Summer Dresses in a Field

Got my camera back out, it's time to start shooting again. Pictures, that is. I am in love with the field next to out house! No structures to edit out, just one big lovely, tick ridden field with lots of clover and tall grasses. So fun, really. I think I could've done better with the composition on a lot of the frames, but the girls were constantly moving, so I was just happy to get some without hair covering the face or awkward positioning. I need to find out how to shoot a moving target - pictures, that is...

More in Mexico

more pics from mexico - I do have more beach pics, but they didn't upload... don't know why.

Mexico Trip

 

 

 

 

Poor Blogger, so many are on Facebook and abandoning this creative source. But I don't think I will. Don't get me wrong, I like FB, but personally, I miss the writing. Even if no one reads, I still like to write more than a quick status update. And honestly, creating an album and tagging faces still takes up too much of my time.
So for this step back into blogger world, I'll share with you just a few of my pics from our family vacay to Cancun and Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. And NO, we did not bring back the swine flu.
Deep thoughts and dissertations on improtant topics will have to come later.

The Old Road that leads to Ozark

 

 

 

 

I can't get over the fact that this is right out my back door! So, Lauren took me on a little hike to check things out. Everyone had said how pretty it was behind our land, but I really didn't know what they meant - it is BEAUTIFUL. I always love it when the redbud trees start flowering because I know that Spring is really here. Within 1 week, the trees will have more color and it will all look so different... God's creation is absolutely amazing!

[The path we took is literally the old wagon trail that connected Ozark and Rogersville. I can't imagine having to ride over that bumpy road for a full day or two, when now I just jump in my little red car and zip down to the Tea Room in 15 minutes].

A Boy and His Dog

 

...his 4th one. Meet "Opie." He is a stray beagle/brittany spaniel mix, which would explain why he just wandered away from his previous home and showed up at our house last week. He just wouldn't leave, but then again I don't blame him. We're so interesting, what with all the kids, animals of all kinds, food and water just for the taking, yep, he's here to stay. Or at least "hang out" till his nose carries him away to the next family of suckers.

4 Wheelin' Lulu!

 

 

 

 

Yes. You are seeing this correctly. That is my mom on the 4 wheeler with Greg: 2 time liver transplant recipient, just 11 months out from her life saving surgery. The doctor told her to get out there and live, I think she's gettin the hang of it now...

Become an organ donor! If the Lord sees fit to bring you on home, you might as well leave parts of that ole body here for people like my Mom to use. I so wish that family whose loved one gave her this liver could read this post, and see the good that came from their loss. I have my Mom still. Words cannot begin to say Thank you.

The Belschner Girls

 

 

 

 

Impossible to pick out just 3 or 4 shots from this weekend... I'm sooo glad they got to visit while it was warm enough for a picnic in the treehouse!

Never Say Never,

 

 

 

 

but I will NEVER move again.

1. Complete exhaustion
2. Boxes everywhere
3. This is why we love this new place: a great house, lots of outdoor adventures, and friendly neighbors!
4. This is why the kids love this place: zip line

kids kids kids

 

This was taken 5 days before we officially closed on this house. I guess we were doing our best to add as many stains on the carpet and scuffs on the walls/woodwork as possible before we left. I thought about printing this pic and leaving it in the house for the new owners... but I'm not sure they would find it so funny. Seriously though, I filled the nail holes and painted over them, cleaned every shelf and even washed above the cabinets! Greg practically took a toothbrush to the barn floor, and all this in about 3 days. We owe some of you BIG TIME for helping us in the move!!! WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU. More on that in the next post...

I LOVE THIS PIC

 

Isn't that such a great feeling?? Being the first to tromp through a fresh snow, making tracks even before anything else...

12 years old

 

I've been a bit out of touch, so I thought I would just choose a few pics to highlight our busy Jan/Feb.
This was our first big event: Nathan turned 12! That was Jan 21st, and we did celebrate on his actual bday, but we also took a few boys down to Big Cedar for an overnight. We considered it a successful stay with only one complaint from mangment to keep down the noise!

Oh, the Holidays have come and gone...

 

It all happened so fast, me blogging about it, not so. I know it's old news, but here are some of my favorite shots from our festivities...

I really don't have any good pics yet of the house we're moving to, just inspection shots of the interior of the furnace and stuff like that. I do hope people will still drive out for pool parties & cookouts... We should be able to have one incredible Fall Fest, too. That's way too far away, though, how 'bout FESTIVUS????

WE"RE MOVING!

 

A lot has happened in the 4 years since this shot was taken. ..


I've been absent these few weeks from the blog/facebook/email world completely because I have been blitzing the market to find where we should live next. Almost 2 weeks ago on a Sunday night, the family was enjoying the 3rd annual Lord of the Rings watch party (something it seems only our family enjoys), when the phone rang with an offer on our house. I about choked on my popcorn. After a few days of negotiations, we came to terms and that's when it all began.
With the main search criteria being the Log-Rog school district, I checked out every active, expired, and withdrawn listing fron the last year... That's a lot for this slow computer connection, too!
So finally I came across this beauty that sits on 8 acres a little further out in Rog. Fantastic, AND the current owners are even Sooner fans. It was meant to be. We agreed on terms this morning and now we are under contract to buy their pretty home. Can't wait. I love it!
I'll try to stay current here, but the move is on...

(By the way, it has some georgeous photo spots!)

The Wolfe's

 

 

 

 

What a family. I can not think of any couple more "trained in the Faith" than this one. I feel privileged to have them as the leaders of our highschool class at High Street, I'm so glad Lauren is in there. For those of you who don't know, this has been an amazing year for them. In October 2007, Jen (the Mom shown here in the photos)lost her Dad to cancer. One month later, the little boy in these pics was diagnosed with cancer. 8 months ago, she had this beautiful little baby girl. 3 months ago, Jackson was declared cancer free! What a year. What a family. Getting the chance to shoot their Christmas pics was an honor and I hope they are thrilled and blessed with the result of our session.

Swingin' from a Limb

 

Whatever your brother says do, by all means do not do. Here is Nathan way up in that tree (the Million $$ Tree I talk about to the right), and he says "now... swing!" If you're the fun loving little sister, you just go for it. Besides it ended up a really cool picture. Here's to you, Nathan, my future camera junkie. DON'T EVER TAKE MY CAMERA UP A TREE AGAIN.