This past weekend I had planned every single moment with a variety of different activities, from festivals, to apple orchards to birthday parties.
I even had a photo shoot and had dinner with friends on Saturday night. It was a very full, exciting, awesome weekend. (hence the lack of blogging. Sorry, friends!)
This past Saturday I hit 12 weeks of pregnancy, which of course is very, very, very exciting. That uplifted my mood to levels that I can not express. It really was a perfect weekend.
I took a ton of photos, which is wonderful because I haven’t been feeling very creative lately. It felt good to have my camera back in my hands, there was so much around me to photograph. Of course, there is always so much to photograph, it’s just a matter of doing it. Am I right or am I right?
I’m a funnel cake snob. If I see a booth with funnel cakes, I get every excited. But if I see funnel cakes sitting underneath a lamp, keeping it warm? I turn up my nose and go without. But this week, at the first festival we went to…they were fresh out of the oil. So delicious.
We went apple picking, too.
On Sunday, we went to another festival where the kids had kool-aid for their second time in their life. Exhibit A as to why I keep them away from kool-aid.
Then we went to Asher’s first birthday party. Man, I love that kid and he loves me right back. It was so much fun. The food was amazing, but the cupcakes ROCKED MY WORLD. But mostly, Asher is cute.
I took maternity shots of Crooked Eyebrow, she is 38 weeks pregnant and so glowy and happy and I feel so honored to have been the one to capture this season of her life.
I could do maternity shoots forever and ever, Amen.
As you can see, I took a lot of photos this weekend, this being just a fraction of what I took. So you can imagine my dismay when I asked Brian to photograph me for a belly shot and got these as the result:
Then, at one of the festivals, I asked him to take a photo of me for maybe a new profile picture and this is what I have to choose from:
But that’s okay. I’m slightly frustrated but if this is the worst thing that happened this weekend, then it was indeed, THE BEST WEEKEND EVER.
Wow! You DID have a busy and eventful weekend. Your photographs are beautiful, Brian’s aren’t, but his subject is. I’m so happy we’ve reach 12 weeks. Congrats!
Don’t you just love good weekends like that? Full, but not stressful? I always come to work on Mondays feeling great after those kinds of weekends!
P.S. Love your bump!
Ha. So clearly YOU are the photographer in the family.
Hurray for 12 weeks!!
WOOHOO!! You made it to 12 weeks!! So happy you had a wonderfully full weekend. LMAO at the pictures Brian took!! Maybe next time! Your belly is super cute though!!
You are gorgeous! Also, you should wear that color all the time because oh my word is it flattering. Beautiful pictures too.
Congratulations on 12 weeks. Looks like you had a great weekend. I also love funnel cakes and thanks to the picture I could sure go for one right now.
My husband take awful pics as well, I always have to have him redo it. When we went to Disney World our pic with me and my children in front of the castle was crooked. The most important picture of that trip and the picture was crooked.
My husband doesn’t take very good pictures of me, either. I like to blame him, but I’m pretty sure it’s just because I’m not very photogenic.
Looks like a fabulous weekend! You got funnelcake! I am so jealous! I don’t think I’ve been by since you announced your pregnancy, congratulations!!
Glad to see you had a fun weekend. Laughing at your hubbys photos. Same thing happens in my house. I always blame it on the camera, thinking he’ll run out and buy me the camera I want ; )
The bump looks cute and congrats on getting through the first!
Sounds like a fab. weekend indeed! I love your maternity pics! If you lived closer I would totally have you take mine. Although – I’m always up for a roadtrip, it’s not that far…
I like the first profile shot…great lighting!!
Happy 12 weeks!!
Brian’s pictures made me laugh out loud! So funny. (Your belly looks great though – hooray for 12 weeks!!)
Glad you had a great weekend!
I like the forst profile shot…great lighting!
Happy 12 weeks!
great weekend indeed, weather was beautiful as well.
love love the pictures of CE…and maybe she can return the favor and “capture” you.
oh…and a big congrats on the 12 weeks!!!
What a fun weekend! Sorry about the Brian shots. LOL but as you say it’s just a little thing.
12wks!! so exciting.
1. Is it gross to have funnel cake for breakfast? Because that’s where I am right now.
2. My kids do not have Kool-Aid either. For the same reasons. And it rots your teeth.
3. I cannot take Asher’s cuteness. Seriously.
4. LOVE the maternity shots! She is too adorable.
5. I don’t know what you are complaining about, any of those pictures are perfectly acceptable for a profile. You know, if you want to be unrecognizable.
Points for trying Brian!
P.S. OMG-YOU ARE 12 WEEKS PREGNANT AND LOOK AT YOUR BELLY AND YOU LOOK SO PRETTY AND I WANT YOU TO COME OVER AND I WILL MAKE YOU A WAFFLE CONE!!!!
Congrats on 12 weeks, your bump is absolutely adorable!!! And I love love love the shadow pic of CE’s baby belly!
I love the little belly you are sporting. I just want to rub it! lol
Kool-Aid and kids…not a good combo. My kids never have it either.
Hubby’s just aren’t that handy with the camera it seems…mine does the same thing. lol
LOVE the shots!!!
OMG. I’m dying laughing over Brian’s photography skillz! Too funny.
I love your weekend!
