April Kornoelje Photography

Happy Baby!!

2011-06-23T21:05:00.005-04:00

That sums up this little one! What a precious little girl! She won my heart <3

Starting Fresh.....

2011-06-15T18:38:00.004-04:00

Okay..I am going to try and keep up on this thing! Now that school is out, I have some extra time on my hands during the day. I thought I would start off with this precious little one. She is the youngest of 3 and she is a beauty! She sure made me work for these pictures though....totally worth it

Wedding!!!

2010-05-03T09:24:00.003-04:00

Forgive Me?

2009-11-04T13:53:00.003-05:00

I am a horrible, horrible blogger! I have no excuses, just pictures. Oh and not sure why they are turning out fuzzy but they aren't like that!!!

Cousins

2009-08-31T20:02:00.001-04:00

Here are my beautiful kids and my ever-so handsome nephews! My mom wanted an updated pic for Mother's Day! A little late but hey..aren't they cute!!!!!??????

Beautiful...Inside and Out!

2009-08-31T19:51:00.006-04:00

I just adore this family. They are the most thoughtful and kindest families I have ever met. They made Craig and I feel like we were at home at our church.

I was 8 months pregnant with Evan. Craig and I had been going to Evergreen for a number of years but never knew anyone. Then one Sunday, Scott was sitting in front of us and he started up a conversation about my ever-growing belly. You know, the normal questions, "When are you due?" "Do you know what you're having?" But then he threw in another question...."Are you guys interested in joining a small group?" We thought about it and decided to go for it! And we've been friends ever since.

This is my third summer taking their pictures. I love it!!!

A Perfect Summer Day

2009-07-30T14:17:00.001-04:00

How cute are they!?! But don't let the little boy fool you...he gave me a run for my money!! But his big sister sure turned it on for the camera!!!

Jaxon

2009-07-19T14:50:00.004-04:00

Oh..those cheeks, those eyes, those rolls!!! I love my job but I love it more when I get to photograph little ones like this guy! He was so easygoing, laid back!! Not a peep out of him. We did our thing and that was that!!!

Beauty

2009-07-11T15:57:00.002-04:00

Happy 4th!

2009-07-08T11:17:00.008-04:00

What a good week! Not in the weather sense. That was cold, wet and very cloudy. But we had fun. We took Evan mini-golfing and got ice cream almost daily.
The parade was alot of fun although the kids were so tired from fireworks the night before. Evan loved riding his bike in the parade and throwing out candy. Paige rode in her wagon half awake and hanging on to her bag of candy with all she had! She wasn't going to give anyone her candy:) Although we wished for better weather, it still was a great time with lots of memories!!
Such a lovely young man!

First hole in one!

Trouble!

Always a character!

She was so tired from the fireworks the night before..she crashed around 11:00 in the morning!

The Kornoelje Racing Team!

The coveted Trophy!

Evan's turtle

Monica brought home the trophy!!!

A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E!!!

2009-06-26T08:29:00.002-04:00

6 months old. I love this age!! It is really easy to get them to look at you and smile. You don't really have to work hard at it, especially with this one!! All smiles...a natural with the camera. I was pretty tempted to steal her but I resisted.

sigh It's Summer

2009-06-18T11:11:00.005-04:00

Finally..some hot weather. We knew this year would be easier to gather up the kids and some food and head out on the boat. Paige is still difficult but if I stick close to her..she does just fine. We got to "Party Island" before the partiers and it was so relaxing!! Evan and Craig played frisbee and Paige and I dipped our feet in the water. I am not ready to go swimming just yet! Here are some pics of this past weekend....

My Little Man

2009-06-16T14:00:00.003-04:00

Here is my little man...growing up too fast. Starting school in the fall and way too excited about it! Asking if he can ride the bus..what!?!? You don't want to stay home and spend every minute with your mom. You aren't going to be grabbing my leg and crying that you don't want to go to school. Oh well..I guess you can be independent but I don't have to like it!

