"we go together like peanuts and paydays and Marley and reggae"

these two are growing up way too fast! i love nothing more than when they come bounding through the door after school, arm in arm yelling "hi mom" and talking a 1,000 miles a minute. i love to just sit back and take it all in. they laugh more than any two people i know. couldn't have asked to move next door to a better friend for Ash. these two are are inseparable. they share one mind, i swear. i coaxed them into playing outside with me and my camera for a few minutes today. couldn't get enough of the blue skies and sunshine. being with these two made my day.

we ended up here and wished we would have started here with this sweet old truck.
may have to drag them back out tomorrow and shoot around here :)

Counting down...

Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy
New Year!!!

one for now...

still sifting through the other images. will post more soon.

play day

Gosh, Merry Christmas? and Happy New Year! Hoping everyone had a great Christmas.
sorry to friends and family near and far... didn't get a christmas card out again this year :(
know you were thought of and missed.
we spent the last two days up with my sister and her family at the Roper cabin. it was heaven to say the least.
uncle Lane was so great to make their sledding day so fun. i enjoyed very much watching the cousins play. need more days like this one.
thanks Brooke and Lane! a few images from our snow day.

"have you ever thrown a fist full of glitter in the air..."

it's moments like this one that i shared with missy mae that i so cherish. in the middle of her journey with cancer... she finds beauty and joy. she has this way of celebrating each crossroad in such an adventurous way.
before chemo took the rest of her hair she really wanted to do Pink in a way i've never seen it done.
this is what i love about her... turning everything into something beautiful...
her gloves, her coat, her determination to beat cancer... comes from her grandmother. those items were hers. she wore them in her time and she too beat cancer. this post is for Jubalen and her grandmother. women of strength and courage.










the following images were shot brilliantly by Jubalen's daughter Shelb.
And if you know Shelbie you know that she is a remarkable person in every way.
she has this beautiful wise old soul. she has been blessed with extraordinary talents.
watch for her. she is genius. i'm indeed blessed to know her.