happy fall :)

my blog has been a bit of a ghost town lately... and for that i apologize.

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i have been so busy.

FYI..

fall is a crazy insane time for anyone photography inclined.

seriously, i have been booked solid since the first week in september, and my schedule looks promising to keep up that way till sissy girl arrives.

*SIGH*...

but i do love it... what can i do?

it's a vicious thing.

however, things are progressing nicely pregnancy wise, and my widening gerth is one to be reckoned with. almost every night, without fail, i ask dustin to just take charge of the whole belly issue, and almost every night i wish it really were possible for him to do so.

i still stick to my guns when i say pregnancy is infact totally unnatural. anyone who has ever seen a naked pregnant body would have to agree.

but baby sis is looking healthy as an ox, and is SO much more active than minie ever was.. hopefully that isn't the case post-utero living.

it just wouldn't be fair.

dustin is running on fast-forward as well between school, work, a crazed pregnant wife, and a busy toddler (if only she toddled). but manages it all so well, it makes me love him that much more. he is good husband, dad, and most importantly wife abusee. definately, his most valiant feat yet is dealing with me for the past 3 years, as really, truly i have been pregnant the majority of them... i mean really..

he.

is.

great.

i love you babe.

and that is just our life right now. the days are slipping by, and pretty soon we are going to be a party of 4.

it's really just down right frightening.

luckily i am a pro-denier, and i'm sure in the long run that buys me weeks.

right??

like i said, i'm a pro :)

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so.. in the meantime please enjoy some fun pictures i took this afternoon while out for a mini photo shoot with robyn. we were attemting to get some 2 year shots of gil, and of course snapped a few more of the other kiddos. i love the one of minie, and would adore it if only i could get a decent shot of her smiling. none the less, are we all loving her outfit??? i do adore this, and must introduce you all to the fabulous designs of Misha Lulu.

you love them... i know.

fall really is my favorite time of year, so despite all my complaining in this post, i actually am quite happy.

:)

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until next time...

no words

just pictures of our adorable smoosh

:)

St. George

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This past week Kennan and I packed up the kiddos and trekked it down South.

Robyn's friend Jen owns an ice cream parlour with her husband, and they so kindly asked me to take some shots for them for their new store. I was of course more than thrilled to do so, and it was the perfect excuse to get down there and see our St.George babies :).

Gilly bear also celebrated his second birthday while we were there, and it was fun to see him so grown up. Yes... the week may have been crazy with (what seemed like) 100 kids running amuck, but I had a blast all the same. Hanging with my sisters is always the funnest, and their kids just might all be the cutest little smooshies around.

What can I say??

They come from some great genes :)
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Mr. Birthday Boy himself

Jude in all his crazy glory....

Sweet little Miss. Gretzel Pretzel....

look at those eyes. Pretty, Pretty girl.... I love her.

and of course Miss. Moodles.

Always :)

And then here are a few from the Big Scoop Cafe shoot I did. I think they turned out darling, and I have been craving me some serious pizza and Princess Cotton Candy ice cream ever since! Seriosuly, Big Scoop is DELISH!! If you are ever in St.George go... you will not be disappointed :)

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Thanks for the great get-a-way Rob.. it is always a whirlwind blast!!!

xoxo,

brooke

good morning

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i love miss mins in the morning.

she is so happy, and so scraggly, and oh so wonderful.

today it is rainy...

and i have this little lovey to snuggle with.

it's looking to be a good one

:)

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well this post is really of no report...

i am just tired of clicking to my blog and seeing the same thing.

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we returned home from vacation saturday night and have pretty much been in recovery mode since. dustin started school this week, and all of the sudden i feel like a single mother.

i hate school.

every day i look forward to the 5:00 hour for dust to come home and for family time begin. by family time of course, i mean daddy/minie time and mommy/zone-out time...what? big deal.

he really is a gigantic help with EVERTHING, and the past few days he has been sorely missed. minie can be caught pretty much anytime of day banging and peering out the window yelling "daddy!". cute girl.... it's endearing and immensley depressing all at once. come novemeber he will have 3 girls missing and staring out the window for him..

