Studio Pics of Kids

We took the kids to a photographer named Dejah Quinn in Shawnee. She is a part of a wonderful network of photographers,Celebrating Adoption, who give free services to adoptive families. This is such a wonderful way for people to support adoption with their talents. So we received a free sitting and a free picture CD. This is a huge gift, considering how pricey this photographer is, and that we can make as many prints from the CD as we want. I was so impressed with her ability to make something out of nothing! All three of my kiddos were in rare form the day of our appointment. I wrestled with all three of them the entire photo shoot. I was sure that nothing would come out of this session, and I was relieved that it was free so that my money had not been wasted. I was shocked when we saw the proofs! I will never know how she managed to get these wonderful shots. She is truly talented. I just love the way she captured their personalities in such an artful way. To see the entire photo album, click here.

Back from the Beach

We had a lot of fun down in Surfside, TX for a week. We stayed at a beach house with all of Andy’s family. We had a large beach house this year that could sleep 30. We had 27 so it worked out perfectly. Kimberlyn had so much fun with her cousin Kenzie. They are so cute together. Jachin was a little fish, and wanted to stay out in the waves all day. He did play the Wii quite a bit though. Bo loved being outside at every opportunity. He actually liked the ocean which was a surprise. He loves our baby pool at home, but hates our neighborhood pool. So we thought he would hate the ocean. But I think he just likes water where he can touch! It was fun being there for the 4th of July and watching the fireworks from the beach house balcony. We are glad to be home for a few weeks. Andy and I leave in about a month for our 10 year anniversary trip. We are going to Cabo San Lucas for a week! I can’t wait!

For more beach pics, click here.