Yep, it's a BOY! ...oh, yeah, and I'm pregnant.

If you were wondering when you missed the announcement, guess what, you didn't. This little guy was a secret to you and the rest of the world until recently. We decided not to tell anyone that I was pregnant until we found out the gender of the baby. We took advantage of Roman's 2nd birthday party to surprise our close family and friends. You can check out the video clip below to see how it all went down:



We had the ultrasound framed so that people could sign it and we'll hang the keepsake in our new little boy's nursery.

So that's the 'big news'!
It's been nice having my pregnancy fly by unnoticed but it will also be nice to have it out in the open where you can celebrate with me!

Of course, I'll have all kinds of details coming up about what you need to expect while I'm on maternity leave. We've survived this once before, remember? :) I'm not going to quit on you, I promise!

Roman is totally enamored with Elmo and loves watching 'Elmo's World'



Can I be honest? Totally honest with you all? I sometimes hate blogging. Not because I hate putting up photos, or sharing my life, or even writing. I guess I just feel like sometimes my blog has become something I HAVE to do instead of want to do.
I can't remember the last time I just sat down and totally just wrote what I was feeling without making sure I had all my tasks or blog 'to-do's' checked off my list.

I'm breaking all the rules in this particular blog:
1.)My photo today has nothing in particular to do with this post. 2.)I am copying this exact blog and shamelessly posting it to my other blog so that I don't have to write 2 originals. 3.)And I can't think of a third rule to break so I am writing a useless sentence for the sake of completing the tone of this subject and finishing off this paragraph. ...pretty cantankerous, huh? :)

Ok, so don't hate me. Don't think "Oh, I am not hiring her as my photographer or having her style my hair because she has a poor attitude." I'm really just blowing off steam. In fact, I'm pretty super pumped about a few upcoming things in my life. I can't believe how booked I am for the Spring! Weddings and Engagement sessions, Senior photographs, Newborn Sessions and Family sessions all from March to June! And business at the salon is steady as usual. I am so very thankful to have two passions that allow me to spend time with and support my family! Speaking of family, my little guy turns 2 this month and we're having his birthday party this weekend. It's not a lie when I say I can't wait run back to my blog and share the events of his birthday with you (It's going to be a blast)! Plus, I've got other big news coming up! You'll have to check back next week to find out more.

Thanks for listening to my rant. I promise my disposition will be a little sunnier next post. :)

The Salon has been going through a lot of great transformations and our continuing Aveda education is one of them!



First, we get a sit-down class on the awesome haircolor that we are using...




The class included many Aveda stylists in the STL area. We were warmly welcomed by a nearby salon that hosted the event.

Just a side note, this sunglasses model at the salon freaked me out and frankly was a little distracting during the class! Hee Hee!


Then it was time for hands-on work!





If we didn't have a model, we worked on each other. It looks crazy but at least they're still learning, right?



I shared my model, Lindsey, with a stylist from another Aveda salon.
We worked really well together!





Lindsey fully foiled and ready for some new color!



Here she is BEFORE...

...and AFTER.





So, that's what's been going on recently. I know it's been awhile since I've updated, I've been pretty busy with photography stuff too.

I've been having alot of fun with this group. We all really love what we do and have fun doing it together! :)