Franken-tastic Frankie & The Magic Dragon {Boo Brothers}

happy halloween

from us & our

{boo} beans! xoxo

{You Capture} Autumn means...

baskets of apples & pretty shoes

costume creating

early school mornings, which means...

lazy saturdays

after soccer of course

adventures with my oldest bean

morning play with my littlest bean

taking flowers any way i can get them

and beautifully colored leaves

it means pumpkin bread in the oven, crisp mornings, crock pot meals, early evenings, cool breezes, homemade chicken 'n dumplings,

warm creamy coffee, favorite pair of leggings, leaf collecting, so much to be thankful for, over-sized sweaters & comfy pants,

cozy couch cuddling by the fire, pumpkins & corn mazes, crocheting & quilt making, the rustling of leaves & so much more!

this week's theme for {You Capture}

at I Should Be Folding Laundry

hosted by Beth is {Autumn}

what does Autumn mean to you?

happy thursday! xoxo

Word{Filled} Wednesday: {Pucker Up}

{**WARNING** post may make you nauseous with all the puckering up, but i promise the story & reasoning behind it are well worth hearing!}

over the past year+ i've really been honing my photography skills... since i don't have a plethora of friends or extended family here to practice on & not feeling quite prepared enough yet to be offering my services to anyone, i use my family as practice subjects {best. subjects. ever! promise i'm not being bias, maybe just a little} plus i get to really capture the moments of us at times. {long story shortened} my hubby giggles {not at me} every time i get on a roll with the pictures on our outings {& oh how he doesn't mind, he always lets me know this first} i must really love the kissing images {see why he doesn't mind :} i really have been inclined to not believe him until i started thinking about my Wordless Wednesday for this week & how i wanted to use this top image, as we are all obviously {puckering up}, then that lead into me thinking about his comment{s} so i went on a kissing expedition {if you will} through our apple picking images & i think he is right {shhh don't tell him} but i'll let you see for yourself {oh. my. how they get funnier toward the bottom, expect the last image, my favorite *squeal*} this post's completely dedicated to my hubby, so {Pucker Up Buttercup} cause if you were here right now i'd kiss you :)
love you babes!

more WW:

you can also link up at: the paper mama & miles to go before i sleep

more lovelies:

{favorite daddy image ever! we love you daddy}
the beans quite enjoyed the kiss craze!

{personal favorite}

{definitely floatin' on cloud nine}

more cloud9:


{and this is where they start to get a little funny}
i apparently need to learn the art of constructing a better kissy face :)

{above & below images are just too hilarious!}

{oh. my. favorite!}
another version here
submitting into black & white wednesday

more b&w:

so there you have it my kissing addiction revealed,
but how can i resist those three sweet faces!

off to catch-up on my commenting

& as always a truly appreciated

thank you for yours :)

happy wednesday! xoxo

Ethan, Daddy & The Apple

i have never seen this child gobble up an apple{s} as fast as he did this day! see he has his very own unique way of eating apples...

bite slice, chew on it a bit {like a camel does a piece of cud} & promptly spit out leftover remains {which is usually a big slobbery

sticky mess of mashed up skin & pulp, yuck!} oh, but i am hoping those days are over... maybe it was just the excitement of eating

fresh picked apples in the field or the nostalgia of where they came from for him, because since this day he has been grabbing

apples from the basket & {for the most part} gobbling 'em up still! it makes me quite happy to see... apple mommie! and note

 how that daddy is getting in on the apple eating action there in the end :)

this week's theme for Shutter Love Tuesday

at Trendy Treehouse is {collage}!

i am also submitting this for the Happiness Project, cause well everything about this collage just makes me happy... smiles on their faces & love in their hearts, from a daddy spending time with his boy to the wee bean gobblin' up the apples, oh the apples... apples make me quite happy { apple pie, apple crisp, applesauce & apple slices} they are just downright del{ish} :)

and i am so honored & proud to have found out that i placed first in last week's photo challenge at Trendy Treehouse {a story in pictures}!!!

i want to send out a big thank you thank you thank you to Jamie & Tara for choosing my story of imagery as their number one pick

of the week, so honored ladies!!! and thank you all for the supportive commenting on my images {i love reading each & every sweet,

kind, thoughtful word} it gives me an amazing boost of confidence/creativity

& so truly appreciated!

happy tuesday! xoxo