For My Daughter on Her Last Day of Kindergarten


I can’t believe it’s here; your last day of kindergarten.
It seems like just yesterday that I wrote this post about your first day of kindergarten.

You have grown and changed so much this year, experienced so many milestones:

  • learned to read (and holy cow do you read! I think you read better than your Daddy)
  • lost your first two teeth
  • made new friends
  • learned to ride a bike without training wheels
  • learned addition and subtraction
  • navigated a confusing elementary school all by yourself

There are so many more things that you’ve accomplished this year and I foresee so many more in your future.

My love, my daughter, my first born… we could not be more proud of you.

Kindergarten from Rachel – A Southern Fairytale on Vimeo.

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A Texas Tradition

It’s a Texas Tradition; Bluebonnet Pictures.

One that I wrote about missing last year.

So, today Nathan and I got the kids dressed in their Big Sister, Little Brother tees wiped their faces clean and headed down the access road to one of the amazing patches of bluebonnets that blissfully, gorgeously line our highways this year.

The kids were both tired and they played along posing and pouting and dealing with mom and the ever present camera.

I was testing the lighting when I caught this shot of Princess.

bluebonnet pose

While taking that shot I heard squeals and giggles behind me.  The kind of laughter that comes from deep within, the laughter of that pure, true, heart expanding joy.

I turned camera in hand and somehow, caught this series.

flying

flying 2

flying 3

These pictures speak volumes that no words can do justice.

So I’ll merely leave you with this.

Go.  Experience.  Laugh, love, Live.

Be in your life, be a part of your life.

It will be changed far too soon.

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Hearts

She holds our hearts in her hands

this pic is also part of my project 365

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