swimmmming!

yay for hot weather, good friends, and an awesome pool in our complex. 

So proud of Logan.. even though he isn't fully swimming on his own, he is doing it with just a float now. It is so nice to see him swim around on his own, and he's definitely loving the fact that mommy and daddy don't have to hold on to him. 

easter 2014

we spent this Easter with some old friends of Mikes, and it was nice and laid back. I didn't take many photos this year.. instead just sat back and relaxed, but I will share one of my favorites.. 

Hope everyone else enjoyed their day!

our bluebonnet tradition

Since Logan has been born, we have stopped by the bluebonnet patch near our house, every year (sounds so dramatic, like we've been doing it forever haha), so naturally, I wanted to go again this year. I was pretty disappointed at how much the field has been trampled though! Maybe it's because we went a little to late in the season, or that there was freak weather, and we reverted to winter in the middle of spring, but those poor flowers looked pitiful. We managed though, and these are some of my favorite pictures yet! 

Mike did a great job with the camera, and I'm so happy to have these pictures with my little boy. I can't wait to have Damon here also next year!

you can see last years photos here.

I'll probably add some more photos here later because there are so many that I love!

jumping world!

Logan has started asking to see his friends, or as he calls it, "his Sierra" and "his Ryker," and since yesterday was a nasty rainy day, we ended up at Jumping world (giant building full of trampolines, ball pits, and over-all awesomeness). 

Talk about fun, and a workout!

I've learned my lesson in participating to much at jump world, especially now that my belly has grown.. its so exhausting. And to think people might actually stay longer than an hour!

Definitely a successful trip, even with the pouring down rain, and freezing weather! I actually enjoyed running to the cars to get kids loaded in while it was raining cats and dogs, added a bit more excitement into the mix. 'Cause you know, 5 kids under the age of 5, and two pregnant ladies wasn't enough. What can I say? We like a challenge! 

dear baby,

Good grief, I cannot believe you are two and a half! Where did all the time go?? You're talking so much now, singing real songs (and made up ones) and peeing in the potty! Its so unreal to me. You've definitely taken the saying "terrible twos" as a challenge, and boy oh boy it has been rough. But we make it through, and you make it up with all the funny, cute things you do. One of my favorite things you've been doing is singing to me. I love your version of "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" and "Row Row Your Boat." Your dance moves to the songs aren't half bad either. Naps are pretty much a thing of the past now, another sign that you are growing up. You've been working so hard at learning your ABC's and counting, along with learning to draw circles. Not going to lie, sometimes your circles impress me, and when you count to 10, a small part of me screams with excitement. It makes me so proud to see how much you are learning and growing! 

I'm also extremely proud of your manners! You tell us please, thank you, welcome, and bless you, and always say it in the right moment. You've also come out of your shell so much, which is awesome. I love when you share your great personality with everyone.

As always, you mean the world to me, and I am so blessed to have you. I love you baby boy, and want you to know that. 

-Mommy

20 weeks

Here I am, a little over 20 weeks, and still cannot believe we are having another baby. Its pretty obvious now that I am pregnant, and not just chubby, so that's good. On the down side, my clothes are all shrinking, and all my maternity clothes are still super frumpy, so I'm just stuck in the middle for now. 

I've been feeling kicks for a few weeks now, and Mike has been able to feel too. I'm really glad that he is here more this time around since he didn't get the chance with Logan. He's the only one who has felt baby Damon kick so far, besides me. We've tried to let Logan feel, but he doesn't have the attention span needed right now, so hopefully when Damon his doing the wave across my belly later on, Logan will be interested. He is at least calling him baby and brudder, which is fun. He's also calling him Logan which is pretty funny since we could never get him to say his own name before this. 

The boys room is all set up, aside from some wall decorations I'm wanting to get. Damon's drawers are jammed packed already from my favorite outfits that we had for Logan before. Also a few that I may have bought the week I found out we were having another boy. I just can't pass up the deals on those cute little clothes!!

Overall, this pregnancy has been pretty great. No complaints here! 

well darn..

So it's pretty obvious that I failed my new years resolution.. Don't judge, I'm not the only one! Since my last post, there's been quite a few things happening in our neck of the woods.

I quit working. The hours, and stress were getting to be to much, and I felt like I wasn't focusing on my family enough. It's definitely made a giant difference, and it was something that needed to happen. Since I quit, I got back into my photography business, and it has really taken off! I've had pretty much every weekend booked up, and started filling up weekdays too! I have photos coming out of my butt, and I couldn't be happier. It feels good to be home during the day, and also be working. I even got my own website up and working, and I'm pretttty proud of it. 
www.amandacomptonphotos.com if you want to check it out

We found out the sex of our newest family member! Instead of doing a photo, (tried to do one, and wasn't all that happy with the outcome) we changed it up a little. 

I'm pretty happy with it considering it was my first ever video to do, and we had no help. Naturally, there are things I want to change and fix, but that program is not the easiest to work with, so I'll just keep it the way it is. I do want to start doing more video work though, it's a nice change to just doing photos. 

Since we are having another boy, and I am way outnumbered, we got our little girl. 

Don't let that sweet little face trick you.. she is evil! Just kidding, but seriously.. she nibbles, barks, and runs wild, not to mention potty training. Just what you would expect with a puppy. Its like a new baby, but more intense at times. Logan and her have a love-hate relationship, as in it starts off all sweet and turns into a fight, where they roll around on the ground, and ends with crying.. Typically the cry is coming from Logan.  It's all very interesting, and makes for good stories. 

Speaking of potty training, Logan is making a lot of progress on it. It wasn't as bad as a I was expecting, so I'm sure the next child will be my challenge. 

I'm sure much more has happened, but forgetting them is my punishment for not blogging it all as it happened I guess. I do have a ton of pictures at least, and plan to get to putting them up very soon. It's time I start balancing my time.. Between my own pictures being edited, all my customers photos, and spending time with Logan and Nala, I hope I don't lose my mind!

Wish me luck!