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So, I know it seems like the Bree & Ty show around here, but I’ve just got to get them up. Once I get these posted I will breath a sigh of relief that I am all caught up…at least with the kids pictures that is.

Last month my sister Jill came up with the kids and her hubby Chris and we had a very productive weekend. Chris and Shannon rebuilt our deck. I am still shocked at how quickly Chris threw that thing together. He has mad deck skills. Meanwhile, Jill and I spent the weekend sorting through pictures from 2011 and took the kids for their annual photo shoot. We have gotten into a routine of doing their annual pictures at the first of the year. This January we were fortunate that it was seasonably warm. Bree is quite the professional model and assistant to boot. She did such a great job helping us with Ty. She definitely got paid, not only in $$ but in Dunkin Donuts.

I really enjoy doing my sister’s Christmas card every year. Designing cards is something I enjoy doing. It was a bit cold out this year, but we pulled it out!

I didn’t realize how long it had been since I had posted pictures of my niece and nephew. I got a bit behind editing their pictures this past year. It seems I am more apt to put off personal projects over professional ones, which is an ongoing struggle with many artists who hold professional jobs but have to find the time to make their own art. I really thought when I graduate from grad school that my life would be much simpler. I mean, all I have to do is go to work right? That would leave plenty of time to make my own art and complete personal project. Silly me. I soon found out that teaching is much harder than being a student. There was also self-motivation to deal with. Okay, got off on a tangent…back to the kiddos.

This shoot was from January of 2010. That’s right, I am that behind on posting their pictures. It must have been in the 30s when we did this shoot. Before you go judging, we had Uncle Shannon sitting in the car with the heat running. We took one kid out at a time and only stated for a few minutes at a time. They were troopers and I think it was the fastest shoot we have ever done.