I could not resist....

I am over my head with tasks around the house..cleaning, organizing, wiping bottoms, photo jobs,...and in between all that I can't resist taking pics of the kids! They are both changing and learning in so many little ways~ it is such a joy for me to watch ...and blog about! But a quick version.....
ER is talking NON STOP and in phrases and monologues that make no sense. It is hilarious to listen to. Funny stories...today she came to me and told me she wanted to wear her mucky shirt. I was not aware of a shirt like that. So she came back to me and brought me a shirt that says "Daddy's lucky charm". So mucky meant lucky. Without me reading it....she said "This one! Lucky Daddy's charm shirt!".
Yesterday I made Chinese and I explained to Ella Reese that we were eating Chinese food. To which she said,.." Like me Chinese mommy! And you Chinese,..and Dean Chinese...and daddy Chinese!". I try to tell her that daddy is not Chinese...and she starts to argue with me..." yes! daddy Chinese!". She would not accept that daddy was white. She thinks only crayons and paper are white. And before bed she looked ryan dead in the face and pointed her finger in a very teacher like way and said " daddy, you Chinese.". It was pretty funny trying to get her to say Caucasian!
Dean still takes 3 naps a day! I know! Crazy huh!? He also sleeps from 7:30ish till about 8:30ish in the morning...all through the night. And he eats three times more that ER. Healthy and happy...just sleeps a whole lot! He likes to take things and hang them around his neck. Whatever he can find...blankets, string, ER's necklaces. He also loves to jump. On the couch, in a chair, on ER's bed,....all of which he can climb onto all by himself! I looked up yesterday and saw him on the kitchen table.
He totally copies ER's every move and dangerous acrobatic wildness. So we are about to have two wild babies on our hands. But we love them both to pieces!

Bowlin Bunch

These two guys are actually Princes. Ryan's brother's kids. I did this shoot two weeks ago for Lauren's ( Matt's wife) mother. Is that confusing enough?
I am thinking of maybe posting two more shoots from this same day...but it is waaaayyy too late. Maybe sometime this week I will get to it. And I have two shoots I am itching to get started on...

Oh and by the way...no pics to accompany this thought...but I love my family!
I LOVE my baby daddy Ryan. I love his hands, his jokes, how he tosses the kids around, his embraces...I also love that he cannot find anything in the house without my aid.
I love my Ella Reese...I love hearing her sing all day while she holds the end of her skirt and twirls a little. I love her crazy dress up outfits and how she will affirm everything I say by replying " that's right mama,.."..or " that's okay"...or "sure mom!". I love that the past week she has started coming to my bed early in the morning and then falls back asleep with me for an hour.
I love my Dean-o. I love how he is starting to babble and talk to us and use hands to motion. I love how he kind of bends over and puts his hands on his knees (like an old man trying to look under the hood of his car...) and will turn his head to you and babble. I love how he follows ER around everywhere and thinks getting kisses from her is the best thing ever.

I love my family~

A lot of craziness going on here!

cra·zy (kr z) adj. cra·zi·er, cra·zi·est. 1. Affected with madness; insane.

Yup that is an accurate word for the Prince home right now.
Why may you ask? Here is a montage of words to describe such the state of our home.
Double ear infection. Then other child gets the double ear infection plus an eye infection and sinus infection. House for sale. Tiling. Painting. Toys and tools everywhere. Plaster/construction dust. Paint pans and brushes in my sink-all the time. Washer and dryer out of commission for 4 days. Photo jobs- editing in the pm. Mama and babies kicked out for 2 nights so hubby can work on house. Packing.

And this is what Ryan and I feel like.... Hitting ourselves on the head with Easter eggs.

( note: ER has a swimsuit on inside out. She can never resist putting it on when she finds it )

Yes we are putting our house on the market...and yes we will be staying in K-ville. But where is the question ! This is all new news to us to. Ryan decided we were going to do it like 2 weeks ago. Although you may think I have lost my sanity, I have not! I actually do not mind all the craziness. After two sick babies one after the other...what more is a home under construction? And just in case any of you are wondering...sweeping and wiping plaster dust doesn't really clean it up. I think it only makes it all multiply !

Seth and the gang

I just posted this fun family shoot on my site...which I now have the link to my photo site to the side of this blog. Now I don't need to type out that super long name of a site every time! I am blog illiterate and probably could have done it a long time ago!