tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55692563536459176472024-03-14T02:19:05.163-05:00Schoen ShenanigansFreckles Fotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07851119301513274576noreply@blogger.comBlogger156125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569256353645917647.post-52272218216161491242009-09-09T22:16:00.003-05:002009-09-09T22:34:07.576-05:00Surgery and booksI have been absent and for that I apologize. But just so you know..I have not just been ignoring my blog, I have also been ignoring my life. I have pretty much for the past 2 months been in such a slump . Chronic pain will do that to a person. It brings you down and all you want to do is curl up on the couch and lay in a pool of your own despair. Its very depressing.So I finally had my surgery Freckles Fotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07851119301513274576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569256353645917647.post-56956475965373185572009-09-09T21:59:00.003-05:002009-09-09T22:16:19.798-05:00Covering all my bases..Some of you may follow my photography blog (www.freckles-fotography@blogspot.com) or follow me on facebook.. but maybe some of you dont.Tomorrow is Kit kats 3rd birthday, and as with all birthdays, I have been nostalgic and remember how it once was and amazed at how far we have come!If you knew me 3 years ago tomorrow, I was tired, whiny, round with child and grumpy. I felt as if an alien had Freckles Fotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07851119301513274576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569256353645917647.post-67745530854320971082009-07-08T12:04:00.002-05:002009-07-08T12:09:21.326-05:00Win A SLR LENS!!The folks over at MCP Actions are giving away a SLR Lens. They are giving away an 18-270mm Tamron lens or an 28-300mm Tamron lens. Oh the wonderful smiles I could capture with these.To enter head on over to MCP Actions by clicking here. Follow the instructions and thats it. Easy as Pie!! Good luck!Freckles Fotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07851119301513274576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569256353645917647.post-75077265667150235642009-06-27T17:30:00.003-05:002009-06-27T17:56:39.767-05:00SummertimeBoy it is a scourcher out there. I spend most of my days inside soaking in every bit of cool air that I can. Once the clock hits 5:30pm, I am usually pushing the kids outside to run off some energy in the 2 hours before bedtime.I also have been scouting out tons of new places for my photography. Telge Park has always been a fave of mine and we went out there a few weeks ago. It wasnt to hot but Freckles Fotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07851119301513274576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569256353645917647.post-32285447119733532012009-06-22T08:09:00.004-05:002009-06-22T14:09:56.983-05:002 months have come and gone..I cant believe its been two whole months since I last posted. I am sure for the 2 readers out there that you are wondering what the heck have I been doing. Well several things actually. I was really involved with Cypress Calling in April and May and that took a huge block of my time. Also with school ending I had an array of activities to attend. But one of the most exciting things that has been Freckles Fotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07851119301513274576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569256353645917647.post-56204344086256995542009-03-22T21:47:00.005-05:002009-03-22T22:18:42.117-05:00Tyler Zoo Pics This bird "house" was a huge hit for us. They would perch on your finger!Katharine giving the birdie kisses...this is a stray dog that adopted Jakob and followed him all day..even waited outside the house on the step till the next morning.. so sweet.. Freckles Fotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07851119301513274576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569256353645917647.post-9329611629543950832009-03-22T20:50:00.006-05:002009-03-22T21:47:55.087-05:00Bluebonnet picturesA bluebonnet field on the side of 290 running through the field A small patch of Indian Paintbrushes Smelling the BluebonnetsI just love Jakobs face and his pose! A field in Brenham down a windy road..it was gorgeous! Freckles Fotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07851119301513274576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569256353645917647.post-65714038187409447502009-03-22T20:09:00.002-05:002009-03-22T20:46:30.423-05:00Times they are a busy..Between Cypress Calling, Spring Break and Spring cleaning the Schoen household has been a house full of busy bees.Lets start with Cypress Calling. We had the most amazing meeting with the head of our Churchs Women's Ministry. She is incredible and welcomed us and sang our praises the whole meeting. Then she invited us to a Leadership retreat of all the women leaders at The Met, THAT WEEKEND. So Freckles Fotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07851119301513274576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569256353645917647.post-20999963478565058902009-03-01T21:22:00.005-06:002009-03-01T22:01:00.591-06:00Pics!!Daddy LoveCousin AdamPretty TreeJordan vs. Cake icing.. Katharine with her best Joker impersonationBaby Evyn..Making music. My handsome man and me with my new 'do Katharine showing me her sad face Jakob Gizmo, worlds fatest cat! Sylvester Freckles Fotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07851119301513274576noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569256353645917647.post-67568579731047700252009-03-01T21:04:00.002-06:002009-03-01T21:21:52.806-06:00Odds and EndsWe had a very busy weekend. Friday we went to the Cook off at the Houston Rodeo. It was an interesting experience. I am not to sure I would do it again but atleast I can say I have been to the Cook off. Saturday daddy was off of work and we went to Conroe to celebrate February family birthdays. We had a blast! It is always interesting to watch the dynamics between the youngest baby who is 8 Freckles Fotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07851119301513274576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569256353645917647.post-76797242991211041842009-02-21T09:23:00.002-06:002009-02-21T09:42:56.759-06:00What can I say..I know its been AGES since I posted last. I wish I had a better excuse than "life" but truly we have just been busy with the normal day to day things. Occasionally there has been a fun family weekend or a Cypress Calling Ministries event but pretty much its the same thing every week.I cant remember what exciting things happened in January so I ll start with February.The first weekend in February Freckles Fotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07851119301513274576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569256353645917647.post-83673971319432462972009-01-10T10:28:00.004-06:002009-01-10T11:02:37.587-06:00New Years, The Farm and a BirthdayNew years eve...at the farm..Cousins... Me and StaciMy new fave pic... D and KateAnd in a very big nutshell..that was our holiday. We had a busy busy time and lots of fun. I am glad its over but looking forward to doing it all over again this year! To see more pictures visit Stacis blog and go to family pictures on her side bar. Freckles Fotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07851119301513274576noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569256353645917647.post-89099409869774508942009-01-10T08:48:00.008-06:002009-01-10T10:27:14.106-06:00Holiday in picturesI could write a novel over what we did during the 2 week holiday. But instead I ll show you in pictures. D purchased himself a really nice SLR camera for Christmas, so we have TONS of pictures. I will try to go in order the best I can. Stay tuned for an actual blog of what I have been up to lately..it serves as an excuse for my absence as well.. We start the festivities off early and have our Freckles Fotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07851119301513274576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569256353645917647.post-79466346183626024762008-12-14T14:06:00.003-06:002008-12-14T14:15:52.138-06:00Handsome boyI just wanted to post some pictures of my beautiful baby boy.. who is not looking so babyish anymore... Freckles Fotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07851119301513274576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569256353645917647.post-62892167569735712872008-12-14T13:47:00.004-06:002008-12-14T14:05:41.923-06:00Bow Mania!!One of Katharines favorite things to do is put bows in her hair. Poor girl doesnt really have enough hair for me to put pigtails in, but she asks anyway and I dont protest. After 20 minutes of her fidgeting and me trying to get the perfect center part(lol) she lost interest and just wanted to put all the bows in her hair. That was fine with me.. much easier .. Its like pulling.. well hair.. when Freckles Fotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07851119301513274576noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569256353645917647.post-84980292874416018252008-12-11T11:18:00.003-06:002008-12-11T12:37:10.216-06:00Snow Video!Stop laughing.. its a big deal to us Texans..Here is a video of our grand snowfall yesterday.. turn the volume down to avoid my sickly voice.. Freckles Fotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07851119301513274576noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569256353645917647.post-66702366851370850902008-12-11T10:45:00.005-06:002008-12-11T11:15:15.591-06:00Early Christmas wishes Yesterday was a day to remember, for Houston at least. Some call it a Miracle, some say Hell must have frozen over, some have called it Freaky, I call it a blessing. Here in Houston we do not see snow that often. In fact I have lived here for 10 years and it has snowed twice. Once on Jakobs first Christmas eve in 2004 and again yesterday. Now, we would be asking to much for it to stick so it Freckles Fotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07851119301513274576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569256353645917647.post-87286518216730065352008-12-04T15:34:00.003-06:002008-12-04T16:14:51.137-06:00Twilight fanatic I am sure many of you have heard of the recent phenomenon book series Twilight. It rivals Harry Potter in its popularity. The fourth book in the series, Breaking Dawn sold 1.3 million copies in the first 24 hours of its release. So naturally I had to see what the buzz was about. When the movie was about to come out and I had seen interviews upon interviews and blogs upon blogs about the Freckles Fotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07851119301513274576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569256353645917647.post-77455675043325178012008-12-04T15:11:00.005-06:002008-12-04T15:34:02.293-06:00One of our Favorite artist played at a convention that was held at our church. They had a free concert one night and we sat front row!! We even took the kiddos and for the most part they did ok. It was 3 hours long and WAAAAY past their bedtimes. Lincoln BrewsterReady for the show..Jakob on the farm..Our beastThanksgiving with cousin JordanJust hanging out Superstar!Decorating the Christmas tree..Freckles Fotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07851119301513274576noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569256353645917647.post-46619876740889001832008-12-04T15:07:00.002-06:002008-12-04T15:11:21.405-06:00I am still here..I realize its been a while since I posted and though I wish I had a better excuse than I have all I can offer is that I just haven't gotten around to posting.That being said I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving day, filled with family and food. I know I did. I realize the look of the blog needs to be changed as it is no longer pumpkin season but I am waiting to see Santa tomorrow, well Freckles Fotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07851119301513274576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569256353645917647.post-36169044368334303002008-11-14T14:19:00.004-06:002008-12-04T15:07:40.810-06:00Daily BlundersDo you ever have those days when nothing seems to go your way? When you want to put on you favorite pair of jeans and realize they are covered in mud from the yard excavation your Dog did. Or when you reach for your tooth brush only to discover there is a little black unidentified hair on it. I know you have, everyone has.. If you havent you are living in denial!Well today has been one of THOSE Freckles Fotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07851119301513274576noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569256353645917647.post-3292405499976700062008-11-13T16:50:00.002-06:002008-11-13T16:53:15.832-06:00*Update* Job HuntingGOD IS GREAT! I received my Packet of forms via email this afternoon to fill out and send back to West for identity verification. That is one step closer to getting a paycheck.Next step is tomorrow send a copy of all my identification documents and get an authenticity form notarized. Then I ll start training and be on my way to making some electricity money. Freckles Fotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07851119301513274576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569256353645917647.post-80551603380101904912008-11-13T13:22:00.002-06:002008-11-13T13:57:37.938-06:00Hunting... for a jobWhen I made the decision to stay at home and be with my children I knew that Financially it would be a huge sacrifice. As a family we did many things to cut back on our expenses. The biggest sacrifice was getting rid of our beloved Sports car. Dear hubby has always had a love affair with Camaros as have I. You could say it was one of the factors in my choosing him as a husband, though not the #1 Freckles Fotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07851119301513274576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569256353645917647.post-56507820255879636742008-11-10T16:47:00.001-06:002008-11-10T17:18:10.333-06:00Dearest DaddyI miss you and wish you were here..Freckles Fotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07851119301513274576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569256353645917647.post-27135560957930435502008-11-10T16:09:00.004-06:002008-11-10T16:47:34.085-06:00Cypress CallingMatthew 25:35-4035For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'37"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something toFreckles Fotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07851119301513274576noreply@blogger.com1