Riley turns 5!

I'm 5!


Started the morning out with some gifts!



Poor girl, she ended up coming home early from school because she didn't feel well.

Aydia talking on the phone!

This boy cracks me up!


Mmm, chocolate malt!

Josh and his girls!

I LOVE this picture! It is a great glimpse into my relationship with Z! He LOVES his mama! I love him too!

Before

Hmmm, which one should I choose?

December is the winner!

I'm ready!

Getting it marked!

Ouch!

Poor girl, she just lost it at the end.

After!

They are all walking!

A much overdue update!

Wow, blogging sure has taken a back seat since Z was born! Since he was born, I am finding it difficult to stay on top of everything there is for me to do, you know, feed the kids, bathe the kids, bathe and feed myself, cook meals, make lunch for RIley, get Riley to and from school, laundry, feed the puppy, take the puppy out to potty, clean the house, grocery shop, be a wife, be a friend, be missional, start a photography business...ahhhh! I can't keep up!

Well, this month, I have had several photo shoots! It has been really fun! I like the work I am doing, I am just hoping that other people are as well! It is really great to have an outlet that is just for me!

We have also, attended the St. Patty's day parade in which Josh was playing in. That was a crazy, green, sea of drunken people...I will never take my kids without help again. When we first got there, one of the little boys we were with got lost and the rest of the time I was super paranoid about my kids getting lost or stolen. It was just craziness. We attended several birthday parties. Riley had spring break, it was nice to have a week of not having to plan my days around taking her and picking her up from school! Next fall, it doubles, since I will have Aydia in school too!

Zeke has started walking. It is the cutest thing!

Our pup gained another 11lbs this month! He is getting so big!

Here are some pictures!

Photography Business

I have really exciting news! I have started a photography business! I have always liked taking pictures. I love being able to capture those special times and moments and have them to look at forever. I generally always brought my camera with me everywhere, I wanted to be able to capture things for my kids to be able to look back at and see these moments from their childhood. I started taking pictures of friends kids birthday parties and giving them copies of them, even taking some family pictures for friends, as well as our own. I did't really realize how much I liked photography until recently when I was searching for something that I love to do that could be sort of an outlet for me. I love my kids, but I just felt a need to have something of my own! After a few months of pondering this, I realized how often I was on the computer looking at photography blogs and websites and how excited I would get when I saw a photograph that I loved! I suddenly realized that I would love to be a photographer and I think I could actually be good at it! I took a photography class that really gave me the final push I needed to go ahead and go for it! I am so excited to venture on into this journey! After I made the decision to start my business, I have had a great number of people book photo shoots with me, as well as had a great opportunity to work with a professional photographer for a day! I really feel the Lord's hand in this and am so thankful he showed me something that I love and something that can be mine! If you or anyone you know of, live in the Dallas area, I would love to take some photos for you! Go check out my website for pricing and lots of other info and some of my work!