I don’t know why it is but my kids always seem to be drawn to costumes that couldn’t be more opposite (last year: Angel and Dinosaur), I guess it reflects there personalities. This year was no different, we had Darth Vadar and a Unicorn. Connor has wanted to be Darth Vadar for quite some time…
For reasons still unknown to me, the school gave the kids the day before Halloween off as part of Fall Break. Why they didn’t get the day of or even the day after off makes no logical sense but hey, they’ll take any day off at this point. It was a good excuse for me…
The one other thing we really look forward to each fall, in addition to Halloween is the NC State Fair. We went prepared with ride ticket bracelets – unlimited rides! Now if only that also meant cut to the front of the lines (which it doesn’t). It seemed the only thing working against us was…
Finally the big day is here. Friday, I decorated and organized the rehearsal dinner. You know me, planning parties are my thing so this was a lot of fun. It was at my parent’s clubhouse and dinner was Italian so I trued to go with a comfortable black and white gingham with lots of flowers…
When Emily was young, her parents had a portrait made of her, she did the same with Mckinley, had a photo turned into a portrait, now hanging in their house. So when Riley was about the same age Emily found the same dress and asked me to take pictures of Riley that could be turned…
Not much to say here but I love the fleeting moments when I catch the Cailee and Connor really having fun together – like in this moment when Cailee was carrying Connor on her back after his soccer game. I love to see them supporting each other and having fun. It sometimes doesn’t last long,…
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All the girls got together to celebrate Dave and Jen’s upcoming nuptials. Jen’s family in Spivey’s Corner threw a wedding shower at their family’s church. Beth came with Cailee and I and we met GG there. The church was in beautiful farm country and was decorated for Fall. It was so picturesque (as was my…
