Friday Photo Journal - October 21, 2016

Aside from the 85 degree heat wave this week, it's finally starting to feel a bit like fall around here. The leaves are changing, we did have a spell of cooler weather (until recently) and pumpkin, pumpkin everything is everywhere you turn.

We took a mid-week family trek out to a local farm for some good old-fashioned fun. The kids took a hayride out to the pumpkin patch to choose a fruit from the vine. We met a pig named Carl, got lost in the corn maze, sampled some peanut brittle and had a cotton-pickin' good time! The following is a mix of iPhone pics and DSLR shots from our family fun day on Darden Farm:

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Birthday Splash!

Hi there friends! I'm sorry I have neglected this little blog lately. I'm knee deep in wedding season and when I'm not shooting I've been tied to my desk editing. I have enjoyed a few glimpses of summer, however, including at my big girl's birthday party last week. I thought it was about time that I shared a few photos from the festivities. It was a great day for a pool party! She even proclaimed it the "best birthday ever!"

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Little Things Thursday - Snow Day!

Snow days are pretty rare around these parts. So, when it does snow, the whole place shuts down. Seriously. There was no milk in the grocery store the day before the "big storm." We ended up getting 2-3 inches of snow. The kids were thrilled! They built a ramp off the back deck to sled down. It sure was fun to watch! Now, I'm ready for spring though.  :)

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A Visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus

For the second year in a row we were invited to a Christmas party hosted by some friends of ours that we know through my daughter's Girl Scout troop. It is a cookies and milk party where everyone brings cookies to share and the kids watch Christmas movies and play together, while the adults enjoy some holiday merriment. Later in the evening, some very special guests arrive amid squeals, whispers and much excitement! We had a wonderful time again this year and we are so thankful to our friends for helping to create such fun holiday memories!

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Project 52 - Holiday Baking and Memory Making

As a kid I loved Christmas time and all the festivities and goodies that went along with it. I still do! But, I have trouble keeping up with all the extra work. It's simply exhausting on top of everything else on my plate. My mom always made several kinds on Christmas cookies, and by several I mean we had 15 tins or more full of cookies! I loved baking and decorating them with her, and those memories are still some of my favorites. 

As I began to have kids of my own, I had high hopes of keeping up the tradition. But trying to keep up with her is a challenge! I don't know how she did it all. Fortunately, last weekend she invited us to her house to bake with her. Well, she did 90% of the work, and we really reaped the rewards. Thanks mom!! I am so thankful my kids were able to experience this with me this year. It's great to have my mom close by again. And she still blows me away. She's a cookies making machine, I tell ya!

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P52 - Only a Few Weeks to Go!

Wow, I am struggling to keep up with my P52. It has been nearly a year and I don't want to give up now! While it has been much more manageable than the 366 last year, I am much busier now. I still take photos of my kids nearly every day, but finding the time to edit and blog them is tough. Anyway, the images I'm sharing today are from our family shoot last Friday.

We finally took the kids out to do our Christmas card photos. We decided to forego our tradition of taking them in Colonial Williamsburg, which makes me a little sad. We always take them by the same tree and I love seeing how the kids have grown each year. But, with hubs in grad school and me busy working from home, and nearly every weekend, we just ran out of time. It is always a challenge to get photos of us all together, and my kids are pretty much over posing for me, but I was okay with what I got. They looked in my direction and stood still for half a second. I'll take it! :) I even managed to get one of the hubs.

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Friday Photo Journal - Week 47

Happy Black Friday everyone! Have you filled your carts with amazing loot? I still haven't bought a thing :( But we had a fantastic Thanksgiving with family. I hope you did too! Today, rather than shopping, I'll be working. I have 3 sessions this weekend and a boat load of editing to do. I did some quick editing of yesterdays pics.
Here a some of my favorite family moments snapped from our Thanksgiving gathering:

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Friday Photo Journal - Week 40

Happy Friday friends! I hope you have had a great week! Friday snuck up on me this week...I was almost off to bed when I realized what day it was, lol. Here are my favorites from this week. They are from our trip to Busch Gardens on Saturday. The best part of the day was watching the kids watch their dad ride this monster. 

Thanks so much for stopping in! Have a super weekend :)

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