Two out of three of my children were born in July.  I didn’t really *enjoy* being pregnant in July where a cool day was 90 degrees, but now it’s a great excuse to spend birthdays by the water. 

I’m trying to be better at remembering to photograph my own children without irritating them too much.    So here goes…

My little man!  Saturday he will officially be THREE!

Abby turned 7…with the sass to boot! 

I couldn’t resist a couple of my oldest.  He is growing up way too fast!  Almost into the double digits.

And THIS is what it’s really like trying to photograph my kids. 

Our baby is getting ready to turn 3.  One day he will outgrow the snuggling, thumb-sucking, voluntary kisses and saying ‘E-I wuvs du mom!’. I’m not gonna lie.  I know just how fortunate I am to be able to document my kids with my photography.  If it makes you feel better I’m a terrible cook, lousy painter and couldn’t home-school to save my life. 

*we’ll be on vacation starting this Friday and will return on the 20th.*

With June just a couple days away our household is getting cabin fever.  I think were all really ready for our beach vacation!  I took my daughter out this afternoon to scout a couple locations and when I got back we found two very hyper boys.    They have a plan to bury their Uncle Jason in the sand when we get to the beach….and I think they may succeed.  Oh, and when they do I will have a picture of it! 

Hope your having a great Memorial Day weekend!

I can’t believe he’ll be 3 this summer!  It’s going by too fast.  Had to share these images from this afternoon.  It is so nice outside!  And for all you iPhone people out there these were all taken with the ‘Hipstamatic’ picture app. 

I just got back from an amazing retreat for women photographers called Be thou my Vision started by the lovely Jane Johnson.  Instead of a workshop it is a retreat to relax and seek God’s face for our business’.  The world says you have to spend lots of money and step on other people to get ahead.  What a depressing way to do something you love.  I can’t tell you how refreshing it has been to sit down for days with fellow photographers and just be real.  No one trying to pretend.  God put me in a room with seven of the most amazing ladies to laugh, cry, eat and chat with.  I am forever changed by this retreat.

“Unless the Lord builds the house, it’s builders labor in vain.”  Psalm 127:1

The only time I used my camera on this trip was flying on the plane.  Flying over this view was just too much to resist!

Before I flew out to Oregon my husband and I went to Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Gilcrease Museum with our oldest kids and our close friends.  They didn’t allow any photography at all inside, but they had a beautiful garden outside so i snapped a few.  The museum was amazing!  They have lots of cool stuff for children to do so I highly recommend it.