You can call me the Mamarazzi!

Yes, I have given myself the title of "mamarazzi" since I just can't get enough. I don't even know if I will ever have the time or money to actually print the images I have. I back tracked recently and I calculated that in order to do baby books it was going to cost $200 just for prints. For the first 2 years for cooie and 2ND and 3rd year for Collin. Ugh, I am so behind. We love lunch at the park! Today Collin and Cooie seem to be getting over the last bit of the cold they have had.
Now, Cameron seems to be getting it and I still have my cold too!

About the pics: Cameron tried putting the pine cone in his mouth....hence the yucky face. This is the first shot in a long time with all three boys, it's really hard with Cameron being so active. But, I will keep trying! Out of all the pics I took of Collin I ended up posting this one. I always like the moody look and this was right about the time he asked if I could stop taking pictures of him. You can see by the look, I said no!

A special day with Cooie

I have been blessed with wonderful family, who allow me the freedom to do things for myself every once and a while. Today, there was a need for some one on one time with Cooie, who is about to turn 3! We had a wonderful time being together and it's so nice to have them one on one on occasion. We did some shopping and went by the river and enjoyed throwing some rocks. Connor is still so little and sometimes I forget that because he's no longer the baby. I am hoping some mommy time will help with the tantrums he's been having. No one really goes into detail about how hard it is raising children. I do have tons of respect for my mom now that I am one. It's kind of an art form! You don't get an instruction manual, you mold them and still feel you can do better. I know with Connor we are finding those super nanny clips with the worst possible scenario a little too close to home. We are mastering our discipline and tweaking it as necessary. All the worry and craziness is still worth it. I am just so happy they are all healthy and happy.

No fake smiles today!

I got some natural smiles out of my guys, so here they are.

We had fun Meow-Ma!

Thank you Meow-Ma for the visit. The boys had a great time and love the gifts. The boys love going to visit and we can't wait to see you when Uncle arrives.

Cammy is 10 months old! My little Gerber baby.

Cameron turned 10 months old while on his first beach trip. I've posted the gerber baby since everywhere I go someone says he looks like him. I think it's the hair. Cameron can pull himself up and walk around things now. He shakes his head no, waves hi and bye, crawls (off the floor now) and is very curious about his environment. He loves his blankie and after every nap or every morning he grabs it and gives it a big hug. If I grab him without blankie he turns toward the crib and reaches for it. I can't believe how every one of the boys love those little giraffe blankies. They sell them in adult sizes, maybe I should splurge. Does anyone have an extra $175 for it? If I had that the boys would never leave my bed....so never mind, they are bed hogs. Cameron has developed an aversion to riding in the car, no fun for me or anyone else. Cooie even says "baaaaby" be quiet. Coming from him cracks me up. He loves to make his brothers laugh. At dinner, I will give him a bite of food and for kicks he spits it out to see the reaction of Collin and Connor. I or course say "NO" in my firm voice and he laughs at me. I am excited to take the boys to see meow-ma for a couple days. We are going to celebrate her b-day since we could not make it last week. After that we are meeting up with Auntie Pam for a day on the river and that will be tons of fun too! I am super beside myself that my lil bro is coming. We are going to have so much fun just laughing, watching movies and I plan to get some head shots too! Too much excitement in one month.

4th of July in Lincoln City

The Baer/Davis family took a trip to Lincoln city Oregon for the 4th! We had a lot of fun and the boys love the beach. The last time Collin and Cooie were at the beach they were too young to appreciate it. This time, Collin said "I never want to leave this place". Cooie had a tantrum when he found out we had to leave. Usually, the kids are ready to get home! They enjoyed fireworks, smores, sea creatures, sea shells, and they even got to see the aquarium. Cooie got sick the first night and Tony got sick the morning we had to leave. It was TONS of work, but I am happy the boys got to experience the beach this year. I miss being able to drive them to Ocean Shores on a whim. Connor is going thru the terrible 2's and at one point I said "if you don't shape up, I am going to put you in baby boot camp". On the car ride home Connor was having another tantrum and while he was screaming I heard Collin tell him "your going to booty camp, your going to booty camp, your going to booty camp". I could not help but laugh! I did not even think he heard me say that the day before. Cameron had his very first beach experience and he dove right in. He loved it! I am still digging sand out of his fat rolls. He is now pulling himself up and walking around with assistance. It's not too much longer and he will be walking.

A pleasant session with my oldest!

Today's capture was to be Cameron for his 10 month shoot, however he has not been too cooperative lately! I was pleasantly surprised by Collin who was happy to humor me. I love you Collin, you are so special and fun!!!

