Scouting Fun

Since it's our first year in Texas, I had to find all new locations for shoots. Coming from Ohio and DC where there are SO many parks and amazing locations, it's been quite difficult as I just don't really love any spots here yet. I mean, my big field that I used this fall is amazing but people want variety and I need to find more spots. That being said, I despise making my clients drive more than 20-25 minutes and also won't shoot in locations that seem sketchy.

A couple weeks ago it was nice so I took the kids out scouting and they got to play around while I checked out a couple spots!

Soccer Has Started!

Ady's first organized sport just began and she's loving every second of playing on the soccer team. It helps that one of her best friends is on the team with her but MAN it's so adorable watching little teeny ones play.

And I have to brag on big brother lately who has been so understanding of the pain I've been in. He offered to help Ady with her cleats and then showed her some soccer moves. They still bicker but sometimes he's the best big brother in the world. 

Babymoon #3

Derek and I were lucky enough to get away for a few days for some kidless R&R before the baby comes. My parents were in town and watched the big 2 so we could head about an hour and a half away to a little city called Granbury. It sits on a lake and we found a wonderful bed and breakfast to relax at. Not cooking any meals, watching uninterrupted TV, strolling around town without someone begging for snacks and eating in peace were magnificent! Also, the hammock... it was amazing! We also took a tour of a local brewery which was pretty interesting along with a German restaurant we ate at. We are now ready baby boy!

I'm not even sure that the kids missed us while we were gone with all the fun they were having with Gramma and Poppa!

Target

Just a few snaps from our weekly trip to Target. Love my little shopping buddy.

Pioneer Flight Museum

On President's Day we decided to have some family fun with everyone off school/work. We visited a new flight museum, ate some delicious BBQ and then ended with a yummy Sonic treat! The kids loved checking out all the planes and even got to make a tiny wind-up one themselves. Also, we got to see the actual Apollo 7!

Rainy Days

We've had a LOT of rainy days this spring and as much as I love that they help the grass green up and bring flowers, I like the sun! But the little enjoyed getting wet and muddy in the puddles while big brother was at school!

And I couldn't leave her little brother out of the fun. Here's a boot and bump shot! :)

Our Donkeys

Our church sits right across the street from a tiny patch of land where 3 donkeys generally can be found. We see them each Sunday so we decided to bring them some celery before church and they LOVED it. Right when we pulled up they screamed their adorable scream and ran immediately over to us. They were super friendly (Drew pet them tons but Ady was a bit scared) and loved their crunchy sneaks.

Ady & Her Babies

Ady loves her dolls. Like seriously LOVES them. She was tucking them in and reading to them the other day so I snapped away.

Bath Time Fun

These 2 haven't taken a bath together in probably over a year since Drew has been big on privacy lately. But when I mentioned a bubble bath to Ady the other day, Drew said he'd like to join. We try not to make a big deal about body parts in this family, just what their main functions are and that's it. I love that he still has so much innocence and I hope that never goes away. Either way, the amount of giggles and laughs that came from the bathtub were worth every second of clean up after. They had so much fun goofing off and making each other laugh.

Valentine's Day

I ran to the Fairytale Ball, then to Drew's party, then over to Ady's and loved it all! My little Valentine's looked adorable and it was a fun day for them both!

1st Grade

Drew had his 101st day of school recently and they celebrated with a 101st dalmatian theme! I  made a shirt for him but MAN was that hard to not make it look like a cow!

They also recently had their Fairytale Ball which was absolutely adorable. They learned 3 different dances, each had a partner and dressed up like knights and princesses! Drew was SO cute doing it and kept staring at me to make sure I didn't miss a single step.