In The Sprinkler We Go

Went over to my sister-in-law's house the other weekend to take family photos and had some fun sprinkler time afterwards to cool down.  This was Isaac's first experience with the sprinkler, and he just loved it!








He gets those eyelashes from his daddy, I love them.


Yeah, this is definitely my daughter, not a fan of sprinklers.  We're more kiddie pool kind of girls.


Such a nut. I think this face-plant in the sprinklers was an accident but it didn't scare him off, he's a tough kid.


My sweet nephew, such a cutie!

Summer's Flying

Summer is flying!  I was really looking forward to fireworks this year but missed it again because both kids (and me) got sick, so maybe next year. I've just been chilling at home mostly with the kiddos, did a few photo sessions, editing, the usual.  I really need to schedule time to do some fun family things before summer's up.  Here is just a little look at life lately.






(The last picture melts my heart, he never falls asleep in his highchair)

Picking Strawberries at the Farm

Been real busy at the farm lately, picking strawberries, playing outside, housework, working on my photo biz... I always have something to do.   This summer is just going by way too fast.

Wildflowers

Just wanted to post some lovely photos of my daughter picking summer wildflowers during sunset here at the farm.





 Truly magical, see more photos HERE.

My Boy is Getting Big!

I can't believe my boy is going potty now, and he's doing really well!  My husband brought in the potty chair after he turned one, and I thought it would be too early to even start!  But then I thought that we can work on getting him at least comfortable with sitting in the chair so he won't rebel and throw a fit later on down the road.

Isaac peed not too long after, we made a big deal, and it just clicked for him!  After about the tenth time of him peeing in the pot, I knew that he knew what he was doing and it wasn't just a coincidence.  Isaac is now 14 months and I am positive that he knows exactly what he's doing because he goes right away after he sits down.  He has gone #2 a few times, but he's not comfortable enough to do it a lot yet.

Now I'm starting to think that maybe we as parents are not starting early enough with potty training?  I don't know when other parents decide to start but I think it's somewhere around 2 years?  I personally started with my oldest Lucy at about 16 months and she was in underwear at 2 years and 3 months.  I do believe that Isaac's case is quite unusual, but maybe if we started early on, shortly after one, be consistent (very important) and encourage but not shame them, maybe training would be easier.

I know that Isaac could still be in diapers at 3 years (I hope not), but maybe he won't. When did/are you going to start potty training, and if you did, what challenges did you face?  Do you think my theory is crazy?  Please leave a comment down below and let me know,  I would love to hear what other mamas think on this issue.

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Beautiful

Life has been crazy lately and I've been pretty busy. Hopefully I'll find time to blog more later this week. For now, here is a photo of the lovely Lindsey! She had her baby about a week ago, a precious baby boy. Congrats! To see more of her session, head on over to my photography site HERE.

Spring Chicks

A few weeks ago we got some new baby chicks, just in time for spring!

I must admit, they're pretty cute.









Of course that was a few weeks ago, they are getting pretty big now, almost as big as chickens. They don't quite fit into the box much anymore, one hopped out yesterday and I picked it up and put it back in the box. Yup, you heard right, I'm turning into quite the country girl. Okay, not really, but I'm still pretty proud of myself.