would like to fly south with them....

ok, so I took this picture a couple of weeks ago after picking my mom up from the airport for a weekend visit. (which went very well) Totally wish I could go south for a while too. I know I'm not the only one who's ready for spring. But seriously this has been a reallllllly long winter, and it's not even close to being over. I neeeeeeed sunshine to function properly. I need an energy recharge. It's no wonder that bears eat like crazy and then hibernate throughout the winter. I wanna be a bear!!!! Oh well, counting down the weeks till spring, sunshine, energy! Hope all of you are having a good week.

p.s. any of you who miss and crave the snow/cold....I'll be more than glad to trade places with you . I have had enough of all this white snow everywhere!!!!

Can someone tell me....

how they grow up sooooo fast!!! It's like I've blinked and she's 5 and a half going on twenty! She's hit another growth spurt and if those legs grow any longer...finding pants will be difficult. (absolutely no idea where she gets her long legs from!!!! umm yeah that would be from her Daddy because it sure isn't from me. My heart beats with joy to see the little lady she's growing up to be, but then it squeezes a little tighter at the same time to see how fast she growing and changing. Wouldn't have it any other way.

Happy December...

It's hard to believe that it's already the beginning of December. Our year has seemed to have flown by. Aaron and I were talking yesterday about how to try to enjoy this Christmas season as much as possible amid the hecticness and craziness that the holidays seem to bring with it. So we're trying to find a way to simplify and keep more of the focus on Christ. After all that is what Christmas is about...right!?!

love it...

I'm currently working on a couple set of pictures right now and I love this one of Sam and her upcoming little one...can't wait to meet her!

Just me...

I realized again this evening after going through a bunch of pictures...that I am very seldom ever in them! Anyone who knows me, knows that I would rather be behind the camera than in front of it. I really need to remedy that. I think we all are our own worst critic when it comes to how we think we look...at least I know I am. I should be more willing to be in pictures, so looking back there will be "photographic evidence" that I was here and a part of my family! Definitely need to work on this one!

Just for fun...

Unbelievably blessed...

My sister asked me for a certain picture this evening. So as I've been looking through this past years pictures I ran across these two pictures that were taken back in June the evening before Aaron had to deploy. My heart just ached when I looked at them...my two peas in a pod as I call them...to see the joy in Morgan's face as her Daddy plays with her...the security...the trust. And I realize even more how priviledged I am to have them in my life, my heart and my sunshine. Even though Aaron had to miss almost 5 months of our lives, these two are now back together with their special father and daughter bond, spending time laughing and playing again.

On a greater level, it made me think that I have such an awesome priviledge with our Heavenly Father of having that father and daughter relationship. There is such security in His arms and in His hands as He guides me and loves me. To know that He never leaves me. And even when I walk away from Him at times, He is still there waiting for me with open arms, with even more love, just waiting for me to come back to walk and talk with Him. Truly Amazing! I am so unbelievably blessed!