WOW..WAY TOO LONG!!!

It has been since August that I updated this thing. I have been so busy. If you watch my facebook you'll know. So I have been up to nothing but taking pictures. Check out my flickr page to view all I have been up to or my facebook(kristijamesphotography). This also has pics of the kids and fun stuff we do :)

Jesse has started Kindergarten and LOVES LOVES LOVES IT!!! He cries if he can't go to school.

He is starting to read sentences and loves it. He is such a good boy! He is super excited for Christmas.

Kayden is well Kayden. He is always into things, happy, and caring. He is such a mixture of everything. I sure do have my hands full with him. He misses his brother during the days, but is starting to learn how to play with Kayli.

Kayli is such a sweetheart. She is so caring and very opinionated also. She talks up a storm and is starting to put sentences together. She is such a momma's girl, but LOVES her some daddy too!

Dallas has returned from Radio Chiefs Course and is now preparing to deploy again in the beginning of 2010. He is excited to deploy somewhere new...I can't say where though.

We are hoping to visit Utah in January before he deploys.

It's almost Christmas and it's really weird because it's still in the high 70's here most days. We went to the beach the other day for a photo shoot and actually wore swimsuits it was that warm. Check out he flickr..in a few pages to see the pictures of my adorable children.

So much has happened and gone on in the last months I can't even remember everything, but go enjoy pictures and feel free to leave some comments LOL :) Sorry it took me so long to update..and it's not even that great cuz I can't remember everything LOL.

Update

Well me and my kiddos were supposed to be coming to Utah on the 8th of August and then the 15th of August, but came home unsuccessful. We tried to hop on the Space Available Patriot Express(basically a military flight). Zero seats both weekends, so we are not going to be coming for a while now. Dallas is in 29 Palms for some training and we have missed each other so much we thought it would be a great chance to come home for a visit. We would be able to meet new members of the family(Lincoln & Annalyne), the rest of the fam, and old friends. I was going to be able to do a lot of photo shoots for people, but now I won't be able to do this. I am so bummed. I was going to spend 30 days...3 weeks in Utah and 1 week in 29 Palms. We were going to go camping and fishing with our kids(haven't experienced this yet). Anyway, school starts soon and Jesse will be in Kindergarten. I can't believe my oldest will be in Kindergarten. I know he's not that old yet, but to me it is just crazy to think about. I was thinking the other day...WOW...I'm only 24 years old and I will have my 7 year anniversary in October, I have 3 kids and have lived so many places already. It's pretty crazy for me to think about. Back when I was 16(when I met Dallas), I never dreamed it would bring me to where I am at now. I am also taking advantage of the "My Career Advancement" program for military spouses. If eligable they pay up to $6000 dollars for education. I am going to get my Master's Certificate of Design (Digital Photography and Graphic Design). I am beyond excited for my classes to start. So be prepared to give out comments on work I will be doing. And because I'm on the randomness of this post, Kayden is Kayden and he is a crazy 3 year old. He is all over the place all the time. Nuff Said! Kayli is getting so big now. She is saying so many things and she is only 15months old. She says: daddy, mum, belly button, bath tub, car, truck, quack quack, Jesse, ball, and I think a few more. She is following directions so well. I can ask her a question and she will in some way answer me. She is so amazing and I'm completely in love with her and her little personality. I am so blessed with the most Amazing husband EVER and some great children. I have never been so happy in my life..it is about perfect right now. Wow..this post is pretty random..happenings and thoughts. Anyway, I will be getting back to booking photo session on the 24th of August. I figure I'll take this week to prepare for Jesse going back to school and to just have fun on Okinawa with them. I did get some really great shots of Kayli lately, my boys wont' sit still long enough to get pictures of anymore and then some really awesome sunset pictures. Well stay tuned for those pictures! Good night everyone!!!!