Most Challenging Subject

2009-06-11T13:24:00.007-04:00

I figured I would take on one of my biggest challenges...photographing my daughter. You see, you ask any photographer and they will say that one of the hardest things to do is to take a good picture of your kids. For some reason, they don't listen to you and could care less that you have a camera pointed at their face. I figured I would start with Paige (hardest) and then work with Evan (hard when it comes to getting a natural smile) and then get the two of them together (yikes! haven't dared that one quite yet). Paige was easy.....I gave myself less than 20 minutes and if I didn't get what I wanted, I would try again later. I got it! Here are my favs!

Memorial Day

2009-06-08T15:02:00.005-04:00

My little girl with a HUGE personality!

Aren't they cute?!?!

We had a fun filled, beautiful weather Memorial Weekend. This is the 3rd year in a row that was sunny and warm. The kids kept us busy but that's the way we like it.

Evan was busy catching caterpillars and playing with the crickets. He gave them names. His caterpillar was "Feepy" and his cricket..what else?? Jimminy! I was in the cottage and Evan didn't know I was there and I overheard him talking to "Feepy" Apparently he left him on the step while Evan used the bathroom and when he came back..Feepy was gone. This is what I heard from him

"Oh Feepy, where are you?" Oh Feepy, I should've been watching you!" I was laughing so hard. What a little sweetheart! He did find him and all was good after that.

Even my little girly girl was running around holding caterpillars with her big brother.

Looking forward to lots of good memories this summer!

Baby Love

2009-06-01T11:45:00.004-04:00

Meet Alexis Grace. What a good little baby she was! I love doing newborn photo shoots cause I can get my baby fill and then leave!!! Enjoy!

60 years!

2009-05-19T14:44:00.001-04:00

Craig's grandparents have been married 60 years!! Just thought I would share this picture:)

Again!?!?!

2009-05-11T13:15:00.002-04:00

My daughter has two left feet. She is a bit clumsy and she proved it again last week. She tripped on our rug and fell against the door. A lot of blood, tears (coming from me too) and 2 stitches later, we concurred our second trip to urgent care in a month. *sigh*

Princess

2009-05-04T13:24:00.001-04:00

I took some pictures of our friends daughter from Gun Lake. It was her prom and she look stunning! It made all the women want to re-live our prom! Paige kept calling her princess:)

Gallery Wrap

2009-05-04T13:20:00.003-04:00

Do you have an empty space on your wall?? Don't know what to put there?? How about a beautiful gallery wrap!! This is a 30 x 40 canvas print gallery wrap. I kept the plastic on so my kids wouldn't wreck it:)

It is the largest one you can order. Call or email me for prices.

Teething

2009-05-04T13:17:00.002-04:00

Its wierd to think a almost 2 1/2 year old can be teething but true...These were the few happy moments she has been having lately. She is getting her two year molars which makes her Ms. Crabby Pants. I can't wait till she has them all!!

My Easter Eggs

2009-04-20T13:16:00.003-04:00

I remember when I was a little girl, getting brand new shoes and a beautiful dress for Easter. And I also remember it was always too cold to wear them but this year was nice so Paige got to wear her outfit. She was in HEAVEN!

How cute are they!?!?!

Easter Eggs and A Big Scary Bunny!!

2009-04-07T10:59:00.005-04:00

The Easter Egg "Hunt"

Can you see the fear in her eyes???? Look at her grip on me! This past weekend we went to LifeChurch's 3rd annual Easter Egg hunt. Our good friends Eric and Heather attend the church and invited the kids to come! Although it wasn't much of a hunt, just hundreds of eggs thrown onto a field but the kids had a blast! It was super cold out but the kids grabbed as many eggs as they could. They also got tattoos, did crafts, had popcorn and jelly beans, drank juice boxes and bounced in a bounce house. Evan even won a drawing for a McDonald's gift card!!

Paige was scared to death of the Easter bunny. We even showed her that it was Eric Klein-Wassink underneath but she wasn't having it! She wanted NOTHING to do with him. The picture of the 3 of us..Paige is grabbing the back of my neck so hard cause she didn't want to go near him.

The kids got goody bags full of candy, pencils, tattoos, stickers, chalk and lots of other stuff. It was nice to see an Easter Egg hunt that also had Jesus in the theme.

