lynsey's laughter

life can be hard sometimes. just when we think we're in a rhythm something throws us through a loop. i think parenting adds another level to the crazy. kids are unpredictable, yet we put so much pressure on ourselves when it comes to parenting. watching lynsey and jason with their boys makes me want to stop and refocus.

she laughs. sometimes i get so overwhelmed that i forget that i don't need to take myself so seriously. our kids need to see us laugh, even in the midst of a really hard time, or when we're to the point of frustration. they believe we have the answers. sometime we do, most times we don't. knowing that these little people look to us for affirmation and we are the ones that teach them that this big world is generally a good place makes me re-evaluate where i spend my time and energy.

carson and logan love their mommy and daddy. they believe that they have the answers, they know the right way. it's a big responsibility, being someone's everything, but lynsey and jason are doing everything they can to love these little ones and grow them into good men. at the end of the hard days, when they aren't really sure what next one is going to bring, i hope they know they are good parents to two very important people.

just add kelsey...

and you're sure to have a good time. she's super high energy, and really funny. i like being around her, because she's just fun. nothings too serious, but she's willing to try anything i ask and will laugh about it. love her.

being yourself

i love it when people bring friends that are fun to be around. it's more like a party. every once in a while someone shows up with a client and makes them nervous. either they are picking at their hair, facial expression, clothes, or crabby making them a nervous wreck.

i always recommend if you are having your photos done, do your best to not stress out- it will reflect in your photos. look at your photo shoot as a time to not expect perfection, and go with the flow. the best images are the ones that reflect your natural presence, and the more and more you look at them over the years you will realize how much better it was to have captured you as you are- not trying to be something different.

thanks sammie for telling andrea jokes, holding my reflector, and having fun.

details, details

when i met casey, her family had this beautiful rug in their entry way. on both ends there were tassels, many many tassels. i have this vivid memory of showing up at her house to find her sitting in the entry way with a hair pick, picking the tassels to make sure they were all pointing in the same direction. never in a million years would i have noticed if one was out of place, but casey did.

as she has grown over the past ten years of our friendship i've noticed that the details she is passionate about have shifted from the seen to the unseen. (thank goodness) she is more concerned with the matters of the heart, details of faith, and perfection that is only achieved by admitting you, and life, are not so perfect.

i'm not sure carson would have noticed the tassels. like me, i think he's a big picture kind of guy. but that doesn't mean he's not concerned with certain details, he is. his desire is for casey to be everything that God has called her to be. he longs to see her grow in patience, peace, kindness, gentleness, goodness, and self control, and maybe to not take herself so seriously.

knowing this about my friends, and being with them for the most precious of days, i saw the absolute perfection in the details. sure, the ceremony and reception were unbelievably gorgeous and nothing was out of place, but the relationships these two amazing people have in their lives were really what made it perfect.