This here is my perfect child.  He never does anything wrong.  He makes my heart sing.  Except sometimes.  Sometimes he can be a bit of a stinker.  Like when he’s decided that right now he wants, no he NEEDS to ride a tractor this very instant.  Only the tractor is 30 minutes away at Daddy’s work and Daddy needs to actually do some work that does not involve a tractor.  Times like those he’s not the perfect child.  Today, we went to Daddy’s work so he could ride on the tractors.  He even got to dig dirt.  He rode tractors for almost an hour and guess what?  He cried the whole way home because he wanted to ride on the tractor.  Any other time, he’s the perfect child.

And who could possibly resist these eyes!  He IS the perfect child!

My friend Debra invited our family to tour Berry Patch Farm up in Brighten with their home school group today.  I have SO much proofing that needs to be finished that I almost declined.  But then I remembered the feeling I had last year at the end of summer.  I was so disappointed that I had forgot my priorities and as the cold set in I was longing to have a warm sunny day to take my kids to the pool or the berry patch.  This year I vowed that I needed a healthy balance between my work and my family.  I vowed to work very hard, as always but also to play very hard and enjoy every minute I could of the ever too short, Colorado summer with my kids.  So, I said yes, we would come and I’m so glad I did.

Maiza turns 8 next week!

Julian enjoyed his strawberries right on the spot.

Debra’s sweet boys:

The fruit of our labor:

Okay, so Julian was way more labor than the actual picking of strawberries but my kids had a blast and my prayer is that they will remember mommy spending quality with them way more than they remember me in front of a laptop.

For those of you anxiously waiting for your images, tomorrow is my BIG WORK DAY and I’ll be catching up on a ton of proofing so thanks for hanging in there one more day!

Happy Thursday!

Summer’s stay in Denver is never quite long enough.  I always try to cherish every minute of the warmth.  Here’s a quick shot of my beautiful Maiza on a summer evening.

Our family took a day trip to St. Augustine today.  I grew up in this small town and it’s so much more beautiful than I remembered it.  I would love to spend a little more time there one of these days.

I had the privilege of photographing my cousin’s this weekend in Sand Key, Florida.  Wow, I sure love shooting on the beach!  Aren’t they all gorgeous children!