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1st haircut!

April 8, 2010

-Disclaimer- This happened months ago. I am a total slacker.

Well, Nj got his first haircut. He was looking a little shaggy, so it was time! He wasn’t sure about the whole process at first – he couldn’t find his hands through the cape, he wasn’t sure why Ashley was coming at him with sharp objects…But he was fine once she gave him a new toy to play with

Before

During

After

And BECAUSE I am such a procrastinator, it is already time for haircut #2! I promise, I am going to start blogging more often. I am serious!

And a big shout out to our amazing stylist, Ashley Strotman, Owner of Perfectly Posh Salon and Boutique! Check out their awesome stylists and NEW nail salon!

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Where there is a party there are BALLOONS!

March 17, 2010

I am giving you the face, you can stop now mom.

not kidding…

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Denial.

March 2, 2010

Today is all about denial.

I am in denial that I will be 29 this year. I am in denial that BB is so grown up lately. I am in denial that my mom might be moving away, and that my baby brother is getting married.

I am in denial that my baby is 1 today.

I find it so ironic that our boys couldn’t be more opposite. I always said this about Nate and his brothers, I just couldn’t understand how 4 boys who grew up in the SAME house with the SAME parents could be SO different! Ben is the lawyer, the analyst. Nate is the giver, the builder, the rock. Dennis is the teacher, the philanthropist. And Mike is the thinker and the quiet one. All wonderful qualities, with the same set of values.

Nolan is laid back, LOUD, and carefree. He does things on HIS time. (I should have known that would be the case from the beginning!) While Brayden is organized and structured, and always ahead of his time. The best example is the train table. They both love trains. For 2 years, our train table has set in the toy room exactly how the picture shows it. That is how Brayden likes his things, neat and organized - where it belongs. Don’t move it to the left because he will know, and he will hate it. Because he hates change. Well, his baby brother is now mobile, and the train table will never be the same. I am finding pieces of track upstairs, in his highchair, and in laundry baskets. It makes BB a nervous wreck. Big brother is just like his mama, and has a lot to learn about patience and not getting things his way all the time! I see so much of Nate in Nolan and me in Brayden that it is exciting and scary!

Exactly 1 year ago today, I did the most empowering thing a woman could ever do. I wanted to do the absolute best thing I could for my baby the second time around. The baby I prayed for every day for 2 years. Little did we know, God had a plan for Nolan. A plan for our family. And we are so blessed and grateful, no matter how difficult the road was to his arrival.

He has brought so much joy to our lives. I love you Nolan Jude, and I am SO PROUD and blessed to be your mama.

Here are a series of photo collages from your first year!

And oh yea, Happy Birthday to Nate! Without you, my precious baby would obviously not be possible And thank you for turning 29 before me! In all seriousness, he jokes that he will never have a birthday ever again, but I say it just makes every one from now on a 1,000,000,000x more special.

Happy Birthday to my boys!

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view from my desk….

December 17, 2009

Even on the most i-want-to-bang-my-head-against-the-wall-kind-of-day, how could you NOT smile at this?

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whoa.

December 16, 2009

Remember Joey Lawrence when he was on the show Blossom? His signature line? Whoa! If you don’t know what I am talking about, you obviously weren’t a tween in the early 90’s – seriously – Google it. He was H.O.T.

When I was taking these pictures, that line kept going through my head.

My baby is 9 months old.

Whoa.

I am not even going to talk about what is going to happen in 3 months. I refuse.

Sorry I have been MIA on the blog. I ran out of Picasa storage, and am still dragging my feet to make a commitment to a new means of photo storage. I swore to myself that I wouldn’t pay Google anymore to host my pictures. I caved. I admit it. I am a Google whore. But that is another post for another day

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What are YOU thankful for?

November 26, 2009

There is sooooo much to be thankful for this year! My beautiful new son and niece, the ability to start up my photography business, my new assignment at work, and the pregnancy of my best friend. And also the unfortunate moments – thankful my Grandfather lived a very long and fulfilled life, thankful no one was seriously injured in the car accident Nolan and I were in, thankful my Dad has a job but is still stuck in New York, and thankful that we were able to give our precious dog, Aly, a wonderful home for the short 5 1/2 years she lived.

I am thankful for my husband, and our ability to live and give our children a comfortable, happy, and safe life. But most of all, I am thankful for my boys. BB may be a rambunctious 3 year old, and Nj may be the exception to EVERY rule in the book, but they are ME, they are MY LIFE, and I will forever be eternally thankful that I am their mama.

What are YOU thankful for?

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Do you see what I see?

November 23, 2009

It wasn’t easy. As I told you in Nolan’s update post below, getting a view of this child’s teeth is like the paparazzi trying to photograph Leonardo DiCaprio. It wasn’t happenin’. Trust me that on most days, any of you would LOVE to be a fly on the wall at our house. After standing on chairs, dancing like monkeys, bribing food over his head, and sacrificing a bird, he finally gave the camera a glimpse…but it took a lot of perseverance (and about 50 frames) from Team Wolff.

Nope, not gonna show ya….

Caught ‘em

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Teeth, Eyes, Hands, Tongue, & Hair…

November 19, 2009

All things that Nolan now has, changed, & uses!

He now has 2 bottom teeth! These have yet to be photographed, because he doesn’t like to share them with his entourage.

And as you can see here – his eyes are no longer blue – I was for SURE that all my kids would have blue eyes. But as we all know, Nolan likes to be the exception to every rule. He has his mamas eyes.

