Okay okay...

We are expecting baby #3. We will find out for sure how far along I am in 2 weeks. I am a hoping they say I am either having twins or am farther along then I think I am though cause I have already out grown my jeans. UGH!

Update.. that's all!

So its been awhile since I have updated my blog, but really not much has been going on. So here is the best I can do.

As for Myself: Um.. editing, taking pictures, editing some more..hmmmm.. that is extremely exciting!!!

Brian: Working at the Farmers office 7 days a week, 5 of those days twelve hours a day and Saturday and Sunday maybe 8 or 10 hours a day.

Jackson: Well, I have to say I am proud of my Jackson. He is coming into his own sense of style. Well, he always has been a cool cat, but he is really getting funky on me which I love! Soon we will get some pics of that certain style to show off to all. The weekend before last Jackson got this cool hat at target and sported it to school on Monday along with some new digs we got him over the weekend. Well, as handsome as he was I knew that the boys would give him a hard time only cause they are jealous they are not as cool or handsome and they did, but he didn't care, he knew he rocked and that was all I cared about. Then Friday was "FREAKY FRIDAY" at school of which he had a black fro with the pic sticking out of the back of his hair. Starsky and Hutch glasses and a beatles shirt. Once again he pulled it off and had fun! This is so much what I want for him, not to be at all concerned what others think and be his own self. Yay Jackson!!

Josey: Well Jo is Jo! She has fallen in love with fishing! I totally didn't see that coming. Her Papa has been taking her out about every weekend to fish. One day she is a girly girl prancing around in her favorite dresses and then next she is a filthy grub hanging out with the boys playing cars and fishin. What a well balanced child I have.

Oh! and I said a while back that I had a surprise to tell all.

It will have to wait till tomorrow, a whole other something to blog about. Yay!

Misunderstood

If our paths cross and I find in you a soft heart full of compassion and love whether it be that you wear your feelings on your sleeve or you hide it beneath a ruff exterior I find that I am drawn to you. If I see in you someone who cares more of others then themselves or less about material wealth and more about the wealth of happiness, I am drawn to you. I don't waste my time with those of selfish, materialistic ambitions for it is always unfulfilling.

If I find the opportunity to do something spontaneous for you, I will. If I am walking beside you and put my arm in your arm or if I welcome you with a hug, it is not because of any underlying intent of seduction, but because I just want to be close to you and take in everything about you.

Please don't taint my intimate, caring nature for some sexual desire because that is not the case. I just easily see the beauty in your soul and care deeply with all my heart. I will always be a good friend to someone who captures me with that kind of beauty, but nothing more.

How long must this go on!

Night Terrors Symptoms: Sudden awakening from sleep, persistent fear or terror that occurs at night, screaming, sweating, confusion, rapid heart rate, inability to explain what happened, usually no recall of "bad dreams" or nightmares, may have a vague sense of frightening images. Many people see spiders, snakes, animals or people in the room, are unable to fully awake, difficult to comfort, with no memory of the event on awakening the next day.

Why am I blogging about this? Because Jackson has been dealing with night terrors ever since I can remember. It use to happen quite frequently. It is so scary to see your child go through this. During the first few times and so unfamiliar as to what was happening, I thought this had to be something demonic. It is terrifying. His eyes would be wide open. He would be looking at me as if I was some kind of monster, his teeth would be chattering and you could feel his heart beating so fast. He would kick and flail his arms, and you couldn't talk to him or wake him out of it. We learned through lots of reading that you are to hold him close until it passes. It always ends with a yawn and then he is out with out any memories of what had occurred. It would usually last about 10 to 15 minutes. As a parent you feel helpless, wanting to make it better but not knowing how. Feeling him struggling to break free from you tight grasp, terror stricken as if something horrific was standing right in front of him.

As years pass, he gets bigger and while it seems these night terrors aren't as frequent as they use to be it gets harder to hold him still and the night terrors get more vivid so it seems. What we have learned that helps is to have him pray while he is going through this. I have him repeat after me a prayer to God to keep him safe and after that prayer it seems to go away. I think more importantly it helps him to focus on something, distracting his mind. But to get him to the point of being able to calm down enough to listen and pray isn't easy. I keep hoping that he will grow out of this. He is eleven years old and still has them every so often. Last night being the last time. What is going to happen when he is a 16? Is he still going to sleep walk to our room, kicking a flailing his arms? It will take two of us to hold him down.

