So I've really been bad about blogging the last few weeks. My schedule has been ramped up with a new MOMS group that I'm facilitating, which requires a lot of time for preparation, etc., plus photography work time, and a trip to Austin, and throwing parenting all in the middle. :)
I flew to Austin on Wednesday morning, very early, and by noon, I was there having lunch with Courtney, Molly, Aunt Bev and sweet baby Sutton.
I had a great trip there, filled with lots of laughs, lots of baby time, some photography, and much more food. Ha. The last thing I wanted to be was a burden while I was there so I jumped on the wagon and made dinners for the Powell family, earning my keep. Ha.
My goal of the trip was to photograph Sutton and anyone else that would have been willing. It turns out that Alex and Gabe are excellent subjects when they are having fun... we just talked, causally, about cars, favorite foods, school, etc, with me snapping in the middle of conversations. Turns out Gabe and I have a TON in common... we both favor chocolate ice cream, chocolate chip cookies, and PORSCHES! :)
Sutton doesn't have a career in baby modeling... that's what we decided. ;) Courtney would get him fattened up and asleep and when we'd try to photograph him, he'd cry almost immediately. However, it turned out, that the last day he cut me some slack and modeled with his Mommy for me. I did get some super cute photos of him by himself too, so I'm anxious to have some time to work on those here at home. To answer everyone's question, NO, I don't have baby fever now from seeing Sutton. HA.
As for the Powell family, I wish them luck finding and getting rid of the ever present sour-milk funk emitting from the back of the van. Good luck! Ha ha.
I was excited to get home yesterday after a few days away from my sweet kids. James came down with some kind of sickness while I was gone, so the mommy-guilt of being away was tripled. I hate having my kids with someone else when they are sick! Booo. They did fine, though, and all is *hopefully* better now. I did get to video chat with the kids when I was in Austin, and it was nice to see James all cuddled up on my side of our bed. Sweet.
I came home to a full dinner already prepared by my wonderful husband. I ended up waiting for my bag for an HOUR so it was time to eat when I got home. It was the best Valentines present I could have asked for... along with a good hot dog for dinner. Mmmm.
Today, Nathan is off to the Daytona 500 with Rich, Kevin, Cameron, Ben, Jack, and Ben's friend Peter. I hope they have a great time... and hope they have good weather, since it's a bit ugly outside right now! Hopefully it's nicer farther North!
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