First Engagement Shoot

Had a great  shoot with a sweet couple! They were very patient with me and went along with my ideas even when they didn't work out!!!

These are straight out of the camera. I am trying to learn how to use picasa to glam it up.

Welcome Home Party

So it has been a whirlwind month!!! The kids are finally here and we are all adjusting. We are counting our blessings and things are going so much better than we could have expected. So here are a couple pics of the party. I took none during the party so I have to thank the Farmer's sister (you know who you are) for taking pics for us. I had lots of help in preparing and during the party too, so thanks to all of you who stepped in to help. Much love y'all!

I made super yummy cupcakes.... chocolate, vanilla, and pumpkin spice!!! They were a big hit! And the candy bar was a big hit too!

This last pic is the best I can do for now till we can legally post pics online. Trust me, they are cute!!

Daddy!!!

So I cant post pictures of our newest additions yet! But I thought I could get away with this picture because you can't see their faces but you can definitely see their excitement when Daddy got to the park!!

chair before and after after

So actually this is  an after after and and after after after.... allow me to explain.

These chairs came from a consignment/antique store in the next town over. I bought them for school chairs for the boys. Originally they were yellow with loooovely blue fabric that had yellow flowers. I may have a picture of that somewhere.

So i painted them black and put fabric that met each boys approval, one was Elvis inspired the other was spiders. Those of you who know my kids personally will know which chair was for which boy.

Then I took the chairs away from them and painted them white and put some caauutte fabric on them that my sister bought me for my birthday. Then I didn't really love them. They sat neglected, moved around the house, used mostly by the cats.

Now I have found at least one of them a new identity!!! He is definitely a boy, and is rocking it in the revamped boy room, to be revealed later. I recovered him in denim. I liked the idea of using old jeans but i didnt have any that I could spare, so he may get another makeover one day. I like the look and usefulness of pockets. Wouldnt that be cool??

Would you like to actually see a picture now???

 

So the chair on the left was what both chairs looked like and the one on the right is the denim. The cat is just nosy.

 

Bonus picture: the chair and the new chalkboard wall. Except it is actually in the master because I thought we would move the three boys to the master and then we didn't. So although there is a chalkboard wall in their room, this one is in my room. And I think I may keep it, at least until I get enough energy to repaint my room again!!

 

More pictures to come soon!!!

FINALLY!

Just got the phone call we have been waiting nearly two years for! We were picked to adopt two foster siblings! I cannot describe the feeling I have right now! Shock and Awe!

The boys can't seem to focus on their work! My mind is going a million different directions!

I cant wait to share pictures, but that will have to wait till they are ours!

Two cool things I want to remember. One is that their foster mom homeschools, so that may be a factor in our finally being chosen. Two is the biggest reason she did not adopt them herself is because every night the boy would pray for a dad, he has never had one and his foster mom is single. She gave up keeping them to give him his dream. I hope Farmer is up for the challenge! This boy has some expectations of what a dad does and we aim to please!

So now we will have Farmer boys 1,2, and 3 and a Farmer's Daughter!

Prayers are always answered, either yes, no, or wait! So all the times we prayed for certain kids God was telling us to wait. He had our kids in mind all along!


I am excited to begin this journey! Our eyes are open, we know it wont be an easy road, but we are ready!

Blessings,
Farmer's Wife

Sunday Morning

So we needed a new family pic to go along with our homestudy. Hopefully it will help the staff like us and actually pick us for a child or children!!!

I had to take the opportunity while we were all fresh and clean before getting dressed for church! We ran outside, plopped on a blanket, and I set the camera on a stepladder and set the timer. I should have kept some of the funny shots when I was trying to sit down, fix my hair, and shoo the cat!!!

My knees are wet because I kneeled down before I thought about the ground being wet!

I think it is cute, considering we don't have any recent pictures of our family. I really need to take more pics of my kids. They are growing so fast!

Pageant Pics

Just some cute shots I took of a friends daughter for a pageant. She is a cutie!