For you Meow-Ma

Happy Birthday! From your Grandmeows!

Happy Birthday Mom!

Dear Mom,
The boys and I wish you a Happy Birthday!!!! We wanted to come see you so badly, and will make it up to you in 2 weeks. We will gladly bring cake...yummy! I love you with all my heart and have a wonderful day!

Love,

April and boys

Busy, Busy, Busy!

A shout out to mommy!

Having fun with friend Jamie.

Collin, Dominik and Cooie

Mr. Cooster

Here are some more soccer pictures from practice #2. Cooie took a little longer to participate this time. He had been asking me all day, when do we get to go to soccer? He fell asleep on the way and woke up a grizzly bear. Notice the drool stain on his shirt. Anyhow, he warmed up about half way into it. Collin was great, he jumped right in and had a great time. My Collin is so grown up I just can't believe it! Tony came with and watched with Cameron, it was nice to have extra help.

Cameron has a Genetics appointment in Seattle the end of July. I am quite pleased that with-in 2 days of our visit we have had an ultrasound and referral to Children's hospital. I did not even have to beg. Amen to doctors who are proactive.

Collin will finish the week long vacation bible school tomorrow. He was hesitant at first since he was getting used to being lazy. Now that it's ending he is sad. I am glad I had him go, I should thank Jamie for talking me into it! He has been spending a lot of time with his buddy Dominik who will also be in his pre-K class next year. I think they are going to remain good buddies. Dominik's mommy, Jamie has been volunteering all week at VBS and she informed me that Collin was hanging all over some little girl. I suspected something was up because he kept talking about a little girl. He says he does not know her name. He had to find a new girlfriend since his old crush moved to Oregon. Jamie said she is a brunette and so was the last one. I see a trend here. At least he's keeping it his own age. It's Dominik we need to watch out for. I guess he's into the older ladies who are very high maintenance. That just cracks me up.

Cameron Update

I switched doctors this last month and did it pretty blindly. I really did not have many options (no one taking new patients), but I knew he would receive better care elsewhere. He had his 9 month well child exam yesterday. He is 22lbs now and is on track development wise. He had his immunizations and was in tons of pain after and had a fever all night into the a.m. The Dr. set him up with an ultrasound today at 8 a.m. to make up for the last one. The old Dr. did not order the first one properly, so they did not do the ultrasound according to protocol. Results from the new one I don't expect right away, but of course I will blog the results when we hear. I was told he could not eat for 4 hours before ultrasound. I woke at 4 am to feed him and by the time we got to the Dr. office he was READY TO EAT! The entire time i'm holding him down he's just balling! Finally, I was able to give him a baba and all was fine with the world.

1....2....3......Bunny Rabbits....huh?

The boys started soccer today. The name was chosen by the team and the winner was....the bunny rabbits. It was very hot and I was surprised at how well they did for the first day. Cooie actually kicked the ball into the goal and participated some. Collin was really interested and I thought it would take a bit to warm up. They surprise me every day! Anyhow, soccer goes until the end of July so, I will be posting lots of soccer pictures. They love it! I would post pics of the "team" but don't have a release to post. Maybe I will get one because they are too cute. The team has about 3 girls and 5 or so boys. It will be a great introduction to team sports and I will try my hardest to be a great soccer mom. It's official.....I can really say it.....i'm a soccer mom!

A day at the water park!

The boys and I went to the water park with a friend and her 2 sons. It was so much fun! We managed to get all 5 boys in the van and it was just adorable. The drive was a pleasant hour and 15 minutes there. The boys played in the water, enjoyed lunch and ice cream. They played so hard and I knew on the way to the car someone was going to have a melt down. It was Collin this time. Even with the melt down, it was a blast. At one point I think I threatened to never take him back to the water park if he didn't shape up, but I really want to go back. The boys are really enjoying the summer and we hope you are too!!!!!

Note: The last (2) photo's were taken by Jamie.

A sneak peak at my latest session, these kids are natural born models!

These kiddos are the cutest and sweetest! They are natural born models!!!! It was fun, thank you for making the long trip.

Fur Babies

Ok, so here are the other babies in my life. My two girls Kitty and Polly. They are so sweet and great with the kids. We miss Azrielle so much and next month will be a year since she passed away. I really wanted to try out my new pink backdrop so I found the only girls in the house. Polly would not sit on the pink but managed to get her later on sitting by the blue & thought she looked so good in black and white.

All took in Manual / iso 200 / ss 125 / F 2.8