The sunflowers at Forks of the River are in bloom. I’d never been there before until last week, but wowza. I’m ready to go back.
If you’d like to snag a photo session before the sunflowers go away for the year, shoot me an email.
Here is a second batch of photos from our Christmas week in Hilton Head. The fog never lifted, but it didn’t deter our beach time.
The beach was dog-friendly, so Major wasn’t without his own playmates.
We took a minute and quickly went to Hilton Head.
If you know us in real life, then you know how crazy our schedule can be. When we have family time, it’s intentional. Most people wouldn’t consider 24 hours at the beach to be worthwhile, but we do.
They swam until sundown. Why not, right?
Whenever I’m at the beach, I get up at whatever time necessary to see the sunrise.
At that first peek of light, I stand still and watch the day officially begin.
Then the entire space glows orange and everything feels new.
Worth it every time.
This poor fella didn’t make it out alive.
One more snapshot before heading home…
“We need to get out of the house.”
“Okay. What should we do?”
“Let’s go to the mountains.”
I’ve been enjoying some photo sessions lately so looking for new spots to shoot has been on my mind. On Monday I asked Jackson to be my model and we went to a new spot that I thought would look gorgeous in the evening sun. I have a special family in mind for this place, so I wanted to make sure my instincts were right. Continue reading “Scouting with my model”
Wow, y’all. I’m pooped! This has been a fantastic year all around and it is definitely ending on a high note. This time last year, I had a bad case of the flu, so being sleep deprived this year is no biggie. There’s always another cup of coffee to drink.
We had a wonderful Christmas with my side of the family. Seriously, not a single complaint. There were 11 people in the house for five days, but everyone was in good spirits. We went to church together, took communion together, and swapped family stories in the living room every night. If I sat and thought about it, I could probably drum up some minor detail that could’ve made the week better, but it would take a long while.
Chuck gets Husband of the Year for buying me a new camera lens (and a Green Bay Packers throwback jersey, which I wore proudly around my Chicago Bears family members). I’m still learning how to use the lens, particularly indoors, so forgive the fuzziness. I’m going to dump a bunch of photos now, so I hope you aren’t on dial-up.
My boys were introduced to Rainbow Looming… Rubber bands everywhere!
The boys loom while Mamaw reads:
Our living room on Christmas Eve:
Two sets of brothers swap gifts to one another on Christmas Eve:
Yay Legos!
Grandpa plays Words with Friends: 
Cutie pies:
Best part of Christmas – my Mamaw came to visit. Actually, the very best part of the week was when she and I went to the Christmas Eve candlelight service together: 
I’m not in the photo (obviously), but this is what our living room looked like every night. Chuck wasn’t being antisocial, though. He was building a new Lego set: 
Every Gryffindor should have a house banner:
I gave my sweetheart a meerschaum pipe: 
Opening Lego Marvel Superheroes: 
Opening a NCAA football video game: 
Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock: 
A Marvel quilt from Aunt Becky: 
Hot chocolate by the fire:
Grandma played cards with the grandboys in the hideout: 
We all know how this one turned out:
Cheers to 2013! May 2014 be even better.
It snowed over the weekend, and from what I understand it’s supposed to snow tonight…
Yeah, Salem and I are ready for spring. Can I get an amen? This was Saturday.
By Sunday morning, all of that beautiful sunshine turned gray, so I threw the boys outside to play.
When they couldn’t play outside, they were doing the usual.
This color sorting is Jackson’s habit of putting like things together. This way, everyone has a buddy!
This is my favorite photo from last week (when Jackson wore his camouflage toboggan cap all day everyday). We’ve finally reached the point where Jeremy can read Jackson a simple book.
The Przylucki Texas trip was over almost as quickly as it began. Four days of driving for three days of visiting make for both a long and short trip, but despite the many miles it took for them to get here, I am thankful. It’s always been a desire of Becky’s and mine that our boys grow up as “together” as they can. The distance between our cities presents a great challenge, but so far, so good. The four boys love being together, and at their ages, we couldn’t hope for much more.
I’ll edit more photos along the way, but now I’m going to bed. Apparently sleep wasn’t on the agenda this weekend.
Let it be known that I hooked up the new washing machine all by myself.
Though that totally sounds like a five year old who just got herself dressed, let me say – I AM THAT EXCITED about it. Continue reading “Yes, I am that awesome.”
