my baby @ 15.... and Easter

Earlier this week Andrew turned 15 and I had great intentions of posting some new pictures but unfortunately his social life got in the way of my big plans... instead of having his mother take his picture he decided he wanted to hang out with his friends instead... go figure. :) Anyway... this weekend I got the chance to take some new shots of him... here are a few that I really liked. I know I'm a little partial but I really think the camera represents him well.



It's still hard to believe that he's 15. I was blessed with Andrew at a very young age... and I say blessed because I really believe I was blessed with him and meant to have him in my life, regardless of the fact that I was 16 when he came into my life. I completely understand that a teenage pregnancy is not an ideal situation for anyone, but I simply believe that I am who I am because of him, I'm happy with the person that I am today and without him I wouldn't be that person. Even though it wasn't always easy... I wouldn't change one step. I'm proud to call him my son, even if we aren't perfect, we're doing just fine.

here's one of me & my baby too (okay I guess I can't call him baby anymore, but I'm okay with that)

Here are some Easter pictures from today....



my sister & her beautiful family!

we did a little egg hunt at the house


just one more of Ella that I loved! she was saying "cheeeeeese!"

weekend review...

this weekend turned out to be a super-sweet surprise... i got some scrapbooking done on Saturday which is always a good thing in my book :) then on sunday i went to the camden aquarium with my sister & the family. it was a spur of the moment plan, and made for a really nice day. Here's some pictures from our day...

kaleb, andrew & erik petting the sand sharks.


kaleb as the shark... hehehe

miss ella sporting her pigtails out watching the penguins.


kaleb got his face painted like a snake... how cool is that nose paint? I thought it was cool!


Ella got a little flower on her face.


then about 5 minutes into the ride home... (i couldn't manage to get a sharp on of kaleb without using the flash)


well that about sums it up! this week is my final week of the quarter... woohoo!
oh... any andrew turns 15 on wed~ can you believe it?

Random Update...

Not too much going on to report... just caught up in finishing final projects for this quarter at school. I've actually really enjoyed this quarter but I'm totally looking forward to it being over and completing these projects.

I have a few random pictures to share from this weekend. They aren't perfect (i forgot to change my film speed for indoor shots) but I still like them anyway. (nothing a little photoshop can't fix... or at least help.)







man... this girl is so darn cute. and she loves when i take out my camera. she laughs so hard when she sees herself on the little screen... it's really one of the funniest things. needless to say she's getting lots of camera time these days cause Kaleb is totally OVER me taking his picture all the time. Andrew's rather busy with being a teenager and I would probably be cramping his style if I was constantly chasing him around with my camera. (although he is a total sport when I have to shoot stuff for school, so I guess that makes up for him not wanting me to chase him & his friends around.)

well, i guess that's it for now. :)