whatever

beautiful day

have i said before that kansas is beautiful?

i think i have.

but i am saying it again.

yesterday i had 3 different friends watch four of my kids...lauren didn't need a sitter.

thank you friends.

and drove for a peaceful quiet hour into the country to meet nancy and her family for pictures.

they were a really fun family.

i got to get in the water and a frog jumped on me too...it was an adventure.

there are about 200 more pics to edit that i will get to in the next few weeks.

i snapped pictures all the way home.

i was the only car for miles.

it was 75 degrees...blue skies...the grass and fields are so lush and green as can be.

i felt so grateful to be right there in that moment.

thank you nancy for that opportunity on a thursday afternoon.

so here is some of what i saw.

i want to go back to get more....

i stopped at one spot for the barn and the home looked empty.

then the more i snooped around i thought...."hmmmm...kind of looks like meth addicts live here."

goodbye.

it was a beautiful day.

i had U2 turned up loud...didn't have share my snack or drink...

no one got car sick from my crazy start-stop photo taking driving.

it was just me and the cows.

i think deep (DEEP) down i am a country girl.

not a hardworking-clean-out-the-barn-milk-the-cows-feed-the-pigs kind of country girl...

just one who likes to BE in the country.

i want to live there too....if someone else could do that hard stuff for me.

now i sound like a brat so i will be quiet.

have to take my kids to the dentist.

good times.

waffle's play date

scott had a friend over...talby was at a friends' house...

why NOT let waffle have a play date too?

his sister bella stopped by for some wrestling.

waffle came running out the door when talby just started to come out.

and tackled bella to the ground.

he was so happy.

a break. 

to pant...really hard.

waffle looks small here...he is not small.

neither is bella.

waffle obviously got a fresh haircut.  

he is feeling like he's hot stuff.

"what are you looking at?"

"you are going down bella!!"

i was sweating just trying to keep them untangled.

GB and Aaron were working harder than me to keep collars on and not choking them.

bella and waffle could care less...they were so happy to wrestle.

bella is trained (or in training) as a therapy dog at my kids' school.

isn't that cool?

she gets to sit in GB's office and helps the kids feel better...she is comforting.

i think these dogs are perfect for that!

"i love you man!!!"

then bella went across the street to play with marley...their other sister.

waffle came inside and nearly passed out from all that excitement.

thanks for bringing bella over to play GB.

amber's family

 

with this new "job" as photographer....

(i use quotes because it doesn't feel like a job because it's very enjoyable and feels so natural)

i am meeting families for the first time in alleys and fields.

and i find that funny.

pulling into a parking lot and having a family get out of their car and i take their picture.

but i like it.

so that is what happened here...they were out of their car and i was clicking away within 2 minutes.

i loved their color choices.

brown is my favorite.

aubrey was all smiles....the entire time.

jace was too...but oh boy he is quick!

he was on the move.

thanks amber and preston.

they are adorable!