Anyway, here is some information on this. I am writing about this because it is Genetic. A few of the Bartletts had this issue when they were younger and it has passed on to Jackson and who knows what other of the fourteen grand kids have this issue.

Here are some of the things that we have to do or have done in the past to keep him safe and snap him out of it.
1. Because sleep walking is involved, make sure that there is no obstacles in their way, and that any doors leading outside are locked and blocked to prevent them from walking outside.

2. Make sure that your kids are getting enough sleep. We have discovered that these night terrors can be triggered from lack of sleep. Not always is that the case, but in most instances it is.

3. Do not try and wake them while going through this, it will cause them to be even more disoriented and can frighten them even more. Instead hold them tight. For us, we try and calmly talk to him and get him to repeat a prayer with us and that always snaps him out of it.


Fast Facts about Night Terrors
Run in families.
Are not dangerous.*
Can last 10-20 minutes.
Occur in stage 4 of the sleep cycle.
Can happen at any age 1 hour - 100 years old.

http://pediatrics.about.com/cs/sleep/a/night_terrors.htm

*What you do during night terrors can be dangerous i.e. walking into objects or using kitchen appliances

Just blogging to blog

It feels like forever since I blogged last so I thought I would update what has been going on with us. Well, Brian has been working very hard at claims. He started on the 15th, working seven days a week, twelve to thirteen hour days. He is at the Farmers Insurance building in Olathe, not doing field work, but in the office again which is nice cause we still get to see him, even though it 's when he is mentally drained and sleepy. We will take what we can get. They have more claims this time around then his last stint in the office which tells us he could be in there for a very long time.

The shop and studio business is steadily increasing. Our sales tripled last week from the week before which was enough to get excited about. I think the article in the paper helped out a ton. At the beginning of November we are going to close our boutique for a couple of days, covering our windows with a big sign out front stating that we are getting ready for Christmas. At that time we are going to go Christmas crazy in our store. It will be fun and gives our customers something to look forward to. I am already shopping for that big day.. It's so much FUN!!!

Oh yeah.. I have a big secret and am goin to hold on to it just a little bit longer. I'll, of course, let you all in on it when I am ready.

Yea! We got noticed!!

http://www.tonganoxiemirror.com/news/2008/sep/17/tutu_cowgirl_captured_image_move_new_digs/

Cynthia and I were both considering putting an add in our paper when they came to interview us. I am so excited about this because many still aren't aware of us. Everyday we usually have one or two more customers come in that just found out about us and had no clue we had a shop just down the street for seven months.

There are a few empty buildings in town and it would be fantastic to bring in more businesses putting life into our downtown. Tonight Cynthia and I will be at a meeting to discuss just that along with how to draw in a bigger customer base not just for us but for all the downtown businesses.

TUTU Cowgirl Website

www.tutucowgirl.com

Cynthia has built her own site for our store. Check it out to see some of what we carry.

Oh Happy Day is here! :(

A happy day for us perhaps, but not for those preparing for Hurricane Ike in TX. Brian just got called back in to Claims last night and will start on MONDAY! What does that mean for us? MONEY, of course. It is a sick twisted wish for all those independent insurance claims adjusters all over the United States. I hate to admit it but we have been looking forward to that big one to hit Houston and Galveston area for awhile and so here we go.

Its funny because both times he has been called into claims, the first being when Katrina and Rita hit, couldn't of come at a more perfect time. The first time I had just quit daycare, losing a couple thousand a month, not knowing how I was gonna pay my bills and then bam, this opportunity comes up. Well here we are again two years later. I just quit daycare again, relying on photography and the store income only, barely making ends meet because of never knowing when to expect money to come in next and what happens? Brian gets called in again. So yes happy day.

Friends and Family keep Brian in your thoughts however. Here is the scary thing. We never know how long he is going to be in there. While the money is great at the time, you can go months if not years before being called in next. Obviously, it has been two years since his last claims work. So today Brian is going into Scansource, where he previously works, to let them know his situation and that he won't be returning on Monday. This job has provided us stability and insurance for the last two years. He is hoping that he can provide them with as much information to where they will understand his decision and possible allow him back in the office after his claims stint. Sounds like a long shot, but it doesn't hurt to ask.

