Definition Please

Delusion(al):

1. False belief: a persistent false belief held in the face of strong contradictory evidence, especially as a symptom of a psychiatric condition

2. Mistaken notion: a false or mistaken belief or idea about something

3. As a pathology, it is distinct from a belief based on false or incomplete information, dogma, stupidity, apperception, illusion, or other effects of perception.

Do you know anyone like this?  Someone who thinks they know everything about you, your darkest secrets (that clearly aren't secrets if they are from your OWN life, lol), your experiences, etc.?  Someone who is brave (or dumb, there IS a fine line) enough to speak about YOUR life as if they were there? This, my fellow blog readers, is someone who is delusional. Someone who needs a little LESS free time to obsess over someone else's past, present, and future.

Time Out

As some of you may recall, Carter received a hand-made rocking horse last year for his birthday.  It's still pretty big for him, but he still loves it.  My mom's cousin (lives in Georgia), who made the rocking horse, also made a time-out chair for my aunt's girls when they were younger.  Well they are clearly too old for a time-out chair now, and we want to keep the chair in the family.  So it has been passed down to Carter.

As you can see, there is a clock on the front to track the length of the time-out.

There is also a drawer to keep toys and/or books.  Since time-outs are not fun time or play time, this drawer will remain empty.

And on the back, there is the timer to set the clock.  A wonderful idea if you ask me!!  When the timer goes off, time-out is complete.

And yes, I have seen time-out chairs in the stores out there, but this is a one of a kind, hand-made by family and we are the only ones who have it.  So neener.  ;)

I'm sure it will get more than it's share of use!!

A Family Affair

This last weekend, I had the opportunity to do a mixed family shoot.  There were three separate families (all related, obviously) who all wanted pictures done, and one specifically with the grandmother and all of her grandkids.  It was a very fun day and I'm thoroughly impressed with this new location. I plan to use it many times this summer.

{Mikelynn & Danny} Wedding

This couple was the most in-love couple I have ever seen. They were so emotional during the ceremony (even I cried, and I'm not a crier!!) and it was such a beautiful day.  The ceremony and reception took place in McCall and I had a great time. I couldn't have asked for a better group of people!  Here are a few samples from the day:

Mountain weddings are my absolute favorite. What better backdrop could you ask for?!

An Evening Stroll

I continued to scout out a location for an upcoming shoot I have this weekend, so I brought Carter along last night, and we had such a nice walk!  Well, he ran (all over the place, exploring) and I definitely upped my pace to keep up with him.....but nonetheless, it was such a peaceful evening.  Here are two shots I managed to snag of the boy.

I am pleased and disappointed with this one, all at the same time.  I'm pleased with the composition of the shot.  I like that it's unbalanced (which is hard for me to do because I prefer symmetry in my pictures); however, Carter is out of focus due to his constant movement.  Nonetheless, it is what it is, and it will be framed and put in his bedroom.

Educational Files

One of the things we did this weekend was take Carter to one of the local stores, which was having a fantastic book sale (buy one, get one for a penny....seriously, how do you pass that up?).  Sometimes Carter gets fun books, sometimes he gets educational books.  Fortunately, the kid loves to read, so they are essentially fun for him.  Here are the selections for this week's purchase:

I bet you can't guess which one Carter picked out.  ;)

The encyclopedia is really a great book and I hope to get him more like it.  It's my hope to pick one subject a week with Carter and really explore it.  I'm excited to see him learn all sorts of new things.