Sutton Dreher Photography

Sutton got a little camera a couple of years ago and then it was put away for awhile and he recently re-discovered it. A couple of weeks ago, Grandma was babysitting while I had a shoot, and Sutton took some photos that we uploaded onto my computer for your viewing pleasure. :)

He decided to take some photos of things he wanted to remember from our old house and old neighborhood. First and most importantly, the TV remotes. :)

The FOR SALE sign in our yard.

Our old house.

He did it in sections so he could get it all.

Then they went on a walk around the neighborhood and he took photos along the way of things he loved to see on our walks.

We had a neighbor who had a bunch of sculptures in his yard:

In the past year and a half, Sutton became good friends with our neighbor kids, so he had to take a photo of their house.

Ren during a diaper change.

Some sand he brought home from the park to play with.

He was SO proud of the following picture because he got TWO things in it: Mommy AND Obi Wan.

Then the next day was the day we did Ren's 2 year photos, and Sutton was taking pictures along side me the whole time. So here's Ren's shoot from Sutton's lens. :)

I gotta say, I think he's pretty good! He could totally take over the family business some day. :)

Ren's 2nd Birthday

We moved! Which is why this post is so late. But I wanted to go in order of life events, so here is how we celebrated Ren's 2nd birthday.

We woke up and got dressed and packed up for a surprise that Daddy wouldn't even tell Mommy about. We stopped at Quik Trip for gas, donuts, and juice...which made for happy boys!

Daddy drove us up to Topeka, to Going Bonkers, which is a kid heaven of sorts. A play place on steroids with an arcade and cafe.

We spent the morning there. Sutton loved it and was going non-stop. Ren was unsure about all the holes under his feet. Sometimes he would start climbing but then he would remember he was scared and start crying.

We ate lunch there and played a bit more before leaving. One thing's for sure, the boys were worn out!

I had to take this picture because Sutton looked like such a big kid, but he ended up going to sleep shortly after.

We were home for the rest of the day (his birthday was on a Friday, but Adam luckily had off due to parent teacher conferences earlier that week) and went to Braum's for ice cream after dinner. Ren kept sticking his hands in Daddy's mouth.

Usually when we get ice cream, Ren just gets bites of ours. But on his birthday, he got a whole chocolate shake to himself! He was excited.

The next day was his party. I knew he wouldn't care about decorations and with the impending move, I didn't plan any. But I got to feeling bad the day of, so Rachael (who came down from KC with her family for his party) and I did a little something for the wall. Haha, poor second kid...minimal birthday decorations and ALL iPhone party pics. :)

Saturday evening we had his party. It was mostly family and just a couple friends. As a 2-year-old who doesn't go to daycare, Ren doesn't really have friends. So other than family, we had Rachael's family and Ren's little friend Greyson + his parents. They hang out at the Y a lot together. We had pizza and donuts. :) Here's Ren, waiting for me to get his donut ready.

We knew he'd be more excited about donuts ("no-nuts!") than cake, so we just bypassed a birthday cake altogether. Adam and I take great pictures... :/

Singing Happy Birthday...

He blew out his candles like a big kid and we all clapped. Then he dug in!

Had to get our family photo before he got TOO messy.



A photo with our KC buddies.

He did NOT want to look at me for any photos.

All the kiddos. Grey wasn't happy about being held by Sutton.

Showing Papa his donut.

He opened presents and the kids played outside because it was actually a gorgeous night (in February!)...notice the shorts! Then when Grandma and Papa Funk were the only ones left, Ren got to read his new book with Grandma.

It was a super low-key party, which was great. It was also the last party/celebration/gathering in our old house! I have one more post I want to do before I talk more about the move and the new house, so stay tuned.