To all those Texans, I am not without sympathy completely, even though it appears my celebrations are all for selfish intent. I pray for no injuries or death, just lots and lots of damage.. sorry.

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice is gonna be my next book. Here I am a couple weeks later and just now starting on my second book. So much for my plan of reading a book a week. To my defense I have been kicking butt every night getting my shop ready along with being a mom and working. So I think I have a relatively good excuse.

Here is my dilemma. My last book, The Other Boleyn Girl, was Wonderful!! FANTASTIC book and then I watched the movie and hated it! Actually that is harsh. It frustrated me how different, how fast it moved, and how much they left out. So I am sitting here with both the movie and the book and wondering if I would enjoy the movie more watching it before I read the book, if I did that would I not enjoy the book because it will give away the ending in the movie? I DUNNO! What to do, What to do? Oh such tough decisions.

Getting there

After

Before After

BeforeWell tomorrow we are opening our store at the new location. Are we completely ready? NO. My studio is almost done, but not quite. We need to fill the store with Fall decor which I didn't get a chance to do, but for the most part everything is in its place and ready for sale. Our grand opening will be this Saturday and hopefully we will have it looking fall ready by then. I haven't taken any after pictures yet of the studio, but here is the store part. This has been a lot of work, but our location is FANTASTIC! No big trees covering our signs and continual traffic in front of our building where the streets use to be pretty bare at our old place. More pictures coming soon!

Josey's Pictures

I actually had time to get out and take Jo's pics today. She is not a ham like Jackson and probably more challenging then most three year olds that I have photographed so far. I am really good with kids, but poor JO, I find myself gritting my teeth saying "JO, just look at the Camera","Look at mommy Jo, JOSEY!" Its not really as bad as I make it sound, but it's definately a challenge. The slideshow on the side will show more of her lovely photos.This picture reminds me of one we took of Jackson when he was the same age.

New Found Freedom

This week was my first week with out having a bunch of kids running around the house. Monday was a half a day even still I enjoyed it. Jo and I got up an went for a long walk, then took time learning some phonic sounds with her alphabets, traced some letters then worked on rhyming. Enjoying time alone with her is wonderful. Ever since we have owned a home I have had kids. Ever since I have had children I had to share them with a bunch of other children, never fully enjoying just them as much as I wanted to. Tues. was our first full day. I say that because I still do after school care for only two to three more kids. We got up and worked on some preschool stuff for Jo and then went for a long bike ride with our neighbors. I have more peace now and get so much more done than I ever did. Its great! I have been waiting for this for too long. I just pray that we can continue to make what we need to pay the bills so I don't have to resort to picking up another job only to loose what I have now.

I am a bit worn out today. I woke up with a horrible headache and my body was sore all over. So Jo and I slept in today.. aw.. slept in. Not only am I getting more exercise then I am use to but we headed out to play tennis with our neighbors last night. I have only attempted to play it once and I was so uncoordinated at that time that I didn't ever try it again till last night. I loved it and Brian and I did fairly well for our first time in forever. I am extremely competitive and if not for our kids needing to go to bed I would of stayed out there even longer till I really started to get good. Jackson got to play for a little bit too and enjoyed it as well. It's awesome to have that something extra to do together. We usually will go to the park and throw the Frisbee around, pass the baseball or football, and now we have tennis.. yay!!

Another take

Check out Mikes Blog as well. He has another take on the Trading Spouses show that I agree with and is worth the read.

Get behind Me Satan

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCh2FXzD6R4

Tonight Brian and I watched Trading Spouses. The link offers a video clip of the show. The feature was a Christian woman trading spouses with a new age mom. Watching this show was frustrating beyond belief. The Christian mom, who I think was called Margeret, was basically uneasy in a house that didn't follow her Christian beliefs. She would not listen or have anything to do with what they believed, however, fully expected the family to go to church with her, allow her to preach to them, pouring out all that she believed onto them, completely closing out anything that these people had to say. She did not even take the time to get to know anything about them. Who they were, what they did, nothing about their family dynamics. The New age family was very welcoming and hospitable, doing everything to make her comfortable.
Towards the end of the show she was spouting "get behind me satans"and "in Jesus name I rebuke you's," and so forth. Let's just say that if I was this family, after welcoming her into their home, once she left, I wouldn't want one thing to do with Christianity. Her fits were unbelievable. She acted as if she was a women possessed herself.

