Sneek Peek...

Coming soon to Little Wonders Photography....

1. Digital X-mas greeting cards made by me for you to buy. I will make it so you can view these on my photography blogspot. I might end up making these for any occasion, like baby announcements, but we will have to wait and see.
2. If you recommend me to anyone outside of our ward and that person gives me your name then you will receive a gift, which will be announced in the near future.
3. My best friend is jumping on the bandwagon with me. She makes adorable custom made frames for any occasion. She will be making up a book that shows all the frames that she can make for you. When you get your pictures done i will have the book available for you to look through if you so desire. :)
4. I will also make templates for your pictures. They will be simple, but cute. :)

All this will be happening in the next few months. I will let you know when we are good for GO. I am soooo EXCITED!

Happy Father's Day...

Today Shane got the royal treatment. It is tradition in my family that whenever it is someone's B-day or if it is Father's/Mother's Day, that person doesn't have to do anything that day. It is a day of rest and relaxation. So, Shane pretty much was allowed to be a couch potato today without hearing any arguments from me. He also got his favorite meal...lasagna, corn, garlic bread, and a yummy salad. On top of that he got his favorite cake- Better than "anything" cake. He also received a special massage treatment from me, and from the boys as well. The boys had a lot of fun pounding on daddy's back. It was very entertaining to watch. :) I have to mention at least one way that i know our boys LOVE daddy. The boys, especially Gavin, get sick of me during the day, probably b/c they have to see my face all day long. :) When daddy comes home Gavin suddenly is in the BEST mood ever, and therefore making mommy in a better mood. :) He turns into this sweet boy that i didn't know existed that day...HI, HELLO, um... where did you come from?!!? haha. j/k. Anyway, but it is kind of like that. Gavin LOVES LOVES LOVES his daddy and is a better person b/c of him. Shane is his hero. Gavin's excitement for his dad makes me think of the song "i am so glad when daddy comes home, glad as i can be. Clap my hands and shout for joy and climb upon his knee." Gavin and Tanner are always at the door to greet daddy when he gets home from school and anxiously wait for him to wrestle around with them. Anyway, Shane, you are wonderful. You are the best daddy and you make our house a much more spontaneous and happier house for us to live in. The boys and i love you very much. Happy Father's Day! Happy Father's Day to my dad and to my Father-in-law as well! :)

Oh my gosh...

My 2 most recent sessions went so well. When my sessions go well i feel sooooo overjoyed...I love photography and i CANNOT WAIT until i get my own natural light studio one day!! My goodness. I LOVE LOVE LOVE how the pictures turned out. You need to go to my blog and check out these DARLING kids and babies! Go to ashspassion.blogspot.com ... I will post a lot more later in the week.

Silly Things out of Gavin's Mouth...

1) I was getting ready to go to the gym and i was going to bring Gavin with me b/c they have babysitting, but decided to leave Tanner home with Shane. Gavin went up to Tanner and said, "Tanner you absolutely have to stay home with daddy."

2) The Today Show was showing tornadoes and what states they hit and Gavin said, "Mom there are tomatoes on here."

3) I asked Gavin if he would like to say the prayer and he said, "Well, actually, it is your turn. I said it yesterday."

4) He leans his head on my shoulder and says, "Mommy, i like you." But on the other side of that, when he is mad at me he says, "Mommy i won't be your friend anymore."

5) One thing he has said to 2 close family members lately is, "What's down there," while pointing to there shirts. I hope that is normal for his age and that his curiosity isn't setting in earlier than it should.

6) When he see's something cute he says, "oh, mommy, that is so cute! That's so cute," he says while chuckling with the sweetest smile on his face.

ThE HoT HoT SuN...

This is my vintage look.



Today and last week we have been taking advantage of the sun. We have been playing in the pool and today we went to the splash park. The boys love the splash park and it will be sooooo nice this summer. This thing will keep them busy for about 2 hours. I don't have to worry about them in the pool, and i can just sit back and soak up the sun. I am starting to put on sunblock too!!! Smart thing. Anyway, fun times. This summer is going to go by so fast and we are going to get out every day that we can! :)

FINALLY...

Finally i have some pictures of Gavin and I. I thought it was about time i took matters into my own hands. I took Gavin outside and had him take some pictures with mommy. :) So, we did. It was so much fun. We did it in the evening with the warm glow to it. It was perfect. :) I did a photoshoot this morning and the kids were so darling. You will have to look at my photography blog to check them out! :) I will have to post again later. We have had a pretty fun day so far. We went to workout this morning, i had my photoshoot, and then we played in the yard for a few hours in the pool. It has been fun. I can't believe how hot it is outside though! :) wow!

