We recently went on our annual beach vacation to the white sandy shores of Gulf Shores. I'll recap that later, but while I had some of my favorites in a folder on my desktop, I thought I'd go ahead and add them to the blog. We met up with Kamin from Spark and Arrow for the second year in a row. We've been having our family photos made at the beach for the past six years. Professional photos are one of my favorite things to invest in for our family, so we try to get in a few sessions throughout the year. Thankfully, Allen is a good sport and doesn't mind. Let's start with my favorite, hands-down. These two have quite the bond. I always worried that their age gap (nearly 4 years) would … [Read more...]
Braylen’s Eighth Birthday Celebration
I think I might really be doing this. I'm catching up the blog and carving out a little time to sit and write past posts or polish posts (like birthday letters) that hurriedly typed so as not to miss the moment. We won't call it a go until I've actually caught up AND started blogging in real time. I can't go back too far, we'll recap some birthdays, hit the high points, and of course, that Disney cruise. Did I tell you I have so much to say about the cruise? But first, birthday parties! You know I'm a tiny bit over the top when it comes to birthday parties. I make no excuses, I love a good party, but about every other year we do something that doesn't require so much planning and … [Read more...]
dear judson, today you are FOUR
dear judson, today you are four! What a fun four years we've had! If I thought time flew with your sister, I was wrong. How in the world my tiny baby boy is a four year old, I'm not sure. I feel like I should be rocking you to sleep and kissing your tiny head with your endless curls, but instead I'm chasing you around (literally ALL the time) and we are having so much fun. You are so very different from your sister in so many ways. You like to bend the rules and test the lines we draw. You want to see just how far you can go, you're adventurous in all aspects and so spirited. We have to remind you to walk nearly 100 times per day because you want to run or skip or hop everywhere … [Read more...]