A bloody nose and a freaked out mama

So tonight Teg was doing something (my back was turned) and somehow planted his face right in to the entertainment center. Yep...there was blood pouring out of both sides of his nose. It was not a pretty sight at all. I don't know who was worried more, me or Rylee. She didn't know what to do and was a huge help to me. She got me paper towels, regular towels and the phone. Eventually the blood stopped flowing and he has a little cut on his nose but I think he will be fine. But Mama on the other, well I will probably be up and down all night long checking on him. Darn it, I was going to take some Tylenol PM for this headache and inability to sleep but I think I will have to skip it and be on busted nose patrol all night. Of course he wouldn't let me get a picture of him. He perked back up before bedtime just enough to take a toy and smack sweet Rylee across the face....now she will probably have a black eye. So much for doing pictures of these kids this week:(

Sweet Miss E

This past Sunday I had two photo sessions in one day and boy was I tired.  I have to say that I have never loved doing something as much as I love taking pictures.  I am obsessed with looking through them over and over again.  I'm going to start by showing you this little beauty!  She was so perfect for pictures even though she was very tired.  I started with a white background for her but I just wasn't really feeling that on that day so I switched it up to a little brown and pink up.  Who doesn't love brown and pink??? 

The above picture is one of my favorites.  I'm even thinking of putting it on my business cards.

Sweet Miss E

Look at how precious she is and those beautiful eyes.

She was so tired but trying so hard to stay awake for us.

When I walked in to Mom and Dad's room and saw this beautiful comforter, I just couldn't resist.  It made a great background of pictures.

Stay tuned for pictures of her big brother!

I Heart Faces

This week the excited faces have it. I love this website b/c you get to see so many different pictures. I can't stop looking at it. Since I couldn't just pick one...I picked two:)

So excited about the ocean!

He is shocked that I am taking pics of him while in the bathtub!

On another note, I have been crazy busy. I have school work, sewing work and LOTS of photography work. If every month was this busy with photography then I would do that and nothing else. I just love it. I have FIVE photo sessions this weekend alone and so far NINE for the whole month. I'm already booking up for November. Does it get any better than that???

My everyday readers...I posted twice today so scroll down for pumpkin patch pictures! I know, I'm on a roll!

Pumpkin Patch

or the "Punk Patch" as Teg calls it. We went with some friends and took our kids to the pumpkin patch this past weekend. I always love the pumpkin patch and this year was so much better b/c for the first time ever we decided to go in the evening instead of right at lunch time. Lunch time in early October in Georgia is HOT. So at least we didn't sweat!

The best picture I have ever gotten of my two kids together!

KB, Teg and Rylee all looking in sort of the same direction...a small miracle.

My family

Teg was trying to show KB how strong he was...it didn't work!

Teg was gourd obsessed! We got him one and he has carried it around ever since.

KB...all about the camera!

What a great family pic!

My sweet girl...she loves the pumpkin patch!

She has her own fashion sense....

and I am trying not to be critical of it!

P.S....she went to school this way!

We went to the County Fair...

Rylee's favorite part!

He was running from me at this point and using the bench as protection!

Teg was serious about driving that airplane!

After our trip to the fair, I vowed to never leave the house with Tegan again and especially not take him to a fair until he is old enough to pay his own way! He was everywhere! He was running circles around people, running in to people, running through peoples legs, etc.... When we would make him hold our hands he would scream bloody murder and try to throw himself on the ground in what I consider a dramatic 2 year old fashion. But I guess he had fun and all the crowds and noise didn't bother him so that is good. Today we are trying the pumpkin patch so I will let you know if Teg will ever go anywhere again after today:)

Running like Superman

Still running!

You get the picture!

Teg's first pony ride. He loved it!

Ry holding on for dear life!

Amazing Grace

Today is a very special day for me. I have spoken many times on here about the loss of my son, Cohen, at his birth. Once upon a time everything felt helpless and it felt like I would never be happy again. Although I still see his little body daily, I feel like I am very blessed. Rylee sung at church this morning in memory of Cohen. As you watch the video, just take a moment and close your eyes...when you close your eyes all you can feel is the blessings that this sweet little voice brings to me.

After she sang I somehow gathered the courage to talk at church. We do what is called communion mediation which is where a different person each week speaks briefly. They may read something, speak from their heart or whatever they want. I have never done this before and have never had a desire to do this before until recently. I felt the feeling to speak on behalf of my son and our family. So speaking is what I did...others cried but I was able to keep my composure. Although I was unable to look up at the crowd for fear of passing out...I did it. Below is what I said:

Psalms 46:10 says “Be still and know that I am God!” I’ve never felt a verse like this one until this day three years ago. It was the most peaceful day of my life. I felt no anxiety, no fear and no anger. You would be surprised to know that on October 4th, 2006 after 24 hours of labor I delivered my son, Cohen Minish being well aware that he would pass away only moments later. The days that have followed have not been nearly as peaceful. To say that I have grieved gracefully and without hurting those around me would be a lie. Getting out of bed every day became more of a had to than a choice. I have moved forward physically b/c that is what time has made me do but moving forward emotionally hasn’t come easy for me. Not that I have been in a Godless darkness…but in a sad darkness. God takes us into these places sometimes…because He finds GREAT worth in us.

WE all experience loss in our lifetime, whether it is a loved one, a job or even a marriage. We don’t get to choose these losses but we do get to chose how we handle our loss.

I have felt that I was given a burden that I didn’t ask for. It has taken me 3 years and lots of prayer to realize that God never meant my son to be a burden but a blessing. And what a blessing his brief life is to me.

Every day I remind myself of Jeremiah 29:11, “His plans are to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you hope and a future.”

Although I wasn't sure I was going to be able to speak much less do it without crying, I did and one lady came forward and rededicated her life. She hugged and thanked me for sharing my words and my child's voice with her today as many did.

Today seems different than the past couple of years. I feel better. Not only did I honor my son with words that keeps him alive in my heart and in others but I did it b/c I felt that God was telling me to. I felt very obedient. I am about to watch a movie with my daughter while my son sleeps and then go to the cemetery to praise God for his precious life. What a wonderful end to the perfect day:)

"For you created my inmost being: You knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, Your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them cam to be. Psalm 139:13-16