So precious.....

This is Andrew when he was a baby. We took so many pictures of him. I recently did a photo book for him and I included this one. Photography changes over the years and that makes me so grateful for this picture. I love that it is a close up. I made the photo book and left it in his door when I left. It was so much fun to do and I am so glad we took all the pictures we did. Film was so expensive too! Now we have the luxury of snapping away and trashing all the bad ones but this one is a keeper for sure!

I am Sam....

Sam has a new pose he will strike sometimes when he is feeling his independence. He folds his arms to let everyone know that he is choosing his own path or at least trying! It is his subtle way of saying let me be. It is neat to see all the aspects of his personality and bent. He is such a gift and blessing to our family!

Wordless Wednesday.....

Raising a reader....

We love books and joke that our kids don't have a shot at not being surrounded by them. Sam enjoys them and we love growing that love in him! He doesn't love them near as much as music but that is OK. We love how God created him to be!!! He has his favorites and enjoys his cuddle time reading on his own or with someone else. We really need to purge a bunch of our books but I told Trae I can't part with any of my kid books! They are priceless to me!

Goodbyes....

Today I had to say goodbye. Goodbye to my firstborn and life as we know it. I hate goodbyes. I love newness, stretching, achieving goals and honestly those things can't always happen without change. Change can be hard but it is often where the growth begins. I am so proud of him and look forward to this new season in his life. My mommy heart is still tugged and missing him though. So proud of him and grateful he is only 2.5 hours away!

Happy boy.....

One happy boy! Sam is naturally happy and joyful. Love his sweet personality and love for life.

Sentimental Sunday....

Because everyone needs a Christmas morning I just climbed out of bed photo! It has been so hot here that we can only dream of those winter temps. We actually got a good amount of rain yesterday and the high was only 90 so that was our cold front.