Out of Office!

I will be out of the office and unable to check voicemail or email until September 7, 2010. Please feel free to send me email or leave a message on my voicemail, but be aware that I cannot return calls and emails until the 7th. Thank you!

And since a post wouldn’t be complete without a photo, I’m posting a whole collection! These photos of my family (minus my husband who is still recovering from back surgery) were taken by my sweet friend and talented photograher, Andrea Hallett. These are truly amazing and I am so grateful to her for such a wonderful gift!

Keep smiling! I’ll see you in September!

Instructions Included?

Do they hand out special instructions upon the delivery of twins? Even though I survived the newborn stage on 3 separate occasions, I can’t begin to fathom having 2 of those newborn babies at the same time. With only one, I felt as though I didn’t have enough hands or enough patience! I witnessed it firsthand…Mom and Dad in this household clearly had everything under control (at least on the day I was there–LOL)! I wish you much patience on your journey, may you find diaper coupons in every periodical, and I really hope you found a good rug cleaner after Ingrid and I left! All jokes aside, I hope you enjoy the sneak peek!

The most beautiful flower amongst the weeds

I love Queen Anne’s Lace. This time of year as I drive along seeing patches upon patches of this amazing “weed”, I force my eyes back on the road and resist the urge to pull over and drag my kids or someone else’s kids out of the car to photograph them right in the middle of it! This is called obsessed photographer mom… and I try really hard not to be that very often. Believe it or not, this abundant weed was at one time used to cultivate the common day carrot. Amazing fact, huh? So right across the street from my house, I spied a wonderful patch of Queen Anne’s Lace and convinced Hannah to brave the bugs and sit long enough for me to take a few pictures! When she saw the results, she told me, “Wow Mom, that doesn’t even look like me!” Of course it does– my beautiful flower amongst the weeds!

Fields of Flowers

In seeking out a location for a commercial client, I happened upon this beautiful “cut your own flower” farm called Fields of Flowers. Anybody looking for something to do with your children this summer should definitely check this place out. Lovely flowers, beautiful scenery, and affordable prices! Leave me some!

Dear Daughter…

Dear Daughter #2 -

How can I not love you more everyday? You are the one who will drop everything to give me 5 minutes of your time for anything from a cuddle to indulging my crazy photo ideas. I’ll learn to live with you growing up (even though I don’t like it), if you promise to save 5 minutes for me every now and then!

Love -

Mom