What is this blog for?

My reasons have changed over the last 2 years.

Initially, it was to promote my Photography work; however, I have laid that dream aside for now (in a sense)I was trying to juggle too many things:

striving to be a Godly wife

giving my all to be a nurturing mom (a new mom at that!)

keeping my house in order (did I mention I'm an organizing freak!?)

trying to grow both my Real Estate business as a Realtor for Kaufman Realty & Auctions, and my small photography business

and living what we call "Life"

 It was WAY too much!
 

I still love photography, and I still photograph my family, and try to capture the memories that are being made!
Seeing life happen through my lens excites me!

Crayons are a necessity around here these days! I love the masterpieces he creates, and I love hearing him sing as he colors! That's the best part!

 

A milestone has been reached at the Crilow house!

I'm not sure if its a milestone for me (the "helicopter mom" side of me) or Trevan!.....eating grapes WHOLE and not cut in half!!!

(its the little things, right?)

 

And this is just a sliver of our life...

what has been going on @ the Crilow House

so far this SUMMER!

He Isn't....

Slow-Moving, Patient, Careful,

A Health Nut, nor is he afraid of T.V.

But He Is....

Charming, Active, Oh-So Loving, Passionate,

Creative, Affectionate, Hilarious,

Sweet as can be, All-Boy, and PeRfEcT!!!!

I Love my little "big boy"

he makes me Smile and Laugh Every Single Day!

He truly is a blessing to us,

and we are so thankful for him, and his unique personality!

Lane's Buddy, Liam - My camera LoVeS him!!

Those Eyes....That Hair....Such a CuTe LiL' GuY!!!

Don't you just want to hug him,

and squeeze his little cheeks?!

Cade

Love this little man!

His SwEEt sMiLe, cHaRm & that 'oH sO CooL' LeAthEr JaCkET.....

just make the cutest combination EvEr!!

He was such a trooper on our 'morning out'....

Giving me those sweet looks that make VeRy cute photos!!

It was more of a 'play-date' in town than a 'session'

I had my 2year old in tow,

(which actually was a help...surprise surprise!!)

Lane would chant loudly,

"Cader Cader on the Gator"

And Cade would react and laugh hysterically....

not sure if he was laughing at what Lane was saying,

or if he was laughing while thinking to himself,

"What in the world is he talking about?"
Either way, it was rather humorous and It Worked!!
Us 'Moms' on the other hand probably were just adding to the hysteria,

because we were laughing & just having a great time

the whole 'play-date' through!!
Such great Friends of Ours!! - Love you guys!!

Where have I been??

I have been spending time with some great families!!!

So much LoVe surrounding these photo sessions....

I know I've said it before....

but I just love seeing families interact with each other!

And the kids....

Just LoVe them!

They make LiFe so interesting!

For this first session, I was the one making LiFe interesting!

While I was on the ground photographing this CuTe family,

I smelled something TERRIBLE!!

I commented to them,

"someone must be hauling manure somewhere close by!"

But to my surprise, I was part of the stench!!

I had my elbow in a big pile of Dog POOP!!!

And I tell you what, it was a HUGE pile!!!

DISGUSTING!!!!

And it was not only on the sleave of my elbow, but all over my jeans!!!

Yuck!!!!

Well we continued on with the session....

Dog Poop and all! :)

And we got some really great shots of Little Miss Caoilainn and her Mommy & Daddy!

The Yoder Family

This next family could handle at least 3 more kids!!

They both stayed so calm and collected through our whole time together!

They have a beautiful family and I LoVe their kids' personalities!

Meet my good friend, Dr. Spitler and her family!

Her medical diagnoses (sp?) are always 'right on'

Too bad she can't prescribe antibiotics!!

These little munchkins are just Hilarious and so Cute!

Their expressions in this photo are just great!!

Never a dull moment at the Spitler House!

The Persingers

I love how this photo says

"Classy"

but then the barefeet say

"Carefree"

Such a Sweet Family!

Oh, and these beautiful little girls!

They are just the sweetest little things!

Little Jorjia is so funny - she likes to see how far I'll go to get her to smile!

But her 'serious' look is too cute!!

The Barkman Family
Surprisingly, with this many people (and a 2 yr old) - Love you, Hudson!!

....this session was easy!

Everyone cooperated very well, and we got a bunch of different combinations!

VERY nice lookin' family!!

LoVe this photo of these adorable kids in Action!!!!

It's the Little Things in Life....

As any Mom would agree....

I absolutely LoVe saying "YES!"

I find great joy when Lane asked me a "Can I do....question" and my answer is "YES!"

And then to see the look (surprise) on his face that I actually said "YES!"

It is absolutely Priceless!!!

Since it seems like I am constantly telling him not to do something, scolding him, or threatening a "Time Out" or worse yet a spankin'!

(And just to let you know, my threats usually become reality)

Sometimes its those little things that we say "YES" to that bring the greatest JoY, SaTiSfAcTiOn, and EnTeRTaiNmENt.

(To Lane and to me!)

I ADoRe watching my little guy enjoy LiFe, and find complete JoY in the "Simple Things!"

Like wearing his Camo Rain Boots on occasion, even in the house!!!

Or sitting at the table, not in his highchair drinking his milk out of his bowl before the Cheerios are even all gone! :)

He may be wearing his Camo Rain Boots in the house, but Mom made sure they were CLeAn!!

My Dear Friend...

The weather was PerFeCt, the scenery was GrEaT, and the family was absolutely BeAuTiFuL!

Aside from photographing Family,

close Friends are the next best thing!

My dear friend, means so much to me, and she has helped me tremendously since I made the move to Ohio!

From planning my wedding,

to helping me adjust to motherhood

(she is such a great Mom, and I have learned so much from her, probably without our her even knowing!)

She always has time to listen, and offer her honest advice!

I truly treasure my friend, and I value our friendship more than words can say!

I admire her in SO many ways!

She is ALWAYS thinking of others,

with Christ's love shining right through her,

she is so giving,

thoughtful,

caring,

sincere,

and I am so fortunate to have her in my life and call her My Friend!