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Today I am thankful for the rain that has fallen all day long. For some reason, when it is raining outside, I get motivated to work. I worked really hardly this morning and then laid down while the girls did and rested. It was nice. I felt productive but also got to have a nice break. I am going to finish up another session this evening.

Thanks for all of the support on my last post about the weird comment. I am glad I am not the only one that thought it was out of line. I am going to work on trying to figure out the best way to do the clothes. It would be nice to auction them here, but I am just not sure how to do that. It is all going to have to wait until mid November because life is way too hectic until that point. Thanks for all of the suggestions. I wish there was a way to do it that wasn't so stinking time consuming.

I am watching So You Think You Can Dance and I get so sad every time someone doesn't make it and so excited when they do. Love this show!!! Can't wait for next week when they start doing the routines.

Annie is obsessed with shoes. She wants them on all of the time. If she sees anyone putting shoes on, she runs and gets a pair of hers. It is just so cute. She wore this pair of pink boots for the first time today. These were Lucy's but they are still in perfect shape. Anyway, she was as pleased with her shoes as she possibly could be. She loved them. She was constantly smiling at them and admiring them. She will definitely be a shoe lover her whole life.

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*Both of these pictures are such typical faces of the girls.

Today I am thankful for getting a whole lotta stuff out of our house. Of course, it is just moved to a storage unit, but at least I don't have to look at it every day. Both girls closets were busting at the seams. It was totally ridiculous. And Lucy has a really big closet and it started to be the home of all kinds of things, not just her clothes. I feel cleansed for the moment, but we still have a lot to do. The good news is, I have switched the girls closets to fall/winter and boxed up everything else. Annie's entire wardrobe for 2010 is already in boxes labeled for spring, summer, fall, and winter. That will be nice when it comes time to change out closets next year. Every time I do this I get embarrassed by the amount of clothing that the girls have. It is way overboard. I packed up a lot of the little stuff that doesn't fit anymore to be given away.

This moves me onto my next point. What is the best way to get rid of all of the really nice little stuff? There are two huge bins of very nice clothes that are gently used that I would love to sell. But I am not sure I want to do the work that would go into that. List it all on Ebay? Craig's List? Consignment? What do I do?? Any suggestions would be great. It is mostly baby stuff. 12 months and smaller.

And finally, I got an anonymous comment today stating that the Matilda Jane clothes looked great on Lucy but they were too old for Annie. That MJ was not for kids still in diapers. It was not a nasty comment at all, but it has rubbed me the wrong way for multiple reasons. First and foremost, if you really didn't think you were crossing a line just a tad, you wouldn't have commented anonymously. I would make it where anonymous commenters weren't allowed, but that is how Lee Lee comments and there is no way I am going to miss out on her comments. Second, you dress your children how you see fit, and I will dress mine how I see fit. The great thing is, we don't all have to do it the same way. And finally, it bothers me when other people tell me how to do things with our children. I would never tell anyone how to dress their kids. I would say, do what makes you and your kids happy. Again, to whoever wrote the comment, I know you weren't trying to be ugly, but you really should think before you tell people how to dress their children. I would probably stick to just dealing with your own.

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Today I am so incredibly thankful for my Mom's group Bible study. I know I have said this before, but I really can't even begin to explain how renewed and refreshed I feel when I leave there on Monday mornings. It is like I don't want it to end because I am getting so much out of it. It starts my week off so well and I am forever grateful to those that lead us and the women that talk and really make me think. It is just awesome. I wish all moms could have a group like this. I assure you it makes a difference.

The weather was again simply spectacular today. About 70 degrees and sunny. We took the girls to the park this afternoon after naps and then walked to the movie store. Love it. Lucy had a rough day today. She woke up grumpy and pretty much stayed that way all day. She was manageable when we were outside though. Thank heavens.

I have a lot that I need to do, but I think I am just going to chill on the couch with Justin for now. Not sure why there is that thick haze at the bottom of my pictures today. I figured there must be a giant smudge on the lens, but there isn't. I guess something weird was happening with the light.

