{Protective}

The child within

My morning self

A day in my life

funny boy

During dinner tonight I was asking the kids how their days went.... and what they did. They just went back today after 2 weeks straight of being off due to snow!!! I found this conversation to be rather funny.

ME- "Trey, what was the best thing about going back to school today?"
Trey- "That we got out early"

HA. Funny boy! I should add.. they got out early today, due to snow. JEEZ.

~Pieces of me~

What makes you , you? What defines you... and makes you happy?

I was a little girl.....

When I sat down awhile back to find a new song for my blog... I will admit it took me hours. I didnt want a song everyone else had (I like to be different) I ran across this song.. and instantly knew.. IT WAS THE ONE. I wanted a song that was about childhood, and the magic of it. This is my goal when I photograph a child... to capture the magic that surrounds them. Think back to your childhood, everything was sweeter... Christmas morning was magical.. running into the living room to see what santa left under the tree, spending nights with your granny and never wanting to leave, running barefoot in the summer and taking in every minute of your freedom before school started again. I can still remember taking my dolls and playing house outside, the huge tree at the edge of my grannys woods was my house, my car was my old trusty bike. I would pretend to drop my baby off at the sitters, and drive to my job.. then I would come home to my big tree and be a mom :) Even now as an adult there are things that take me back -smells- the smell of lilacs will instantly take me back to summers at my grannys. Childhood is ~magical~

I wanted to share the lyrics of my song... because I love it that much. I come here often just to listen to it.

-Dream-
I was a little girl
Alone in my little world
Who dreamed of a little home for me
I played pretend between the trees
And fed my houseguests bark and leaves
And laughed in my pretty bed of green

I had a dream
That I could fly
From the highest swing
I had a dream

Long walks in the dark
Through woods grown behind the park
I asked God who I'm supposed to be
The stars smiled down at me
God answered in silent reverie
I said a prayer and fell asleep

I had a dream
That I could fly
From the highest tree
I had a dream


Now I'm old and feeling gray
I don't know what's left to say
About this life I'm willing to leave
I lived it full, I lived it well
As many tales I live to tell
I'm ready now, I'm ready now
To fly from the highest wing
I had a dream


I hope when my children are grown, they can look back and say "I had the best childhood" And little things... like smells.. let a little magic bubble back up in their souls.

-An oldie-

L-O-V-E

A child's love, is the best there is. My children make me feel truly loved, wanted and needed. There is a little bit of magic in my life, because of them :)

When the lights go out..

We sing! :) On a baby piano, and off key! We made the best of having no power for days.

Takin pictures

I was reading a fellow photographers blog the other day, and in her about me section it said "I just love taking pictures" That stuck out to me, because I can relate. It makes me happy! I just love it. I've always known this is what I wanted to do. I would tell my hubby, "one day I want to be a photographer" I'm so glad I followed my heart, and pursued my dream. I love capturing life. With all the other wonderful things in my life, photography is kinda like my cherry on top :)

I just love takin pictures, it makes me happy :)

{She got it from her grandma}

For months while pregnant, my mom assured me that my third child would indeed inherit her red hair. I jokingly refused, because I've never been a fan of red hair. Fast forward to May 25th, 3:26 am... when Addi entered the world, and the first words out of my moms mouth were-- "she has red hair Jess" I couldnt believe that indeed, she was a redhead :) We had a brunette, we had a blonde... but now , we had a redhead. hehe. The first few weeks of Addi's life, I was called daily with my mom asking "is her hair still red? its not changing is it?" I must admit I was not too happy about the red hair at first- I thought about the sunburns ahead ( I had to watch my younger brother who is a redhead go through this) and the teasing that comes along with red hair. Now, I couldnt imagine my little Addi-ree with anything but red hair. For months now I have had so many comments about her red hair, even strangers approach to comment on how beautiful it is, and how different her hair color is.

I see it now, as a little something she inherited from her grandma- something that she will carry with her forever. Something she could possibly pass on to her children one day..... and she'll be saying "yea, she gets it from her great grandma" I see it as beautiful , special, and Addison. But above all things- I see it as something that makes grandma grin everytime we see her :)

I snapped these today to show grandma, that after Addi's baths her hair is wavy... just like hers. I dont know if its going to grow out wavy like grandmas too!! We'll see!!!!