It’s been way too long since I’ve posted anything.  Sorry!  I’ve been so so busy!  But, I had to share these sweet boys.

These boys made me think of one of my favorite quotes from Storypeople.

I always wanted to invent something that

would move around & make funny noises

& would change the world as we know it &

I forgot all about that until we had kids &

now I see I came pretty close.

See, I have one boy. One glorious boy.  I love that boy.  ADORE that boy.  If I had THREE?  What would happen to my heart?  Would it explode??  Or would I go INSANE?

Um, actually, I think I might go insane.

But not their mama.  No, their mama was SO calm and patient.  Well, heck, maybe she saves her going-insane-time for her private moments, but all I saw were two very calm parents, who love their children so much, they hired a photographer to capture their personalities.

I was honored to do just that.

Meet the little guy of the family, Mr. L.  This little guy stole my heart.  A little man of few words, but with the most expressive face.  Such a doll.

And then there was Mr. K.  OK, this guy has a LOT of energy.  I mean, A LOT of energy.

I had a lot of fun trying to keep up with him.  Look at that face.  He’s a little charmer.

And not to be outdone by his two younger brothers, meet Mr. M., the oldest boy.  What can I say about Mr. M?  Well, let me just start by saying that my daughter and he would make an excellent couple.  I’m just sayin’….  I adored photographing this guy.  He was sooooooo sweet and really was on his best behavior.

Most of the time, that is….

And last, but not least, one of my favorite little shots of these critters.  Just look at Little L’s face!

Thank you, M family.  I had a wonderful time with your family!  If you get 35 of your friends or family to comment on this post (with their email address–only viewable by me), you get a 5×7 print of your favorite image for freeeeee!  If you get 50 comments, you get an 8×10 for…. you guessed it… FREEEEE!…

Y’all are just gonna have to forgive me for my crazy amount of posts going on in here. Being behind in the 52 week challenge makes me feel all weird inside.  Me no like.

So, here’s my late late late entry for TREATS.  These fine lookin’ buggers are my kids and my darling nephew and niece–ten year old twins who are responsible for first giving me the title of Auntie Laura.  They just left, and I miss them so.

While visiting, I busted out some gumdrops and toothpicks to see what they could create.  Good times.  Fun times.  Nothing like a little edible fun.

The creations are now gone.  Destroyed.  Eaten.

Delicious.…

Gosh, I love books. I will admit that it has been way too long since I have read a book for myself.  Now, it’s all about reading books for the kids.  But I love books.  We have books scattered all around the house.  I love grabbing a pile of books, putting it on the floor, and watching my son start devouring the images in them.  I love that books can entertain, spark the imagination, make you smile, laugh, think, cry, wonder, pontificate, analyze.  Books are cool.

When I thought about this week’s theme, the image posted below immediately came to mind.  Looking at this image makes me cry.  This was taken just days after my mom’s diagnosis of brain cancer.  It was the darkest time in my life.  We didn’t know what was going to happen and were all prepared for the very worst.

When I took pictures that day, I didn’t know if I was capturing the last moments my children would spend with their grandma.  Looking at this image brings me back to that day.  The sorrow that I felt.  The sense of impending loss.  But, what I see in this picture is not sad.  It is my daughter loving my mother.  It is my mother loving my daughter.

My mom is singing her the words to “What a Wonderful World” from the book she had given her for her birthday.  For my daughter, it was a time of joy–to see her grandmother, sit on her lap, and listen to her voice.  My daughter loves this book and loves her “Bama.”

That book holds a special place on our bookshelf.

It’s amazing what an image can conjure up in our hearts and minds.  It is images like this that I will always, always treasure.

I am so happy to be able to report that my mom is fighting this cancer with an inner strength and makes me proud.  The chemotherapy has shrunk her lesions, and I can’t wait for the day that we hear the words: “Cancer-free.”…