Bluebonnet Photo Shoot 2009

Today was our second annual bluebonnet photo shoot! It is a Texas tradition to take pictures of the little ones in a fresh field of bluebonnets (our state flower for those readers who are wondering why I dedicated a post to this!) and today was our big day. We went to the same field that we used last year which is just about 10 minutes from the house located on an access road off the highway. I had been waiting because the field was a little sparse as compared to last year, but I think the cold snap we had earlier kept the blooms light. I realized that the season is almost over and decided to take care of it before we missed our opportunity. I made my mind up that today was the day, but it was certainly not the best choice! The winds today were gusting at 49 mph!! It was insane! It was bright and sunny, but the wind was serious. Colin thought the wind was odd and he kept giving me faces like, "What are we doing here??". I took 40 pictures and most of them were of Colin running away from me in glee. I asked...er...pleaded with Colin to sit down for a few shots but the answer to that was a resounding NO. I still managed to take some adorable ones and I am so glad!! I hope to have a whole series of frames of my children in the bluebonnets every year. They will probably be embarrassed, but I will LOVE IT. :-) To see how much my little man has grown, check out last year's shoot!

Here is my normal view point. Running AWAY. :-)



This one is easily my favorite of the day and will be framed for sure. I think he looks like a little angel!



There was a LOT to look at!

Hey Mama!!! Look over THERE!!! (this is when I would have to take off running since he was heading to traffic!)

This is right when we got there. Colin was all about checking out the field. He could care less that I was trying to take pictures! Occasionally he would yell, "CHEESE!!", but it was when he was running away at the same time. Nice moves. ;-)

The day was good all the way around. Jer, being the scientist that he is, found out the space station was going to be visible in our night sky tonight and he even did the work to tell us the exact time and he took me out into the backyard to show me exactly where it would come from, the exact path it would take and when it would disappear. That man is a lot smarter than me. Anyway...it was SO COOL! We stood outside together and watched it trace across the sky...it felt so strange to know they are up there working in space and I am standing in my aggie pj's in my suburban backyard watching them. Having an aeronautical man living in your house has definite advantages. :) I love you, Jer!!

Bluebonnet Photo Shoot!

Well, we made it through our very first photo shoot in the Texas Bluebonnets. We had a great time! As you recall from what I wrote yesterday, Jer thought it was so funny that I wanted to get pics of Colin in the bluebonnets. Well, sure enough, as we rolled up to the field with the flowers, there were no less that 25 other people all there taking pictures! It was so funny...cars were lined all up and down the access road. Jer was shaking his head and laughing the whole time. What can I say? We Texans appreciate a field of our state flower!! :-)

It should also be noted that Colin and Jer are officially in cahoots with each other. I bought Colin the sweetest little blue and white jumper to have these pictures taken in. It is very classic baby boy, with blue and white checks and a white peter pan collar. Very very sweet! Jer was laughing at it because it was "not manly at all". I tried to explain that Colin will only be a little baby for so long! The outfit was precious!! Jer was rolling his eyes as I was putting it on Colin. As soon as I got the outfit on and sat Colin up, he threw up all over the whole thing. I am not even kidding. He then looked right at his dad as if to say, "That was for you!". I thought Jer was going to fall out of his chair laughing. So there went my adorable outfit. I am totally outnumbered. :-)