it's here

well, the day has arrived.

wes is at his first day of kindergarten. 

all i can think about is what hes doing... if he's having fun... if he ate his lunch... 

last night he had a belly ache, which is very unusual. not sure if it was nerves or not. he went to bed at 8:30 and fell strait to sleep, but woke up several times, hurting. it was heartbreaking! he was finally out at 10:30 for good. i was worried that 7 am would come quick and i'd have a cranky kid on my hands, but he woke up excited and ready to go. i hope his mood stays good all day!

it was his idea to lean on the car. he said it made him look cool :)

we were on of the first people there, so we checked out the classroom. this is his 'hurry up and take the picture so i can look around some more' face. 

wes' friend katie arrived and they checked out the class hamster, with a new friend named bobby ray. 

he found his seat and got ready to color. 

and i left as they started.

i can't wait until 3:00 to hear all about his day!!!

3 more days

school starts monday, but kindergarten is staggered. wes will start tuesday. this weekend we've been cleaning, organizing & resting.

yesterday, wes and i gave his bed a little makeover. he has the kura bed from ikea, which he loves. it was a christmas present from his neena & pawpaw (gary's parents). 

we hung a shower rod on the side and i hung some old window valances, that i haven't used in years. i cut them off to fit the space. i also had some indoor/outdoor lights, so we weaved them through the wood rails underneath the bed. i think it will be a nice place to relax & read books after school!



by wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.
proverbs 24:3-4

kindergarten q & a

every year before school starts, I want to ask wes the same questions and see what his answers are. so, without further adieu, here is wesley's kindergarten interview!

my name is

wesley

my favorite tv show is

robot & monster

 the coolest person on earth is

me!

my favorite thing about school is (he's done 1/2 day preschool for 3 years)

playing on the playground and learning stuff

i am really awesome at

doing action and riding my wagon down the driveway

if i could change my name, it would be

 i like wesley

if I could go anywhere in the world, I'd go to

 on an airplane to paradise

my favorite toy is

transformers

my favorite color is

veery color

when I grow up I want to be

a lot of jobs, like a guy who can run really fast and like a guy who can stand on his hands

my favorite movie is

the lorax

my favorite song is

i'm sexy and I know it

(this is INCREDIBLY embarrassing, and I even tried to get him to change it... with no luck)

my favorite book is

i really like magazines, like robot cow magazines

three words that describe me are

playful, loveable & awesome

when I was little I used to

crawl to my room and try to get in my bed

my favorite time of the year is

christmas & halloween

my favorite thing to eat is

pizza and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches

one food I really don't like is

rice

my best friend is

john ballard

if I had one wish, it would be

to do anything I want, like make donuts rain out of the sky and not just any donuts, magical donuts

my best memory is

playing with toys

look at those underoos!! cutest thing i ever did see!! 
 maybe he'll let me take a pic of him like this every year, hah :)

sunrise

yesterday morning our sunday school lesson was about how God reveals himself to us. for me it's in a sunrise. deeeeeefinitely a sunrise. i must say that mountain sunrises are extra special :)

 the following are a pics i have taken with my iphone of a few sunrises that i thought were extra beautiful. i love that you can see the moon in most of them.

the Lord's unfailing love and mercy still continue, fresh as the morning, as sure as the sunrise.

lamentations 3:22 & 23

one more week...

one more week of summer break and wes starts kindergarten.

KINDERGARTEN!!

enjoying some pizza after shopping for school supplies. he had a mini meltdown in target because he couldn't decide between a dinosaur or transformer bookbag. he went with transformers, because he really loves bumblebee 

he's ready to go and i think i am ready for him to go. he's been in pre school for the past 3 years, which has made the road to kindergarten easier for the both of us :)

his kindergarten teacher, mrs. burleson has been a friend of mine since i moved to western nc 11 years ago. that REALLY helps with the scariness of "big school" on my end. i have no doubt that he will be in good hands. 

here's a blast from the past. a wee little wes at 2 years old...

callie

we are pet people. gary claims that he's not. he hates pet hair, but really who likes it!? this year he surprised me by rescuing a baby holstein steer and nursing it back to health. the steer's name is louie and he's adorable. so, i'm considering him an animal lover right along with us. his big burly exterior can't fool me!

all of my fur babies are special and will get their own post (don't laugh). but, this post is specifically for the baby of the house. miss callie. she is a wee little tabby cat.

i picked up callie on november 7, 2011. she was 8 weeks old.
(i'm horrible with dates, so i have to credit facebook for helping me remember, haha)

this little kitty won us over pretty quick.

 

gary might say that he doesn't like her, but the proof is in the pudding my friends...

she loves wes and he loves her. he may have even said that he wants to marry her. bless his little 5 year old heart.

she lets wes carry her around and snuggle with her on the couch. when she's had enough, she looks at me with a 'heeeeeeelp' look, but he stays right there with him :)

 

ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds of the air, and they will tell you; or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish of the sea inform you. which of these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this? In his hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind.

Job 12:7-10

♥ brandon & courtney ♥

i finished editing this adorable couple's wedding photos tonight and this one made me smile. it really shows their adorable, fun loving personalities.

♥ karlie & ben ♥

i love photography. it would be my dream to have a little studio and a rad office space, like this...

 

*this picture is from pinterest, but it's one of those pesky pins that i can't find the source for :(

in the past i've over-done it by being at my "real" job during the day & doing portrait sessions on evenings and weekends. i found myself spending every night at home, sitting in front of the computer, editing. i loved it, but i was miserable. i felt like i had no family time. 

so, this summer i decided to only take occasional weddings on weekends. it's been SO hard turning down portrait requests. but, i made a promise to myself to not pick and chose clients. i don't want to make anyone upset. so my answer is always - sorry, but no. i feel like it's been a good decision so far.

this weekend i photographed an adorable couple's wedding that i've known for years. ben & karlie are uber cute and their wedding was the same. here is a portraits from ben's dad's apple orchard and some snaps i took with my iphone. 

the flowers were gorgeous. i took some dhalia's home, to enjoy in my kitchen window. 

more pictures of this adorable wedding coming soon...