Growing up!

2009-04-06T14:41:00.003-04:00

Remember this little guy? He is now 3 months...almost 4. Its such a cliche but time really does fly when you have a little one. Isn't he so cute:) I just want to pinch his cheeks every time I see him!!

Do I sense a pattern here?????

2009-04-05T15:42:00.003-04:00

Oh Paige. My dear youngest child. I don't know what to do with you.

This past week Paige was twirling around the living room when she fell on one of Evan's dinosaurs. Of course it was the only one with hard spikes on the top. It wouldn't stop bleeding so I took her into urgent care. Some glue and tape...all better! Her baby came with and the nurses put a bandage on baby as well. She was so brave and I know it has to do with the fact that she is used to doctors, hospitals and people in her face all the time. She had some tears but did wonderful. I kept looking at her and saying..."I am supposed to be here with Evan..not you!"Right?? Aren't boys supposed to have cuts and stitches?? I guess I better get used to it

The picture on top was taken last spring with she fell against a vase and I watched it swell in front of my eyes...oh Paige......

Dinosaurs!!!!

2009-03-31T13:54:00.001-04:00

This past Saturday we took the kids to the Van Andel Museum. They have a dinosaur exhibit until the end of May. But we also walked through the entire thing. The kids liked it. They got to ride the carousal. The last time I rode it, I was 18 and at my senior prom. Oh the memories~!

All through the furniture history was this talking man...he was a wax-like figure and would talk when you walked in front of him. Paige was scared to death of this man...she didn't like him at all. She would want to walk but as soon as she saw him...she would go running into our arms! It was really funny. I have been there numerous times for dances but never once have I walked through and looked at everything. It was interesting. I really enjoy reading all the history but having a 4 year old and a 2 year old running around...I had to make sure they didn't break any priceless artifact first!!

After we were done..we went to McDonalds or Ocdonalds as Paige calls it. It was a fun day with the family!

Also..keep this family in your prayers. She is an excellant blogger with a incredible storyhttp://www.mycharmingkids.blogspot.com/

Pretty Please??????

2009-03-25T14:19:00.000-04:00

Please Spring come back. Not for a day or two. Come back for good. We need you. We need your warm breeze, or sunshine, or ability to bring the beautiful flowers to life. We want to play outside without big, puffy winter jackets on. Please come back

Glasses

2009-03-18T14:53:00.000-04:00

Evan got his glasses last week. He looks so cute! And he loves them! You know it helps him see since he doesn't touch them or even try and take them off. The picture of the sunglasses was after he got his eyes dilated. Its make your eyes very sensitive to light so he wore his sunglasses all day...even inside!

Look whos 4!!!

2009-03-18T14:22:00.000-04:00

My baby boy is 4! He had a great birthday party! Craig got him a pinata and he got to pick out his cake. He is really into dinasours this year..so his room is pretty pack full of all kinds of dinasours! He also got play-dough, basketball hoop, and a V-smile and tons of other stuff. He is one spoiled boy!

Spring is ALMOST here!

2009-03-18T14:16:00.000-04:00

Shaving cream? Check! Cookie Sheets? Check! Cars? Check! Kids who want something different to do? Check!

We are running out of things to do around here. So we played with some shaving cream! After the initial.."I don't want to get dirty" they had alot of fun with it!

Sheesh..I need spring.....like right now!

Paige's Surgery

2009-03-18T13:56:00.000-04:00

Almost two years in the making. We were hoping it wasn't going to come down to this but the VCUG back in November said she wasn't fully healed from it. So February 16 was her surgery. She was a champ! She did great. It was over so fast. She was in some pain for the rest of the day but by the next day..back to herself!