Photo Shoots Gallore

Check out my other blog for what I have been up to lately. More to come on that one also. Dallas is in 29 Palms for Radio Chiefs Course. The kids have been kind of bored as I have been so busy with photos. We have also had a few house guests since the 15th of July. Our friends were supposed to be leaving the island, but were held back and didn't have anywhere to go. Kayli kindly gave up her room to Nick, Shannon and Nelson. Anyway, gotta run have more photos to do. Check them out and let me know what you think! I always appreciate your comments. :)
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Also I will be coming home august 8 till Sept. 9. If you want your pics done while I'm in town let me know. Call my mom's or email me! 435-528-3990 OR kristi.james260307@gmail.com

BUSY, BUSY, BUSY

Sorry I haven't updated in a REALLY REALLY long time. We had a great fourth of July! Friends, BBQ and fireworks! I have been really busy with my new business of photography!! I have about 2 appointments a week on average. Check out my photo blog for my latest photoshoots. www.kristijamesphotography.blogspot.com
I have more to come also!! I will update more on the family when I have a little bit more free time!! ENJOY!

Xaria---My latest photo shoot preview!

This little girl is so cute. She absolutely loves the camera. She has an interview with Disney and ABC on July 7th and needed some pictures. We had some fun running around the park, but then we got rained out. We are going to continue this photo shoot tonight. I can't wait for the ones tonight, but here is a preview of what we got the other day!

Coming to Utah

Kristi James Photography and Terra Jo's Photos together for the first time!


Kristi James Photography will be in Utah the week of July 27 - August 1st and we want to start setting up appointments for photos! We will be running a special of $125 a photo Shoot! Two photographers for the price of one! This includes all your edited photos on a memory card for you to keep. Double the photos for 1/2 the price! Don't miss out on this opportunity! Limited appointments available, so make your appointment as soon as possible. Get a jump start on you Christmas Cards this year! REMEMBER JULY 27 -AUG. 1 --- 2 hour photo shoot at various locations. We will announce the locations at a later date! Come and Have fun with us!
EMAIL KRISTI @
kristi.james260307@gmail.com to set up your appointment. OR
CALL KRISTI AFTER 5P.M. @ 435-633-4594


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Kristi James Photography

So for a while I have wanted to start my own photography business, but have never had time to actually do it. So the last few weeks I have been working on trying to get a portfolio ready and a website! I finally finished my website and I am quite pleased with myself and my work. I just need to advertise here in Okinawa. Hopefully business will boom. I am so excited for this. Next weekend I have my first photo shoot. Stay tuned to my website for new updates and to see the new photos.

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Beach Fun

KAYLI & NELSON

So last weekend we spent the day at the beach. All of Camp McTureous had a power outage, so it was the perfect opportunity to do an all day trip. We went to Torii Station Beach. It has the large large water slide for the kids to go down. Our friends Nick, Shannon and Nelson came and Eddy, Shito, and Emma came also. We rented a pavillion with a grill, brought burgers and dogs. Nelson is only 4 months older than Kayli so they played together alot. Dallas, Nick and Eddy rented some Canoes and went out as far as they thought safe and snorkeled. They saw sea snakes, cucumbers, nemo's, and alot more that I can't remember at this moment. While the men did that Shannon and I stayed back with all the kids. We couldn't wait for the guys to get back so we could go snorkeling. Once they did get back..it was so late that we ended up taking the kids to the slide. Overall it was a wonderful day. I got burnt and poor Kayden got burnt on every little spot I didn't get sunscreen on. Next time he will me smothered in it LOL.

Dallas took the boys out on the Canoe. Kayden wasn't happy about it at first.

