this week

this has been one of those weeks: lots of emotional ups and downs and a week where i'd just like to find my feet back on the ground.
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i believe the "fall back" on the clock has reset our sleep schedules so it feels like we are a little bit more normal. the weather has been very pleasant and we have taken advantage a tried to get outside before the winter forces us in for a few months.
here are just a few highlights of our week:
the bug had her first violin lesson on thursday!
she was very excited to start, and i hope that excitement will continue. her violin is sooooo tiny! it feels like a toy when i hold it. but it's the perfect size for her, and she enjoys playing on it...now if i can just get her to practice what she's supposed to :)

richie and i had 2 very long days on the set of "not a fan" this weekend. the kids had great babysitters both days, but i was really happy to be home at night. friday night we had a family game of TROUBLE (which is trickier than it would appear) and smoothies!
BTW: after a "lightning speed" round...i TOTALLY whooped richie! (the bug had quit since the game was "taking to long")

and here is our newest mode of transportation:
our "new to us" Toyota Sienna!
i am very proud of richie for finding it for us, it'll sure make those long trips home a LOT more comfortable! (not to mention we won't have to coordinate who gets the car and on what day.)

i have 2 overnight shoots monday and tuesday of this coming week, and i'm hoping to take my camera to show you some behind the scenes stuff! but in the meantime, please check out richie's blog posts on "not a fan"!