Our Mini Winter Vacation

2009-03-18T13:49:00.000-04:00

One day I was online and went on Great Wolf Lodge's website. They were running a fantastic deal so I called Craig up and he said go for it! So in mid January we packed up and went to the Lodge for 2 nights. It was so much fun. We are hoping to make it a yearly thing. That kids loved it! I have two very active kids so this was the place for them! There favorite place was the hot tub and Paige loved the toddler pool. Evan got to stay in his own little room with bunkbeds and a tv. Paige got to sleep in her pack n play. The first night was rough but the second night went fine. We think by next year-she can sleep in the bottom bunk and Evan can sleep in the top. I highly recommend this place-just look for the deals. We also brought our own snacks and breakfast.
The kids still talk about it. In fact last night Evan told me he would be brave enough to go under the bucket next time we go! and Paige will ask to go back to the "water part" on a daily basis!

I am having the same problems with pics again...I will try again later

Smell Good???

2009-03-18T13:40:00.000-04:00

Can you guess what Paige likes to do with her new markers she got for Christmas. This girl smells EVERYTHING! Good thing they are washable

Christmas 08!

2009-03-18T13:27:00.000-04:00

Christmas..my favorite time of the year. I love the decorations, getting the tree, decorating the tree, buying and wrapping presents, baking and everything else that goes along with Christmas. I had my parents over for Christmas Eve and it was my first time doing a huge dinner for us all. Everything was going perfect until I drop the entire green bean casserole on the ground and it shattered the dish and made a huge mess. Oh and I forgot the fruit salad..it was in the fridge. Outta sight...outta mind. There is always next year!

I love the pictures of the kids in front of the tree. This is what I get when I hold up my camera...we should work on that:)

Sweet Baby Boy

2009-03-18T12:34:00.000-04:00

Our good friends had thier first baby on Dec 17. Jaxon Edwin Schollaart!! He is so adorable! These were taken when he was 2 weeks and I will be going tonight to take his 3 month pictures. Time goes by too fast!!

Look whos 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-03-18T08:20:00.000-04:00

Really?!?! My baby turned 2 in December?? Well..I must say that her second year of life was a lot easier than the first! She is one happy little girl! We still call her the DIVA. She has earned that nickname through and through! Here are some pics from her Birthday party. With her birthday being so close to Christmas, it was a bit crazy at times but she had a lot of fun!! She received lots of babies, a 4 wheeler, books and some supplies for her kitchen set!!

More Winter Fun....

2009-03-17T14:22:00.000-04:00

I normally don't put the words "Winter" and "Fun" in the same sentence but we did have some fun times this past winter. Ross and Monica treated us to a night at the Holiday Inn with the kids water park. It was fun but Craig ended up taking Paige home around midnight cause she kept crying and waking everyone up. Good thing with live 10 minutes away! We ate lots of food and gave the kids some presents. It was our Christmas party with the Kornoeljes! Grandma and Grandpa Bouwman came and watched the kids play in the water.

We also did alot of crafts and painted. The kids LOVE to paint. I let them get messy and then throw them in the tub! This was the last year with both my kids home for the winter. I am getting tears in my eyes right now thinking about Evan going to preschool:( He will be at MapleTree for 3 mornings a week.

Right after the trip to the water park is when we noticed a change in Evan's eyes. We actually thought it was the water in the pool that irritated but little did we know......more on that later

OKay...I have tried and tried to get pics for this post but its not working..I will try again with another post.......

Winter

2009-03-17T14:11:00.000-04:00

I can probably count on my hand how many tiimes we went outside this winter. It was just too cold and Paige only lasts about 5 mins. Evan didn't mind in until he would get snow in his mittens and then he was done. So we made many trips to the library, store, mall, anywhere so we could get out!!!

Sorry!

2009-03-17T13:28:00.000-04:00

The pics to the right and the one with me are after the drugs:)

Okay okay okay...I am terrible at this. Maybe its cause I am not into computers and can't figure out how to make my blog look cool. I should ask someone about that:) So...I will go all the way back to Paige's Birthday and Christmas so you guys can see what we did all winter:)

These pics are from Paige's VCUG back in November. You all know what happened with that:)

