Pumpkins, nerds, ladybug, and a winner.

A few images from our walk the other night.


My best PW.


Sap.


My kids are nerds.
No really, they are!
Plus also, they dressed as nerds for Halloween. They had a costume parade yesterday at school.
The Girl was a pretty good nerd.

But The Boy was the ultimate nerd!
He insisted all day that his name was Ned. Ned the Nerd.
This kid is stinking hilarious.


Bella, the school dog. Not a nerd.


We carved pumpkins the other night.
The kids sketch out the designs on paper first.
And we're prissy people around here so we wear rubber gloves when we pull out the pumpkin guts.
Most of us do, anyway. We're prissy nerds.


The end result. We kind of thought the top one resembled Mickey Mouse!


Not my kid, but a little ladybug adorable enough to be shared on Halloween!
(She was from my photo session last weekend.)


The winner of the believe necklace giveaway, picked by the random number generator, is Susan!

But if you didn't win the necklace, guess what?
I'm offering a special price for blog readers!
Just click the "buy" button below, pay through paypal and you're done.
Blog readers get a lower price of $21 plus free shipping.
Because I love you guys. And you're not nerds.

(If it doesn't work for some reason, just email and tell me.)

Happy Candy Day to you!!
What is your favorite candy?

Fingerprint Friday

There is a song by Steven Curtis Chapman that says:
I can see the fingerprints of god
When I look at you
I can see the fingerprints of god
And I know its true
You're a masterpiece
That all creation quietly applauds
And you're covered with the fingerprints of god
So look around you and see where YOU can see God's fingerprints. Is it in nature? Kids? Animals? Where do you see them? Here's how to join in.

1. Blog with your interpretation of God's fingerprints. Be sure to link back here so others can find the entire list of participants!
2. After you've posted your blog, sign the MckLinky below. Have fun exploring the other links as well! Please only sign in if you're participating. Hopefully this will make us look at things through fresh eyes throughout the week!
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I have to admit that this week has been so insanely busy I didn't have a Fingerprint Friday ready.
I've not even had time to think about blogging.
I opened my photo folder and found this from the day I got my new camera. (last week)
It hasn't even been edited (*gasp*!) but it just made me smile.
Moments like this are why I do all of this!

Moments like this are why I take my kids to the pumpkin patch, carve pumpkins with them, rake leaves and jump with them, work from home, get costumes ready at the last minute for their halloween parade at school...

Happy Friday everyone!

Miracles Happen.

This beautiful family was such a treat to photograph!


Spunky, full of laughs, the type of people you just want to spend all day with.



I'd been warned by the mom that it would be sheer chaos.
And she was a touch right.
It was a little crazy, but a lot of fun!


And she made me a wooden plaque for my wall that says "Miracles Happen."
How nice is that?! (I need to get a picture of it.)
I drove away from the photoshoot in tears.
Happy tears.
I'm so touched by people.
I'm so blessed by my job. My family. My own chaotic life.

This is just a handful of the pictures from the session.
I have many more to edit.

Thank you B family for blessing me!
You were a blast! And I think I could snuggle with this little miracle all day.

Confession giveaway

**This Giveaway is Now Closed. Thanks!**

Confession time: Despite being a great source of information on when to put up Fall decorations, I haven't put mine up.

I can't find them.
I can't find my fall decorations!
Seriously.
Am I a dork, or what?
I know they're in a box in the basement. But every time I've looked all I find are boxes marked "Christmas decs".

Plus there are crickets down there.
Big black crunchy jumpy ones.
I'm terrified of crickets!!
I got a shiver just typing about them.

So I'm thinking I'm just going to skip the fall decorations this year and put up Christmas stuff next week.
What? It'll be November!

So since Christmas is on my mind more and more, I've been making Christmas jewelry.
And I want to give one away. To YOU!


What I love about this necklace is that it can be interpreted in so many different ways.
At Christmas, I believe in Santa.
Year round, I believe in God.
To someone going through a difficult time, they may just believe that they'll survive!
It can mean whatever you want it to mean.

So, do you want to win?

1. Leave a comment with a confession. Hey! I confessed two things to you! I can't find my decorations, and my fear of crickets.
2. If you want to blog, tweet, facebook, etc. about it, leave a seperate comment for those and each entry will count.

I'll choose a winner through the random number generator on Saturday.

Sunday.

I'm up too early.
Running on way too little sleep.
And haven't had coffee yet.

My brain is drained. Not that there was a lot in there to start with.
I'd love to share a funny or moving story with you.
But I'm just sitting here, feeling my toes get colder by the minute, staring at a screen, and not feeling terribly creative.

