Is February 26th too late to make a New Years Resolution? I think mine is to do a better job at regularly posting my sessions here! I almost always keep my business Facebook updated (it’s so fast and simple) but this blog has been abandoned far too much in the last months. The good news is: I’ve been busy! Aside from the 17 photo sessions and 9 mini-sessions (!) since the beginning of the year, my to-do list at home has been full of super fun days, mundane tasks, sicknesses, beach trip, learning to sew, failing to cook, a new bible study, mountains of dirty laundry, dog surgery and so on! I had my first cold in 2.5 years (can’t complain about that… got to spend an entire Saturday in bed… woke up at 10:30am, took 2 naps, went to bed at 8:30pm… I will label that short sickness as a “gift”)… All 3 girls have been sick at some point, each with an ear infection and then some (can’t wait to read into this more, thanks to my pinterest savvy sister in law!). With that I have to say a HUGE thank you to all of those who were kind and flexible with rescheduling in the months of Jan and Feb! Dudley and I are finally getting around to planning our 10th Anniversary trip (8 months later) and I am sooo looking forward to that! I think I would be happy spending 2 nights in Phenix City at this point… just a short escape from the children  routine would be FABULOUS. Another huge highlight of Jan/Feb was our firstborn daughter’s 8th birthday. Morgan is responsible for my label as “mom” … and with that a life change… a heart change. I’ve learned so much from her, starting with day 1 and continuing daily. I thought I knew it all (sort-of) until I had her and I now realize I don’t know much at all. That’s parenting! She is a gift from God and I’m so humbled to be her mother. She chose a slumber party this year (again!) which was so fun (and loud). A few photos to share and then will get right to some session favorites! This first photo was taken by Suzanne on Morgan’s 8th birthday.

“Motherhood is a choice you make everyday, to put someone else’s happiness and well-being ahead of your own, to teach the hard lessons, to do the right thing even when you’re not sure what the right thing is…and to forgive yourself, over and over again, for doing everything wrong.” Donna Ball