Friday Photo Journal, January 4, 2019

Happy Friday friends! I hope you had a lovely New Year's celebration. We kept it low key and watched the ball drop on TV with this kids. New Year's Day, we went to my mom and stepdad's for some family fun and yummy BBQ. It was a warm day, in the upper 60's, so we enjoyed some fresh air and played corn hole for a while. What did you do to celebrate? 

Last weekend, we also went to Adventure Park in Virginia Beach. Last year my mom and stepdad bought the kids ticket to the park, which features outdoor climbing and ziplining courses. Unfortunately, it took us a whole year to find a weekend when I wasn't working, the weather wasn't awful, and no one was sick. But, it was worth the wait because it was tons of fun! It was a mild day, though a wee bit chilly later in the afternoon. The kids got a great workout though so the cool air didn't bother them a bit. Hubs and I didn't climb this time, but it would be fun to go back another day and give it a go. I'm not fond of heights, but zipling through the trees might make it worthwhile. 

How was your week? 

All pics are iPhone. Hubs gets a little irritated when I drag my big camera everywhere. But, I've been irritated with the lack of decent family photos over the past year. I spend SO much time and energy making beautiful images for other families and couples, and I could kick myself for not making the same effort for my own family. This year, I am recommitting to at least a Project 52. My kids are growing by leaps and bounds, and I will have great photos to look back on. It's important. So, feel free to give me a tongue-lashing if you find I've slid back into only phone photos this year! I thank you in advance. :)

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Friday Photo Journal, December 28, 2018

Happy Friday! As usual, Christmas flew by. It was a whirlwind, but we enjoyed tons of fun and lots of family time together. I'm now back into the swing of work with a wedding editing marathon, but it was super nice to have a short break. 

Last week we also had a pet emergency. Our resident sock-eater had to be admitted at the emergency vet for surgery to extract a sock from his intestines. That was rather stressful and pretty much NO fun at all, not to mention incredibly expensive. But, fortunately he is home now and doing well. Already back to trying his old tricks, so he's keeping us on our toes!

How was your holiday week? 

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Friday Photo Journal, December 21, 2018

Happy Friday! I can't believe it's almost Christmas and I am still so far behind! I've managed to button up nearly all the holiday shopping, but baking, wrapping, visiting, meal planning, and all the extra prep work are still not nearly finished. I've been sick for weeks and struggling to keep up with work, but I am finally coming out of the slump. We also had another pet emergency this week. : ( One of our Danes has something - probably socks because he's rather fond of them - lodged in his intestines. We've been on high alert with him all week and are praying it passes so that he can be spared surgery.

Sooooooo, general family madness, work madness, and holiday madness all wrapped up in one fun month! Anyway, my photos this week are pretty weak. Only a few iPhone shots, and pretty terrible ones at that. We did go ice skating, and Little Miss had a roller skating party to attend. We've also been crafting gifts, so the house is a disaster zone, but we've found a bit of holiday spirit, so yay for that. How's your month going?

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Friday Photo Journal, December 7, 201

Happy Friday! Another week closer to Christmas and I have SO much left to do. How about you? This week I was sick, again, ugh. Fortunately just a cold, but a nuisance with so much to do. The kids had their final week of Homeschool co-op before winter break and I plowed through lots of editing. Little Miss lost a tooth as well. How was your week?

Cold beach session!

Tree topping and toothless.

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Friday Photo Journal, November 30, 2018

Hey Friends! Happy Friday! I sincerely apologize for skipping out the past couple of weeks. I'm pretty sure that's a blogging sin. We lost our sweet Bella a couple of weeks ago, and it was really a tough time. It was the peak of wedding & portrait season - my busiest week of the whole year, actually. Plus I got sick shortly after she passed, but had to keep working, of course.  It was just a storm of stress, depression, illness, exhaustion and ick. It was all I could do to keep up with client work and tend to my family the best I could muster. It took me a while to catch back up and feel normal, and so blogging fell by the wayside. I am truly sorry. 

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving (if you celebrate). My holiday weekend was mostly work, but we did enjoy a wonderful family meal at my sister and brother-in-law's house.

I also have a few shots to share from our attempt at family photos. I'm not thrilled with the outcome - why is it such a ridiculous struggle with one's own family?! But, at least I finally got some portraits of the kids. I used to think herding toddlers was tough, but coordinating teenage tempers and 'tudes, is not for the faint of heart I tell ya. 

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Friday Photo Journal, November 9, 2018

Happy Friday! The busy season madness finally took me down this week. I'm feeling rather overwhelmed at the moment. Sessions and wedding edits are taking over my life. True story. The kids are busy with activities for school, Girl Scouts, social gatherings, etc. etc, and Bella's care is becoming a 'round the clock job. I am tired. So tired. And I know I have a mountain to climb before I can rest. I'm behind in all sorts of ways, so I apologize for not getting this post up on time. Unfortunately, it is one of the many things I've not been able to keep up with lately.

Before I peel away from my desk to get the kids in bed, administer more meds to Bella, and then collapse on the couch, I figured I'd at least post a few shots I did take of my girlie this week. She and I have an hour and a half to kill while we wait for her sister at Drama class each week, so we played out in the falling leaves and took some photos. I also have pics from hubs birthday yesterday, but I haven't had time to load those yet, so maybe next week.

Anyway, I'm glad to had my camera with me the other day (since I was taking class photos for co-op). I love these shots of my carefree kiddo. Oh to be a kid again....

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