It’s good to have a goal

For Father’s Day I had a goal.  I’m pretty sure the goal was a bigger deal to me than it was to Mike, but hey, a goal is a goal.  I wanted a photo of me with Landon & Addison.  Seems simple enough, but it is actually quite  incredible how hard that task has been to accomplish.  I have been lugging my camera with me everywhere in hopes of making it happen.  I even planned a portrait session with a fellow photographer friend (and we are still going to make that happen!) and yet life is filled with diversions that have a way of waylaying the best of intentions.  Last Friday we enjoyed a picnic at the park and my good friend Jessica asked if she could take a few photos.  My first reaction was no, I’m unshowered, it’s nap time and …. What?!!! There are no excuses.  This is the opportunity I had been waiting for and I almost gave it away because we weren’t looking our photo ready best???  The best part?  I wouldn’t change a thing about this photo.  I love my kids.  In this photo, I think you can see it.  That is the kind of photo I want them to have forever, me loving them everyday in every way.

I’m not terribly crafty.  That’s just the truth.  My mom, however, is clearly carrying around the crafty bug because when I picked Landon & Addison up on Father’s day they had created these two pieces of fabulous art to give to Daddy.  Yes, you see correctly, they are hanging on our living room walls as the true art that they are.  I think she has truly captured them beautifully, right down to Addison’s band aid covered legs.  The current count is two, but keeping up with Landon is dangerous business for a two year old.