And he has lots of hair. The ladies go crazy for it.

He is also signing! So far he signs for “milk”, and is now signing for “more”. Yea, I am pretty sure both of his grandfather’s taught him that other wonderful expression.

He is not yet crawling, because he has figured out that he can just roll everywhere. And unlike his older brother, he also falls asleep in unexpected places, such as the jumparoo…

So there is your Nj update!

A few fun shoots are coming up! Become a fan of my facebook page by clicking on the logo below so you get the first sneak peaks!

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Frankenstein’s Big Weekend

November 6, 2009

As I sit here looking at our Halloween decorations, and wishing they would put themselves back into storage, I am staring at this cheap, felted, dirty Frankenstein costume. It needs to be thrown into the garbage, but the 3 year old won’t allow it. Because he is the Halloween king – and he takes after his Papaw. He is a pack rat already. He tells me that he wants to be Frankenstein again next year. I try to explain to him that this costume won’t fit him next year, and of course, he has a comeback, as he always does…”But Mom, Nolan can wear it in a couple years“. Darn 3 year olds and their sensible logic.

Halloween was a blast for BB as usual. Friday they came in costume to visit me at my office, and BB had a big time as usual – we then had an awesome photoshoot with our best friends (pics to come later!!!) and dinner, Trick or Treat on Saturday, and Max’s 1st birthday party on Sunday (pics coming on that one too)! Whew – I am still exhausted!

Our crew:

The Shadybrook Trails gang

Mamas boys

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BB’s favorite time of the year!

October 22, 2009

If you know my eldest, you know that 365 days a year, we talk about Halloween. What we are going to do, what his costume is going to be, how we are going to decorate, and of course – the candy he is going to consume! So this is his favorite time of the year, which we kicked off with a trip to the pumpkin patch.

(I apologize that the colors in these photos are off – I was playing with a different lens before we left and forgot to change my settings back )

Stay tuned for more Halloween event posts, in continuation of BB’s favorite time of the year!

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1st cereal feeding

September 13, 2009

FAIL

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The avocado feeding, and the next cereal feeding didn’t go any better. Poor Nj, I am going to be sending him to high school with a bottle. Just kidding. But that is how everyone else is acting He will eat when he wants to!

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Finally took pictures of my own!

September 13, 2009

I have been taking product photos for Anne Marie of Ambernee Crochet on Etsy. (More about that on my photo blog a little later) But it was a great excuse for me to take pictures of MY KIDS!

Here are Nj’s 6 month pictures:

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And some cute ones of BB

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And let’s not forget Miss Leigh

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She is sending new hats for BB and Leigh – in the style of Nj’s above – so be on the lookout for some more pics In the meantime, shop her Etsy store for your own!

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Cumberland

August 7, 2009

We were all counting down the days to the lake trip for what seemed like months. It was the first trip that the whole Wolff family (all 4 boys, significant others, and Nick & Kathy) could attend TOGETHER. All of us, in the same place, at the same time, on VACATION! It was such a great weekend, minus the clouds. Hopefully we can do it again soon. We stayed at a new “resort” in the making, called Ft. Wahoo. They were very nice cabins, and had a huge play area for the kids.

BB hammin’ it up

Cathleen with the happy baby, can you believe he is already 5 MONTHS OLD?!?!

Nate’s Idea (the name of the boat!) - notice the clouds and the long sleeves

Liz & Cathleen decided it was a good idea to jump off a cliff – ask them if they would do it again…

Papa Nick and his baby boy

Leigh and Nolan (man, my kids have big heads!)

They are fighting already…

BB refused to show off his swimming skills Nate made him go down the slide with him, and the only thing he would touch for the rest of the weekend was the raft

I love this picture of Mike

There are many more pictures here

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And y’all thought BB was loud…

August 3, 2009

Meet his little brother…

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Lucky :)

July 14, 2009

I am the luckiest mom ever

What you can’t see from this photo is the prompting it took to stage it…

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Holy Nolan

July 6, 2009

Nj was baptized! It was a beautiful day, and we spent it celebrating at the pool after the ceremony!

Daddy and his boys

Nolan and his beautiful Godmother

The Godfather

The ceremony

And BB playing after the ceremony. This photo is a big hit on Capture Cincinnati right now! Log on and vote for it!

More pictures here

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Catchin’ Up!

July 6, 2009

I need to catch up on June here on the ole’ blog

Father’s Day:

Spent at Nick and Kathy’s pool It was also Kathy’s birthday and Curly & Dude’s 1st anniversary!!!

Ben’s 1st Father’s Day. Leigh spent it sleeping in the pool

The Dads had a splash contest. I think Nate won. Ben needs to work on his technique!

And look what Nj found!

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Just a lazy day at home…

June 21, 2009

…means picture time

Daddy took this one!

And I guess we can call these “Nolan’s almost 4 month pictures” – ha! I can never do pictures on time.

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I am in T-R-O-U-B-L-E

June 16, 2009

They are already talking to each other non-stop. I am going to have to invest in earplugs, because I am sure this will turn into yelling before I know it…

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Sneak Peak!

June 16, 2009

We had a great time on vacation. Thanks to Nick and Kathy for making it possible! I am not quite finished going through pictures yet, so here are a few to hold you over

It started out just like this

Brayden loved the sand!

And the pool – but wouldn’t get anywhere near the ocean.

Nolan, on the other hand, didn’t mind where he was…

More to come! Including pictures from our trip to see Shamu!

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