three little monkey's...

Ian and Luke wanted to be in Mason's 4 month photo shoot, so I let them! It's great to get them all together and I am loving that they will all three smile for the camera! Luke can be a stinker sometimes with it, but as long as he can 'see it' after I take it, then he'll say cheese! (How did I EVER get along without a digital camera!?!?!?

I just love my boys. They annoy the heck out of me sometimes, but they are great! I look forward to the day when we'll go camping and biking together and tons of other fun things! I am working on enjoying them more now though, so I don't miss out on them being little. I know I want to look back on these young years of theirs and have some really fond memories. Somedays I think I have a LOT of work to do to get to the 'fond memories' part, and other days I feel pretty good about what we're doing now. I'm sure all mothers can relate to that!

I love you boys!

Four Months - where has the time gone?

Yesterday, my little Mason David turned 4 months old! Man, he is growing so fast. I know I say that a lot, but it's true! If any of you have kids, you know what I mean. Mason is just a great little baby! He is laid back and happy - unless he is hungry, then he'll let you know all about it! (that seems to be a running trait in this little line of boys of our family!) Mason's hair is starting to grow back after the initial 'fall out' of being born. I hope it grows back just as dark as when he was born! He's constantly sticking his fist in his mouth - as you can see - and is a goober face! He truly is a joy and the boys just love him to pieces! As you can see, I think he looks like a little Dave. Awe.... so cute!!!!

Mason Rolls Over!

I was talking with my friend, Michelle, yesterday morning about how I was worried that Mason wasn't rolling over yet, and low and behold, last night he did it! He must have gotten upset that Mommy was talking such nonsense, that he proved he could do it! He gets a little stuck at the end with his arm under him, but I was so proud! I can't believe how big he is getting!

Daddy also was proud and had fun playing with Mason one of his favorite games of 'Stand up, Sit down'. We love you Mason!

Family Picture Time

My good friend, Shannon, took our family pictures yesterday! Yeah! I finally got pictures of my little family! You would think that because I LOVE taking pictures, that I would have more family pictures that are more 'formal looking' than I do. But I don't because I'm always the one taking the pictures! I am so glad that we were able to do this! We were rushed against the setting sun, but you wouldn't be able to tell! Shannon did a great job and we are so happy! I can finally have a family picture hung on my wall!!!!! The last time our family picture was taken was when Luke was One! Wow! I hope that this becomes an annual thing for us - it has to be!

Our Newst Niece!

Missy, Steve and Baby Kaitlyn Marie

Amy and Kaitlyn - Ian and Kaitlyn

Luke and Kaitlyn - Dave and Kaitlyn

Well, we have a new, beautiful Niece! This is an especially exciting occasion, because there are not too many girls born to either side of our families! Steve is Dave's twin brother - as if you couldn't tell - and Kaitlyn Marie Formenti was born last friday! We jumped in the car Sunday afternoon on a whim and set off for Naperville to congratulate, and hug and squeeze our newest niece! It was a good visit and the boys were fairly good! Ian and Luke weren't too confident in holding Kaitlyn though. She's quite smaller than their little brother. She weighed 6 pounds 2 oz. (compare that with an 8 pound baby and that's quite a difference!) But they did great! Luke held her long enough to get a picture, then he was done. Ian did great too! We are so proud of Missy for being a trooper through her c-section and know that God is blessing their new little family! Congrats!

Last Photo Class Pictures!

These are my last weeks photo class assingment. I had a maco assignment as well, but I didn't like it too much because it came out blurry and it was boring. (I ran out of time - ha - how does that happen with 3 little boys???) Anyway, the photo class is over now and I think I learned some more about my camera - I would have liked to learn more, but that will have to be for another class! Hope you enjoy my pictures!

Ian's School Playground...

I had to take pictures for my photo class, and so we decided to go to the playground at Ian's Elementary school! It was a great place to get some good shots of the boys and for my assignment! Ian just loves kindergarten! He loves every aspect of the day! I'm so glad! He comes home from school happy each day and I am grateful for that! He is so smart and I am amazed each day with what they are teaching our children so early in life! These pictures are on Ian's playground and the one with the building in the background, that is Ian's class room! Ian LOVES the monkey bars at recess, but says his hands are turning into 'daddy's hands' because now he's getting calluses (sp?) just like Dave! So funny! I love my Ian!

3 Months - where did it go?

I can't believe that Mason is 3 months old today. Where has the time gone? I am so in love with my little boy... he makes me happy everytime I look at him.
He is starting to coo and smile a lot now. He has had a few milestones too... he found his hands - well, fists - and aparently likes how they taste! He also can reach for the little rings on his play yard and chair. He LOVES when anyone will talk to him and/or sing to him. He smiles with his entire face and I love that! I am desperatly trying to make him laugh, but I get spurts of grunts put together... soon though. His absolute favorite song is 'Little Bunny Foo Foo' and loves when I do the hand motions and bounce him around - although I do have to use the 'wait 30 minutes after you eat to go swimming' rule, otherwise I get a shirt full of throwup! yummmm.

Here are some other pictures I took while doing my little photo shoot with Mason of Ian and Mason. Ian really loves Mason. He's a great big brother. He helps me out a lot, by getting things for me that I need for Mason, feeding Mason in the car when we need to, and giving him lots of love. I hope Ian always looks out for his little brothers. The picture of Mason with the blanket on his head was taken a few days ago and I couldn't resist that smile! I had to capture it!

Ian and baby Mason

Ian holding Mason's hand. Mason being a big cheese!

Hilarious.... but.... WHOA personality!

So, I love this picture I took of Luke yesterday morning after dropping Ian off at the bus stop. This very adorable little smile and these eyes full of joy are indeed a wonderful blessing, BUT... dare I say that this little guy has a MOST mischevious little dark side to him. Luke lights up my day, usually, with his loving little hugs and his words of comfort as he tells me, 'Awe, I lub (love) you Mommy, and I lub edybody!' (everybody) He will spontaniously come and grab hold of Mason, Ian or I, and how I treasure those moments!
BUT.... this little boy has mischief embeded into him from I don't know where. He has a very vivid imagination. Oh... not to mention he's very good at hiding... not only himself, but aparently his wet pull-ups as well - which by the way we still haven't found at my mom's house! When he is quiet, that means you better run to find out what he's in to... like the sharpie markers! And this little ADORABLE boy, has an attitude you wouldn't believe - well, maybe you do believe it if you've met him!
Anyway, I just love my Luke and I am constantly reminding myself that "HE'S ONLY THREE" and not to get too frustrated with him. His smile and laughing eyes will butter Dave and I up to the extreme and unfortunatly, Luke knows that!

So I'm taking a photo class....

So I signed up for a Continuing Education Digital Photography class offered at PNC and I am really learning a lot. A lot of the things I'm learning, I should say I'm relearning from High School and College, but how to do them on the digital camera. (Remember, I'm fairly new with my digital and am completely obsessed!) Hopefully this class will help me take better pictures with my nice new camera. I really do enjoy taking pictures and who knows... maybe I might make some money with it someday! I have a long way to go with that though! I hope you all enjoy these pictures. They were part of my homework from last week. This week I get to take pictures of silhouettes, macro (extreme close up) and 'perspective'. We'll see how I do come next wednesday! The teacher really liked my picture of the little berries - and I have to say I do too! Enjoy!