Happy Birthday continued....

Sydnie and Karen had birthdays this week too.....we had some cake and ice cream tonight again. So, there were birthday parties Friday, Saturday, and Sunday this weekend. It was BUSY, and FUN! Coleton thinks that we party every day now...lol
In a way, I guess everyday should be celebrated, so we will go with it:)

Carter's party was good, he was surrounded by people, and he was all about it. He smiled and clapped....it was so cute! He got a cool John Deere ride-on toy and a BEAUTIFUL quilt just to name a few....

Happy Birthday Baby Boys...

Jesse is not so fond of pop a wheelie on his awesome new four wheeler....but he LOVED it on all four wheels!





Last year, my good friends Kelly and Tiffany had babies in the same week...so naturally, back to back birthday parties. It makes for a fun weekend! Here are a few from Jesse's birthday at Sturgeon park last night. It was perfect weather, and such a relaxing fun time! Carter's Birthday is tonight...so more pics to come later:)

It is an HONOR.....

to call them my Grandparents.

I had gotten an e-mail in the middle of the week(a BIG thank you to the Fuller's for that) letting me know that Grandma and Grandpa Barnhart were getting honored by Donnels Creek Church on Sunday. I was glad that we were able to make it! It was great to vist the church I grew up in, even though it has been awhile, it feel like home.

Grandpa and Grandma resigned as Deacon and Deaconess after 43 years of service. They Pastor said that they received a letter of resignation in the Spring from Grandpa that said " I am 90 now, and I think it is time to step down and make room for the younger generation" This amazes me that they have given nearly half their lives to the church, and what a phenomenal example of selflessness they are. I always remember grandma going to visit shut-ins and having Ladies Aid. I guess I know where my being a "people pleaser" must come from. I wonder if Grandma has ever said no to anything in her life?

Grandpa spoke only for a minute, and his voice cracked right away, you could hear the sadness, the emotion in his voice, and it is a moment I will never forget! It was obvious that this was difficult for him....In fact I have tears right now just thinking about it.

So, as the naughty Granddaughter, I carried my camera with me to church and snapped a few while they were praying after being inducted as Deacon/Deaconess Meritis...(I hope that I spelled that right)
I was trying to be stealthy about it...lol This is a powerful picture for me...

Anyone that knows my Grandparents, have nothing but kind and loving words about them, and clearly they have touched COUNTLESS lives. Just last month, a man came up to me while I was shooting a wedding and said "I go by Curly....Your granny used to teach my Sunday school class, she was great" And clearly this was at least 30-40 years ago.....

I think that what really makes them amazing is that, they don't give it a thought, it is just what they do and who they are.

I am the luckiest woman alive.........

Breakfast in bed......WOW, I have never had breakfast in bed that I can recall. Until Sunday that is....

I have been working overtime......ALOT! I have pullled 6 overnighters over the last couple of weeks, and I have been quite busy. I am used to getting up with babies, but it takes some getting used to when you never even get to climb into your bed. Most times I try to sneak in an hour or two before the babies wake up, but sometimes that doesn't always happen. Needless to say....6 hour energy power shots are my friend I had a wedding all day Saturday, and normally I cannot move on Sunday. I put everything I have into capturing wedding days, and I am really feeling it the next day.

But I knew that I had to get up because we important things were going on. First and foremost, mom was getting baptised at church. Or as Coleton called it...Appletized...lol

Then I had another commitment later in the day...

I awoke to some bacon, scrambled eggs, and some fantastic orange juice. This was delivered by Nick...not the kids which was nice. He let me eat alone in PEACE in quiet.(this never happens anymore) He could have been boring and just woke me with a Kiss, but instead he groped my chest with his very cold hands to wake me up...that is just his style, one of the reasons why I love him so much. He makes me laugh. Luckily I wake up pretty friendly, if it was him on the other hand, waking him that way probably wouldn't be as well received.

Anyways, I just wanted to brag a little. Everyone should know how wonderful he is!!!

Helpers.........

It is just the greatest thing when someone offers to babysit at your own house. Their Aunt Joyce came last month and watched one day, and folded my laundry. It was just so nice and so generous. I am a lucky girl that so many people love these boys! And, I have finally realized that it is so much easier to not have to pack up the kids and their stuff and take them to the sitters or somewhere. Uncle Scott and Brooke, and her sister Hannah came over yesterday to play with the boys so that I could work. They had a blast!
Thannks guys!!! I had to get a new camera this week, since my main camera is wearing out.....here is a quick couple of shots of them....

So, I am a bad blogger.....

Not that I can even keep up with this one, I created one for the business too.
www.jennylinphotography.blogspot.com
So, we went on vacation in July, and it, well, it wasn't much of a vacation at all. Vomit every day but one, sort of sums it up.

However, we did manage to have a photo session one evening and no one got sick until afterwards...lol And the last day I took my favorite picture EVER of the boys. Believe it or not, we didn't even try until we were getting ready to leave. We only tried once to get a shot of the boys. And they both were lauging at me being silly....

A VERY happy Mother!!!

On the Saturday before Mother's day, a delivery man brought some VERY VERY beautiful flowers to me from my 2 sweet little boys...(and one amazing big one)...Thank You Babe!

I wasn't home when they arrived, but they were waiting for me on our wood stove, and Coleton met me at the door, and he hugged me and said "Happy Mothers day"....I love how he runs to the door and jumps up and wraps his arms tight around my neck when I have been gone and he is bubbling with excitement because he just cannot wait to see me. I am guessing it won't be too long before that goes away. I am really going to miss the way I can do no wrong in his eyes...that is except when I tell him he has to come inside or cannot have candy.

When I look at the picture, I can almost smell them again. They smelled WONDERFUL! They lasted about a week, and made me smile every time that I looked at them. Coleton liked them too, and he would keep taking one out and saying "smell it mommy, SMELL IT, PLEEEEASE!"