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Many of you may know that we homeschool our children. Right now we are on break. I’m taking my break quite seriously. Staying in my pajamas all day is not really unusual while on break. I mean, if I don’t have to go anywhere, or gain my children’s respect as their teacher, well then there’s really no harm in it, right? I do feel awkward when the UPS man comes to deliver packages. I just really hope he drops the package and leaves and doesn’t make me sign anything.
But I’ve been starting to think it is bad to wear pajamas all day. My husband came up with a catchy little phrase . . . Mama Pajama. And now my kids like to pretend every meal is eaten at a cozy little restaurant called Mama Pajama’s. I think it is funny so I go along with it and pretend I am the head chef at Mama Pajama’s where the mandatory dress code is of course, pajamas. And just to clarify, when I say Mama Pajama the words rhyme, but normally when I say pajama, it does not rhyme with Mama. That sentence was so not necessary, but it makes me laugh.
But today, we’re getting out of the house! We need food to stock Mama Pajama’s pantry. Too bad the UPS man can’t deliver that! So today I am presentable. And should anyone see me they will never know that I am Mama Pajama.
Here are a few pics from our break . . .
I love these mats . . . can’t wait to see what this looks like printed and framed.
And here are some of those yummy Christmas lights . . . can’t decide between bw and color. Doesn’t the color remind you of something straight out of the 70s? That orangey tint. I’m thinking I kind of like it for this picture.
And this is me laying on the floor playing with my new toy (camera), taking a picture of my son playing with his new toy (a light up remote control car thing).
My daughter sleeping with her new pig. I took pictures of all my kids sleeping, because with my new camera I can take the pictures without flash. I’ve always wanted to do that! Yes, I turned the light on, but still.
Ignore the difference in bw conversions. I’m all over the place. It’s break remember!
And this is a little bit of what we’ve been doing while on break . . . that’s Candy Land for those of you that don’t recognize it. Perfect for 3 year olds (and all of her family members that must play with her).
That’s all for now. I’ve decided not to include the pictures of me in action as Mama Pajama dressed in my hot pink polka dot frumpy pj’s.
Just want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I hope you are enjoying this season. I love the holidays. My husband is off work this week and we have been having fun hanging out as a family. One of the things we have been doing a lot is Wii Fit! I love it . . . we all do. The kids are into it which is good because I don’t like when they sit on their behinds and play video games. At least with Wii Fit you have to be up and moving all the time. For me, it’s like exercising without all the dread. Cause I can have a lot of dread. I dread exercising, but not with Wii Fit. Okay, this is starting to sound like an advertisement. Not my intention.
So anyhooooo, here is our Christmas card! I actually designed this card myself, which is not something I generally do very well, but I liked this one.
And here is a collage of some of my favorite images of our family from 2008. I used something very similar to this for the splash page of my website (so you may have already seen it). My splash page is here. It’s the first thing you see when you go to my website. I have most of these photos hanging on my wall. I used (9) 12×12 frames and hung them in a square (I still need to print 2 of the images). It makes me SMILE! It adds so much color and personality to the living room.
Also, if you are on my 2009 session interest list I will be emailing you in the beginning of January. I was supposed to do this a long time ago. It will get done. Just taking time to enjoy the holidays with my family. Thanks!!!
Yikes! I’m behind on blogging. I knew this would happen. It’s okay though, this is my sister-in-law and her family so I gave her plenty of warning. Family always gets pushed to the bottom of the to-do list, but they are well compensated. 
I really like these images . . . capturing their family as they are right now with energetic little boys running and playing. We had fun hanging out at the park . . . I love that this park with it’s beautiful lakes is very close to my house. Aren’t my nephews adorable! They’re cute and FAST. I was literally running to get a few of these. Oh how I love taking pictures of my family!
Apparently my brother-in-law was talking again and missed the start of the race. He deserves every bit of teasing I can dish out . . . you should see what I have to put up with! lol
Like father, like son . . .
I’ve been editing his pics and just had to post these. I wish I had pics like this of me and my babies. Do you remember all those emotions that ran through you when you watched your babies grow? I remember just holding them close and breathing in their scent. I just love how babies’ heads smell. They emit some kind of baby perfume that is so soothing to a new parent. They should figure out a way to bottle that stuff. So anyway, just wanted to share this series. I love them. In the one of mom giving him a kiss . . . look at his little eye getting squished . . . LOVE that.
He sees Daddy in this one
I photographed this little guy in his mom’s tummy and as a newborn . . . LOOK at him now!!! He is growing and so so handsome. What a cutie! I LOVE watching his parents interact with him . . . so much love and happiness!!
It is so fun to have repeat clients because I get to know them more and more each time we are together.
The first few are in my backyard. :)
And a little Old Skool just for fun. Look how strong he is getting!
