This Boy

He melts my heart.  Lately I have been realizing how grown up he really is.  He likes to tell me of his hopes and dreams.  And he is a dreamer like me.  He has grand plans and will tell you every last detail of them.  If you take the time to listen.  Sometimes in the rush of life I don't listen.  But I am trying to do better.  I don't want to miss one of his great ideas.  Because one day they are going to work out just as great as he planned and I want to be there to cheer him on.

And some days this boy reminds me of what a little boy he still is.  He's silly and funny.  He has the best giggle and still loves to snuggle with me every chance he gets.  Sometimes I can't believe I got so lucky.

For my Boy

Little man loves his dogs.  And he always wants me to get pictures of them.  These are for him.  

These are our guard dogs.  They look fierce right?

I am not sure I would even let my kids play in a yard with these beasts if this was the first picture I ever saw of them.

Good thing this is what I normally see.  The two dogs who would lick you to death. 

Skate Board!

Little Man was lucky.  He got a skate board.  He has been dreaming of one for a very long time.  And finally I decided to let him have one.  I figured his happiness was worth the risk of a broken bone or two.   And it might prove for a good photo op, so why not!

He was quick to jump on and go.  The last time I attempted a skate board I almost broke my ankle.  And that was back in High School!  He is good to wear his safety pads and helmet.  And he is wanting to get good enough to go to the local skate park.  I am not sure that is what I had envisioned, but whatever.  He is loving it and we have yet to go to the ER to have anything fixed.  That's pretty awesome if you ask me.

7

Doesn't she look more grown up?  I think she does and it freaks me out!  How did she get this big?  And this darn cute.  Because seriously, she has some major cuteness going on.  Lucky girl!

Little Miss was the lucky recipient of a new bike!  She was so very excited!

She also received new clothes and accessories.  She was more than happy to model.. as you can tell.

Happy Birthday Little Miss.  You are growing so fast!  How lucky I am to be your Mom.  I can't wait to see what this years holds for you.  

7 things about my 7 year old.

She is sweet and kind.

She loves to read.

She loves animals of all kinds, but especially cats.

She has a heart of gold.  I often wonder how I got so lucky.

She is mild and easy unless you cross her, then watch out.

She will melt you with her big blue eyes every time.  And she knows it.

She loves more fiercely than any other little girl I know.

Lucky me!  She's my girl.

Happy Birthday!!

Last day of 6

Some days they just grow up too fast.  And some days it feels like time can't speed up fast enough.  This girl is 6.  Just for another day.  That's something that makes me heart sad.  She is growing up so fast.  And it is hard for me to believe that my baby girl is going to be 7 in the morning.

Slow down baby girl.  You have all sorts of time to be a grown up.  But today I need you to stay my baby girl.

A Summer with Grandpa

My kids are loving that they get to spend the summer with their Grandparents, day in and day out.  Little Man in particular loves to do stuff with Grandpa, seeing as there are so many little girls everywhere he enjoys some man time.  Among their fun times together making Peach Ice Cream was a big hit.  We all loved it.  (You know that ice cream is my favorite food right?)  Grandpa's are the best.

LOVE

I have to admit, I am not much of a writer.  I write how I talk.  And when I talk I tend to ramble.  I try to think of interesting things to blog.. but then I move on because it can’t be that interesting.  And it would take forever to type it all out.  I guess that means I am a lazy blogger.  I’ll try to do better.  Really, I will.  I never know what people want to read about on my blog.  For me I always love the pictures on a blog.  So today I decided to include pictures of things I love.

Yesterday we went to the River to play with the kids and our big dogs.  I decided we should have a picnic too, or as much of a picnic you can have with two crazy Labradors running wild and crazy waiting for any morsel of food to drop, and the seagulls hovering over us too.  It was awesome.  Really, it was.

I decided to give up sugar, but only for like 11 days, because anything longer than that would be bad.  I would miss my little girl’s birthday cake.  So for 11 days I am cutting out sugar, meaning desserts.  I need to get off of it, it is my crack.  I think I need to go to Sugar Addicts Anonymous.  Randy brought home some delicious chocolate chip cookies for our picnic and I resisted.  Awesome will power right?  But they were good.  Really good.  See Little Miss, she was LOVING THEM.  Seriously this girl melts my heart.
And Little Man, this shot of him was between bites.  Notice the cookie crumbs.  Love this kid.  This is so him.I have two dogs in my home.  But this is my dog.  This is Sage.  I love her!  She is one of those happy, lazy dogs.  Everyone needs a dog like her.  I do love our other dog, but she isn’t lucky enough to be featured.  Maybe another day when I am feeling more generous.And lastly.  I love my Randy.  Chilling on a warm day in his brother’s backyard.  Love him.  Adore him.  He is always my biggest fan.  How great is that!! And that’s it.  There are several other things I love.  But I didn’t take pictures of all of those things yesterday.  Just these.  Love my life.

Thursday...

I got nothing.  But a picture.  Love the moment. Love the memories.  Love my life.

Memorial Day

I love Memorial Day.  And this year was especially fun.  We went to a Local Funeral Home, I know totally not my favorite place to hang out.  But they had a great celebration.  They had Yellow Balloons for everyone to write names on for our loved ones who had died.  My kids were excited to write on them and send them to heaven for their Grandpa.

They played the Star Spangled Banner.  I cried.  I cry every time I hear that song.  I love it.  I am so proud to live in the USA.  What a tremendous blessing.  And then we released our balloons with messages of love up to Heaven.  It was a peaceful and beautiful experience.  I loved watching them sail away into the sky.  

Check it!

I have been debating lots of things with my photography and I redid my price structure and what I am offering. I still want my digital files to be the mainstay of my business. I love giving my clients their files and letting them have them. But I added a few things. If you are looking for a fabulous deal check out my site and click on specials. I am doing a Fresh Faces campaign so if you are interested make sure you email or call me and we will get you booked!

Gratitude

I will admit that lately I am a big ball of stress. I go to bed stressed and wake up stressed. My dark brown hair will soon be white if I keep this up. So I need to chill. And take lots of big breaths, show my gratitude.

Today I am grateful for the beautiful rain. It clears up the ground, the greens are more vibrant. The earth just looks beautiful. The sound is peaceful to me, and reminds me of Indiana, which I miss.