This, my friends, is what I truly believe is wrong with our Christian faith today. We are like a bunch of toddlers who because we can't express ourselves through talking, bite instead. This women may have had a strong faith in the Lord, but she threw her fits because she had no clue what to do with someone in opposition. We, as Christians, can be our worst enemy. So quick to judge and not willing to listen.

I have a friend who I absolutely adore who is into Wicca. I love her, she has the most gentle spirit, compassionate, intelligent and can crack me up. My family adores her as well. Jackson looks up to her because of her creativity and she is so good and patient with him. Any close minded Christian would say, "don't be around her, she is evil." To them, I say, "how sad." What we would miss out on if she wasn't in our lives. (Don't let that go to your head to that friend I am talking about.. you know who you are. :))

Point being, as Christians, don't be quick to spout out your judgements and close your mind and not listen to what others have to say. Make yourself knowledgeable of what the bible has to say, why you believe what you do, seek answers if you don't have them, basically be ready to stand firm on what you believe with out arguing, but to be informative. There are so many individuals out there and so many families out there that add so much color into our lives if you would just be confident enough in your faith to get to know them.

Jacksons first day of 6th grade

Jackson, looking as enthused as any 6th grade boy would be at his mother taking his first day of school pictures. It didn't quite dawn on me till last night as I was watching tv that OMG my boy is going to be in 6th grade! What? How did this happen so fast?! When we moved into our house he was only in 1st grade. Now I look at him and how his body and face are filling out, and instead of looking like a little boy he is looking more like a young man.

What some people don't know about me...

I'm aracnophobic. Which is why Brian got such a thrill to show me his new found discovery while weed eating. Jackson wanted me to catch a pic of it and so bravely I got as close as I could without breaking out into the normal cold sweat like I normally do. If this spider had been inside our house I wouldn't be able to kill it. I would get close and freeze, breaking out into that cold sweat, and getting a bit nauseous. Usually, I will call upon Brian, my mom or any other person close by to get rid of it. Quite pathetic, I know. I remember one time I had this big fat spider above the front door hanging there as parents came in and out dropping their kids off. I just stared at it and didn't say anything. It looked as if it were pregnant. I had a vision of me killing it only to discover a hundred tiny baby spiders scurrying all over the place. That gives me the heebeejeebeez just thinking about it. I called mom and she left work to come and kill it for me. I'm so ashamed. lol. Anyway, here is information on the type of spider above:


Writing spiders (Argiope aurantia) are orb weaving spiders found throughout the United States. They are characterized as large yellow and black spiders that build their nests around homes and gardens.
They get their nickname from their web construction practices. It appears they write a series of zs or Xs down the center.
The above picture shows a writing spider in action. You can see the spinnerets (brown patch) open at the bottom of the abdomen, spraying silk around the newly captured honeybee.
They do bite, however they are not considered dangerous spiders. You can normally approach them at close range for a picture.
The Araneus Spiders link in the box will take you to a page covering another group of orb weaving spiders.

Did I mention that I love my JOB!

An opportunity I think any photographer would love! These three amazing men are brothers fighting for our country, two in the Navy and one in the Marines. Their dad, a retired Marine himself, anxiously waited for all three boys to be together at one time to finally capture them in uniform knowing that it will be years before he gets this opportunity again.

Almost finished!

I am nearing the end of my book and highly recommend it! It was a easy read, very intriguing, making it very hard to put down. The movie is on its way from Blockbuster and I am working on kicking everyone out of the house so I can watch my girly movie with out interruption. I have a vision of myself sitting on the couch with a glass of wine, pigging out on apples and yummy fruit dip, snuggled in my coziest pj's, tucked under my favorite throw. The last time I got to do that was um... like three years ago... ugh!

I am trying to decide on the next book. I am thinking of Pride and Prejudice and then watching the movie just the same or The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel which reports his journey from atheism to Faith. I know, quite the contrast, however, while I did Alpha, which teaches the facts of Christ before faith for years, I need to brush up on it all again. Unfortunately I don't have a mind like a sponge and can't just rattle the facts to anyone if asked. So we'll see.

