Loulou the juries still out...

being european, we never grew up with any animals.  i can hear my mom right now "daana dowgs aru four da farrms" (dogs are for the farms)! i personally always liked animals from a far but living with three of the human kind (animals that is) really turns you off from wanting "something else to clean up after".  my husband was also was raised animal-less and we were always on the same page about not having any fur babies of our own. so lets flash back almost two years ago…in walks dave (uncle to the girls, hubbies youngest brother and the craziest out of the three boys) with loulou (a small black lab pup).  the girlies and i are melting, but i'm not sold (your cute, but your messy...well for now i'll save my judgment).  now, two years later “louuu” (for short) or "hey gurl" as amara likes to call her, is totally a part of our hearts, as she is to pretty much everyone who meets her.  that poor dog gets princess books read to her, wrapped up like a baby, laid on, chased, cuddled HARD and yet loulou just loves my kiddies back.

judgment finalized : LOUUUUUU (that's my canuck’s chant by the way) we lovvve youuu!

Big girl beds come with rules | Klutch Photography | Vancouver family photography

**don't panic this picture is not of a "body", well it is... just not that kind of body (the morgue kind i mean)** my first born (che') was as they say "a text book baby".  she slept well, was always happy and best of all she listened and followed the rules (at least till she hit kindergarten and thought she was all grown up).  she was the type of child that the dear lord gives you to make you think that all children you bare will turn out in "this fashion" (close to perfect).  total lies....my second child "miss amara eden" (notice the long name is being used) was for a lack of better words "not the same as che'".  some might say, "she beats to her own drummer".  she is way more stubborn, cries a ton and spoke in full sentences by the age of two (lord, i know this is your way of having fun up there but REALLY?!).  for her, rules are for bending, breaking and at times laughing at them!

now that i've briefed you on amara vs che' i'll get on with my story.

so amara FINALLY moved into her big girl bed back in november.  in our home big girl beds come with rules (no jumping! save it for the trampoline. no getting out of the bed unless you have to pee and once your in bed it's time to sleep!) seems fair, right? che' followed these rules to a T with little to no problems, but for amara i think i should have included some fine details like:

getting up at 5 am is not "morning time" and because you woke up doesn't entitle you to turn on all lights saying "where's my bubba?".

when you are done "peeing" you don't hang out in the bathroom for a half  hour with the lights on, eating tooth paste.

last but not least...toys in your bed that are large, play music or take up your entire sleeping area till you have no more room to sleep but on the floor (while keeping the lights on at 1 am) is also "not a good choice".

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***note to self...must REVISE and post rules list***

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"hope" in the form of a cup..

i’m in no way addicted to coffee! i can go days without a sip and be a full functioning mom without cranky lack of caffeine induced headaches and random addiction twitches.  with that being said this whole re-branding from bliss designs to k l u t c h  photography has left me with very little sleep on and off for the last 3 months (i do a ton of work after the girlies go to bed).  tomorrow is my official launch and for the last two nights (i’m assuming tonight will follow suit) i’ve been running on three to four hours of sleep in order to finish up all the “details” on my links.  now, if i were 19 up to the age of 25 with no children it would just be another day at the office, BUT i’m older and have children to care for which means painfully long days to get through. today is a day i need some “hope”!  hope to have more patience, hope to get my details done on time, hope that i don’t have to yell at anyone today  and most of all i hope to stay awake!

here’s to hoping…