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Today I am thankful for our sweet friend A and her super fun birthday party this morning. It was at her dance studio and both of my girls loved it, especially wild woman Annie. As she always does, she tries to pretend like she is shy for about 5 minutes. Then she is the social butterfly of the party. She got all up in everyone's business at the party. I wasn't sure what Lucy was going to think since she really is my shy baby, but she really got into it. Whenever they were doing a move she didn't want to do, she kind of looked at everyone like they were crazy, but she did a lot of it. I was proud of her. Thanks for such a fun time!!

Today has been nonstop. I had an early session. Then was straight home and got the girls ready for the party. Partied. Came home and got everyone down for nap. I edited a sneak peek while they slept. The girls got up and were ready to go. We played for a while and then I had another session tonight. When I got home, it was time to put Anners down and then I played with Lucy for a bit before it was time for her to go to bed. I really don't feel like I have stopped for one second today to breathe. I knew it was going to be a crazy one and I am really glad to have a calmer day tomorrow.

Hope everyone has a great week!!

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Today I am thankful that I am not normally so incredibly ditsy as I was tonight. I really did such a dumb thing. I was going through the things that I normally do before I have a photo session the next morning. I changed my camera battery to a fully charged one, plugged the other battery in, and got a memory card ready by formatting it. The problem is, I had not downloaded today's pictures of the girls yet and they were on that card. Oops. Good thing that the pictures were no where near earth shattering, but still, I had made the effort when they were actually dressed and playing outside with friends. If fact, when we were on our way over to our friend's house, I turned around and went back home to get my camera so I would not rush around tonight to take crappy pictures. Oh well. Both girls were already in bed. Annie had been in bed for an hour by the time this happened and there was obviously no way I was waking her up. So, you get a picture of the back of her head in her crib. Lucy was still awake and quite happy to see me again. She was none too happy with the flash though. I am giving myself a big pat on the back for being so committed. I could have just given up for the day, but there was no way I was going out like that. I took the huge risk of waking Annie just so I wouldn't be defeated. And trust me, I would never do anything with the chance of waking my babies after they go to bed. I love them so much but I really love the quiet time after they go to bed!

At least I am ready for my session that is bright and early tomorrow! I have another one in the afternoon, so it is a busy day tomorrow.

I am so proud of the Razorbacks today. They really almost beat Florida, which is a big deal. It was a hard loss to swallow. Go Hogs Go!

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Today I am thankful for the most awesome weather ever!! It has just been so dark and dreary for so long around here. I miss the sun and welcomed it back with open arms today. The temperature was perfect. Wish it was like this every day. Makes me in a very happy mood.

We had breakfast with Kristin, Brett and Lilly this morning. Kristin used to blog, but she is a slacker and quit on us! I am happy to report that Lilly is absolutely precious and has gotten so big! So glad we got to see you guys.

The pictures are from a location scouting trip this evening for an upcoming session. Isn't this field amazing? Love me some setting sun light. It was gorgeous to see the sun go down while the girls ran around. It was all perfect until Annie took a nasty fall on the road and we had to head home. She got a lovely bump on her forehead.

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Today I am thankful for Lucy thinking that it is so much fun to be my little helper in the kitchen. She and I have cooked every meal this week, which is a big deal since we are bad about eating out. She helps me with every step of the process that isn't too dangerous for her. We normally start planning pretty quickly after she wakes up from her nap. She comes storming in the kitchen saying, "I want to be your helper, Momma!!" I love that she is big enough to do stuff like this with me now.

I had an awesome session with friends this morning. You have to check out precious Samuel on the La La Blog. Love him and his big smile.

Lucy seemed to feel fine today until about 6 tonight. You could just see it in her face that she started feeling yucky. Her eyes are doing this really strange thing. They are really gunky and gooey but they don't seem to be bothering her at all. Her fever remained below 100 all day but stayed around 99.5. When I ask her how she feels she just tells me, "Good." If her eyes are still yucky tomorrow I am going to take her to the doctor. I knew she felt so poorly tonight because she wanted me to hold her the entire evening and got VERY upset when I told her I needed to take Annie's picture. That is why the pictures look so bad tonight. No time for them and I used all of my juices this morning.

Off to watch all of my very, very favorite shows.