Monthly Archives: April 2011

Samantha April 2011

Samantha’s April portraits happened very quickly right before we went over to Mama’s house last night to wish her happy birthday. We didn’t brush her hair or anything…but sometimes I like just the plain ol’ everyday look. This is how we live 95% of the time, and that’s what I want to remember when I...

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Charlotte April 2011

My children have decided that summer is here. They think that bathing suits and water are a must on days like yesterday. So when Charlotte came home from swimming in the neighbor’s pool I decided that was a good time for her April portrait. I love these!

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Easter 2011

Some pictures from our Easter weekend… We dyed eggs. I learned this year that if you use brown eggs you get much richer colors. The egg on the left was a white egg, the one on the right a brown egg, both dyed in the same color dye. Thanks for telling me Hannah, next year...

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My favorite job

Most moms know that being a mom means you wear many hats. Well actually, I think most women know that. For example, I’m a mom, daughter, sister, aunt, photographer, homeschool teacher, carpool driver, house-cleaner, cook (haha), personal shopper (they’re always outgrowing something), grocery shopper, blogger, gardener, volunteer, furniture refinisher, clothes washer, etc, etc, etc. Lately...

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Books!

As I guess I’ve made clear on here, I love old books. Some of them I never read but I just love the feel and look of them. I almost never buy new books for myself. I read a lot, but I usually get books from the library. The Mint Hill library to be exact....

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