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Sunday Snapshot: {the dress}

Sunday Snapshot: {the dress}

Sophie just turned 9. And one of her presents was a new dress. One she’d been wanting for a long time. The moment she put it on, she shined. She felt beautiful. She looked beautiful. And when a girl feels beautiful, it shows. Seriously. Every girl needs a dress like this. Happy Birthday to you, our beautiful Sophie Lu. If… Read More

01.26.13 · Sophie, Sunday Snapshot 20

on my heart

on my heart

November is National Adoption Month. And yesterday was Orphan Sunday. So the subject of adoption has been occupying a lot of my brain matter lately. As a momma to seven beloved children that were once considered orphans, adoption is often on my mind. But I’ve been reminded that I want my passion for adoption to be more than something that… Read More

11.05.12 · adoption, Isabelle, Jude, Poppy, Shepherd, Sophie, Tallula, Vivienne 19

Sunday Snapshot: {more school pictures}

Sunday Snapshot: {more school pictures}

Slowly but surely, I’m knocking out the school pictures for this year. Four down, two more to go. This Sunday Snapshot is all about my girls. My big-but-smaller-than-their-oldest-sister girls. My small-but-bigger-than-their-younger-sisters girls. You get the idea. Here’s Miss Sophie Lu. Mom: What is your favorite thing about 3rd grade? Sophie: That I can get bucks, like in reading and math,… Read More

11.03.12 · Isabelle, Sophie, Sunday Snapshot 17

Sunday Snapshot: {autumn fest}

Sunday Snapshot: {autumn fest}

Today was autumn fest in our little town. Despite the fact that the weather felt much more like summer than autumn, we attended. And had a blast. These were taken in the afternoon. I had to continually change my settings to account for the changing light conditions and I lost a lot of images due to poor exposure. Live and… Read More

10.06.12 · Isabelle, Jude, Poppy, Sophie, Sunday Snapshot, Tallula 16

settled

settled

We’ve been here for a bit over a year and we are finally feeling settled. Which is great for lots of reasons… The girls are cheering for the itty bitty football league we have here in town. And they love it. Isabelle, for obvious reasons. She is not only allowed to run, jump and scream… she is encouraged to. And… Read More

10.03.12 · Dalton, Isabelle, Sophie 11

first day of school :: round two

first day of school :: round two

As I mentioned last week, I missed an opportunity to get pictures of my kids on the first day of school. And – as much as I’d intended to get pictures of them every. single. day. – the rest of that first week was basically an ugly blur. They’d come home in the afternoons with backpacks loaded with papers to… Read More

09.04.12 · Asher, Dalton, Isabelle, Jude, Shepherd, Sophie 5

Sunday Snapshot: {the beach}

Sunday Snapshot: {the beach}

Oh my. Be forewarned, there are a ton of pictures below. It was our singular “vacation” of the year, if you want to call it a vacation. What it was was one wondrous day at the beach. And so, I took a lot of pictures. It was also Poppy’s first time to the beach. She wasn’t so sure how she… Read More

08.18.12 · Asher, Dalton, Isabelle, Jude, Poppy, Seamus, Shepherd, Sophie, Sunday Snapshot, Tallula, vacations, Victoria, Vivienne, Zach 24

this summer…

this summer…

… out of desperation, we began doing something we’d never done before. We instituted a mandatory quiet time for all people under 10. Because having 11 kids in the house all day can get a teeny tiny bit crazy. The idea was that everyone would grab their library books – oh, public library, how I love thee – and snuggle… Read More

08.07.12 · Sophie, Tallula, what works for us 29

hello, summer.

hello, summer.

I didn’t get it done. The weather simply has refused to cooperate with my plans to get a Sunday Snapshot of the birthday boy. But I’m not giving up. For now, since the weather still doesn’t look like it’s going to cooperate, I must move on. School is out. And as I’ve done in years past, I’m doing a quick… Read More

06.12.12 · Dalton, Isabelle, Jude, memory lane, Sophie 13

choo. choo.

choo. choo.

It’s not too often I find all of my youngest in a candid moment that I actually want to capture on film. But yesterday, I did. They had been given the “wrap it up” nod from in the house and were busily cleaning up. Or so I thought. Turned out they were cleaning up… but with a bit of a… Read More

03.30.12 · Isabelle, Jude, Poppy, real life, Shepherd, Sophie, Vivienne 20

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I'm Stefanie. Wife to one, mom to 13. Occasional blogger and t-shirt maker. Wannabe photographer and exerciser. Constant grace-needer and orphan advocator. more
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