On August 7th we went to an outdoor picnic and movie.  It was COLD!  Big E had to work, but I packed up the kidlets and off we went.  We brought lots of blankets, and some snacks and right before the fireworks, our Copper Princess started to fuss and I was kind of could (because I'd forgotten to bring a jacket for myself!) and so I decided after the fireworks we'd head home.  Once home, I put the littles to bed and let the 3 older boys stay up and watch WALL-E in the living room, and they decided to camp there for the night.  Here are some pictures of the cold picnic!

 But we had fun regardless.

 Pretty happy with this picture!

Big E and I have decided to have more 'at home dates'.  With 6 kids and an interesting work schedule, it can be difficult to find the time, money and babysitters to out on a date.  Here's a picture of our first at home date dinner...it was delicious if I do say myself.

 The first weekend of August we attended my cousin's wedding. 

 It was decorated beautifully.

 Of COURSE there were pipes!

 Little Dude took these photos....he tried to run and get the camera in time to catch them cutting the cake, because they were cutting it with an AXE!

 Then he kept the camera to take some other shots...but he was shy and nervous about being where people could see him...

 So I was getting lots of back pictures.  :)  I convinced him that people weren't really paying much attention to him and so....

 Then I got lots of side pictures!

 The bride and groom seemed to have a blast together.

 Cousin in law got roped into holding a baby so I could roam with a camera.

 Father of the Groom kickin' it back.

 While Mother of the Groom got her groove on!

 After the wedding we started back towards home.  On the way we stopped to visit dear friends, who wanted to cuddle our Copper Princess.

 It was nice to relax in the shade.

 Some of us got REALLY relaxed.  Actually, Munchkin seems to kinda prefer the shirtless feel.

 This guy is getting SO big...and he was happy to be out of a car seat and on the ground to wiggle around.

Exciting new things happening in my life, beyond the fun things the kids do....I'm going to be taking a photography course!  :)

 This is me fooling around with my settings after taking a 1 hour seminar...trying to figure out how aperture opening, shutter speed, ISO settings, etc all work together.  Here I caught Little Dude and Sprout attempting to fly...lol.

 Princess curly outside...totally different lighting.

 And our Copper Princess...again different lighting...you can see the progression as I make adjustments.

Mobile pictures

I've had a request to post some of the pictures I've been putting up on social media...so here they are!

 This is her, "I'm 1 month old!" pose.

 New babies seem to call for new hair cuts....one Facebook poster told me John Denver would be proud...lol.

 Love her sparkly eyes.

 One of my favourites.