amanda's senior photo shoot (agian, and not the last)

we have lots of fun taking a few pictures every now and then. our next adventure old town (hopefully no grouchy ladies tell us we can't sit in the flowers)







i'm so excited friday we're leaving for colorado (finally!!!) until wednesday. hopefully not thursday because i scheduled elijah's teachers visit in the morning. then friday i have a wedding and the crazy august wedding month begins. i'm also getting ready to start taking fall/winter/christmas pictures (i know, already right?!) but i want to get as many in before the weather and life gets too crazy. so if you're interested in pics, send me an email and i'll give you all the info. i probably won't post again until next week (can't wait for the much needed family vacation)

this one's for dad...just in case you forgot what your kids looked like

we had tons of fun at the gardens and seeing the butterflies. it's the first time this year i've taken the kids to the butterfly pavillion. i think we'll go back tomorrow. only we're going to take pictures with amanda!!! yeepie! and for all your viewing pleasure....

my kids are soo cuTe!











here's elijah telling me "mom take a picture or me turned off" he likes to pretend like he's eve and wall-e. i love that movie!!!



well i think i have another stinky diaper to change, a couple baths to give, and a movie for ME to watch (since mario wouldn't watch it with me, now he's out of town so he has no say.) by the way...we love you dad and miss you.

one more for tonight.

so i've been kind of intemidated by engagement pictures. i mean i'm good with the kids, i'm confortable with kids. but i wasn't nervous for this one, it was my brother! and i just had fun and i love the pictures. he's getting married next month. i'm so excited, i think we're all so excited. i don't know why.
maybe because
1. i get to buy a new outfit
2. i get to get my kids new outfits
3. we get to spend a fun weekend in arizona and the swimming pool
4. it's the last rasband sibling getting married
or probably
5. because katrina is soooo rockin' awesome!!! seriously she's beautiful but so real and natural and fun and they are so cute (but not the kind that makes you sick cute) together!!!


(click on the pictures to make them bigger, trust me they just look better bigger)

LinDSeY!

I can't believe how much fun it was to hang out with lindsey and 9 or 10? of her closest friends. she's turning 12 very soon and we thought it would be way fun to take some totally crazy and bright pictures. and it was fun fUN FuN(ky). i love this girl!!!! and all these girls they were just beautiful and silly. here's just a taste.

my sister's photo shoot

i've been meaning to post these pictures since tuesday, but it's been a busy week.

last monday i met up with my sister and some of her best friends. one is moving away soon so they wanted some pictures before she left. i was totally nervous. for one there was my sister who knows what she likes when it comes to photos and two because the fabolous briana was there and she takes amazing pictures. i didn't want to leave them wishing they would of asked some one else. but it was fun, and i think they liked most of the pictures. funny thing though i had my nieces tween photo shoot scheduled for thursday (there wasn't too much of a difference except the older girls had higher heels!)

camping in the backyard (and my mom's flowers)

my husband's getting impatient and wants to play guitar hero so i can't type too much. elijah loves to pretend to camp outside so i set so tents up for him...that's pretty much the story (all of the pictures of elijah were too blury:(.



i'm so lucky i get to go to my moms house often (very often) and enjoy all the hard work she does in her yard. she has beautiful flowers and beautiful grass and you should see the garden this year!!!