Halloween

2008-11-12T14:25:00.000-05:00

This was the first year I knew my kids would really be into Halloween. But also the first Halloween with P's peanut allergy known. E was a doctor or "McDreamy" as I was calling him:) And P was a Bumble Bee. It was the first year in MANY years that the weather was nice enough to go outside. We first hit Res. Life Church. They throw a Kid's Carnival every year. We got there right when it opened so we avoided the lines. Every game you played-even if you didn't win-you got 3 peices of candy. It was heartbreaking to see P want it and I had to keep saying no. I should start my own Peanut-Free Carnaval! Then we hit the houses in our new neighborhood. We made it about 10 houses with P before Craig went back with her to hand out candy and E and I trekked on...and on ....and on...I don't know how many houses we went too but he got LOADS of candy! We made it back to our house and E helped me hand out candy to everyone. Then as soon as the kids went to bed..I dumped everything on the floor and sepereated all the candy that P couldn't have (which was over half) and filled thier pumpkins with what they could have. Overall..it was a really fun night!!

My Kids!

2008-11-12T14:17:00.000-05:00

I have noticed that I don't put near as many pictures of my kids on here as I did with my old blog. So..starting today..not only is it for my business..its to keep you up to date on the Kornoelje household..maybe you care...maybe you don't:) Fall was here and now its gone. Sad. Sad. Day. Before the weather got all nasty and Michigan-like. I took the kids to the park and got some darling pictures. Secret to getting them to smile...thier Dad behind me dancing like a crazy guy! You can see in Paige's face..she wasn't too sure about it. I love how blue thier eyes are in these pictures. They get those from thier Grandpa Kornoelje. Growing up...I always wanted bright blue eyes and now my kids have em!

I love Fall!

2008-11-06T15:26:00.001-05:00

Let me tell you, Fall is my most busy time taking pictures. There is something about the colors and the big comfy sweaters. I love it!! Here is a wonderful family I took a few weeks ago. It went so well!! The boys were so well-behaved and gave me some great smiles!

Babies...Babies!!!!!

2008-10-30T14:59:00.000-04:00

One of my best friends is having her first baby!!! I am so excited for them and can't wait to meet the little one! She is due in December with a baby boy.

Erika and I grew up together. Our parents have been friends since they were young and so the tradition continues with us! Between my sister, Erika's sister, myself and Erika..we have 6 boys and 1 girl!! I love it that the 6 boys (ages 6, 5, 3 1/2, 3, 3, soon to be..) can grow up together and have the memories that we had when we got to hang out. Erika...here is a sneak peek at your baby bump. Thanks so much for letting me be a part of it.

Baby Love

2008-10-24T17:13:00.000-04:00

Hello All~!

I am going to get right to it!! Been super busy with pics-so here are a few:) This is Cheryl and her hubby Jason (aka Floyd). She is 30 weeks pregnant with thier first child...a GIRL!! I am so happy for them and can't wait to meet little Olivia!

Another Walk in the Park

2008-09-28T13:29:00.000-04:00

This is the second year I photographed this family. Its so fun to see how much kids change in a year, especially since I haven't seen him since last October. Let me tell you...this kid is just two and talking in FULL sentences. I was in complete awe. What a smart little guy!!

Sunday Catch Up

2008-09-28T13:20:00.000-04:00

My kids are napping..well..at least Paige. I thought I would do some catch up on pictures and blogging. I have had two sessions in the last couple weeks. The 1st was a friend of mine from high school and her kids. We met our freshman year and became good friends. We also were in Gratitude together. For those you don't know what Gratitude is, its a singing group made of about 60 kids from area high schools. We practiced EVERY week and had a concert everyother week. It was alot of fun and something that I will always hold near and dear to my heart. Its no longer an active group which is sad. But maybe one day they will start it up again.

Rain, Rain Go away!

2008-09-18T15:08:00.000-04:00

What a mess. Its not every year we get 10 inches of rain falling over a course of 3 days but this past weekend left a mess in our house. Craig walked downstairs before church and yelled with the words that make you stop in your tracks "We have water down here!!" He took out the wet/dry vac and got most of the water, we went to church and when we came back....it was worse than before. To spent the rest of the day AND the entire night downstairs with a vacuum trying to stay on top of it. My parents came over to help and maybe they could figure out where the water was coming from. We dug around the house..we dug trenches...it was still pouring in. Monday morning rolled around and it was still coming in...a little slower but still coming in. Our friend, Tim, who is a builder, came over to check things out and ended up staying the whole day working on digging up our yard and replacing the tile that was COMPLETELY blocked with sand and mud. We obviously have cracks in our foundation which need to be taken care of but for now..lets hope this work and we don't get that much rain until we move out of this house!