Another Fight night

Last night my brother Jimmy, my lovely friend Brianna and I headed off for another night of cage fighting. I was told to be there by 6pm to make sure to get in for the VIP sitting and that I was to get a arm band so I wouldn't have to pay. It was at The Show gentleman's club in Independence. Not a bad drive, probably about a half an hour away which was much better then the last long drive to Sedalia. It was a tad disconcerting at the incredible lack of organization from the club. I stood in line forever waiting to get my arm band. Only to pay general admission so I could get in. The arm bands never surfaced. Even though I was still allowed full access to the cage and in VIP I still had to pay for the damn ticket. The second blow came when I found out that the fights didn't even start till 8pm and that there no major alarm for the VIP seats to fill up. Being the people pleaser that I am I already felt horrible for dragging my brother and Brianna there so early. So we walked around and talked to her whoever we could that would make the night a little more interesting. I handed over my camera to Brianna to hopefully add a little more amusement to her evening. She took probably half of the pictures which was kind of nice. The third blow of the evening was when the fights, which were suppose to start at 8pm, didn't actually start till 9pm. UGH! Tommy was the first to fight, then Billy was 8th in line.

Tommy put up a good fight, but lost the match in the end. Billy won, his opponent coming away with a broken Jaw. We ended up leaving after Billy fought and calling it a night. I had assumed that everyone was probably ready to go after waiting around forever.

Even though the night didn't exactly go as I had hoped it would, I had good company and enjoyed talking to the fighters and the rest of those around us. Here are a few pics from the night. My brother, who probably would of opted to stay for the rest of the fights.

Tommy Adkins who was first to fight.

Brianna, who I know is gonna love me for posting this pic.

The Carey Girls.. Friends from forever ago. Brianna took this pic.

Tommy Adkins... up first to fight.

A couple more pics from Brianna.

She did good.

Billy warming up... lol.. Brianna took this one too.

Just look at the intensity in his face.

Joe, Billy, and Steve Adcox

What's been up with us?

This has been a fantastic Week. Last Friday was the Gilmores last day which was 3 boys, one baby, a 3 year old and a 5 year old. I cried when they left. I had them all since they were babies and it was very hard to see them leave. However, even though I miss them I am already starting to feel my new found freedom of not being tied down to the house with a bunch of kids. Up until last week, I juggled two full time jobs. I was a daycare provider to 5 and sometimes 7 or 8 kids and worked my photography full time as well. I found myself constantly working and everything else seem to fall to pieces around me. My house was a disaster, and I was far from being organized. Well this week, even though I still have a few in my house till school starts, they are all older and it is only 1 or 2, so if we wanna take out of the house it is really no big deal. I have started a schedule for myself which I never had before. I am also cleaning each room at a time trying to get organized and get the house back in order. I have done daycare as long as I have owned my home so I have never had the opportunity to enjoy having the house with out a bunch of toys and kids bombarding it. So I am very excited!

We are moving the studio and store again. Hopefully this will be the last time. I went from renting out the Old Train Depot temporarily, just on the days I needed it, to moving to a store front on the main road in Tongie. It was very charming, but too small for both the studio and the store and not on the busiest side of town. As of Sept. 1st we will have so much more room, storage space, and be right where all the traffic is in town so we are excited. However, the building that we are renting is filthy. FILTHY!!!! We made a deal with the owners that we would clean up the inside and only pay half of our downpayment. So last night I was up till midnight painting trim and cleaning a nasty bathroom. It will be cool when we are done, we just keep reminding ourselves.

School starts after next week for Jackson, which I am excited about. He will be in 6th grade. WOW, growing up way too fast. I debated whether I was gonna put Jo in preschool, but I decided I am going to school her myself like I did Jackson. We are fortunate to have fantastic neighbors that have kids around Jo's age that she plays with constantly so I am not at all concerned with the social aspect of it. I'll probably be putting her in some kind of gymnastics or dance class soon. She is already in Piano and Jackson is taking Guitar lessons which he loves!

Brian is still plugging away at work doing sales and doing pretty good. He loves his job and the people he works with. However, we are still wishful for those major hurricanes or natural disasters.. I know sick. Another jaunt in insurance would be fantastic right now that I am fully dependent on the store and photography for income.
This will be my studio.
This is heading out of the store.
This is the store part as you walk in.
As you can tell Cynthia and I have our work cut out for us.

