Anyway.

Ughhh....I have totally lost my motivation to blog. It just seem to disappear over night. For no apparent reason. All the same reasons to blog are still there...but no blogging has occurred So my fellow bloggers how do you stay motivated? How do you get out of a blogging blah?

Anyway...DISNEY WORLD....
Our anniversary trip was a. maz. ing.It truly is the most magical place on earth. That is not just a marketing ploy. We fully immersed ourselves in the entire world, using the Disney transportation, staying in a Disney hotel, going to all four Disney parks. And the more you experience the better it gets.
We really want to go back sans kids one more time before going without them just becomes too cruel!!
Out of the 504 pictures I took while we were there the below are just a few of my favorites!

 Right before we headed out for our first park day!

We rode a lot of buses!

Waiting in line, more waiting in line, ahh a hippo!

Animal Kingdom

Disney's Hollywood Studios 

STAR TOURS!

STAR TOURS! or STAY HYDRATED! 

Kodak Picture Spot

Jungle cruse, Dole Whip (amazing), teacups

It really is a Magic Kingdom!

Our hotel/motel/resort/whatever...it was pretty!

We are at Disney World!

I know soooo many pictures! If you stopped looking and just started scrolling down I don't blame you one bit! 

I really enjoyed having so much beauty and "novelty" to photograph. It was very difficult to narrow down to just these!
Seriously it was the best vacation we have ever taken! 

Now if I can just get my butt motivated I have library visits, bubbles, park visits, Halloween preview and 15 months pictures and stories to share!

Whew...

So. The wedding is over..and has been for almost two weeks now. Life is mostly back to normal, Sophie is just now settling back into routine and being a happy girl!

Whew...so I had a moment of clarity and realized that the reason that I have felt like this year is so crazy and busy and out of control is because. It. Has. Been. Just in big life events alone...not to mention all the other little things.
My baby sister graduated from high school.
My daughter turned one.
My older sister got married.
And this Saturday is my 5th anniversary.
I know that last one isn't exactly a huge life event but to me its a pretty big deal. But more on that later.
For now here is a random hodge podge of wedding camera download!

I had the privilege of taking some pictures of my sister and her fiance two days before the wedding so we would have some shots of them to use at the wedding.

 

They are sooo cute!

Below are some pictures of wedding day prep and hair and makeup that my wonderful husband took for me!

And so just as we return to normal life we are going to leave it behind again....Trevor and I are leaving Friday for our anniversary trip....to....DISNEY WORLD! And no...we are not taking our 14 month old with us !-)

While we are extreeeeeemlyy excited we are not looking forward to missing our girl for 6 whole day's!

There is so much more to share...and so little time with which to do it!

OH my...

So I have consistency issues (man I have a lot of issues!!)
My house stay's clean for a week and is a mess for a week and half. I am productive for three day's and get nothing of substance done for the next two. I work out for three weeks and.......well you get the idea!
Its EXTREMELY frustrating and something I have wished and prayed and strived to change.
Needless to say you as you can see it has spilled over into blogging....arrrrghrg

The big news: Three weeks ago Sophie turned nine months! And the day after she started crawling!!
She just keeps getting more and more mobile.....greeting me after her nap by standing up in her crib. And she just keeps getting more beautiful.

Here are her nine month pictures. I attempted something way above my skill level that should really never even be done - harsh sunlight and extremely hight contrast!....but little pickle is so cute she pulls it out for me in the end..

We love her. So much! The end.

Camera News!

So I don't know if anyone has noticed but I now have this amazing wonder!

I will not recount the saga of getting said amazing wonder but let me just say. It was a saga....and I cried a bit when it finally came in the mail.
I am currently on a pretty steep learning curve but am super excited and snapping away with many a wonderful and also many a horrible result! I have already purchased one book and have plans to obtain a couple more from the library...I also have to get more comfortable with carrying it around as I can no longer just throw it in my purse or diaper bag!!
It is everything I hoped and longed for it to be.....*happy sigh*
I just love it when a plan comes together!