HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Happy Birthday Harrison!

My sweet little man is five. He actually turned five on Sunday and we celebrated his and Baby Z's birthdays together on Friday with all the aunts, uncles, cousins, and gradparents who live nearby. I always have a supreme sense of guilt that I am taking precious holiday time away from family members, but I really appreciate everyone coming over and celebrating my wonderful December boys.

Everyday is a new adventure with this cutie patootie. He now prefers to be called "Harrison" but he will still answer to "Harry." He told me yesterday it bothers him that Harry Potter has the same name, so he would like to be called Harrison. I've also learned that he introduces himself as Harrison to people. Why is your five-year old introducing himself to people, you might ask. Well it's usually people like the Comcast guy who came to fix our internet, or random people he meets in the line at Walmart while I am self-checking out.

He is having a ball at the Monkey Tree Preschool and has made some great friends. He is really mad at me that he isn't at a second grade reading level yet. Somehow, I have failed at teaching him to read....nevermind all the "Teach Your Kid to Read in 100 Easy Lessons" I tried to force down his throat in the summertime to give him a jump on preschool.

Harry, or should I say Harrison, is becoming a sweet big brother to Baby Z who really isn't a baby anymore, and he and Luke are pretty much inseparable most of the time. They love playing with the neighbors and Harry counts down the minutes until Luke gets home from school so they can play.

I love my little muse, and I am grateful he digs getting in front of my camera for me. I have, by far, more pictures of him than either of the other kids. He also has an eye of his own and has recently taken to making mini-movies with the video function on his point-and-shoot. I sense a Flip is in order someday with him. He is so creative, he has better handwriting than his big brother, and he is as sweet as he wants to be. I always hope he wakes up on the sweet side of his bed, and most of the time he does.

We love you Harrison and we can't imagine our little brood without your awesome smile and killer personality! Happy birthday buddy!

one of my faves

I Love My Toes

I am sporting silver glitter toes thanks to Emily. If you want to sparkle for the holidays too...give her a call!

Another Better Picture...

Santa came to our house Sunday. What an AWESOME experience. Here's just a little sneak peek.

Today's Picture...

No, the quality isn't awesome. But how could I resist sharing this?

I Am Missing Spring

Picture Today - I Love Black and Whites

These are just a few from a wedding I shot last week. I really love black and white and if all we had was film, like in the old days when we got married, I would always by black and white film. Hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving weekend. I will be a better blogger come 1-1-11. Promise.

Picture Today - Kat's Eyes

I got nine lives, Kat's eyes! Got 'em dilated the other day.

Picture-a-Day Sunsets

Couldn't resist the sunset tonight....these are straight out of the camera....the colors were even better than these pictures!

Picture Today - My goofy boy

Picture of the Day

Welcome to the Saratoga Springs boat harbor. We don't know how to spell. You'd think someone would catch this between the people who requested the sign and those who made it. Awesome.

Does Your Kitchen Table Look Like This? mine does.

My Picture Today - Great Salt Lake at Noon

My Picture Today - Halloween

Draco Malfoy, the Frog and a Mad Scientist.

Picture A Day - Life at the Fullers

Just a typical day here at the house, with our Halloween pet spider. I am a mom of boys. Period.

picture a day - my big boys

Just before Halloween, we went to Gardner Village with Aunts Emily and Jenny and the boys were so pleasant with each other. This is pretty much how they are most the time - except for yesterday when Harry punched Luke in the nose and made it bleed!

Picture Day

I haven't seen the obligatory school pictures with the 1986 swirly blue background yet, but we snapped a few of my Lukester before school.

I took Harry's class pictures this year - I love my little muse.

A picture a day - Baby Z

Since I have been such a bad blogger lately, I've decided to post a picture everyday that I am on my computer. This time of year I find myself going through a lot of pictures I have taken throughout the year in preparation for christmas gifts and 2011 calendars.

Baby Z came into our room late one night, well after his bedtime. He was looking so sweet, and my camera was on my dresser with my Speedlight flash on it, so I figured I'd snap a few of my sweet little man. Before long, we'll be missing these late night interruptions. Sure do love this kiddo.

See No, Speak No, Hear No Evil

I love fall.

Thought of the Day

“Some ask, ‘Do I have to be so different from others?’ ‘Can’t I be a disciple of Christ without thinking so much about my behavior?’ ‘Can’t I love Christ without keeping the law of chastity?’ ‘Can’t I love Him and do what I want on Sunday?’ Jesus gave a simple answer: ‘If ye love me, keep my commandments.’”

Neil L. Andersen

New Logo - New Biz Cards

here's the front...

and here's the back - or vice versa!

What do ya think?