An Unprovoked Word (YES!)

Today I took Reagan to Target because I needed a new hair dryer.

I was looking in the toy isle for ideas for Christmas presents for Reagan (by the way, if you're an inquiring mind, she needs clothes in size 2 and 3T, and just about any toy from just about any toy isle marked for ages 2 and up. If it is a "Parents" brand, that's an extra bonus...they're my fav).

Reagan spotted one of her favorite things in the world... a ball. I wasn't sold on buying it for her, but when I saw that it was only $2.99 I decided to go for it. I let her play with it in the cart until we got to the register. When we got there, I managed to give it to the checker without Reagan noticing. He scanned and bagged it, I paid, and we left.

As we were headed towards the door, Reagan stood up in the cart (I was letting her ride in the big part) and started to whimper. I asked her what was wrong and she looked right at me and said "Ball?" with her lower lip stuck out. I explained to her that it would be ok, and that I'd give it to her when we got in the car.

She said ball all the way home. I was ecstatic! Let the talking begin.

I just want to know...

When Reagan became a toddler???
I feel like I blinked.
And no, for the record, I still don't regret being excited for her to learn to walk. She has so much fun! And I enjoy chasing her!

I got some new photo equipment--I don't know how I ever lived without it--and I took some of my favorite pictures of Reagan this afternoon as a trial run.

Last Tri

Last weekend I completed my last "tri"athlon of the season. I think this one was my favorite so far. I did it with my friend "J" (she likes to be anonymous...). I hadn't been training because school and pictures had been keeping me so busy, not to mention the icky sinus infection that I got just after school started.

The amazing thing was that my "non training" time was nearly 10 minutes faster than the one I trained extremely hard for all summer! How did that happen??? I don't know, but I know J had a huge part in it. She beat me by about 9 minutes (WAY TO GO! She had been training. Good girl!), but it was fantastic motivation knowing she was just ahead of me most of the time. We stayed together most of the time, but she pulled away from me during the second transition, and lengthened her lead during the run. I was extremely excited, and a little shocked, that my time was so fast. It's exciting to know that I've not yet reached my limits!

Here are pictures from the day:

Found our spot at the transition and we're ready to be marked!

Me and J before the start. We were wondering if it was too late to chicken out on account of the 62 degree water. A little refreshment for you early in the morning!!

Reagan standing by the sign on the beach... Jim's "irony" picture.
The finish!


Thanks J! I had so much fun. :)

News!

I have finally created a blog that will be strictly for the photography business!

I'm very excited about it... but don't worry, this one will continue on!

Here's the link, so you can see what's keeping me from posting on here! http://www.lambphoto.wordpress.com

Enjoy--and feel free to tell your friends!

:)

Oh my...

Only 1 post in ALL of August??? Sad!



We started off September with a visit to the annual hot air balloon festival here in the Springs. Reagan's attention span is definitely getting longer... she was intrigued!






Reagan is so much fun! She is starting to talk...nothing too serious, but she says a few words. Granted, she says some more clearly than others, but it is exciting nonetheless.







Today when I came home from work Reagan walked over to the "floor pad" coloring paper that I bought for her when I went to get beginning-of-the-year supplies. She got very excited when I traced her hands and her feet, so I thought, why not take it a step further. I laid her down diagonally on the paper and traced her little body. I then proceeded to give the tracing a face and some clothes. When I was finished, I hung it on the wall. I'm hoping you'll agree when I say that I'm much better at taking pictures than I am drawing them!



Reagan absolutely loved it. She has known most of her body parts for some time, but she was thrilled when I would ask her to point to the drawings eyes, hands, or mouth. She would point to the picture's body part, and then to her own. She was so proud! I suppose I was a little proud too.




Also, as you can see in the pictures, we have been painting, slowly but surely, with the help of my mom. Our walls used to match the trim, but now they don't. I love that! Hopefully it will be finished before the upcoming nuptials, so that any visiting Lambs don't have to see a work in progress.

I make no promises about the number of blogs I will or won't have this month, but will certainly make more of an effort to post more frequently! Remember, comments are fantastic motivation! :) Have a great week.