5 minute walk from my parents house

Los Alamos, NM

guest post at bloom!

Be sure to check out Bloom today. I just happen to have a little guest post over there all about taking better portraits.

And don't forget to check out the contest they are having right now too. Great prize!

in santa fe

Remember how I said I probably wouldn't be posting much this week? Well apparently I lied because here's another one.

We went shopping down in Santa Fe today. Managed to get Asher some darling clothes items. He's pretty much all set for winter now thanks to Grandma Dawn. We also had a good time just browsing shops in the old part of town.

And to prove we were there....


close up!

scrubbed

I just think this photo is kinda funny.

Dr. Barker all ready for surgery... in this case a fake one for the purpose of taking photos.

headband party

My super stylish friend Eleanor is hosting a Boutique Headband Party this weekend to sell her darling headbands. I'm planning on going on Saturday. Anyone want to come along? You won't regret it.

Here are the deets (I didn't post the address. If you want it, email me):

Friday, October 9

5 pm to 8pm &

Saturday, October 10

4 pm to 6pm

Come enjoy fresh organic apple cider and shop from 100’s of handmade completely unique headbands and hairclips crafted from feathers, felt, velvet ribbon, leather & vintage flowers.

$3 - $20

And MAKE YOUR OWN headband, too, at the make-it-yourself table. Creative!? Crafty!-- YOU!!!

eleanorgeraldine.etsy.com

today

I took pictures of my dad the surgeon at work. The pictures are going to be used for a brochure.



And Asher had a whole lot of fun banging on the newly tuned piano.

taos and chimayo

Greetings from New Mexico! This weekend we've had a nice time lounging around and watching conference. Friday we drove up to Taos and walked around the old town and did some shopping. I got the kids a little trinket and Asher got some cozy moccasin boots. They will keep his toes toasty all winter. And my dad bought me a print from a Santa Fe artist. I'll post about once I have it home and framed.

The only pictures I took were of Asher.
He did not want to get off this thing.



He was listening to a street musician here and very interested.



Then we drove the long way home through Chimayo and stopped at El Santuario do Chimayo. Every year people walk from hundreds of miles away to pilgrimage here.







One thing about New Mexico is that everything is very spread out, so you end up doing a lot of driving. Asher was actually quite good in the car though and took his naps in the carseat on Friday. Here he is with Grandpa.


Other things on the agenda for this week:
Taking photos of my dad at the hospital
Taking photos of the Hansen family
Going to Santa Fe
Going to lunch with my dad's office manager
Hiking
Eating yummy New Mexican food
Spending lots of time with Grandma, Grandpa, and Uncle Nick (who Asher adores)

Tomorrow I will be braving the friendly skies with the Ash Man. Don't expect much action over here for the next week. But I will be doing a little guest spot over at Bloom in the semi-near future, so stay tuned for that.

In the mean time, I posted some more pics from the wedding I did earlier this month.

Check out this awesomeness.

flying alone with a one year old

On Thursday Asher and I are flying to New Mexico to see my parents. I'm feeling a bit nervous. Asher has flown several times but it was all before he was mobile and I always had Jared with me. Luckily we have a direct flight and it's only an hour and a half. But.... I'm still nervous.

What tips do you have? What trick should I have up my sleeve to keep him happy and not crawling as fast as he can down the aisle?

family pics

All summer I've been meaning to get pictures of the kids and somehow get one of all us. We were going to do it when we were with my family, but Asher wasn't cooperating. Then my friend Danielle was going to take a few but we couldn't get our schedules coordinated. Finally on Friday some friends came over for dinner and were willing to snap a few pics of all of us together. Earlier I had taken some of the kids. We were very short on time, so they aren't perfect. But we managed to get something Christmas Card and picture wall worthy. These were all taken in our backyard.

You may have noticed I changed the picture on my sidebar to this one:


I also like this one:


And then here a few of the kids: