I was wrong...

I thought my blue eyed curly blonde headed

little girl last week

was the definition of

perpetual motion

but

I was wrong

because

these two little boys

took perpetual motion to a new level

and

I loved it

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this family is not just full of fun and laughter and life

they honestly shine

and

with a baby arriving in december

their world is going to get even brighter

thank you h and a and h and h

for once again trusting me with your family photos

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~if you stretch your screen you can see the whole muscle man competition in photo one~

~it's only cut off due to blogger limitations~

just a day, just an ordinary day...or is it ?

*the weather here continues to be spectacular. the leaves have started to change and the apple trees are weighted down with brilliant shades of red and green while the apples themselves scream, "pick me pick me" as you walk by them in the orchard.

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*today is the day I get my braces off. granted, they haven't been the traditional braces since I went the invisalign route, but invisible they have NOT been and this past month, since they added an ugly rubber band to my front tooth, I have felt a little alien like. so if you think you're feeling the earth move around 1:30 this afternoon, no worries, as it'll just be me doing

a happy dance.

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*what's up with these poor school kids having to take ibuprofen or advil as part of their breakfast routine, due to back and shoulder pain because of the weight of their backpacks. I don't like it. I don't like the fact that my son only has only has 5 minutes in between classes and with 1600 hundred students in his school, on three floors, stopping at his locker is next to impossible...so his backpack is his locker and our chiropractor is his new best friend.

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*sophie must think that I nap as often she does during the day, since she has not a care in the world at getting up to pee at 1:54 in the morning while I'm in my deepest of sleep. I think it's time that I either start napping 3 hours everyday, right after lunch or have a nice long talk with her and let her know this shit has to stop.

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*today my heart is broken. patrick swayze has died and I loved him so much as an actor and a man who didn't get overly caught up in the hollywood scene and remained married to his wife for more than thirty years. I have watched "dirty dancing" over and over again, to the point where my hubby has questioned my mental stability when he sees the excitement in my eyes when I see "dirty dancing" in the movie lineup when we're zoning out on the hbo and showtime channels on lazy afternoons.

I have watched dirty dancing more than you...oh yes I have

and

"nobody puts baby in a corner"

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"hey boys, guess what"

"remember beth"

?

"the girl who came to our house last year and took photos of our family"

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"she's back"

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one of the sweetest and funniest families I know

asked me to come back this year for another family photo shoot and I wouldn't have

missed it for the world

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and this time

there's a baby on the way that will be here just a few days before christmas

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I couldn't resist the above photo as the start of my "sneak peek" of photos

as it literally just cracked me up and made me realize why I love what I do

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{no pressure H and A...but this would be my pick for your christmas card}

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more photos of this fabulous family will be here soon

more sweetness for your sunday...

do you have a style ?

this guy does

and

he was proud to rock it for me when I asked if I could take his photo

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I'm not sure what he does the rest of the year

but

I found him working as a summer kayak launcher on lake wingra a few weeks ago

and

he made me smile with all his proudness

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I don't think I have a style

do you

?

bootcut~sexy cut~super skinny~straight cut~flare

I'm happy in blue jeans

preferably in a washed denim as the dark denim always feels a little too stiff for me

and

this summer

I have worn cuffed blue jean capris almost every day

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okay

sometimes

a skirt and leggings

too

~only because I heard they're the "in" thing~

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sweaters~scoop neck~low cut~sweatshirts~long sleeves~layered t-shirts~tanks~v necks

I'm not really picky

but

I do love cotton

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hats

not so much

only my baseball cap on my "too busy to shower" days

but

scarves

oh I love scarves

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sunglasses

love them but my eyes are too "close set" to find many that fit my face

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flats~boots~heels~mules~flip flops~trekkers~tennis shoes

whatever

although I am addicted to my uggs and wear them all winter long

and

yes I know they make my feet look like pancakes

but hey

I live in wisconsin and that's just what we do

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purses~shopping bags~totes~backpacks~camera bags~computer bags

pretty much any kind or any size

anything with a handle

let's just say I'm addicted

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and

here's the problem

my closet is full of everything I just mentioned

and

when I'm dressed I think I look nice and sometimes maybe even a little "stylish"

and

my friends and family when we're shopping or I'm wearing something besides jeans

will say

"oh that's so you"

yet

I don't think I have "a style" or "a look"

that stands out from the crowd

~~

do you

?

a new day....

today is friday

and

"I think I'm going to make it"

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for those of you who suffer from migraines

I know that you have also said those same words

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I get them often enough and can control them with medication and acupuncture

but

the one that hit me on wednesday literally knocked me off my feet for hours and hours

it was one of "those"

where nothing I ate or drank stayed with me

including my medication

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it was one of "those"

where I wanted to remove my head and ship it to a faraway country with hopes of it getting lost in the mail

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it was one of "those"

where the sounds of the television actually drowned out the pounding in my head

but when the phone rang

it was like being stabbed with a steak knife

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it was one of "those"

where I felt that if the plier like grip tightening in on my temples

got any stronger

that my head would literally turn to mush like a grape that's been stepped on

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it was one of "those"

where I sat in my closet in order to get away from the light pouring in from the windows

after tying a dishtowel around my head and over my eyes wasn't enough

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yesterday was better

better in the sense that I walked on eggshells

waiting to see if a rebound headache

would dummy punch when I wasn't looking

~~

but it didn't

because I ate prescription medicine for breakfast and lunch

which is not my idea of a balanced diet

and

it pisses me off knowing that sometimes I have to do that

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so if any of you saw cindy mccain recently on the news talking about migraines

and

the need to spend more money on research for a cure

due to the number of "lost work days"

well

she speaks the truth

from living with migraines herself

and

I think I like her

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we just knew.....

the arrival of baby number three was going to happen any minute

so I rigged up his stick to an empty pop tart box

and

we took him with us when we left to go to my sister's house for labor day

yes

you read that right

we took our baby with us in hopes of not missing his birth

unfortunately he decided to come on his own terms

five minutes from my sister's house

on main street

next to a gas station

and

like I said before

they come so fast

so I apologize for the blurry photos but the car was still moving

the fantastic hubby

quickly pulled into the gas station parking lot

so I could have a steady camera hand

and

then we just sat there in awe for a minute

watching and shooting

and

then headed quickly to my sister's house

who has yet to witness a birth

so she could as least see the wings unfold

so there you have it

baby number three

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we named him diesel

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