I have a lot to say about this post…
1. Anna looks hilariously hopped up on Kool-Aid in the picture with Noah. So Cute.
2. Asher – nom nom. He’s so cute, he’s edible.
3. CE is positively glowing in those shots. I can’t wait to have you take maternity photos for me!! (not soon. later.)
4. YOU are also adorable and glowing and so cute in your belly shots.
5. And for the profile picture, I would pick the very first one.
I’m laughing at Brian’s attempt at pictures! So cute!
Also? Please, pretty please, with sprinkles on top…come take maternity photos of me!!
When it comes to husbands taking pictures of us…I try to remember the old line
“If you want something done right, do it yourself!” Luckily, there are ways of photographing yourself. I’ve done it. Too many times. With my kids on my lap!
OMGF! Brian has some mad photography skillz. For reals. I want him to take mine next, please!!! SMFD. I think you should definitely go with the top right for your new profile pic. It’s by far the best. Beautifully overexposed to the max.
I love you so much. Forever and ever. Amen. Even if you are pregnant and eating funnel cakes fresh out of the oil. Hooker.
Brian was going for abstract, right? Love the funnel cake! Love the apple shot. We went apple picking too this weekend. Such a fun fall activity.
Come on, I love Fuzzy Beth!
You are looking so fabulous my dear!!!
The photo of me on my blog today was taken by Shane. There’s something fundamentally wrong with the fact that Shane can use a camera and Brian can’t, because I’m pretty sure that back in Shane’s day, they used the cameras where the photographer had to put his head under the black curtain and it took ten minutes to take one photo.
Despite Brian’s ineptitude, these photos and this weekend were both beyond wonderful.
I’m sorry (gasp) I’m sorry (gasp) the Brian photos, I can’t stop laughing! Hehe, they are amusing, but I am so glad you had so much fun, and as for the pics of CE, I already told her – absolutely beautiful.
And Kool-Aid is the devil. That is all.
Hilarious! Your husband’s pictures are just as good as my husband’s would be! You should try letting your kids take them… they might surprise you!
Hilarious!
Let the kids try to take a picture… I have been pleasantly surprised with mine!!
Those Brian photos are hilarious. I hope it isn’t a crushing blow to his photography self-esteem, but I can’t stop laughing!
OMG, Brian should totally be your second shooter. ;p
I could come take some photos for you. Just sayin’. You did a fabulous job on CE’s maternity shots! YAY for 12 weeks and funnel cakes!
Yay for 12 weeks, so very wonderful! And I’m loving your darling baby bump (which, although blurry, I can still see. tee hee).
Loving the photos you took of CE. I’m finally getting some done day after tomorrow and praying it goes well.
Is it bad that I am cracking up at Brian’s photography skills? Seriously, I laughed out loud!
Congrats on 12 weeks! So happy for you
What a fun filled weekend! You’re simply adorable with your rockin’ bump – crooked eyebrow is beautiful – your kids are adorable – the food looks very very good – and your husband takes pictures like mine does
Nell
I love your sense of humour – my hubby takes terrible pics as well (I’m talking heads cut off and stuff. wow.) Anyway, glad you had such a lovely weekend.
Awww…your belly shot is cute anyway!! Glad you’re doing well – I hope you got good news at the dr. today! Yay for 12 weeks – hope you start feeling better soon!
Wow sounds like the best weekend ever!!
I get the same type of photos when I ask my husband to take photos of me.
Sounds like a great weekend! I am so thrilled for you that you have reached your 12 weeks! Your passion for photography definately shows in every photo you take.
That sounds like an awesome weekend and you did such a great job on CE’s shots!
And you? Are beautiful at 12 weeks!
Why is everyone taunting me with funnel cakes?!?! Everyone and their mother has been to the fair and I’m insanely jealous! The fair around here isn’t for another month and a half and I don’t even know if it’s any good… silly Peanut Festival!
One way or the other I’m having a funnel cake!
Love ALL the photos – even the blurry one. Looks like a great profile photo to me… looks like how I feel half the time!
The pictures of CE are great. I SO should have had you do maternity pics of me, but I’ve not been on the ball in that area. I’m a little focused on the “after”…dreaming of holding baby in my arms rather than making the most of this pregnancy!
That funnel cake looks divine. And, honestly, I really want Kool-Aid right now. Yum, I love it. It’s a rare treat for me and as long as I’m pregnant, I am indulging ALL THE WAY!
As far as your baby bump…so cute. I can’t get over how you have such a great one at 12 weeks (and even sooner than that). Mine was just my roll (just got bigger than “normal”) until I was probably at least 20 weeks!!!
That does sound like the best weekend. I have a feeling more of those are to come.
Steph
Well….blurry or not, you still look beautiful pregnant.
Congratulations!
Wanda (At Last…)
Husbands and the camera, I swear.
Glad you had a lovely weekend!
Its so frustrating for me too when I take good pictures of everyone around me, but there are very rare good pics of me because I’m not the one taking my own pics.
And Congrats on 12 weeks.
But yes your week sounds great
Yes, that’s why there aren’t any pictures of me – hubby doesn’t get along with the camera
Great photos, well, not Brian’s (sorry buddy). And 12 Weeks….congrats hon! so very excited for you!
Whoa… these pictures are delicious and absolutely perfect!! Nice work BH!