It's been a long time

To say that i have fell out of blogging would be an understatement....i have fell off the planet, well except Facebook! It seems that i have made myself overplanned and overworked all summer. I feel like the job of a stay at home mom is even crazier now that usual.We took a month long vacation to visit family in Iowa.  Luckily the trip was very relaxing and i was able to meet my sister Katrina with whom i feel like i was able to have a great connection with.  Just recently i found out Katrina is expecting so i will become an aunt again, an unexpected but wonderful surprise. The kids got to ride four wheelers and go carts all day and even fish a couple of times but mainly we just laid low and spent time together which was much needed.

Currently, I have been looking for jobs a couple of hours a day. I have had a few interviews here and threr but most of them don't pay well so we have declined the positions.  I am going back on Monday for my second interview for a job that seems perfect for me but again the pay is borderline...but we might have to compromise as a family and take something below what we want so i can get started.

 I have been doing photoshoots at the rate of almost 1 a week (which is alot for this beginner). I am loving it.  I have been getting more and more props and getting better at rearranging my house to accommodate shoots i have indoors.  I am really really hoping that for Christmas i can get some good lighting because that is my main issue right now! We are also looking into a better camera but we will see what happens!

 I have been volunteering at Hailey's school weekly or more...and the doctor appoinments have been weekly for the past month.  Combine all that together with our normal everyday life and the beginning of school and school activities i think i might go crazy! Hailey is playing Fall soccer again this year so we have two practices and a game each week.  On top of that she is a Girl Scout and has usually two meetings a month.  Then i am a PTA mom and have one monthly meeting and about 4 activities every month....so it can get a little hectic on the schedule.

BUT i am very thankful for my hectic life.  I figure it means we are living life to the fullest.  We are not sitting home being couch potatoes or lazy bums but spending time doing the things we love most.  Sometimes i just want to relax and have a break so i am trying t oschedule more alone/relax time into our schedule but i know as the kids get older they will start doing more on their own and will need us less freeing up some time.  I don't want to miss a second of their activities.  School has taken up so much of my time i have had to miss many of these activities and i won't miss any voluntarily again soon! Those moments are so very precious!!!

I wanted to add some of my photos from this summer and the photoshoots i have been doing! Hopefully it won't be this long again before i write but i can't promise that.  O yeah and we are trying for our third and last child currently so my hectic life will be blessed with a little more chaos and we couldn't be happier with our decision! I will make sure to update you when it actually happens.