after several hours of all my children within 10 feet of me today
i shouted at my kids "YOU HAVE CABIN FEVER!"
to which annie asked "we're sick?!"
i kicked them all outside.
i had had enough.
they played for awhile…enough to give me a slight teensy break and then i was ready to make crafts.
i brought out the box of junk we've been saving for a year.
literally junk.
trash.
things i would find on the floor and if i remembered…i would stick it in the junk box.
soon the junk sculpture became a city.
talby made a sign and gave it a name.
junkywood…not hollywood.
details…details…what do you see?
this is all talby's creation with me in control of the glue.
sean ditched us and went out on his own.
he wanted his own time with the glue gun really.
do you know how much kids love glue guns?! they do!
it's low temp and i was trying to guide him. totally worth the risk i think.
he made his own "world's largest _______" museum.
largest joke (on the popsicle stick)
largest brain (made from the packaging of a watch and pink pom poms…i love it!)
largest feather (as big as the sky scraper next to it.)
good stuff.
talby filled her bottle with goodies before capping it with a marble.
Abby Reed…do you recognize those red marbles? :)
a little free advertising peter.
the bald footless disney princess (thanks waffle) could swing around the strings to the buildings.
such a fun project.
free.
recycling.
creative.
you definitely have the supplies right there at your house.
go for it.
we got the idea from ms. kristin of course.
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business-y things:
thank you for all the goodies you bought from the shop yesterday.
the postman and i are nearly best friends by now.
i love all you bloggy shoppers (and bloggy readers non-shoppers too)
THANK YOU.
AND my next few weeks have opened up a bit for photos.
if you were thinking of having some pictures taken…how about now?
we have a lot of fun.
email me for details at cdduerksen @ yahoo . com.
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Sarah - That hay bale pic is to die for…
Such great pictures!
Melanie - Your photographs make me smile. 🙂
And you’re so incredibly talented…
WOW.
pve - they just need to make some more kids.
jeez, gorgeous family.
do you attract them to you….?
danyele - lovely fam…love the head circle shot. and dead snakes are def better than live ones! great shots meg!
traci - what a beautiful family. they are going to love the shots of them. great job meg. the last one is my favorite too.
Sheryl - Love these pictures!
(But I stopped at 3 kids.)
Sheryl
elizabeth - You really are such an incredible photographer — ever think about coming out to Los Angeles? Do you ever photograph families that have a child with special needs?
Jessie - All are beautiful. You are so talented. I especially loved the last two–the final one choked me up–a full house in love. Love your blog.
Amy at The Red Chair Blog - These photos are fantastic. Love the 2nd to last one of the faces in a circle.
jody - Oh, I thought the same thing (as Laura)!!!
What a beautiful family and such good chaos!
I just had my 4th…and I am nearly 40…plus I nurse for a long time…which would put me at say 41 or 42 if we did #5…oh, and people are already asking my husband if he’s our kid’s grandpa! Yikes!!! But still, just when I thought we were “done”…those thoughts have been haunting me!
Exciting, not knowing what God has in store…it’s always good to be open to possibility I suppose!
I do just love this blog, Meg…and so excited about my little pillow purchase!
jody
andrea - great job, i love the last two, i wish someone would take some pics of us like that
casey - I LOVE the black and white picture of the family laying down. Very artistic and timeless! Great eye on all of these. They are precious!
Allikayes Mama - I love that last one!!! I am coming to KS so you can take our pics! I think it would only be like 4 hours?! Not bad!! :0)
Dina - love the freckles!!! and those baby teeth…so sweet!
nice family pics!
Kathy - great family picts! I love the last two really special.
Sharla - I love the family pic of them from above
Renee - Gorgeous pictures. Thanks for sharing. I came from a family of six, and never thought I’d have a family of my own (5). The chaos. Oh, the chaos. Someday it won’t be there and I’m sure I’ll miss it like crazy. I, too, have noticed people around us expanding their brood beyond the “nuclear” 2.5 kids. Safety in numbers, I guess! LOL xoxo
Becky @ Farmgirl Paints - I LOVE the last 2 pictures. You are sooooo good. I love how you actually capture the hearts of your subjects.
Heather - Wow, what a treasury of photographs! The last picture brought tears to my eyes, it was just perfect and I don;t even know these people! They look so very, very happy and I am happy for them.
Sandy Toes - what cute kids!
Love that last picture so VERY much!
sandy toe
Tess - ^^ love that comment up there from laura phelps! five sounds pretty great to me! :o)
we have 2, my little one took his first step yesterday… baby fever is in high gear!
beautiful photo’s megan, absolutely gorgeous!
misty - i live in oklahoma… are you a long way from Tulsa? I LOVE your photos… someone should tell Oprah about you- the mom that does it all…
Rebekah - At least the snake was dead! I love the last picture.
Jocelyn Stott - Beautiful photos and beautiful family.
Laura Phelps - Chaos? Where? Isn’t this what everybody’s day looks like???
I met a mom at the pediatrician yesterday…she had 6 kids.
And suddenly, my 4 seemed like not enough.
But then I remembered.
Remembered how CRAZY the 4th baby made me. Truly insane. Have lost my mind.
And then this morning I see THIS.
Beautiful children.
FIVE of them.
And I am thinking those scary thoughts…
“Five IS a great number…”