Weekend Smiles

Over here we've had a lovely, full weekend: Saturday we had a photo shoot with friend Rebekah Gough, who recently started her own photography business! It was a gorgeous, chilly day at Discovery Park & we are eager to see the photos she took of our little family. After the shoot, we warmed up with lunch at the Jolly Roger Taproom & then dinner with our dear friends the Walkers. The smiley photo above was taken this morning before we headed off to church, then lunch with Grandma Jo & Great Auntie Mel. Ready for bed now!

Future Babysitter

Alina was very excited to hold Blake.

He was pretty excited too.  :)

Note to Self...

Nothing motivates you to get over the fear of cutting your baby's fingernails more than him scratching his face until he screams & bleeds.

Trying to capture Blake's smiles on camera...they are becoming more & more frequent.

Thanksgiving Week One

Election Day (post nap)

Blake is not too concerned about the elections...

November -- Capturing Our Blessings

Every November for a couple years now my dear friend Kristen & her wonderful sister-in-law Rebekah, have posted a photo a day -- a moment of thanksgiving for something beautiful from their day. I joined them two years ago & will do so again this year. But to keep my life simple, I'll be posting it to Facebook daily & then posting the week's collection here. I will also forgive myself for poor quality photos shot on my phone -- it is, after all, an exercise in thanksgiving, not perfection. So, look for my daily post on Facebook & look here for the last few days collected together.

Perhaps you will join us.

Halloween

Halloween was a little different this year.

Instead of planning & creating my own costume, I threw together an infant candy corn costume for Blake.

Instead of going to a bar or a rowdy party...

...we had dinner with my family & visited a few of the neighbors.

Instead of costumes...

...we were dressed as new parents, with burp cloths stuck in our back pockets (not planned).

And it was wonderfully fun. :)

Candy Corn!