The Baas Family

2008-09-10T14:42:00.001-04:00

I had the pleasure of taking the Baas Family pictures. These beautiful kids were so well behaved and it was a blast taking them!! We headed over to Spring Grove park where on a normal day, there are anywhere from 2-5 other photographers. Its a busy place but so pretty. I loved the colors that they choose...I will be keeping this in mind for my furture family pictures.

Taya

2008-09-10T14:31:00.000-04:00

Meet Taya. Isn't she adorable. I have been taking her pics since she was 3 weeks old! This photo shoot was for her 1st Birthday! I can't believe how fast this year went!!

Justin

2008-09-10T14:22:00.000-04:00

Here is my adorable nephew Justin. He is 4 months younger than Evan. We went to the beach for a little photoshoot for his 3rd birthday. We took Austin along for some shots of the brothers! They did great!

Sorry.....

2008-09-10T14:02:00.000-04:00

I am a terrible blogger..things have been crazy!! I have been busy with kids and taking pictures. So..I can't complain about those two things. Let's see..where shall I start...Labor Day. It was wonderful. Awesome weather and the kids had a blast at Gun Lake. We took Paige tubing for the first time. She was such a brave girl until the boat started to move...then all I saw through the camera lens was her screaming for me and reaching out her hand. She went for about 2 minutes. But I got some funny pictures!

Oh and we went to the Hudsonville Fair this year too. Evan was still talking about last year's fair so I am thinking this will be a yearly thing for us. What an easy way to drop a load of money. Evan wanted to do all the rides this year and so did Paige..unfortunately she was too small for most of them so she had to watch from her stroller..which did not make her too happy. Overall..this summer went too fast but it was filled with good memories. Not too many accidents, well, if you include Evan getting bit by a squirrel last week. Oh and his mom flipping out about rabies. Don't worry..all is well and he can tell you quite a story if you ask him:)

Summer Fun

2008-08-25T13:41:00.000-04:00

Summer is almost over...well..lets hope its a warm September and October. I must say that I am ready for fall. Its my favorite season of all!! I love to decorate for it and I love the clothes!! My photography really takes off in the fall too so I am ready for that! Let me know if you are interested in fall pictures. I know some great spots!!

My Summer Loves

2008-08-19T15:36:00.001-04:00

The Joseph Family

2008-08-11T14:51:00.000-04:00

Last Friday I had the pleasure to take the Joseph Family Pictures for the 2nd year in a row. They were one of the first families I took last August so I was a little less nervous this year:) We headed out to Holland which is one of my favorite spots to take pictures!! We knew what pictures we had to get and we were done within an hour!! Here is a sneak peek for ya!! Enjoy!

Playing Catch Up

2008-08-06T14:09:00.000-04:00

Please forgive while I try and catch up on the homefront. I was sick all last week and every mother knows how hard it is to catch up. I also have been busy with pictures so here are a couple to tie people over till I can write a longer post. Thanks!

Zach

2008-07-28T14:55:00.000-04:00

I had the pleasure to take Zach's senior pictures this past Saturday. As we set out on a beautiful day, his mom Sharon and Zach and myself had no idea what kind of adventures we would take on. They are from Detroit and Sharon wanted to take pics in good ol' downtown Grand Rapids. I am getting better but I still hate driving downtown. It freaks me out. I had some ideas and we went full speed ahead. Although we had to dodge a bag of urine with maggots (no need to go on) and then had to keep a look out for the law..oh and homeless people (gotta love G.R.). We had a great day. Zach was a great sport and I got some great shots. Here is a sneak peek for you Sharon....enjoy!

Winner????

2008-07-20T14:34:00.000-04:00

I entered into the Grand Rapids Press Summer Scrapbook Contest. I entered a few years ago and decided to give it another try. I am not asking to win but it would be fun to see my pic in the paper:) Something to give the grandparents to brag about:) With over 1,500 pics that are entered every year..we will see:)

What we are swimming with..........