Ugghhhhhh...get me outta here

My boys have been sick. It seems never ending. Oh my goodness. Well, today they are doing a lot better, so maybe we could have gone out today, but i wanted to stay on the safe side. With the sun not shining, AND being stuck in the house with two sick boys i feel like it is still winter!!! yuck. Hopefully i don't sound too heartless, but as bad as i feel for my boys, quite frankly i am getting sick of hearing the coughing ALL day and the whining ALL day long. So as bad as it is being sick, it isn't so fun being the one that has to listen to the sickness either. Anyway, Tanner and i played around on blankies while i let Gavin watch some t.v. Tanner LOVES blankies that are soft. If we want to put him in a good mood it is pretty easy...get his blanky. :)

Ohhh to be a kid again...

Gavin and I were in the backyard and i decided to call my best friend. While talking on the phone with her Gavin decided to go inside and get his chair to sit on in the shade. Next thing i know, i look over and this is what i see. Poor kid... I felt bad for him. He doesn't feel good and is so tired...I brought him inside and laid him on the couch and he fell right back to sleep.

Fever, Cough and Cold...

Our little talker. Gavin came in the other day and said, "i want a cracker"...and to our surprise, here comes Tanner, "I want a cracker"...it was so fun hearing him say that!
Loves to act like he is talking on the phone.
Tanner attempting his trick again. He hasn't done this for awhile and i was minding my own business, i look over and there he is attempting his trick. It was so funny.
Gavin was mad at me in the this picture just about 1 minute before this scene. He was looking at me with a mad face, but suddenly forgot he was mad at me and started playing in his own imaginary world here. He plays A LOT in his imaginary world! It is so fun to watch.

Well, Gavin and Tanner have been hit with the Flu. Kind of weird considering the flu season should be over. Tanner has had a fever for about 4 days. I felt so bad for him. He had to stay home from church today so that he wouldn't get kids sick. But keeping him home to avoid getting kids sick probably didn't do much good because about 2 hours after Gavin and i got home Gavin started feeling pretty bad and i felt him and he has a fever now. Sorry guys!! I really hope none of your kids get sick! I have even started feeling like i am getting a sore throat. I probably won't get anymore than that, knock on wood. :) In the meantime, when the Tylenol kicks in, they act like they aren't sick at all. So, in those moments we go outside and play a little because it is soooo nice out!

Our Growing Boys...

So, I have to write about a few new things about Gavin and Tanner. They really love playing together. Gavin still likes to harrass Tanner and tease him when they play, but lately Tanner tries tackling Gavin. They are wrestling around more and more. Tanner loves wrestling more than Gavin likes it. He will go and attack Gavin if he is sitting on the ground.Tanner is starting to talk more. He is saying 1.Nana for banana 2. Basket for Basketball. 3.Ma!!! for mom 4. sick 5. ball 6. no 7. yeah for yes 8. look! 9. milk 10. lunch 11.here 12. holly 13. hat 14. zsa zsa 15. banky for blanket 16.he will repeat just about anything i ask him to say, but only if he is in the right mood. Yes, he is looking more and more like a Seifert and i do see a lot of Stephen in him. :)Gavin is growing. Lauri, i think he did go through a growth spurt. I can tell he has gotten tall and Holly hadn't seem him in a week and a half and when she did see him she could swear that he had grown and looked taller. He is going to be tall just like his daddy. He gets cuter and cuter everyday. He LOVES having someone by his side playing with him constantly. He loves playing with his little brother. He LOVES basketball, but his new love lately is baseball.

Better when we're together...

Here are some pics i haven't been able to post for awhile. One day they were looking out the front door and were having so much fun together. Gavin was making Tanner crack up and Gavin kept gently putting his arm around Tanner. It was so the cutest thing. I don't have time to post too many things right now so i will post more later.

Tanner and his blanky. With this nice weather i let him run around in his diaper, but not for too long b/c he tries pulling his diaper off.

What can i say, my boys love to pose for me...can't ask for more. Well, actually, i have to catch them in the right mood, but when i do it is perfect. I should say "they" are perfect. :)

BaNkY and BrEaKfAsT

I have a lot of journaling to catch up on, so i might be posting everyday, maybe even twice in a day. :) Tanner is so funny. I have to wrap his blanket around the back of his neck when he sits down to eat breakfast. This is what it looks like when he eats breakfast with his banky.