Embrace The School Year

Yesterday was the little ladies' turn to start school!

First Grade

 

 

 

I didn't get a photo saying goodbye in the morning.  But here is an after school ice cream date to celebrate!  We all were exhausted!

 

 

PS - did you have to buy 48 glue sticks for your children's school supplies?

I did!

24 for each girl!

Found out it was a misprint on the supply list

when the teacher was mortified at the over abundance of glue yesterday!!

 

Embrace The Fascinators

Here is a sneak peek of our Rainbow Tea Party celebrating my girls' 6th birthday!

We had lots of fun at this fancy tea party that started with our fancy hats!

It was a magical day with lots of fancy, colorful fun!

Come back tomorrow for all the pictures of the Rainbow Tea Party.



Embrace THE Man

Yesterday I wrote about the amazing blessing God gave our family on Tuesday...

a new position for my husband at work so that he will no longer have to work the graveyard shift on the weekends.  Praise God, our family might return to "normal" in a few months!

 I'm so grateful for this hard working man!

He truly goes above and beyond to take care of our family.

I love you babe!

Embrace The Birthdays

I really do love the Embrace The Camera challenge! 

(For more details, go here)

As my girls 6th birthday party is approaching this Saturday, I decided to look back at their past 5 birthdays and see if there were any photos of me with the birthday girls.

The girls' Polka Dot 1st Birthday

Sadly, I see that in the early years, there really aren't.  I'm always the one taking the pictures!

The girls' Noah's Ark 2nd Birthday (one little lady was sick)

The girls' Ladybug Luncheon 3rd Birthday

The girls' Pink Pig Red Butterfly 4th Birthday

I only seem to be in the cake photos! 

Last year, thanks to Emily challenging me to get in photos with my kids, I got a good picture of me with my birthday girls!

The girls' Fairy Garden 5th Birthday Party

You can bet I'll be in some photos this Saturday!!

Embrace 6

I can't believe she and her sissy will be 6 on Monday.

I'm embracing every moment.

They grow too quickly.


Embrace Easter

We've been having a lot of fun getting ready for Easter around here! 

Although the egg hunts, Easter Bunny, parties and candy have all been lots of fun,

we know the best is yet to come...

a risen Savior!

Happy Easter

Embrace Little Photographers

I didn't get a post up yesterday...

blame it on Downton Abbey!

We just can't stop watching it!

What will I do when it's over?



Embrace the Family Photos

We did it!

We finally did our first family photoshoot and it was a success!

Everyone had a great time.

And we got some really great pictures.

I think I got a little addicted, we might be doing this every Saturday!



Embrace 2 Tired Momas

Grammie is here for the week helping out since my husband is out of town for 3 weeks.

Once the kiddos go to bed, we're 2 tired Momas!

I told my mom to make a crazy face

She said, "why are we trying to look bad?"

I said, "because we already do!"

I love her to pieces!

I'm the luckiest girl in the world to have such an amazing Moma!

Embrace The Moment

As I sat on the beach last week I watched a father a daughter walk out to the waves.  She looked about 13 years old, cut off sweats, UGG boots, messy hair, random t-shirt, his back was to me.  Then he turned around revealing one of the biggest cameras I've ever seen!  I quickly looked at the surf, "what is he here to capture?"  There were no surfers, no dolphins at the moment, I was confused.  When I looked back at them I noticed that he was taking pictures of her!  She was awkward and shy and for heaven's sake her outfit was horrible.  What were they doing?  They giggled and about 5 minutes later he said, "wanna go home and look at the pictures?"  She nodded and off they went, smiling and laughing.  I sat there still a little confused and then it hit me.  It wasn't about the perfect outfit or the perfect pose, it was just about a simple everyday life moment.  It was his daughter - what could be a better picture?

Just me and little dude on our way out the door to the market.  He's smiling because he knows he's about to get a doughnut!  Just an everyday moment, and it's perfect!

Embrace Sugar Doughnuts

Yesterday was Daddy Day at school and I had to bring doughnuts for the festivities.  I thought I'd pick up a few extra so Moma and Little Dude could have our own date!

Hope your day is yummy and covered in sugar!