2008-07-19T14:51:00.000-04:00

The Wisners

2008-07-14T09:05:00.000-04:00

I had to pleasure of photographing the Wisner Family on Friday. We were headed out to Holland Beach. The radar was promising raining but we went anyway. Nicolle has been wanting this for over a year now!! Nicolle and I met through Craig and her husband Matt. Craig and Matt have been friends for years starting through Gun Lake. So now we spend almost every weekend during the summer at the lake. Here is a sneak peek for you Nicolle. I hope you enjoy!!

Vacation......what vacation???

2008-07-09T20:49:00.000-04:00

Okay..I am back. So we had our first vacation in FOREVER! We were headed out to Gun Lake with the kids for a week. Fun in the Sun and the 4th of July festivities. Things were going great!! Kids were having a blast....not too many meltdowns..we were having friends out and then on Wednesday..the fun stopped..at least for Craig and myself. Craig has been training for a triathlon and he and our friend Scott Joseph were heading around the lake when Craig fell off his bike (due to something not so smart but we won't go into that) and he broke his hand. He didn't know it until about 5 hours later when he couldn't move it. So needless to say...our vacation stopped being fun:( I am a worrier...always have been...always will be. Thoughts were running through my head all night while he was in the Med Center. Well..its been a week and we found out today that he doesn't need surgery, as previously thought by the doctor. He is in a permanent splint for 4 weeks and then we will go from there. He can still work, much to his disappointment but my happiness:)

Other than that happening....the 4th was fun!! The park we stay at has a parade every year and the kids get all dressed up (my favorite part!!) and they decorate their bikes, wagons and strollers. Both kids got to stay up for the fireworks. I was nervous about Paige but she did great. No tears and she kept yelling.."MORE MORE!!" We also had a turtle race....we didn't win but there is always next year!! Enjoy these pics!! There is alot of them:)

My Little Swimmer

2008-06-27T14:15:00.000-04:00

Evan started swimming lessons this week. OH boy..the first 3 days were horrible. Screaming, kicking, constant crying. But yesterday, something switch in him. He did great!! Now he is swimming all by himself. Of course, he will still wear a lifejacket at all times at the lake but its nice to know if something happened, that he knows what to do! If you are interested in where he went..

www.Julieswimschool.com

New Blog!!!

2008-06-25T13:45:00.000-04:00

Okay..this is the next step in taking my business to the next level. I have prayed about it for a long time and decided that this is what I love and want to do. I would love to see where it takes me in the future. I will be having a website later this summer so stay tuned for that!!! Here are some of my fav pics I have taken over the summer so far. Enjoy!

April Kornoelje Photography

Happy Baby!!

Starting Fresh.....

Wedding!!!

Forgive Me?

Cousins

Beautiful...Inside and Out!

A Perfect Summer Day

Jaxon

Beauty

Happy 4th!

A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E!!!

*sigh* It's Summer

My Little Man

Most Challenging Subject

Memorial Day

Baby Love

60 years!

Again!?!?!

Princess

Gallery Wrap

Teething

My Easter Eggs

Easter Eggs and A Big Scary Bunny!!

Growing up!

Do I sense a pattern here?????

Dinosaurs!!!!

Pretty Please??????

Glasses

Look whos 4!!!

Spring is ALMOST here!

Paige's Surgery

Our Mini Winter Vacation

Smell Good???

Christmas 08!

Sweet Baby Boy

Look whos 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

More Winter Fun....

Winter

Sorry!

Halloween

My Kids!

I love Fall!

Babies...Babies!!!!!

Baby Love

Another Walk in the Park

Sunday Catch Up

Rain, Rain Go away!

The Baas Family

Taya

Justin

Sorry.....

Summer Fun

My Summer Loves

The Joseph Family

Playing Catch Up

Zach

Winner????

What we are swimming with..........

The Wisners

Vacation......what vacation???

My Little Swimmer

New Blog!!!

sigh It's Summer