New Boots

Guess who got new boots??? I'll give you a hint... She has blonde hair, blue eyes, and is almost 3. Give up? It's Livia, of course!

Her Nana & Papaw got them for her at Rural King less than a week ago, and Liv just LOVES them! I love that she can go trotting out in the country anywhere with her boots. The country can be pretty muddy, especially this time of year. So it's no wonder why Liv is so excited about her boots!

I mean, I would be excited about them too  :o)   How CUTE are they?!

Although come to think of it, I do have some new boots too -- both black & brown 'hot stuff' boots. Lucky me!!! My wonderful hubby got them for me just a month or two ago, and amazingly they still look quite new. Guess that means I need to wear them some more!

Princess Meg

Last night I popped over to my Aunt's blog and saw this...

This... This cannot be my little cousin!! The young lady in this photo is far too grown-up... She almost looks like royalty!

Now, make no mistake about it - Meg is most certainly a Princess. Not the kind of Princess you find just anywhere though:

Megan is the kind of Princess who loves and is loved by creatures big and small...

She's the kind of Princess who is a natural nurturer & caregiver...

She's the kind of Princess who loves helping...

And she's the kind of Princess who loves to have fun!

Megan is more than a Princess - she's like the big sister that my Liv will never have. I can't wait for the day that we'll be able to move closer to their neck of the woods! And as soon as we do, I've already told my husband that Megan will be spending the night all the time! I think I talk about it too much, because sometimes Livia will even say, "Someday Meggie spend the night wif me?"

Yes, I do love Meg just like my own little girl. How could I not? Everyone loves Princesses! And one last picture of Meg with her Daddy & brothers - just to show how much of a Princess she truly is!

Wordless Wednesday ~ Mother-Daughter Pics

Me & my Livie-Bug out in my parents' garden amidst the beautiful sunflowers. Mom, thanks SO much for taking these wonderful shots for me!

And thank you all very much for stopping by! I truly appreciate everyone who took a moment out of your busy day to visit. I hope that everyone has a absolutely wonderful Wednesday - May you all be blessed in many ways.

xoxo
Amanda ~ Photochick

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Sunflowers & Silly Girls!

Yikes! It's been quite a few days since I've blogged about anything! I guess we've just kept so busy that I didn't have time. So here's my first of several catch-ups I'll be doing in the next day or two...

Last Thursday, I took Liv & my niece Maggie out to the middle of nowhere (not too far from our house) to get pictures of the girls in sunflower fields! Our plans didn't go exactly as I had hoped (as they rarely do, huh?) But I still managed to get some wonderful pictures & even more awesome memories from this day...

Maggie took some really great pictures - she was my little Hannah Montana model!

Just getting into the first few pictures...

But you can see that little grin beginning to emerge!

Yup, she was neat stuff out there with that huge sunflower field!

But even big girls get bored & hungry...So I broke out the puffs!

And that sun was just so bright... But Maggie was a trooper!

She even helped me out to get a few of her and Livia:

She held Liv steady on the stool...

And then gave Livie some puffs to help keep her entertained.

The girls loved their snackies!

And Maggie loved posing for the camera!

It was so sweet of Maggie to help take care of Livia

And she smiled the whole time! ...While Liv was a goof!

I think all Livia cared about was the puffs Maggie gave to her

She certainly didn't care about getting good pictures! This is the only picture I managed to get of Liv not upset or looking completely silly:

It's hardly anything to brag about, but what can you expect from a little toddler!

Maggie, on the other hand, gave me even more wonderful pictures...

I LOVED this shot...

Maggie looked like she was ready to fly!

Which totally inspired this final photo:

A Little Angel: Miss Maggie

Yes, the wings are Photoshopped on, but I just couldn't resist!

So that's the first of my fun adventures since my last post... More to come soon! Much love to you all and God Bless! Hope you all have a wonderful Monday!!

Jewelry Parties & Prissy Girls

Last night my wonderful little sis had a jewelry party, and all the girly-girls she knew were invited. No boys allowed! Except for Noah, and he's not even one yet. And he ended up with a necklace on anyway! She had a fantastic turnout (and won a ton of free jewelry!)...

But the party just wasn't complete til the prissiest girly-girl of them all arrived:

Laura's Bestest Littlest Friend, Meg.

(Megan a few weeks ago in the wheat fields)

When Megan and her Mommy - The Dairy Wife (AKA my Aunt Tanya) - arrived, Laura Belle took one look at Meg's sweet little dress and her face just lit up!

Totally out of character for Laura, she stole away from her other guests and went to do a presto-chango... And she and Meg were ready for a photo session! (Note: I still haven't even downloaded the pics onto my computer yet, so I've stolen these prefectly edited pictures from my Aunt Tanya's blog - she's a lot quicker at editing than I am!)

You can see why Laura Belle wanted to get some pictures in - they have perfectly matching dresses!

They went out playing and posing around the house, just those two girls. Jax the puppy could not understand why they didn't want him around them, though! (Perhaps because they didn't want their beautiful dresses ruined by puppy-paw prints & scratches?)
They even played peek-around & danced around the columns...

Laura & Meg love each other almost as sisters.

Even though Laura will be getting married in less than a year, these two will always be best friends.


ps - Thanks, Meg, for watching Livie for us! You did a great job of making sure she didn't get into too much trouble! (We had Megan follow Liv around for us while we finalized our jewelry order. Which meant a small break for me!)

Much love to you all and God Bless!

My Country Kid...

They find excitement everywhere...

They're not afraid of heights - or hay bales...!

My Country Kid has the bluest eyes & sweetest blonde hair...

I love my Country Kid!

More of Liv in the Wheat Fields

Early, early this morning, I did a Wordless Wednesday with Liv in a sea of wheat... And I just couldn't resist putting up some more this afternoon!

At first she was pretty content playing with a piece of wheat.

But it's impossible to expect a toddler to stay in one place for very long - especially this one! About the only way we were able to get her to sit still was by going...

Oh my goodness!

(Which obviously made her put her hands on her head, and also made her sit!)

Or we'd find something fun for her to play with...

Maybe her Uncles will let her drive a tractor for real someday. Probably not if she ends up driving anything like her Mamma does, though!

And our last trick was to just strip her down & let her play in her diaper & bloomers.

Liv says: "I feel just a little bit goofy..."

"So I'm outa here!!!"

I have more, but these are some of the best - of what I've had time to sit and really go though anyway!

They were all taken about a month or so ago, and yes I'm just now getting around to editing them... I'm awful! My photo-flaws are endless, but a big one is that I just take too darned many pictures! And I constantly look for even more opportunities.

Am I nuts? Oh, wait. I think I established yesterday that I most certainly am!! Haha! Much love to you all and God Bless!!

Wordless Wednesday - Wonderul Wheat Fields

In a Sea of Wheat

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[Almost] Wordless Wednesday - Country Trafic Jams

So, has anyone out there ever wondered what could cause a traffic jam out in the country? Wait - that's not even possible, is it?

Well, I didn't even think a country traffic jam was possible... Until THIS happened:

MOOve!

One of the cows somehow escaped from the fences, and she decided that standing in the road was exactly where she wanted to be. So how much of a hassle did she cause?

Not much to be perfectly honest. It just involved me, my parents, & my Uncle Von (aka Marlboro Man over at The Farmhouse Kids blog) My parents car is the one in the picture, I was right behind them, then my Uncle Von parked behind me (so he could round up that cow!)

I know this picture was taken several months ago, but I laughed so hard when I came across it that I thought it's worth posting. Hope you all get a kick out of it too! Much love & God Bless.