"M" Family

Thank you for having me at your home to capture some sweet memories, that you will treasure forever. Your home is beautiful! Too bad that sun wouldnt stay out for us........ :) Thankfully after 2 previous tries, we were able to get together tonight. I hope you enjoy your preview.

Pumpkin patch

We took the kids to the pumpkin patch on sunday..... they always enjoy it. I didnt get many pictures b/c I was too busy enjoying the day with my kids. We went through a corn maze (and I even cheated and asked two little boys how to get out) SHHH!! We had a wonderful evening. I did take a few snaps here and there... mostly scenery which is unusual for me. I asked my father in law to snap a pic of my family.








My family <3..... of course Addi is the only one NOT looking at the camera. Addi has recently become obsessed with shoes/feet.

-In my backyard-

The kids went outside to play this morning before the rain set it.... and I decided to grab my camera and catch some of their everyday moments. Its easy to get caught up in sessions that I forget to capture what inspired me to begin my photography journey to begin with.... my children. I love these times when its just me and my camera... no one but myself to please. It doesnt matter if I get everything correct ...... its just me having fun.

As you can tell, they enjoyed coloring on my sidewalk... wonderful masterpeices... by two of my favorite artists....

{Beauty in fall}

Fall has to be one of the most beautiful things our eyes will ever behold. The burst of wonderful color, just before the dead winter.

I would like to know... what is your favorite thing about fall? A color? pumpkins? smells?? Please leave a comment and let me know!

I have a few favorite things about fall.... the colors, the smell of pumpkin candles burning on my island, and leaves dancing when I drive over them on the road.



--- Autumns beauty---
The rain falls gently
Quenching the thirst of a landscape
Parched by the rays of the hot summer sun.

The song of the birds is now silenced.
The petals of a once brilliant flower have faded
A bright, azure sky with soft white clouds is gone,
Replaced by the gray dampness of the season.

The caressing breeze of summer
Has turned into the blustering winds of fall.
Leaves, once proudly perched on the limbs of trees,
Now dance gaily through the air,
Brightly colored in the warm tones of autumn.

Children laughing merrily on their way
As they hear the crackling sound of leaves beneath their feet.
A jack-o-lantern sits in the window,
Showing a wide, toothless grin or scowling frown.

The snapping of pitch from a burning log,
The faint scent of pine filling the room.
Flames leaping about as if it were a ballet
Performing for its audience.
The soft, comforting glow of candlelight,
Bringing with it serenity and quiet thoughts.

I sit in amazement watching all that is around me.
Yes, there is a God.
Only He could have made the wonders I see before me.
I will accept the solitude and indifference of winter
So I may anticipate and appreciate
The re- birth of spring.

Boyful

My friend bought over her three little boys for me to photograph today. I must say they are full of energy.. they are boys after all. This is the newest addition to their family. He was a very good baby, only fussed to eat.

Little Ms. "K"

Who likes to eat leaves. :)

I had a fun evening with you guys.... watching for bear....thankfully none came out of the woods.

Hope you enjoy your sneak peek.

4 years ago.. today

I still remember you. As I watched you take your last breaths... I knew a piece of me was leaving too. There are still moments when I think "I need to tell granny" and then remember I cant. The thing that hurts the worst.. is my children missing out on you. You always made me feel loved... you were my safehouse. You were my world ........... and now my life is missing something. YOU.




-----Homesick-----
You're in a better place, I've heard a thousand times
And at least a thousand times I've rejoiced for you
But the reason why I'm broken, the reason why I cry
Is how long must I wait to be with you

I close my eyes and I see your face
If home's where my heart is then I'm out of place
Lord, won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
I've never been more homesick than now

Help me Lord cause I don't understand your ways
The reason why I wonder if I'll ever know
But, even if you showed me, the hurt would be the same
Cause I'm still here so far away from home

I close my eyes and I see your face
If home's where my heart is then I'm out of place
Lord, won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
I've never been more homesick than now

In Christ, there are no goodbye
And in Christ, there is no end
So I'll hold onto Jesus with all that I have
To see you again
To see you again

{Great curls of energy}

I had so much fun with this little girl tonight... We played the question game.. and I told her a few photography secrets :) We even had a praying mantis drop by for a visit... well actually he tried to hide in my bucket of tutu's.

I wish I could borrow a little of her energy. She was willing and ready to do anything I asked her! She made my job super easy! Thanks for a fun evening! :)

Photo a day: Day 21

Well.... last night I finally did it. For those of you who gave me a hard time telling me to do it already... Addi-Ree spent her first night in her crib. I felt a little empty last night, honestly. While I laid there, listening to the baby monitor on its highest volume on my nightstand.... I missed her. I know she couldnt stay in her basinet beside my bed forever... but I'm not happy about moving her to her crib all alone in that room either. I missed her even more this morning , I'm so used to looking down and seeing her grinning first thing in the mornings... today I had to go into her room.... but she was so happy to see mama.

This is her when I came in to get her this morning... she did so good last night.



My baby girl is growing way too quickly.