The reason I haven't blogged in a while...

So here it is people. I am starting (or trying to start) my own photography business. It has absolutely CONSUMED me, but I really have never been so passionate about anything in my life. It's something I have always thought I would want to do, but until my loving husband bought me my camera for Valentine's Day, I didn't think it was possible! But after reading books, spending hours on different websites, teaching myself photoshop (still learning, by the way!) and getting my friends and their beautiful children to model for me, I have been able to gain some experience (hopefully enough) to start my own little business.

So PLEEEZ if you have a chance, please check out Bubba-Loo Photography at www.bubba-loophotography.blogspot.com. Feel free to leave comments (cause I read 'em!) and stay posted for the launch of my website! With your support, I hope to keep myself busy (because I'm not busy enough with three kids! yikes!) !

THANKS for all the SUPPORT!

XOXO

Wow! That's BIG!

My Mother's Day present= 20 x 30 inch Portrait of Van to start our 'Family Picture Wall'.

It's big.

REALLY big.

But I love it....

Blackout!

~Mia and her friend Jordyn



So this black out actually happened way back in the beginning of April, but I just came across them and thought these pictures were blog worthy:)

We had NO power from 8am-11:30pm. It was CRAZY! And on top of that, both my kids were out of school for Spring Break AND both had friends come over for playdates! It ended up being one of the MOST fun days with my kids that I can remember:) Roy ended up bringing home a pizza on his way home from work, and we had dinner by candlelight! The girls thought it was the coolest thing ever! Glad to have my power back on and to live in a country where this type of thing is very rare, but it was fun while it lasted!

Mom's Rule!

~The kids all sang some songs about Mothers.
~Mia serves me my special lunch. Doesn't it look YUMMY?
~Me and my Pia
~Mia gives me a special mothers day foot rub:)
~This is what Van did the ENTIRE time. Such a TURD!

It was Mother's Day at Mia's school on Wednesday. It was the cutest thing. EVER.

We were told to each bring a blanket. We got there and sat on our blankets and the students all got up sang a few songs about mothers. Then they were each given a list of instructions. They were as follows:

1. Serve your Mother her lunch (Fresh strawberries and muffins. YUM!)

2. Give your Mother her gift (I got a beautiful card and a picture of Mia's handprint framed)

3. Tell your mother you love her 5 times.

4. Give your mom 10 hugs.

5. Give your mom 15 kisses.

6. Give your mom a 'Special Surprise' (They gave all the kids a squirt of lotion, and we all got a foot rub! ((Mine was more like a 10 second leg rub, but it was still nice!)).

7. Treat your Mom nice ALL week long (Still working on that one!)

I love being a mom. I love my children. They may drive me NUTS most of the time, but they truly fill me with so much JOY! Happy Mother's Day to ME!

Sleeping Beauty

I go in to check on Mia last night and this is what I find...

She had gotten EVERY blanket and EVERY pillow she could find and made a little nest for herself! I have to laugh because I am somewhat of a 'nester' myself and like to be really cozy when I go to bed. But I think we can all agree that Mia has inherited my nesting gene and taken it to the next level! lol!

This kid makes me laugh every day! Love her.

WILD Wild Animal Park

(Meerkats...Aren't they SO cute?!)






(those are giraffe's there in the distance!)




Even though the WAP was crowded and HOT, we still had quite the adventure! It's not every day that you get to see a lion up close, and can let your children run around while giraffe's and rhino's roam feet away! I am sometimes struck with HOW amazing it is to be able to see these beautiful animals and that my children get to have these experiences as part of their childhood memories! It's pretty darn cool!

Love. Where. I. Live.

Latest Photoshop Before & After

I am constantly amazed at how much you can change the appearance of a photo using Photoshop. I Still have NO idea what I'm doing, but I find that if you mess around long enough with a photo, you can get some really cool results!