Baby Addison

Well, you remember when I photographed her parents. I believe I said she had no choice but to be anything but gorgeous......

And I was right.....she is gorgeous. But, again, she had no choice....look at her parents....

Click on the collage to view her full set....

Final Lost Party....Ever....Of all TIme....*sniff*sniff*

Anyone who does not get Lost, does not care about Lost, or think's I'm a complete idiot for having costume parties featuring Lost, feel free to roll you eyes and move on. I won't hold it against you. If you haven't watched the show, I would not expect you to understand. I enjoy it (I'm still in complete denial that it is over and refuse to refer to it in a past tense)....scratch that...I loved it. I have mixed feelings on the ending, but I will save that for all those bloggers out there who make money off their synopsis of the whole thing. For me, it served it's purpose in entertaining me every week (except during sabaticals) for six years. All I wanted for my birthday was to host an amazing Lost Party Celebration that would blow all those other loser fans out of the water.

I wanted to create a "hatch" in my garage or front porch....90 degree weather and crazy wind kept that from happening. I wanted to have a giant airplane crash simulated in my front yard....I think it would have been easier to have a REAL 747 come crash in my yard...so that didn't happen. I wanted everything set and ready for when people got there.....I was still working on stuff for an hour after people started arriving. What did happen was we had some awesome friends come with awesome food and had a great night watching the last ever Lost episode to ever air. And to top it all off the new and improved Knight trio stopped by for a guest appearance....the SAME day they left the hospital with their precious new little princess! THAT made up for everything that didn't work out that day.

So, if your still interested, look on for some crazy (and a little scary) pictures (remember to click on the picture to see a bigger version). If not, roll your eyes at my stupidity and move on. In the words of John Locke ...."I forgive you".

Our theater set-up. Yes. I spelled "theatre" wrong there.....little tired....

I had everyone write down their theory of how the show would end....my dad's was my favorite.




Addison's first "Chick Pic" . Erin looks too good for a new mommy who just left the hospital.



"Smokey"....Aka...The Smoke Monster

I made the girls their own Dharma shirts that said "I was a Lost orphan for 6 years and all I got was this shirt". Another thing that didn't work out that day.....

Sharie...aka "Frank" and the OBVIOUS costume contest winner!!!! She ROCKED! I'm pretty sure I peed a little when she walked in....

Diana...aka.. "Charlotte" Sorry for the graphic bloody nose....physical evidence of time travel sucks.

Stacy...aka.."Crazy" or "Ferrell Claire". Do NOT take her "bay-bee".....she loves guns and axes.

Alex, Juliette, and Sawyer. Sawyer is sticking with his hearthrob image. I think Juliette has seen better days (cross dressing is acceptable at my parties:). And I'm glad "McKeamy" didn't make an appearance this year for Alex's sake.


Our final "cast photo". I am bummed I didn't get one of just me or just Nichole or just Russ but like I said, still doing stuff an hour AFTER people arrived.

Oh well.....Russ is executive producer Damon Lindelof (a much hotter, with hair version), Nichole (again with the cross dressing) is Sayid, everyone's favorite Iraqi torturer, and I am the birth mother of the two dudes who started all the island craziness off, Jacob and the MIB. That is not my belly, and my head is bleeding due a crazy lady whacking me with a rock after giving birth and stealing my babies.


Lost is over. Jack Bauer is over (more on THAT finale another time). I have no more favorite shows or reasons to have insanely awesome costume parties. ***sigh****

Softball Season

Softball season is here!!! I got some opportunities to take some cute pics of my sporty girls!

It's gonna be a LONG and fun season!

Maximus

Have I mentioned I am in love with the PRC's new camera? No really...I am....I must have one. Must. If anyone has an extra $1600 laying around and they want to donate it to a good 'cause...feel free. I don't charge enough money to buy my own!

I was sitting on the couch and the light was coming in our side window perfectly and the cat was sitting there, so I grabbed the camera and shot off a few pics of him. Those of you who do not know this cat are rolling your eyes right now. Yes. I took a picture of my cat, who is awesome if you don't know him, but it was more about how AWESOME this camera really is! Everything blurs perfectly in the background and it captures every little detail!

