Chosen to Surrender

Friday, August 19

Dress up

My kids LOVE to play dress up

And on this particular day, Baby learned to say "Cheese" when he sees the camera...hence his funny mouth stretched wide and thin.

The next day, having a very serious moment

Thursday, August 18

...I'm looking forward to in Fall and Winter!

1. Keeping the blinds open all day, watching the rain fall down the window panes.

2. Deciding between hot chocolate and apple cider

3. Wandering through cornstalk mazes

4. The scent of cinnamon and cloves

5. Dressing up in costumes

6. Counting blessings and sharing meals with family

7. Reading stories of Jesus' birth

8. Cozy shoes and jackets

9. Cuddling under blankets

10. Twinkling lights and decorated trees

11. Pumpkin cream cheese delights

12. Chili and cornbread

Wednesday, August 17

Loves

Take Me out to the Ball Game!

Daughter had her second dance recital a few weeks ago.

The song that they did their routine to was "Take me out to the Ball Game." It was so darling, the song, the routine, the costumes.

We loved it all!

Daughter had a fabulous time! She seems to love being on stage and gets so excited. She never even seems nervous!! I've seen such improvement in her dancing also since last year.

I was so proud to watch her up there. I was definitely that obnoxious parent, shouting her name, clapping when no one else did, waving ridiculously even though I knew she couldn't see me, trying to push my zoom lens through the shoulders of the people in front of me. All in the name of capturing that moment, right? ;)

Before and after the dress rehearsal and the recital, Daughter and her friends had to do a few little photo shoots of course. They had no problem posing every which way. ;)