Pictures from 11/12/12 to 11/18/12
Emmy played at the studio while I worked. If you give her 2 minutes in my studio, she will have stripped down, redressed in a lace romper, put on a newborn-sized headband, and set up her own “set” for an iphone photoshoot…
I took the girls to get their nails done for Rea’s birthday. It always take sooooo long at the place we go to, but they treat the girls like they are so special. We had been waiting quite some time by this point…
Meanwhile, Daddy and Max go to the grocery store-
When we got home, we bathed Dixie and painted her nails so she, too, would be ready for the birthday party.
When we were deciding what type of party Reagan wanted for her sixth birthday, she was determined to share her party with our dog Dixie. Although she and Emmy had had joint parties in the past, she gave Emmy the boot and wanted to share the day with Dix. So, I just went with it… First, came the invitation design-
Here she is the morning of her party making bone-shaped cookies at Gran’s house.
She really wanted to have their party at the local animal shelter, but I assured her that they do not host birthday parties there. We ended up choosing the Pavilion at Cove Lake State Park. We needed a place where we could set up Dixie’s cage and bring her. We did make sure to stop and do our weekly visit at the animal shelter that day on our way to the party! Reagan and Emmy take their “jobs” at the animal shelter quite seriously and get very upset if we miss.
Party time! I got some snaps with my “good camera” when we first arrived. It was surprisingly dark in there. As a photographer, I was disappointed of course,but made the most of it. Thankfully, my brother helped get some shots throughout the party for me with his camera. Reagan looked so cute in her birthday outfit that was custom-made by one of my good friends. We love “Pokedaisies”!
Reagan used stamps and tape to decorate the “doggy bags”. We found lots of neat dog-themed treats online to stick in them.
I’m not who “photo bombed” this picture more- Hailie or Papaw!
Thank you Max for almost ruining yet another family photo with your uncooperation! We still love you, though.
Dixie’s Birthday Cookie
The party wore these two out! Reagan was lucky enough to get to play with all her new toys all by herself when she got home!
The birthday girls, post-party-
A post-party birthday oovoo with Aunt Kay Kay!
When we got home, Reagan first wanted to try on her outfits that she got from Aunt Angela and Uncle Jared. She loved them.
We are definitely blessed with lots of wonderful friends and family members that care a great deal about our children. My kids surely do not know how much they are loved by SO many people.
Here is Puddin’ my studio bunny. He was the Easter Bunny, but turns out his favorite holiday is actually Christmas. From the moment I set out these decorations in my studio, he can’t stay away from the trees and presents.
Leave it to me to wait to the night before to have my mom make Reagan an Indian costume for her American Heritage dress up day at school.
It turned out quite nice! She said that someone pulled her out of class that day to take a picture for the yearbook.
Rea’s art from the day- “My Mittens & the Winter Wind”
Emmy and I made a Target run while Rea was in class. The $1.00 section was FULL of Hello Kitty stuff. UH OH!
Emmy at The Little Gym-
It was a gorgeous afternoon, and the girls loved playing outside after class.
A shot from our visit to the “A Walk through Bethlehem”event in Lake City. It was a live portrayal of what Bethlehem must have been like at the time Jesus was born. It was quite informative and shared the story of Jesus, too! The girls enjoyed it.
Getting geared up for Christmas at Gran’s house! This is her “kids’ tree”. It has ornaments that my brother and I made as children.
It’s fun to find your children asleep like this!
Here’s some videos from the week. Please turn off music on right sidebar of blog before playing.