Memories, Dreams, and Reflections 2011

 

Me

I am just glad I made it through this very trying year!

 

I Love You Kurt

 

Still Laughing...

Read the sign on the car and notice the toddler is in the front seat, isn’t in a car seat or isn’t even buckled up!

 

Winter Wonderland

 

Birthday

 

Friends

 

I Was Inspired...

 

Spring Fever

 

Travel

 

Summer Days 

 

A Day In My Life

 

All Smiles

 

Autumn Harvest

Not your typical Autumn harvest, but it’s Autumn in SC!

 

Home

This is not my home, but I’d like it to be!

 

Celebrate!

Every fourth of July we go to the Gilbert Peach Festival. Every year we don’t want to go to the Peach Festival, but we do anyway. Maybe in 2012 we’ll celebrate a different way!

 

Let's Do It Again

 

I Miss You

I miss swimming every day. 

 

Beautiful

Whatever this is, the colors are absolutely beautiful.

 

Dress Up

 

Macro

 

Holidays

My birthday parfait, made specially for me by my boys.

 

My Favorite 

Once a year I eat these little beauties. I look forward to October every year just so I can indulge in these mini-donuts!

 

Don't Ever Change

I never want to change my sense of awe in everything that God created.

 

Just Because...So There!

 

Hopes and Dreams

I hope to get my photography business off the ground in 2012!

  Sarah:)

2011 in Photos

 

 

 

See you next year!

Sarah:)

2011 in Facebook Status Updates.

I did one of these last year and really enjoyed reading through it. Now, on to a photo collage of 2011!

Have a wonderful last day of 2011!

Sarah:)

Project Pinterest: Family Shadow Photo

This photo was my inspiration for Project Pinterest this week.

We’re two hours away from the ocean so I couldn’t use that as a backdrop, but that’s okay. The time of day is a little different too.

Oh well! I love the shot anyway!

Can’t wait to check out your Project Pinterest posts!

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Here are the guidelines for Project Pinterest:

1. Decide which pin on Pinterest you’d like to recreate.

2. Create it!

3. Flop or success, create a blog post about your re-do and include the original pin’s url.

4. Add the Project Pinterest button to your post so others can join in too!

5. Link up and check out other bloggers’ posts!

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Sarah:)

Top 11 Pictures of my Children in 2011

What a year it’s been! It’s hard to believe it’s already almost over. Here are my top 11 shots of my boys this year. Really though, this isn’t my top, top 11. There’s no way I could go through each and every shot of them from an entire year!

Charlie enjoyed the first snow of the year.

 

This shot was taken in Camden, SC at a old Revolutionary War-era home.

 

 

I’m finding that I’m loving the headless shots just as much as shots of their faces.

 

 

The boys love riding their bikes on trails.

 

This smile makes me melt!

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There’s an awful lot going on in that mind.

 

I have a feeling he’s thinking about Lego “dudes”.

 

The boys are in the middle set of swings.

    Ryan LOVED soccer this year and is so excited to start in the Spring again, which, by the way, is in just a few weeks here in South Carolina!

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Sarah:)

Second Family Photo Shoot

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This was my second family shoot. I used many of the things I learned on my first shoot to better the second one. I SLOWED down and made a mental note to think before I act. I tend to be a fast talker and doer. I can slow down if I keep reminding myself.

We had some fun!

I tried to mix it up between poses and candids.

I saw a shadow picture like this on Pinterest and wanted to try it out with this family.

We even got a little goofy!

This mother/son shot just melts my heart.

The adorable little girl wanted to pretend she was holding up the sun. I tried to make it work for her, but it was just too early in the day for this to happen. I thought it was great that she asked me to take a picture of what she thought would be cool! There is a pretty little natural sun flare in the shot though.

It’s no wonder that these two people have children with the most beautiful eyes!

It’s interesting how everyone’s hands are clenched like this. I certainly didn’t say, “clench your fists.” Perhaps this was in anticipation of their near-future jumping.

If the family was a band, I think this would be an excellent cover for their CD.

Sarah:)

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