Christmas Spirit

My kids are really getting into the Christmas spirit.  The idea of decorating the house sent my son into a complete tizzy with excitement, and today when I asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up his reply was "Santa Claus or a reindeer".  Not sure how that is going to work out but I like his passion!  My daughter promptly replied she wanted to be a princess, so we are back to reality around here.

I recently met this wonderful family and these kiddos are just the sweetest!

Snowy Owl

I really need to have this moment recorded somewhere so I'm putting it up on my blog since it is still photo related :)
Today I came across a snowy owl perched on a pole while out running errands.  I first took this photo around 11am, and then later in the afternoon he/she was still there at 4pm!  I'm guessing the mouse hunt wasn't going very well, or maybe it was waiting for further instructions from Harry Potter.  I guess we will never know...

Kit Kat

Today I met this adorable Chihuahua named Kit Kat!  He is such a happy little guy, always wagging his tail and he totally hammed it up for some treats!  Someone needs to adopt this cutie because he really is such a sweetheart!

Kit Kat is available through Secondhand Hounds.

Apples

One of the best symbols of fall is the apple.  I am lucky to live near a few apple orchards (like Deer Lake Orchard) where you can pick some of the delicious apple varieties.    I'm a big fan of Honeycrisp, also apple crisp ;)

If you happen to have an apple tree in your yard all the better.  That way when you have a photo session at your house you can snack and use them for fun photo props!

Birthday Banner

This cutie turned 1 earlier this fall and had an awesome photo session to celebrate!  I just love all the colors, and I don't think he stopped smiling for a second.  And how cute is that banner?!  In case you want one of your own here is the fantastic Etsy shop by Lori Savage: shopthefeltmarket

Crew

Little known fact about me, I was a member of the University of Minnesota rowing club part of my freshman year.  I loved rowing on the Mississippi River in the fall (beautiful colors!) but I was not a fan of 5 am workouts and torn up hands.  I'd like to think I did a pretty decent job as the 8 seat in my novice boat, but who knows.  Once winter came around I got pretty sick of "the erg" (aka rowing machine) so I bailed.  Pretty lame I know.  My rowing career lasted a semester.

Although I only made it to one regatta I'd still like to say I have some ties to the sport, that's why this senior session was so much fun for me!  This senior was a member of a rowing club in St. Paul, MN so I got to visit the boathouse and hang out.  Just like old times :)  And check out that view....