New do!

I've been contemplating for a while now on if I should cut my hair- and I keep convincing myself to keep it long since I can pull it up. But it's up ALL THE TIME, so what is the point of having long hair? So i talked to my "stylist" Ashley, and we decided that since I'm going into another chapter in my life, I should have a new haircut. So today I went into the salon, and chopped up 10 inches of my hair and donated it to Locks Of Love. Here is the finished product! You like it?

A Summer in Pictures

So I truly do have an excuse for not updating my blog:

My life is out of control!

I feel like I have so much to tell you all, but I just don't know where to begin! Life is MORE than hectic, but it's good. I'll sum up what's been going on as best as I can.

1. Weddings are going great. I've loved every wedding I've shot, and I've just had wonderful couples to photograph. I have three more to go for the summer, and I hope they all are as positive as the ones I've already done.

2. We got to go on vacation in July! We went up to Ottawa for a week to see family, and we had a great time relaxing on the beach, and watching Harmony enjoy the water. We also got to meet our niece, London, for the first time. What a doll! I see Harmony in her (which doesn't surprise me since their dads look so much alike). She is PRECIOUS. It was Harmony's first trip to Canada, and she did great. We did a TON of driving, and she was just so great the whole week.

3. I've been not feeling myself for quite a while, and decided to go to the doctor for some testing. I've been dealing with a lot of fatigue(ugh), muscle soreness(double ugh), and weight gain ( triple ugh!), so I got blood work done to see what the issue is, and comes to find out that I have an under active thyroid. So now I have to go in and get frequent blood testing, plus have a lot of doctor appointments to get the results. I am SO happy to know why I've felt so crappy, but it's a pain to have yet something else to do in my already busy week.

4. Mike and I made a very exciting, yet very hard decision over the last month. At the beginning of September, Mike and I are moving back to Rochester! Mike got a job at the Father's House as the Children's Pastor! We were so taken back when the pastor called and offered us the job, and it was hard to tell our church family here at Crossroads that we were moving on because we are TRULY happy here. But we feel we are stepping out in obedience as we make this transition. SO, now I am in the throws of packing, selling a house, trying to find an apartment, and all while trying to keep up with my work, and most importantly, MY DAUGHTER!!

5. Speaking of Harmony, she is 9 months today! AH!!! She is a ball full of personality, and she is just the greatest joy EVER. Here's the skinny on how she is doing.

- She is now 14 pounds, 10 ounces.
- She has 6 teeth.
- She has learned how to crawl up stairs.
- She says "ma ma" and "ba ba" and a bunch of jibber jabber in between
- She seems to favor her left hand while eating and playing with toys... very interesting.
- She has yet to reach the all out clingy phase, which I'm grateful for since she has been with a lot of babysitters over the summer.
-She still takes 3 naps a day, tho she is starting to be able to go into the evening without her last nap.
- Her bedtime is 8ish, and she wakes up at 7 on the dot.

She is AWESOME, and I just adore this stage of her life.

6. I have gotten VERY LITTLE sleep this past week and a half, and I blame it all on the Olympics. I'm obsessed. A little TOO obsessed. As i type, it's 11:30 PM, and I can't stop watching the finals of Beach Volleyball (GO USA!). It's like a bad accident. I just can't turn it off. I don't know what I will do when they are done. I will go through some serious withdrawal.

I think that about sums it all up (at least that is all that I can think of at this late of hour). I will leave you with some pictures from the summer. There are some of harmony, some of London, and some of our trip to the beach. Hope you like them