*sigh*.....

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let's see...

another little gem of an event, is this past weeks trip to labor and delivery.

barf.

that's how i feel about it.

tuesday afternoon around 4:00 i started having really painful contractions...very reminescent of early labor with minie. they weren't consistent, and stopped after about 2 hours. i tried to shrug it off, but after i continued to get them off and on for over 12 hours i finally caved and called L&D.. they of course insisted i come in with me being over 10 weeks early, and the on call doc to my OB advised me to be checked out as well. after a night long of pain and serious lack of sleep i reluctantly followed the medical professionals advice and went in. OF COURSE the moment i got there any and all contractions ceased, and not a one showed up on the monitor the entire 3+ hours i was being evaluated. i sheepishly was discharged with instructions to take it easy, eat healthier, and drink more water.

OOOKAY....

so glad i went to the hospital for that sound advice...

no, honestly it probably was for the best went in... if anything i got a nice 3 hour nap to the calming ho hum of machines, and thump-thump of sissy girls heart beat. i'm just really trying to forget the sobbing breakdown that also occured upon arrival when seeing my doctor in the actual L&D unit and his kind inquirment of why i was there. boy, did he get more than he bargained for with that simple (if not abesent-minded) question.

needless to say i wasn't ready to be back in there again... still not.

not yet.

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so we've just been on the down and out the past couple of days, and more than anything this coolish weather is keeping my sanity. i love how the wind is blowing and how you can feel fall in the air... i'm ready.

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that's really all.

as i told you, nothing to extroirdinare, but it's our life right now.

to make this post worth it,

here is the darling crazy woman we happily call ours.

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goodnight.

Boston / Martha's Vineyard

well, the jacksons are offcially off on our annual summer family vacation.

most of you know i don't sleep at night anyway, so here i am just blogging away, keeping you all updated on the happenings of our week.

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{Boston}

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{Martha's Vineyard}

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so far it has been a blast. we arrived into Boston saturday afternoon, spent two days there, and now just arrived to Martha's Vineyard today.
it is GORGEOUS here, and we are more than thrilled to continue to enjoy ourselves on the island for another 3 days.
you can be a little bit jealous.... that's alright :)
so until next time,

xoxo,

-brooke

if only, if only...

minie looked a little more like dustin

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seriously.. i nearly peed my pants when i camse across this 1982 version of my daughter peering up at me the other day.

minus the intense red, bad cut and sweat suit, it's her 100%.

maybe i will gentically contribute to the one inside of me this time around.

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it doesn't seem hopeful.

Up the canyon

These pictures are a little out of date, as are about half of my summer family shots.

I know, I know.... you are all lamenting the fact you are now brutally aware of missing out on that much more of my life, but you'll just have to cope... :)

Dinner up the canyon ranks right up there with my top favorite summer activities, and this year we have had several dining experiences in the great outdoors. Probably one of the reasons I love it so much is because it's pratically zero effort on my part... it's a whole other story for my mom though. She usually prepares all day, hauls all of the goods, and cooks all the food. It definately doesn't go unnoticed, and after re-reading this, I should probably actually try and help her out more...

Sorry Mom....

Hmm... Kennan and I have the same hair these days, and it sort of presents itself as a problem. It's gotten to the point of embarassment as we both wear name necklaces, similar clothing, and hang out with eachother 90% of the time.

Neither of us at this point is willing to change it though, because I claim being blonde first, and she claims being short. So in the mean time everyone just comments on us "looking like twins". Who woulda thunk??

However, I do know I could never look this great in a picture... he, he...

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And sweet Gretsel... I do love her, and no, I really could never look this cute.

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So there you go...

one more tid-bit of my life I know y'all were dying to know about.

I'm sure more excitement is to come!

diaper butts...

drive me nuts.

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oh,

and so does she.

Just a few...

for Michelle.

I hope you love them

:)