Just sharing!

Just had to share! Note.... Jo has her Shoes on backwards. It never fails, they always go on the wrong feet.

Jackson is the greatest older brother.

.. and here we go!

It sounds crazy doesn't it? My sudden desire to start reading again. To some of you reading is like eating or sleeping, I just chose to spend what free time I could find in other ways till now. So I went to the Library last night, which is a block and a half up the road, perusing the isles hoping a book would just jump out at me. I had no clue what I wanted to read.. non-fiction? Fiction? Mystery.. what? I didn't know. I almost walked away with some Stephen King, cause I love Scary, but then one book did jump out at me, The Other Boleyn Girl. I hadn't seen the movie yet and thought what a perfect opportunity to read the book first and follow it with the movie.

Brian got a couple of books too. Mostly to find inspiration so he could up one on Mikes blogs.
So we came home last night and read. Kind of felt odd reading next to each other in Silence instead of talking about the day or other gibberish but it was peaceful at the same time. Jackson couldn't stand the silence and decided to read a bit, then went up to play on his playstation. Josey grabbed a book and pretended to read too. It made for a nice relaxing evening.

So what do I think of it so far. I am only on the second chapter, which is a long chapter I might add. However, I had a hard time putting it down. So far it is very easy to read and keeps you wanting more.

Read-a-thon anyone

Okay, so I have decided to start reading again. Doesn't that sound funny, start? I can't tell you the last time I have picked up a book and read the whole thing all the way through. To be quite honest, it has probably been years. I am an admitted workaholic and I fill my spare time with editing which is quite pathetic. I even feel like work has dumbed me down a bit. I am not stimulating my mind at all, just mindlessly editing away in hopes that at some point I might catch up.

I think I am going to give myself a realistic goal of one book a week.

I haven't decided what book I want to start off with first.

Any suggestion?

LOVING MY JOB

One of things I enjoy most about being a portrait photographer is being invited out to peoples homes. For one it breaks away from the norm of the typical parks and locations that I choose along with offering the challenge of unfamiliar territory. Usually my customers already have certain ideas in mind or props they want to use which poses even more challenges. Every so often you might even come across unexpected photo opportunities as well especially if they have animals.

Its not just for those reasons that I love my job or that I am doing what I trully enjoy, but I get the opportunity to know and meet so many people. Enjoying them individually or watching the dynamics of one family to the next, it's trully satisfying.

I, like many, have complaints every so often about this or that, my complaint mostly being about the many hours of editing that goes unrecognized to get those perfect pictures. But at the end of the day all is over looked.

It all started 9 years ago, and with patience and practice, many years of hard work, I can finally say that my perserverance is paying off.

When the world says, "Give up,"Hope whispers, "Try it one more time."~Author Unknown

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them. ~G.B. Shaw, Mrs. Warren's Profession, 1893

Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go. ~William Feather

Caillou should be banned

Just a short note about Caillou... the kids rented Caillou from the Library and I actually sat down and watch it with them. I quickly learned that Caillou is very whiney.

"She has my toy mommy!! Give it back!!!!" Caillou yells to his little sister. Mommy nicely says, "(sisters name) give Caillou his toy back."

What is wrong with this? What happened to "Caillou, you need to talk nicely to your sister and politely ask for your toy back. Don't yell at your little sister."

Caillou wines, "Daddy, I wanted to go the park today!" Slightly throwing a fit. Daddy changing all plans for Caillou, " Okay, well I'll tell you what Caillou, that sounds like a great idea, we will go ahead and go." WHAT?!!! Seriously, is this show catering to giving in to tantrums and whininess?"

Caullou is banned from our house. Seriously, that little rugrat annoys me.

Part II of Chicago

I was gonna blog about the whole trip, but I'm not in the mood for long windy discriptions of this and that. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves and keep it as short as possible. The above is at Milinnium Park as is below. NO I wasn't working while I was there but this couple was doing wedding pics in front of the bean and I couldn't resist.
The Bean.. can you find me?

I love street performers in any city.
My Cuz Julie.. posing with her cowboy.
Aunt Linda and Julie on the free trollies in Chicago. . What Kansas City Needs!!!