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We had a great Christmas- I hope you all had a wonderful one too!

A long time ago (at least that is what it feels like) I used to snap photos of my kids ALL the time, but as soon as I became a “professional photographer”, taking every day photos seemed more like a chore than something that was just fun. Mainly it had to do with the fact that my camera feels like a small dumbbell…its heavy, but I like it! And I have been so – what some will call obsessed- with trying to get that “perfect” image that I lost the whole reason of capturing my own family moment. My hubby had asked me more than once why I don’t use my MAC-DADDY-CAMERA-AND-LENS… well dear, “its too much work. What I REALLY need is a new point and shoot camera”. I wanted something that was no work. something I can throw in my bag and quickly get the shot that I want. I am happy to gloat that my hubby got it for me!!!! I was SO excited when I opened that little box. This camera is AWESOME. Its quick and has so many neat features… I feel so spoiled.. and i LIKE it

Here are a few shots from my awesome p&s…. FYI, these are family photos so there is NO editing, NO perfection in them, No nothing.. just my family being them and me capturing their true selves – which 9 times out

Cookie Time~ Being an at home mommy

Life in general with 4 kids is pretty hectic and crazy, but at the same time really enjoyable. I do admit there are moments where I pray I was just alone in a padded room – just so I could get some quiet time with just me, but then there are those moments where love FILLS my heart with so much! Every day each one of my kids make me laugh.. Just the other day, we were all sitting in the living room and dining room… WAIT! I should explain the “we” part just so you get a better mental image… so there is me, my hubby, Ryan- Charley’s cousin, Angel – his sister, Devin- an adopted friend, and so many kids I honestly couldnt remember who was all here LOL… so we were all sitting around chatting it up, when Matty comes in to announce he found something..
“mom! Guess what I found on the globe”? ” what did you find”….. ” TURKEY”!!! “Yeah, that is funny huh. That is a country”… at that moment I looked at my husband to make sure I just gave my son the correct info.. I was not the student that cared ANYTHING about Geography. SO after my husband laughed at me, flared his nose and rolled his eyes (all in a ‘I love my silly wife’ way) he confirmed that I was correct. Then…. Devin asked Matty.. “Yeah, do you know where Turkey located at”?…… and my son- who I think is the brightest in the family says, ” Yes, on the GLOBE”! hehehehe…

And well, since I am sharing a funny on one child I guess I should embarrass them all I wouldnt want anyone to feel left out!

So Lilly… she gives us the most funnies, but one that is cute… One night she was cleaning her room and her dad asked her why her clock was unplugged.. She then just stared at him like a deer in headlights.. He told her that she should plug it in so she knew what time it was and she can then set her alarm… well… hehehe my bright child then explains… “I cant. I have to wait till its 12:00 to plug it in”…. dumbfounded, he asked her why. She stated that is because that is the time that it is blinking and she needed to wait till that EXACT moment so that it would be the right time when she plugged it in. LOL Apparently she has still yet to find the hour and minute button!!! I love her!!

Christopher~ This child is the monster of the house. He is so cute at his 3 year old stage, but dont let that child fool you – He is CRAZY!!! This is the one that you will find climbing on furniture, jumping off high things, climbing the walls, running thru the house with no where to go or making the loudest sounds possible.. all because it seems like fun! As much as he makes me foam at the mouth and makes my head spin in frustration.. he also melts my heart the fastest. When he smiles- those dimples just make all the high blood pressure go away. He is the first one in the morning to ask me how I slept, the one that will quickly cuddle with you when watching tv and the first one to be blatantly honest with you! He is the one that you will find to want to do EVERYTHING that the guys are doing. This morning while they were all having coffee, he was on the search for an abandon coffee cup. When that failed he asked for his own- with his name on it just like everyone else.. when they sat down for breakfast, he wanted more- even though he already had some. He is the one that will mimick EVERYTHING. He makes tools out of legos and pretends he is building a house – just like the guys. He even includes the sound effects.
Oh- this is funny. The other day I was sitting on the couch feeding the baby- which equals out to.. not able to move… i looked over and one of the puppies was peeing on my carpet- AGAIN. GRRR. Under my breath (so I thought) i said ” F&**ing puppy”.. Christopher then looked over at me from his show with a disgusting look on his face “why you say dat mom”? my eyes went wide. I tried playing dumb “say what? I didnt say anything” “yes you did. why you say dat mom”? Crap- did he really hear me say that??? So I responded again, thinking I could play dumb, ” what? Say what? Flipping puppy” “no, f**k. why you say f**k”? OH CRAP!! he heard me. It took ALL that I had to not burst out into laughter, but I figured if I did that, it would be ALL over and he would think he could say that anytime. SO I quickly corrected him and myself and said that was a VERY BAD word and in NO way is ANYONE to say that word!!! EVER!!

And of course there is the sweetest, cutest, chuky kid of all.. my little Charlie Joe.. so far no good stories to share except he has the most cutest face with one dimple!!! He is my daily joy

…. I decided a while back that I was not going to do any sessions in December UNLESS it was a sweet newborn. I wanted to spend more time with my family and kids having some fun. The other day I woke with lots of energy. Now idea where it came from and I am waiting for it to come back…but I was on a cookie adventure hunt that day. I got the kids dressed and we piled into the car and fought the Wal-mart crowd.. and I still left in a good mood! we got home and I cleaned the house as quickly as I could and then we ( Christopher and I) made our first batch of Christmas cookies. Now, of course they were no where “perfect” looking.. I am no Martha Stewart- i just do not have the patience for that! But I found an AWESOME recipe on Pioneer Woman- who is my kitchen cooking idol.. this was the best recipe to make with kids!

Here is a few pictures of my first Christmas cookie adventure! It felt so good to be an at home mom at that moment. It was so nice making cookies with my little monster. I do admit that I was a little sad that all the kids were not home at that moment to help, but my head quickly went to the volt of crazy chaos when it is all of them home trying to do the same thing.. I need to come up with a better plan before stepping into THAT again!

Become a fan of Jax Creations Photography on Facebook and be a part of my 12 Days Of Christmas game. Each day there will be a Christmas question or riddle and the first correct answer will win a prize of the day!

…. this is for fun, so please no cheaters or Google monsters! Prizes will be photography items and fun things like gift cards from local Sandpoint store or just one of my personal fave items

So- lets play! log on to Facebook and become my fan!

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