Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Starting my own business

As you might have noticed, I've been playing catch up on this blog. What could have gotten me behind, besides having 3 young children, you might ask? 2011 brought the official beginning of Charis Dishman Photography. I've been loving this new experience, ya know, the one where you have to file your own taxes and figure out how to market and set up my own Facebook page. Really, I have had some fantastic clients who have been keeping me busy editing pictures and printing off orders! I may begin to post some of my sessions on this blog, so you can truly keep up with what I've been doing as well :) If you are interested in seeing more of my work, check out my website

Engagement session: 




Pre-Prom party:






Newborn Jamey:








First Year: 





 Senior photos:







Monday, November 7, 2011

July

We've had a really busy July, but have made sure to take some time to capture our day-to-day lives. Here's Tatum at 9 months. She's a bundle of fun and full of expression.




One thing I try hard to teach my children is about the benefit of eating healthy foods. Here are the boys snacking on snap peas, bell pepper and broccoli. I think I may be teaching them too much of a good thing however. Lately, we'll be at the store and they'll go down the aisle saying, "That's not good for your body. That's not good for your body...." The other day we were at a restaurant and a woman had a big piece of pie and they pointed and said, "That's not good for her body." Even though I was kind of embarrassed, I was also one proud mama! :) Now if I could only teach them discretion.

Colt is sharing with Molly. He Loves this dog! He puts her food in her dog bowl each day and loves to have her sleep in his room. She definitely prefers Colt to Levi, who is kinda a terror with her :( 


Here's some pictures of Colt's silly side. He's dancing to some music, to be exact. 

 Disco anyone?



Later in July, we took a trip to the lake with our friends the Lawsons and with Uncle Cody, Aunt Chez and Cousin Eliza. Here are Tatum and Eliza in matching blue dresses that Grandma bought for them. They are so cute !
The boys loved watching the deer!

Levi and Colt LOVE their friend, Jake. They get excited to see him each time we go to church. We are so thankful that the Lawsons came to hang out for this fun weekend!

Levi and Jake were heard having tons of fun in the kitchen. The giggles were from a finger-lickin' good cup of applesauce.


Another big surprise one day in July... 
Tatum started sitting up all on her own! We had to lower her crib mattress at last!

Krazy Praizy

Our church, Westover Hills, has a fun summer program every year called Kraizy Praizy. We go to the building on Tuesdayz for some fun music, craft, story/activity, sometimes followed up by a field trip on Thurzday. We LOVE Krazy Praizy as it gives us some structure to our summer (and lots of FUN!). This summer we dug up dinosaur bones at a Dino Pit, saw a cow being milked at Crowe's Nest Farms, and rode ponies on Western Day. I didn't get pictures each week, but here are a few of what I did capture: 

                                                   

This is our friend Z that we brought with us. She LOVES horses :)