Family Photos & Crinoline Slips

The rest of our family photos are up over on Danielle Huddleston Photography's blog.  Check them out they are awesome!

This is my favorite!  It is going to be framed and hung on my living room gallery wall.  It is so us.  To get us loosened up and smiling Gabriel started making shadow puppets on the reflector then Jessica joined him in the fun.  I guess we got a little more than smiles.

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Other "News"

I'm making crinoline slips for Sweet Lily Girl and Little Miss Ava Grace to go under their princess dresses that my mom is making for their birthdays. (Sew Excited about those.  HaHaHa)  It's a good thing no one will see the slips though because I made a lot of mistakes on the first one.  My communication with my mother was laking and measurements were waaaaaaaaaay wrong.  I had to "make it work" so that I didn't have to start over.  The second one is looking good though.  They are almost finished. Just a few finishing touches when final length is determined.

She was being such a good little model.

And Then....

Me: "Ava Grace will you stand back up please?"

Ava Grace: "No, I poopin"

That's probably one of those things that didn't need to be shared.  But it cracked me up so I thought "why not"

The shoes are a recent hand me down from my friend Raichelle's little one.  Little Miss Ava Grace has been wearing them the majority of the day and part of the night.  They fall off sometime while she is sleeping.  They are 5 sizes to big but she doesn't seem to care.

Tutorial coming later, or tomorrow or sometime soon after that.  Who knows things have been slightly unpredictable these days.  Who am I foolin'. Things around here are always unpredictable.

I'm A Fan Of Infatuation but I Choose Love!

I Choose Love.
I Choose You.

I like this picture of Gabriel so much I'm not even sure what to say about it.  It's so him, just relaxed looking at me.  I'm going to frame it and put it in my house somewhere.

I am so grateful for the way he loves me.  The sacrifices he makes.  The things he chooses to do just because I would enjoy it.  If relationships could have a motto ours would be "Choose Love".  It is inscribed on the inside of his wedding band.  It would be inscribed in mine if it was big enough. 

I am a BIG fan of infatuation.  It's fun to have all those mushy feelings, passion and excitement practically oozing out of you.  However we thankfully learned before we got married that the oozing eventually slows down.  Some days will have more passion some days less. Life happens but so can love, real love.  The kind that is chosen on a daily basis.  The kind that is patient and kind and not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. The love that does not demand its own way and is not irritable, and keeps no record of being wronged. The kind that does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. The kind of love that never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.  (Taken and adapted from the Bible, I Corintians 13) We still have a long way to go with perfecting this "Real Love" but we have also come a long way. Sometimes I think Gabriel has come farther than I have, especially those times I feel that I fall short.  I am thankful every moment is an opportunity for change.

Apparently I'm feeling a little serious today.  Maybe someone out there needs this today.  Maybe the someone was just me.

It Rained!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are so grateful for rain.  Saturday, on the way home from our second birthday party of the day, dark clouds rolled in, thunder clapped, lightning struck and yes we actually got rain.  It was wonderful.  Yes it was a thunderstorm and yes I do know there are certain dangers about going out but sometimes you throw caution to the wind and run out in the rain anyway.  (We were actually under the patio roof the majority of the time anyway.)

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Getting cold, time to head in.