So I'm stealing my friend Nikki's idea and just doing a little Week-In-Review.
I love to see her week in review pictures. Because I'm nosy.
No really, I am.
And it's a little peek into her life.









Even though my brain is dry, my heart is full.
I can't stop thinking about how blessed I am!
A gorgeous family I adore. Two jobs I love (jewelry and photography.)
Incredible friends.
I'm all mushy and gushy. People around me better watch out because I'm feeling huggy today.
This is the day that the Lord has made!

Fingerprint Friday

There is a song by Steven Curtis Chapman that says:
I can see the fingerprints of god
When I look at you
I can see the fingerprints of god
And I know its true
You're a masterpiece
That all creation quietly applauds
And you're covered with the fingerprints of god
So look around you and see where YOU can see God's fingerprints. Is it in nature? Kids? Animals? Where do you see them? Here's how to join in.

1. Blog with your interpretation of God's fingerprints. Be sure to link back here so others can find the entire list of participants!
2. After you've posted your blog, sign the MckLinky below. Have fun exploring the other links as well! Please only sign in if you're participating. Hopefully this will make us look at things through fresh eyes throughout the week!
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This week's fingerprint is not to promote myself.
It's about my friend Love, who is adopting a child (or two) from Uganda.
I'm so inspired and touched by her story.
A normal mom with a normal family that decided to open up and let God work in her life.
How different would we all be if we let God use us the way He would like to?

it is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you can live as you wish.
~mother teresa

Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails.
Proverbs 19:21

Pumpkins galore.

We went to the pumpkin patch last week before we headed to Missouri.
Or was it the week before?
Gosh, my brain is fried! I don't even know.
We went to the pumpkin patch sometime in October, okay?
And it was stupid cold. (by the way, "stupid" is the adjective we use in our family to describe the extreme of anything. "I'm stupid hungry." "This cider is stupid hot." "It's stupid cold outside." We is real smart people.)

Local people, if you haven't been yet I highly recommend this one!


I've had a lot of people want to do Fall pictures in a patch, and this is a great one.
Plus, it's free!



I broke a cardinal rule of photography.
Normally I shoot in full manual mode. "They" say (whoever they are) to never step back once you start shooting manual.
Well I did. I stepped back, took the lazy route, and shot in full sports mode the entire day.
And you know what? I liked it!
I wouldn't do it all the time, but for a day relaxing and hanging out with my family, it was nice to not have to think about the photos. Just shoot and go.




You actually get to go out and cut your own pumpkins, which was fun.
A lot of places have them already cut.
This patch gives you a big ol' set of whackers and sends you out in the field!



Ted, the donkey.



I've decided that when we retire I want to open a pumpkin patch.
For real.
The Man thinks I'm crazy, but I'm totally serious.
How fun would that be?!
Serve hot chocolate and cider, set up picnic tables, decorate like mad, The Man can do hay rides...
I'd do pictures of the families for a small fee.
Soooo fun!
I can't wait to get old now.



By the way, my shop has been stupid busy lately. Ha!
Right now, I absolutely love etsy.
Things are selling out right and left, so it's definitely not too early to start Christmas shopping!
Happy Wednesday!!

I'm back.

We snuck away for the weekend. Went to Missouri.
And Silver Dollar City. Again.
It's nice having season passes!



More Beki's than there should ever be in one room.







It was cold. But with gloves and hot chocolate, we made it.



We went to Lambert's for dinner one night and ran into my good friend from here in town!
I always tease her that I stalk her, so it was ironic to see her family there.
Great food. Ate too much.
Probably gained about 4 pounds.

How was your weekend? What did you do?

You should ....

click here.

Or click here.

Or click here.

You know, if you're bored with nothing else to do.
Not that I'm being bossy or anything.

But really, you should click those links.

You should also splurge on a hot drink, relax and have a great weekend. There I go being bossy again...

Fingerprint Friday

There is a song by Steven Curtis Chapman that says:
I can see the fingerprints of god
When I look at you
I can see the fingerprints of god
And I know its true
You're a masterpiece
That all creation quietly applauds
And you're covered with the fingerprints of god
So look around you and see where YOU can see God's fingerprints. Is it in nature? Kids? Animals? Where do you see them? Here's how to join in.

1. Blog with your interpretation of God's fingerprints. Be sure to link back here so others can find the entire list of participants!
2. After you've posted your blog, sign the MckLinky below. Have fun exploring the other links as well! Please only sign in if you're participating. Hopefully this will make us look at things through fresh eyes throughout the week!
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God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:25

How much fun do you think God had creating all the creatures on earth?
Little fuzzy things like this - So cute!!
I think He had a blast. I think He thoroughlly enjoyed it.
We found this little guy the other day at the pumpkin patch.