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Picture Update

We took our annual trip to Texas this month and as I have the past 2 trips, I've taken the opportunity to catch up on pictures! As busy as our house is, it's an easy thing to do when there's at least 3 extra adults hanging around most of the time to get everyone ready for pictures and out to a different scene than normal. I just did a quick edit on these tonight, but I'll probably be playing around with them some more over the next couple weeks 😉

So here it is! We'll start with Nolan, who just turned 5 this month. He's my easy-going as long it's on my normal schedule guy that makes taking photos a breeze.

Next birthday is Callie who is turning the big 1-0 this year and suddenly I'm old enough to have a kid who's reached double digits! She's a great help to me every day and is really creative and musical.


We also took her yearly photo for her Class of 2026 as I grow book!

Gabriel is 7 and 1/2 now. He's trouble with a capital T! Creative and smart like his sister, but often scattered, jumping from one thing to the next. His gears are always turning and just like his pictures suggest, it's not always easy to capture him! 


Gabriel is in the class of 2028! 

Last, but certainly not least, in Skylar who turned 3 in September. She is a pistol! Constant motion, constant daredevil, constant, constant, constant . . . This girl does everything full force and the rest of us make a poor attempt to keep up. Capturing her through the lens of my camera is no small feat. Most of her pictures were blurry beyond repair! 


So, there you have it, a picture update for everyone. Well, you may notice 3 people are missing! I'll give you one more with us adults:

That will have to do for now! We cannot share pictures of our precious Zoe publicly until we take custody. If you've been attempting to follow our adoption journey, please get in touch with me! I do have a special FB group that is updated every time we get any information. Until next time! 

God Bless you and yours this week!

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