Sweet Marshall

"I need to know my life,

as its meant to be..."

-Mumford and Sons

Marshall is senior and is reminds me about all that life had to offer.. 

She is ready to grab life by the horns and be the person she was meant to be. 

You already are. 

If you ever want to remember what is you were like in high school; hang out with a high school student.

Any of them. 

The promise of the future, their fresh faces, the hope that is within them. 

It sustains you, enlivens you and you literally want to breathe them in-they have SO MUCH LIFE in them. 

Look over these pictures again! 

Marshall is a girl that anyone would want to spend the afternoon with.

I can't wait to see what is next for her. 

Promises Promises

Not to be morbid AND critical, but I was on Facebook (like you do) and I saw that someone from my high school died. I clicked on the link to the obituary and they used the persons high school graduation picture.

Now, I definitely don't know this person anymore.
But it is really hard to believe that there was not one single picture that anyone could use in the last 12 years that more clearly defined them than one they took in July when they were 18.

I need you all to promise that whenever I die, whether it is tomorrow or 40 years from now...you will not use my high school graduation picture in my obit.

Are we cool?
I said, ARE WE COOL?

Good.

Under the Colorado Sky

Last night, our family had a photo session with Sharon Clark at Smitten Photography at the foot of these Colorado mountains. Words can't describe how much fun we had and how she captured our family.

Sharon will gladly travel for any and all of your events so...book this woman!

To see the rest of the pictures from our shoot, click on the Smitten Photography link above.

Week 2 in Pictures

Charleston. No words recap.

Fun Friday

 

Since we went to the Apple Orchard last Friday and our plans for this Friday fell through, Natalie Knauer and I decided to take the kids hiking up on Craggy Mountain on Friday morning. It's not a terrible hike at all and the kids were up for the adventure, so off we went!

Everything went really well until I took maybe one too many pictures and Lucy decided she was done snapping pictures. Asher was having a hard time listening and Bennett likes to do whatever Asher does. So...things went rapidly downhill as we descended down.

We made it to the car with only one real meltdown, then child #2 had a meltdown in the car. Followed by the third child melting down shortly thereafter. Know what I call that? Hitting for the cycle. (It is October after all!)

But it was all worth it for the pictures. The dadgum pictures.
But for real, click here to look at all of the pictures in the collage above: Craggy Mountain Pictures

Tonight, Matt and I got a call from a friend who had to give up their amazing Redskins/Panthers tickets for tomorrow and wanted to know if we wanted them. Well yes we do! So we have a date at the Bank of America stadium at 1pm tomorrow!

Look for us on TV. Just kidding. A little.

Family Full Of Cousins

Ever tried to take a family picture with nine kids under the age of seven?
It can't be done. Can't.

We just spent the day with Matt's family at the lake.
Every single child is beautiful. All of them.
The most beautiful one? Maggie. But I didn't manage to snap a pic of her. Sorry Buff.

Doc (the captain of this family)

Lucy (looking like a sailor out at sea)

Uncle Diaper David

Gammy with Zoe and Tori

Asher (with his shooting face on)

Nate

Watts

Emmaline

Zoe

Tori

Sam

My smash nasty boy. Oh so handsome.

Matt is sitting there just thinking about the dadgum kitchen and how he doesn't want to go home.