just got home from a long weekend out at the ranch. i’ve been wanting to photograph mr.d like this for awhile – partly to commemorate the fact that we are now potty trained (wahoo!) and partly because i just want to forever preserve the cuteness of his perfection at age 3. i love his little...
Category Archives: My Kids
pure
that is the word that came to mind when i saw this image. and actually when i saw this moment one sat morning. pure beauty. pure joy. pure love. such a sweet and perfect little girl. her lips! her new long hair! i just love everything about it. of course, it is my baby girl:)
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first day of school – 2010
after the mad rush this morning getting everyone dressed and off to school, i came home to read this in my daily devotional: “entrust your loved ones to me.; release them into my protective care. they are much safer with me that in your clinging hands.” what a perfect reminder. thank you lord for giving...
introducing little miss poppy!
drumroll……
i am so, so excited and proud to present to you little miss poppy! this is the big secret i have been keeping from you. by now, i feel like she might as well be my third child with as much as i have anticipated her, labored over her and all the sleep she has...
independence day
hope you all had a fun and relaxing 4th of july like we did! uncle jason wins coolest uncle ever thanks to his snow cone stand (complete with red, white and blue snowcones!) and his new bounce house! it even had a water slide and pool at the bottom! the kids were in heaven:) if...
inspiration
i’m crawling out from a pile of about 5,000 photos right now (literally!) to give the blog a lil’ lovin. i promise i’m alive:) can’t wait to get back to life as usual and finally let the super cool cat out of the bag, but for now, you’ll just have to live in suspense and...
happy memorial day!
to quote a sign i pass everyday on the windows of a little mom-and-pop barber shop: land of the free because of the brave. love that. thanks to all of you who serve our country.
it’s 11:45pm. just sitting down after a long weekend trip to the ranch. with no internet. always a nice break:) the...
dora & diego birthday party part one: the details
i was in party planning mode all last week! for those of you that don’t know me, let me explain. or ask derek. party planning mode means complete insanity. it lasts a full week. it means run around at warp speed at all times because every second and every minute are precious. there is no...
dora and diego birthday party part 2: the people
as i once heard, color is how it looks but black and white is how it feels. so here’s my slice of life approach to the big day – hopefully you can feel all that was going on!
we had a surprise visit from dora. this was even a surprise to me! we have a great...
a mother’s prayer…
happy mother’s day out there to all you moms!
in church this morning, our pastor’s wife said something that really hit home for me – as moms, just when we think we can’t give any more and just when we think we are on empty, god steps in and takes over. it’s a supernatural fact: he...