And just for documentation purposes, he really is awesome. He's getting a little grumpier with adults in his old age, but still has great patience with with all the hair pulling and torture he receives from all the kids in the house. In fact, he is a glutton for punishment in that he just keeps coming back for more. He boxes with you, and never runs away (in fact, he runs TO!) company. As an added bonus, he also opens doors (which is a great parlor trick for company) drinks from the toilet, and has been known to flush it if he can get the right pressure on the handle. Oh yea, and he's about 18 pounds which outweighs our dog by about 11 pounds, so he's got that goin' for him.

So I'm done bragging about the dumb cat. I have to remind myself all the cool things he does since his hair and ornery demeanor usually do drive me crazy!

Perfect pictures

It's been a busy couple weeks for me. I have a couple big shoots coming up really soon, including the birth of a brand-new baby girl (yeah Addison!) any day now. I always pick a favorite pic from each session I do....one that just stands out to me and says "AW! YES! That is why I do this. Here are three from my latest.....



This is baby "Viv". She is the happiest, easiest going baby in the world I am convinced. I love this pic because her eyes are so bright...and she is flipping me off:) I am going to someday do a post simply of controversial baby pictures including but not limited to babies flipping me the bird.

This has to have been one of my favorite shoots of all times....If your son (or daughter for that matter!) is into trains (I'm looking at you Birkeys!) and you would love to have some memories captured for all eternity, for a nominal fee, we could go to the train museum in Monticello, and I will risk life, limb, and camera to hang out of a window WHILE IN a MOVING train to get an amazing shot like this. Pure perfection!

I've been photographing this gorgeous red-head since MyHouse first came into being...I think they were my very first "real" customers! I've wanted to take pictures of a little girl surrounded by flowers for a while, and am thrilled with the results!

I have to give a big shout-out to Schuren Nursery for this one. My buddy Steve has let me use his place for three huge shoots now, and I'm sure I will be using it again!


If you want to see their complete sets, just click on the picture and it will take you there!

Dear Cake Letter

Dear Cake,

This is a very difficult letter to write. We haven't seen each other for close to two weeks now. It's been a hard but necessary transition. You were my first love....with all your sugary goodness. I love the anticipation of meeting up with you at various weddings, birthdays, showers, etc. I almost cant wait for the stinkin' couple to say "I do", and get all that other crap like receiving lines, dinner, first dances, and the ridiculous throwing of the bouquet out of the way so that we can share in a couple minutes of sugary bliss. You have left a lasting impression on me.

But today I went into my closet and grabbed a pair of jeans that I haven't worn in two years. Oh, I've tried them on several times in the past two years. I have even managed to get them buttoned, after much stretching, lying on the floor, and prayer. But they never stayed on because the muffin top was just too uncomfortable. Today, they went on with ease. I didn't even have to lay down or cuss. There is still a little "muffin", but it's not so bad I can't wear them.

So with a heavy heart I must tell you that I am leaving you, but just for a while longer. My self-image is winning over in this case. Rice cakes and peanut butter have taken your sweet place in my life, and your calories are just too much for me right now. I will no doubt revisit you sometime in the future when I can handle our relationship a little better. Say, in about three weeks? It will be my birthday, and by golly, there will.be.cake.

Sincerely,

Misty

Status report

Ok, I really have no time, really, so I will give brief bullet points:

• Vertigo/whatevertheheckthisstupidcrapI'msufferingfrom sucks. I'm over it. Ready to move on with my life.
  
• The P90x is going pretty good. I haven't been able to work out a ton, but I am really sticking to the diet. I am down 3 pounds in a week. Russ is down 10 pounds. He is a hooker, and I have told him as much.
• I had my sister take some family pictures of us on Sunday. I hate myself. I think my hair, neck, thighs, and teeth all speak for themselves. I have said it before and I will say it again. I must've been pregnant in my neck, because it's almost worse the other "parts" of my body that actually grew the kids. Yuck. And I have made a mental note to do whatever I have to do to give my kids braces. I will not have them suffered as I have suffered so.
  
• Again, my husband is a tramp in that he looks amazing in all the pics, and only looks better and better as he gets older. I look like junk.
  

So on to the pics!

I love this last one. It pretty much says everyone's personality. I am exhausted...stressed, and have to lean on my hubs. Mae is making a crazy "cheese" face, Emmy is a dreamer, and Faith is done and has her faker smile on:)