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Sunday Snapshot: {all of them}

My girls.All four of them. In one spot.Makes a mama's heart positively sing, I tell you.And my boys.All five of them.How can I not grin from ear to ear with these goofballs around?All of them.In one spot.All nine of my precious children.Each one so uniquely created.So singularly adored.Feeling like the most blessed mama on earth today.*********************************I am so sorry I haven't been able to visit everyone's blog who participated last week. Life has been ridiculously busy and to be honest, I was in such a funk after Vivienne's diagnosis that I just didn't ... read more

Sunday Snapshot: {just as she is}

Things are better.Much, much better.I mean, how can they not be... when she's around?Just look at her.Falling in love with this child has been the easiest thing I've ever done.And it's because I do love her so, that I think her 'diagnosis' has been so difficult for me to bear.I found myself feeling fiercely protective of her. And grieving for all I feared she might endure.And a million other emotions that made me just want to alternately cry... and squeeze the dickens out of her.God is revealing to me some sweet truths about His plans for Vivienne. Vivienne is how He ... read more

Sunday Snapshot: {just pictures}

*********************************If you'd like to play along this week, link up when you're ready.... the inlinkz will be open through Monday night. Hope y'all are having a most blessed weekend.<center><a href="http://www.nihaoyall.com/search/label/Sunday%20Snapshot" target="_blank"><img alt="Ni Hao Y'all" src="http://i39.tinypic.com/nytvg1.png" /></a></center>To join in this week, just copy the code under the Sunday Snapshot button and paste it into the body of your Sunday Snapshot post where you'd like the button to be displayed. Once ... read more

Sunday Snapshot: {remembering}

The girls and I spent some time today going through their "China things".We had to be sure to keep little hands out, so we snuck went up to their room and closed the door behind us.Then we pulled out all their keepsakes and special things from China.Sophie and Isabelle were all smiles.They love afternoons like this.Asking lots and lots of questions.Learning more about China.And exactly how they came into our family.Pouring over things that represent their past.And reveal how much they've grown.Things that remind them of where they come from.The place a part of their ... read more

Sunday Snapshot: {Jude}

I know. It's a cardinal sin of photography to take pictures in the bright sunlight. But with a background like this, I couldn't resist.My sweet Jude? He just stood there for me.And then he got the sneezes.Every time he gets in bright sunlight, he sneezes.Something about that just makes me love this boy even more.He was excited when I told him it was 'his day' for pictures.In fact, he had me believing that he might actually work with me on this occasion...And not run off at the first opportunity of something, well... more fun.I was so wrong.He was easily caught, ... read more

Sunday Snapshot: {celebrating}

Today is my birthday.One year older. But wiser? Not so sure.Last night we went out to celebrate.Just me and my man. No kids. No diaper bags. No strollers.No waiting for the hostess' mouth to fall open at "table for 10 please." It was just the two of us.We had a lot to celebrate.Last week was his birthday.Today is my birthday.And tomorrow marks 13 years since the day we met.In a bar dance hall.Evidently he spotted me across the room. In my cowboy hat and ridiculously tight Rockies.It was a country western bar, folks. In the middle of Texas. And I was working a 13 ... read more

Sunday Snapshot: {Isabelle turns 6}

The day finally arrived.I wasn't sure who was going to be more thrilled that today was finally here. Isabelle, because she'd been talking about her special day, nightly, for six long months. Or me, because she'd been talking about her special day, nightly, for six long months.But I couldn't hold a candle to this girl today.She was seriously floating on air.From the time her feet hit the floor this morning.She was, as her new hat clearly indicated, the birthday princess.She helped me bake her choice of cakes: "brown on the inside with pink on top."She also requested ... read more

Sunday Snapshot: {Father’s Day}

Happy Father's Day...to the one person who can always, always make me smile.We spent the day yesterday at the local AA ballpark.Watching baseball of course.But first, we were taken on a tour of the facility.First stop, the press box.Where some of us tried on the crazy hats they use for games.Then the real fun began. We go to visit the dugout of the visiting team. Where they laughingly asked us if we were John and Kate Plus 8.Yeah. I think I just busted a gut on that one, funny man.And then we got to visit the home team dugout.Where, thankfully, there were no players ... read more

Sunday Snapshot: {guess who}

You must have known who this Snapshot was going to be about.My biggest boy.I can not tell you how great it is to have him home for the summer.Within arms reach. And it was with great joy that I dragged him out late yesterday afternoon to my favorite picture-taking spot.Great joy on my part, at least.He was a trooper. And even though it was with no notice that I asked him join my camera and me, he threw on his flip flops and was ready to go.Did I mention that this big lug used to be a serious mama's boy?I won't go into it more than that, for fear of completely ... read more

Sunday Snapshot: {growing up}

Can it be? The photographic proof doesn't lie.My Asher is getting big. So, so big.I took these last fall, just because I thought the background was interesting.And because I think my boy is so handsome.Asher had just been in his new school for a few months when these were taken.He was still getting a lay of the land.Playing football.Making new friends.He was just a youngster.Look at him now. I took these the other day as I was trying to get my settings just right on my camera. Checking to see how the light was in that spot of the yard.He's always been good about doing ... read more