Sweet Little Colby...

Meet Colby...I tell you what, this little boy is such a cutie...he's got such beautiful eyes...he is one of those toddlers (he's 14 months old) with little boy features...I just loved his hair...

Hope you enjoy! Let me know what you think, please!

Blessings,
Candace

Feet...

If you haven't figured this out about me, I have a love for feet...now, don't get me wrong...I don't necessarily want you putting your feet on me, especially if they're dirty, but I LOVE photographing feet...there's just something that's so real about feet...and I think another thing for me is that one of the things that I try to do daily is be the hands & feet of Jesus to others...we live in such a fallen world and there's so much yuckiness, anger, jealousy, spite, bitterness, etc...but I can be love, grace, mercy, forgiveness, care, comfort, etc...I can be Jesus with skin...it makes me feel better about myself and about the world we live in...and I guess it's just my version of all the "WWJD" stickers/magnets/bracelets, etc...

I love my skin-heads...

When Kelly joined the Air Force, I decided that it was too expensive for him to get haircuts twice a month...I mean, how hard could it be to give a haircut, right?? Anywho, I began cutting his hair and continued to cut his hair until about 2 years ago when I decided that it was WAY too much trouble to cut his hair and the boys...and so he started getting haircuts on base (and boy is it worth the money!)... Anywho, I give the boys a haircut once every about 4-6 weeks...and I try not to plan it b/c neither one of them enjoy it much (in fact, little B gets VERY anxious about the whole thing)...so I just spring it on them... Well, today was the day I decided they needed a haircut...and Kelly's been wanting me to shave both of their heads for awhile now...but they both just look so cute with hair--especially Corbin, who has a VERY large head & shaving it seems to accentuate it (I know this from the last time I shaved it about 2 years ago)...and Brendan is just the opposite--his head looks small--especially next to Corbin's... But I gave in tonight...it's already so hot and why not...it'll grow back, right? The only thing was that I told Kelly he had to shave his, too...

So that's all this post is about...pics of my sweet guys with no hair...Kelly looks like he did on deployment...Brendan isn't too bad--his owie on his head is getting the most attention...but Corbin, well, his head looks really huge...and white...in fact, we can't decide whether he looks like a cancer patient or one of Dan Akroid's kiddos from the movie "Cone Heads"...

Oh well...I hope you enjoy the pics...

Blessings,
Candace

Brendan's Graduating from Pre-K!!

Brendan's class at school had a little ceremony/celebration today...I have to tell you that I never really understood before why P-K & Kind.'s did this---I mean, what are they graduating from & to & what have they really done all year?? Well, after this year, and especially after today, I can tell you that it's very important to these little kiddos and if your child has some sort of graduation party, it is SOOO important that you make the time to come!!! We were late to B's party today b/c I overslept (yes, I was napping!!!)--but when we did show up and little B saw me & Kelly & Corbin, his little face lit up!! It was absolutely precious!! The kiddos whose parents didn't come for one reason or another seemed so sad and maybe even jealous of the kiddos who had their parents with them. I couldn't help but think about all the times that I didn't go to his school functions (like to the zoo) b/c I thought he'd do better without me. I will definitely make a better effort next year when he's in K.

Hope you enjoy the pics!!! You'll notice that Brendan's head is getting better--it's bruising in all sorts of colors now...and if you know little B well, you'll see in one of the close-ups the blue/black around his eyes and the swelling over the bridge of his nose---he looks so different to me, but you may not notice much of a change...

Blessings,
Candace

Siblings...Elizabeth, Meredith & Jared

I got the pleasure of having a photo session of a sweet trio of siblings...meet Elizabeth, Meredith & baby brother Jared.... All 3 kiddos have the most beautiful blue eyes...

Hope you enjoy the pics...let me know what you think, please!!

Blessings,
Candace

Brendan vs Television...

We were hanging out with our friends Hayley, Caden & Luke the other day--you know, just chillin' at their church--me & Hayley were trying to work on her Sunday school stuff and the boys (mine & hers) were watching a movie and playing...and everything was going nice & smooth--everyone was getting along just great...no fights or nothing...it was great...until Brendan decided to battle with the TV...and the TV won....
You may think I'm a cruel mom posting these pics, but one of teh 1st things little B asked was for me to take a picture of it!!!
Let us not forget the side-view...



Corbin had to put his two cents in about it...