Pigo

Last weekend we had a fun little family "staycation", which consisted of going to a new favorite little coffee shop, eating at a locally loved bbq restaurant, heading to our nearby farmer's market, and a few other fun treats. While at the farmer's market David and I took Christian to the little petting zoo they had set up, and saw a sweet little puppy sleeping by the piglets. Spontaneously I asked whether it was for sale - and if you know me, you must know I am typically not a huge dog person - and the farmer told us $40. We looked at one another and made the on-the-fly decision to take him home, given him the name "Pigo" since we found him sleeping by the piglets. A few potty messes, a couple of sleep deprived nights for David, and a pair of chewed on sandels later we are still pretty big fans of the newest addition to our little family.

Baby Cameron, Part Two

Graced by his mothers eyes and his fathers lips, this little bundle was such a treat to work with this afternoon. The sun's warming rays upon us, with a smile in our hearts and a laugh on our lips this Friday has been all around beautiful. I snuck in a few shots of the family, for the first time we encountered Cameron he was still in Shauna's belly, just waiting to come meet this crazy world. We're glad he's here, and so excited for Zane and Shauna who have embarked on this beautiful thing called parenting.

My Baby

I am grateful daily for this little guy, and am trying to cling to precious moments with my baby boy. It's hard with life going on all around to remember to cherish my time with him - I'm sure a struggle for all moms. With God's help I hope to better cherish time with Christian.. maybe just this time in my life in general. Here's my 10 month old little gift :)

Someone to Love

My Grandfather served in WWI, and years later, when he was old and no longer well, was taken care of by kind nurses and doctors at our local VA hospital. It was there that he passed, blessed by a loving family that surrounded him in his final moments. Some years later, my Gramma and I made Valentine's for veterans to send to the local VA hospital. Now that she has made her home in Heaven, I plan to carry on with my own little one of making Valentine's for veterans for his first Valentine's Day. There are so many who have served and given their lives for our country that are unappreciated and unloved, spending their days in hospices or VA hospitals. Please join us in taking a few hours out of your day to love on someone that is unloved, even someone that may not deserve it. The above photos are of some folks I don't know, I just picked up their images the other day at a local antique store, I wonder what their stories are.

Light

A photograph of light, Baton Rouge, LA 2010

Baby Love

"We were given: Two hands to hold. Two legs to walk. Two eyes to see. Two ears to listen. But why only one heart? Because the other was given to someone else. For us to find." - Author Unknown

Blogged

So, thanks to one of my wonderful sis-in-laws, I've started to become much more interested in the blog world. One of the blogs had a challenge going for the month of January to get organized.. well, I most certainly need that. I think I'm going to start it.. now, I can't promise any serious commitment, but I think I'm going to go through the 21 days and put a little effort into getting organized.. if you'd like to join me, here's the site.. If you have a favorite blog to share, or just one that's seemed interesting lately, post it! I'd love to see what interests you. Have a super day!