Smiles for Miles

Today is 3 years since my son Miles passed away. On his Heaven day, we try to do something good for others since Miles was so good to us. We try to celebrate his little life by bringing some happiness into the lives of others (Smiles for Miles) which in turn makes our day much brighter, too!

One year, we bought fish at a pet store for a little boy buying his first fish since Miles loved his fisher price aquarium. Last year we bought new little preemie clothes for needy families at our local NICU. Many of Miles' nurses have donated Fisher Price Aquariums to our local NICU that say "In memory of Miles" on the back so that other babies can enjoy the toy that brought my little guy so much comfort. Some of our friends and family have spent time at nursing homes visiting with people who don't get visited often, cooking dinners for someone, paying for the food for the person behind them in the drive thru, and the list goes on and on. It always does my heart so much good to hear how Miles' life was honored on that day!

If you'd like, I would love for you to take part in Smiles for Miles...just do something to brighten the day for someone around you this week! I'd love it if you would either email me or leave a little note here so I can hear what you did. I have a place where I keep all of these...it's always so nice to see the different ways people spread love on his Heaven day!

I am so thankful that I got to be his mommy...he was one special kid!

We are currently on vacation in the Wisconsin Dells and I've been trying to figure out how we are going to make someone smile today. As I was sitting here typing this in the hotel lobby, a little 3 year old boy went into the gift shop with his mom and I thought "ok, here we go." I went in and offered to buy the toy for her son in memory of Miles. It was good sharing his story with another mom and I managed to keep my composure until after they went back to their room (and now I'm pretty teary!)

I had planned to post some pictures of us during our vacation this week, but there's no place for my CF card on this laptop and I forgot the connection at home...so you'll have to wait until we get back!

Mason LOVED doing the John Deere stuff in Moline yesterday and now owns a bigger "crawler track tractor" that he doesn't want to let out of his sight!

Mason was really brave at the waterpark today...Millie, not so much! :) She and I spent the majority of the day in the lazy river! I'll post lots of pics when I get home!

Thank you all for all of the love and support you all have given our family! It makes days like today so much easier. We love you all dearly!

Thank you!!!!

I want to thank everyone for all of the e-mails and phone calls about the new website! There have been several people express interest in shoots and are trying to figure out the best dates for their families...it's so exciting! If you want to be one of the first 5, you'll need to hurry up and nail down a date...they are filling up quickly! I can't wait to hang out with you and your families and capture your day together!

I've spent this afternoon (while the kids are napping...I love naps!) ordering some new goodies! I ordered my business cards, note cards, some letterhead, postcards, and even a t-shirt (it was free, so I figured why not!) It'll be a few weeks before they get here, but it was fun creating everything!

I'm insane and am going to have a garage sale on Saturday before we leave next week for vacation. I figured it would be nice to have some extra spending money while we are away...especially since gas is so expensive! I have PILES of clothes and toys to go through and tag. Anyone want to come over and do it for me? LOL!

I need to run and edit some pics from my friend's wedding before the kids wake up, but I wanted to make sure I popped in and said thanks! :)

New site special!

In honor of my new photography site, I'm running a little special!

The first five people to book a session will get their session fee credited to them in their print order, making their session free!! I'm excited about building my portfolio and getting to spend time getting to know your families! Give me a call or e-mail me to book your session soon!

It's official!

Well, it's official! I have launched my photography website and would love for you to check it out!

www.acrossthemilesphotography.com

I couldn't believe when I uploaded it yesterday and saw it officially on the internet. It was a total mix of "I'm so excited, and I'm going to throw up" all at the same time! LOL! I'd love to know what you think about it, so leave me a comment here or on my contact form on the site! :)

Thanks for taking the time to look! Now I need to go and catch up on some neglected laundry!

So Busy!

I don't want you all to think I've neglected you! I'm currently working on building my photography website & it's a lot of work! I'll try to get some Easter pics and new scrapbook pages uploaded soon! (maybe the kids will go to bed early tonight!)