Elizabeth Pellette

Sixteen...

Well this past weekend my oldest and the child that made me a mom for the first time turned sixteen years old.. I am torn between being happy and excited for him and sad.. I cannot believe how fast these sixteen years have gone. I am so very proud of him and the man he is becoming.. he is responsible, kind, caring, helpful,  a great student, a good big brother, easy going, thoughtful, handsome, funny, he loves dirtbiking, and drawing, and history and reading.. he also loves Hunting,snowmobiling and woodworking, and photography, he still likes baseball as well.. He is well just such a good all around kid and we love him like crazy.. I am not so crazy that he can get his learners permit and it studying to do so.. not because I think he will be a bad driver.. oh no no.. because I dont trust everyone else out there driving with my son's life... ya know.. I know I have no control over some of these things.. like him getting older.. but I will say I have enjoyed the ride so far.. and have enjoyed being his mom for every single minute of these sixteen years so far...  Happy Birthday Zachary.. I love you more than works can ever say.

( we did an impromtu session yesterday here are some shots from that ) 

Opening gifts on his birthday

( a quick cat or dog nap before the party ) 

and a few quick shots from the party I really didnt take many...

next day.. party fun.. some of his friends spent the night

so all in all I think it was a good birthday weekend for Zach... 

 

 

 

 

 

taking a break

from cleaning my house and getting it ready for Zach's 16th birthday to share a few photos from yesterday.. since its been awhile since I updated over here.. haha.

Ok well back to cleaning trying to get the house in order.

 

hawaii five o

so normally I dont go around tooting my own horn.. but I just wanted to share because I think this is pretty cool and exciting.. this past summer I did a session for a client.. and took this photo.

and this photo is going to be used in an episode of Hawaii Five O next monday ( the 16th ) one of the main characters is going to be holding a book and this will be the cover of the book.. He will be reading it to his x wife I guess..  its pretty cool.  I think anyway.. I had to sign a release with CBS and everything.. 

Just a few recent photos.. have not been doing much lately...

Nate and Cierra Playing somewhat nicely together.

Jake and Brooklynn snuggling...

Jim got his chest tattoo finished...

Cierra got her hair dyed... she wanted some purple and orange.. so thats what she got.

Zach doing some drawing..

oh and we got some snow... ( boo cause I was really enjoying the 40-50 degree winter we had been having so far ) 

thats about it.. not much else going on.

 

Christmas Morning

I forgot to post these but here are some highlights from our Christmas Morning.. it was a great day and everyone got what they wanted.. it was a great day..and above all we are blessed to have such a wonderful family.

this face says it all....

The boys opening Jim's Telescope for him....

Cierra and one of her new fav. toys.. 

Needless to say all were spoiled... Hope everyone had a great Christmas

 

 

The Science Museum

Took the kids today to the Science Museum... had a nice time..

you cant see the sign but it is about the weather balloon project Zach's class did a couple years ago.. pretty cool..

interested....

Seriously Cool Turtles..

this tree cut.. is older than the Birth of Christ.. 

and with that.. a nice day was had by all.

i got nothin...

except a tree

one of the things I love about my kids is how when one of them is struggling a bit the others will jump in to help or cheer up whatever..  Cierra has had a very loose tooth for quite sometime.. she has on and off tried to pull it out always sort of giving up.. well last night she said she wanted to try she was going to pull it out.. so we tied some dental floss to the tooth and then she couldnt do it.. got all upset and crying and was scared and just didnt want to do it.. said she was tired, just wanted to go to sleep .. etc.. so my husband and I told her.. she would have to let us either cut the dental floss off her tooth or pull it because she could not go to sleep with dental floss hanging out of her mouth.. she couldnt decide there were many tears.. her brothers came in.. and were trying to help, offering suggestions trying to make her laugh.. trying to talk her into pulling it herself or offering to do it for her.. coming up with silly ideas of ways to pull it out etc.. just surrounded her with love.. got her laughing and calmed down.. and just cheered her on.. they left her be and she was feeling less sobby.. and was not crying as much they went to bring wood in the house Miles came running in and jumped up on her and I we were both sitting on the chair.. she had her hand on the dental floss and was sort of wiggileing the tooth a bit and Miles Hit her hand down just enough that plunk out came that tooth.. she was shocked and excited at the same time.. she had to run right outside to tell her dad she and miles had done it..and gotten the tooth out and he could now proceed in ordering the doll he promised her, if she got the tooth out.. :) She was so excited..

( by the way Miles is our puppy. not one of the boys for those of you who dont know ) 

and I as I sat there with a big smile on my face I was proud of all of them.. her brothers for encouraging her and supporting her and trying to make her feel better.. her for finally getting that tooth out, and the dog for helping too..  I love them all..  and now onto the next loose tooth she has.. 

( and this is the point that she got sick of me taking her picture ha ) 

( and a few other shots from this morning before school ) 

( many years ago my grandma made these ornaments for us I miss my grandma every day )

i love the light in the morning ... it was beautiful today

 

 

o christmas tree

We put our tree up last night.... and yes of course I took too many pictures.. duh

a success... and thanks to my mother in law and father in law for the help... 

 

 

Random

I love my goofy kids

I love them to pieces..