our fall in pictures.....finally!

just a few of my favorites.

next up.....Christmas pictures!

family pictures

so back in the fall, we finally got around to getting family pictures made with my parents and brothers. none of them seem to like getting their pictures made, so it had been something we had been putting off for a long time. but the kiddos were due to have their pictures done again so i told everyone else they needed to show up too! it ended up being a cold day, and the kids were not entirely cooperative - Makayla had decided to skip her nap that day and Caleb just wanted to run off and play. but as always, Jennifer came through for us and somehow managed to get some good shots of our wild bunch.

these were just a few of my favorites.

yes, i know it's a lot of pictures, but i love these people, and i could look at them all day long. and believe it not, that was narrowed down by a lot! really though, i love having pictures made of the kids, because i feel like we are capturing that brief moment and helping ourselves remember what they were like at that exact time. they are growing so quickly - i already find myself looking back at baby pictures and not being able to completely remember what it was like when they were that small. that is one reason that keeping up with this blog is one of my resolutions for the new year. there is so much that i want to document, and i am determined to make it more of a priority this year. so i hope to do a quick fall and winter recap post in pictures and then stay better updated with the day-to-day.

be back soon!

|all photos by Jennifer Dunaway Photography|

2 years old

last week, baby girl went and turned two years old on us.  i have repeatedly asked my children to slow down and not grow up so fast, but my pleas have been ignored.  it's not that their current ages are particularly easy - in fact, many days end with me wanting to pull my hair out.  but their current ages are completely precious, and i find myself falling more in love with them every day. 

my sweet Makayla Brynn:

you have one of the sweetest, most lovable personalities - and i am not simply saying that because i am your mother!  everyone tells us how sweet and happy you are - no one can be around you long without smiling.  you have even had teachers in the church nursery request that you be in their room! 

you adore your big brother.  when he is at school, you are constantly looking for him and asking me where he is.  you all play wonderfully together and fight wonderfully together!  you are most definitely not a push-over and can hold your own with him! 

you are such a talker!  you have caught your daddy and me by complete surprise with the amount of words you have.  and you talk non-stop, which reminds us that you are a) a girl  and b) my daughter!

your favorite food is macaroni and cheese - lucky for you, it's considered a vegetable in the south! you seriously cannot shovel it into your mouth fast enough! 

you are definitely a girly-girl.  lately your accessory of choice is your princess crown, but you like to mix it up!  and i must say that i have a blast dressing you up every day!

you always check on us and make sure we're ok - any time we cough or sneeze or anything, you'll ask "are you ok?" and wait to make sure we say yes.  it doesn't matter if we sneeze 4 times in a row, you will ask after each one. 

precious girl - i am so grateful that i get to be your mommy.  you brighten our days and make our world a happier place.  you are such an incredible blessing.  i love you so much!

happy birthday baby girl!

love,

mommy

makayla brynn at eighteen months

our baby girl is coming up on 21 months now, so i figured i'd better get these pictures up now!  she will not stop growing up on us no matter how many times we ask her to.  i love this age, and i love my girl, and i wish i could freeze time for just a little while.

|all photos by Jennifer Dunaway Photography|