait on God's timing.

Meanwhile, Megan asked if she could do some more maternity pix of me, so I of course obliged. As soon as Kevin got home tonight, she and I took off and left Kevin and Jody fixing dinner while BJ took charge of the little ones. We were only gone about 1/2 an hour and we had dinner ready to cook when we left, so don't feel too badly for them.

We tried out a couple of fun places for shooting the pics, this was actually in the neighbor's backyard. I thought it was sweet.

This shot was out on the edge of town. It may have been the first time I've ever just sat in the middle of the road, but not a bad idea for a fun photo.

My favorite photo from the whole day. I don't know why, I just love it.

He knew he was supposed to say something...

Last night, at dinner, Aunt Jody told all the kids they had to say a bible verse to get their pizza. So one by one they raised their hands and said a verse. After a couple of kids had said a verse, Jadon raised his hand. He waited patiently until Jody called his name at which point he said,

"Why did the chicken cross the road?"

Swallowing my Pride

My SIL, Megan (she happens to be another aspiring photographer in our family) and I were talking about the new baby a couple of weeks ago and it occurred to me that I've never really had any pictures taken of myself pregnant. We've got a couple of shots from Chloe's shower and when we moved in. As well as some shots in the middle of my pregnancy with Micah, but never any intentionally pregnant pictures. So we decided it was time I got over myself and let her take some really pregnant pictures of me. I suppose I would be pretty sad if I didn't have any to look back on some day.

So last week, we decided to try to get some shots of the family together, not real posey, but just being together. Unfortunately, our husbands had plans to get out on the river, so we didn't get as much time as we wanted, but we did get a couple of cute shots.

Picking apples for my boy.

Jadon needed some encouragement.

I love this one of Kevin and me. Just as a shot of the two of us it's pretty neat. Not to mention the fact that it's pretty gentle on the big tummy.

This may be my favorite shot of the day. Would you believe that my 3yo niece actually took this?! I just love the perspective! I may have to copy her composition someday. LOL.

Best Friends

Do you all have friends like this?

We all graduated together 10 years ago, and we often go months without seeing each other or even talking, but about once a year we get together to shoot the breeze and catch up. And it's just like we pick up where we left off. Most of us live pretty close, an hour or two away, so it's not too tough to get together when we get the hankering. Unfortunately, Val lives all the way over on the west coast so she doesn't get to make it most of the time. We miss you Val!

Over the years, we've grown a little. Adding husbands and then children. Of course I had a little head start. Chloe was a year old and I was pregnant with Micah when all the rest of them got married within just six months of each other. But just look how we've exploded in just 10 years! Brandy and I are due just about a week apart this fall. So we'll be adding 2 more little guys to the mix in just about a month! What will we look like next year?

No longer FIVE

Last year I chronicled the Fab Five turning Five. Well, unfortunately these kids just keep insisting on growing up. Ilese turned six a couple of weeks ago, but before the big event, we did get a shot of all of them together as FIVE 5 year olds.

I have a shot of them turned around, but I thought this was much sweeter. That's Uncle BJ in the background rounding third.

Pretty soon Katy will be six and then a couple months after that, Micah and the twins. Five 6 year olds just doesn't have the same ring to it. But they will all be in school this year. Micah and Ilese are in 1st grade and Katy and the twins are in kindergarten. They just keep getting bigger don't they. I suppose if they have to do that, I'm pretty proud of the kids they're turning out to be.