thankful

what shall i render to the Lord for all His benefits to me?
psalm 116:12

almost 6

i walked in the school room today and found this message on the chalkboard...



how has it already been a year since this?



and three years since this?



and six years since this?



we will be celebrating our sweet caroline tomorrow!

my backup

we went to another wedding today, and i decided to leave my camera at home and just relax and enjoy myself. it was a special treat for ethan and caroline to join us, and we loved celebrating with friends and family (and a candy bar). by the end of the night, i was wishing that i'd brought along our camera. my phone camera just didn't cut it, but i tried.

i tried to capture caroline chugging her 167th cup of punch.


and i really really tried to capture this sweet moment of my girl dancing with her daddy.


the photographer was also snapping away, so there's a (really) good possibility that i'll end up with a clearer picture of this... and if not, i surely have it imprinted on my heart...

a little taste

just got home from a dear friend's wedding... i was away for 5 days with hallie while brian held down the fort around here. it was a treat to sneak away with my baby girl and our new prime lens to spend the (long) weekend with sweet sweet college friends. i have hundreds (and hundreds) of pictures to sort through, but i couldn't resist posting these of lynsay and derek's beautiful and delicious wedding cake.



i was too short to snap this one myself, but i commissioned the task to lynsay's friend heidi. she captured just what i wanted! and a year from now, the mr. and mrs. will enjoy feasting on the top of this cake!


lots of blog posts are swirling in my head, but math and spelling and playing outside in this glorious weather are taking precedent these days! will be back when i'm back!

daddy's home