All the guys headed out on the Canoe

Mother's Day

Well on Saturday we woke up early and decided we should go to the beach. We were out the door by 8:30 and got to 'OURAWAN' beach by 9:00. It was so fun. We were practically the only ones at the beach and we loved it. It's kind of our own little private beach. Not many people come there, especially that early. After almost 7 years of marriage I finally convinced Dallas not to wear his shirt when he was swimming. He was always self conscious, but now he is new and improved. We played in the sand and Dallas took the kids in the water. Jesse loves to go swim in the water, but Kayden doesn't like it at all!! I tried to take Kayli in and she didn't like the waves at all. They are so tiny, but they still scared her. We had so much fun just playing in the sand. Dallas did a little exploring of some rocks that are a little ways out in the water. He found crabs and mussels all over them. He was very tempted to take some home. We love our seafood. Around lunch time we decided to head out. It was
a great day, other than Dallas got pretty burnt on his back. Sunday, Mother's Day, we got up a little later than the
day before and picked up Shannon and Nelson and headed to a beach we haven't gone to yet. Well, when we got there and up close, it was filled with the local bums and it was filled with seaweed. It was pretty gross, but we stayed anyway and just played in the sand. Dallas had fun throwing Shannon's dog, Yen, in the water. Yen didn't like it too much though. After the beach, we came home, showered, ate and crashed for 4 hours. It was a nice nap, but I didn't sleep till late that night. Guess that's what I get for actually taking a nap huh? Over all I had an amazing weekend!! On a different note, Kayli is starting to take some steps. Take a Look!!!!

Kayli's First Birthday

May 7, 2009, our little princess turned one!! I can't believe it. Time sure does fly when you are enjoying yourself. The day before her birthday I took some First year pics! It was fun while it lasted. She was tired and ornery, so not many of her smiling, but I think most of them turned out well. I had to use what I had for props and backgrounds. Thursday evening we invited friends over for cake and ice cream. It was pretty funny, our friend Nick just came back from Iraq a week ago and she didn't really remember him. He would even look at her and she would cry. After a while, she was looking for him and then fake crying once she saw his face. It was so funny. She didn't really care about opening her presents, but wanted to play with them once, we had unwrapped them. She got a lot of really great presents and was definitely spoiled by Aunt Shannon and Uncle Nick ( as we call them). She was so happy to have her little boyfriend Nelson there to play with. They are so dang cute together. He was comforting her and hugging her when she was sad. I just love that little guy! We have so many great friends that came and loved on Kayli! She LOVED her cake!! She was a little hesitant at first, but once she realized I wasn't going to take it from her she dove in. Needless to say she pretty much had cake everywhere in the kitchen!!!

My Kayli Poo

I just recorded a few videos of Kayli. I love her kisses, they are so cute! Enjoy!

Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium

Today we went to the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium and had a blast. This aquarium is the largest in the world. It houses the largest Whale Sharks in the world also. It was amazing. We wanted to go last Friday, but it was pouring rain, so we took Jesse out of school today and went. As we were leaving it started raining, so we had good timing. You may have seen a previous post about Jesse's class field trip, well this aquarium is the same place, we just didn't get to see it last time. The boys were soooo amazed by this big whale shark, yes INCLUDING Dallas. Then they were all about seeing the dolphin show. It's not quite as great as Sea World, but it was fun. The boys were "WOW"d by the noises they made and the flips. Kayli was just happy as long as she heard music she could dance too. The old Okinawan ladies sitting next to us kept her entertained as well. Within about 2 minutes after getting in the car all 3 kiddos were out cold!!!! We took the expressway home because we were tired too. We got off and were about the the toll booth guy to pay and Dallas couldn't find the yen. He pulls up to the guy struggling to find the yen in his pockets, gave the guy the ticket and out of nowhere Dallas throws the yen he does have IN HIS MOUTH!!!!!!!! I couldn't believe it!!! The guy is watching this the whole time..ha ha ha! Dallas finally found the yen in his pocket, spits out the yen in his mouth counts it out and gives it to the guy!!!! I was soooo embarrassed, yet couldn't stop laughing!! I laughed so hard I cried! Who does that? Seriously, can you imagine what this guy is thinking? How gross!!!! Anyway even though it was gross it was seriously hysterical!!!!






The Whale Shark
Under neath the Whale Shark

Drop Slide Park!!

I know I have posted about this park before, but Dallas has never been. He had fun watching the kids on these different slides they have here in Okinawa. Here is just a few fun pictures!! OKAY ALOT LOL!!!