A crazy day!

Today was a crazy crazy day. Seriously exhausted. Im thankful tomorrow is a new day. I had really bad anxiety all day thinking of all the tasks I had to do and how much work I have this week. I kept wishing it was Sunday which is our first day off. Normally I let the anxiety over take but i just tried to deep breathe every time my stomach would start to flip flop and get queasy and start praying. It helped most of the day. The day did not go as planned and turned out being super crazy but it all worked out. It was just one of those days that by the end of the night so much had happened its just comical. By the time it was 730pm and I'm just sitting in the studio waiting for a client who forgot our meeting that was set for 7pm, I just had to laugh. Threw my hands up, walked out of the house and laughed it off and went and got some killer tacos. :D Even though I am so tired and today was far from great I feel really blessed. I really do want to find the time to be thankful even after a crappy day. So here is what I'm thankful for today.

1. My sweet son who made me laugh more times than I can count today.
2. Todd's sweet parents who are so loving and sweet with Jax and watched him for us today on last minute notice.
3. A fun Photoshoot in a beautiful location with some super sweet kiddos!
4. Mexican food! I mean it really is the best food on earth in my book.
5. That it was a warm day.
6. Getting to kiss my hubby while standing outside on the sidewalk for a brief moment in between running from one place to the next.
7. Excedrin :)
8. Jax hugging and kissing me and saying "mama mama mama!" over and over.
9. Finding a few minutes to sit, listen to worship songs and read part of my new Beth Moore book.
10. End the day with a yummy glass of wine at The Vine watching "My week with Marilyn." while hanging with a friend.

Yup. Not to shabby even among the craziness. Bring it on tomorrow!!!

Jax 18 months old!

Cannot believe how big my boy is. Growing like crazy!!! I realized we hadn't done any updated pics of Jax since he has been walking so I really wanted to do a mini photoshoot with him. The shirt he is wearing in these photos is a shirt I've held onto for a very long time. I bought it about 5 years ago on sale at Target for $1. I just loved it and envisioned having a little boy someday with this exact outfit on. Jeans, button up shirt and some vans or chucks. I forgot all about it until I went through a box of clothes last week to find some baby clothes for a friend. I'm so glad I found it!! It is exactly the size he is in right now. =) I think I always knew I would have a little boy first.

I'm bummed because we forgot the reflector and diffuser at the house so the lighting was not as controlled as I wish it was in the photos. I'm a perfectionist when it comes to getting the light the way I want and envision. I'm bummed about some of the hot spots in the photos and that I wasn't able to pop more light into his eyes but oh well!! They turned out cute enough for me! Normally he totally hams it up for the camera but he was not in the mood to be photographed and was super creeped out by walking on rocks and grass. Haha. The field has uneven pavement and he's never walked on something like that before and it totally freaked him out. Everytime we'd stand him up and walk away for a shot he'd start freaking out like he was on hot lava and whimpering. It was so cute and sad all together. Haha. So he LOVED sitting on top of the suitcase with Gerald (his beloved stuffed animal) and even decided to stand up and dance when we put some music on. It was like his own little life raft in the "lava" of rocks and dirt. Such a silly boy. There are a ton more cute pics but this is just a preview of what I've gone through so far. Enjoy! Jax I love you so much and am so proud of how loving and sweet you are!!! Can't believe you're almost 2!!!!