Family Pictures | in our own backyard

We did family pictures in our own backyard this year.  Both girls were sick, it was cold outside and it just didn’t seem worth the effort to load everyone in the car to drive to a pretty park when our own backyard had a few colorful leaves and our favorite spots to sit.  As I was picking my favorite ones I realized we didn’t any of just the girls together and we didn’t get any of just me and Forest.  But the ones we did get are precious and I can’t wait to get some printed for our walls and add them to our Christmas card.

These are a few of my favorites.  And if you scroll far enough you’ll get to see a few outtakes!

Thoughts on Thursday | 05.04.2017

It can’t be May 4th and I not share this GIF.  Happy Star Wars day!

I got a new app – Leap Second: 1 Second Video Journal that compiles one 1 second video from every day.  I just made this one for April!

Family Pictures | October 2016

We’ve made it a tradition to do our family pictures the weekend of Halloween.  Last year’s pictures were taken ON Halloween and this year it was a few days before.  We found a cute little area at a local park with several different background options.  I’m ‘always worried we’ll never get good ones and this year it was tough getting Peyton to smile because she would obviously rather be running around and exploring.  But we knew going in to expect that and we made the best of it!

I have too many favorites but here are a few  10,000 of my most favorite!

September & Me | 2016

RECENTLY

loving. my time at home with Peyton.

needing. SUNSHINE! VITAMIN D!

wanting. to be more open to serving + hospitality.

writing. my weekly wrap-up for my Captured By Cindy Photography blog.

reading. 1 John for our home group.  Outlander – Dragonfly in Amber.

Thoughts on Thursday – 9.29.2016

Hi again friends!  Happy Thursday to ya!

We’ve had rainy/gloomy weather all week and it’s expected to continue through the weekend.  I think Peyton and I are both feeling the effects of a lack of vitamin D so we’ll be super happy when the sunshine decides to make an appearance again.

This morning, after Forest left and we had read 3 of her 4 new books, Peyton and I headed to Target (since we couldn’t go to the park or play outside).  We didn’t have anything to buy, I just let her wander around the toy and book aisles and she had the best time!  She made a new friend near the Doc McStuffins toys and she couldn’t walk away from the inflatable pumpkin in the Halloween section.  She was completely in love with a pair of boys Pikachu PJ’s and continually said uh-oh when we walked by clothes on the floor (she didn’t stop uh-oh’s until I hung the clothes back up!).  She was so upset when we had to leave so I think I know the perfect remedy for gloomy and/or cold weather.