In 2013...
Dylan went skiing and broke his first bone. Not that it stopped him from skiing.
I went to Ireland with Danny to do some research for my novel-in-progress. (First draft is done.)
We rented out our cottage for another summer.
We decided to move, which meant packing up house and moving across town in less than 2 months. It was a great move, we can walk or bike into town and it's normal now that one of our vehicles can be parked in the garage for weeks at a time.
At the start of the new school year, we had a new house, two new kindergarteners, a third-grader, a new school district, and a lot of renovation projects ahead of us. That last part still holds true.
We did the usual family visits over the holidays and aside from the big shift last fall, it was a fairly normal year.
Fast Forward to now...
Our kids are finishing up their first year in the new school and seem to be doing really well. We've now got hosting dinners and birthday parties at our new place under our belts. And I'm dreaming about how to garden here. This extended Wint-ring has pushed back the start of the growing season and I'm itching to get my fingers in some dirt.
But in the middle of all that hectic stuff, I realized a great milestone was passing by and it needed me to stop and acknowledge it, to cherish it, and mark it somehow. So I got in touch with a photographer whose work I'd been admiring for a long time. She photographed my kids at this monumental point in our lives and the bonus is, the photo shoot was so close to our house that I can look out my window every day and see that spot. It all felt very special and I can't thank Jen enough for capturing not just the photos, their likenesses, or their real smiles (which she did brilliantly), but she captured the essence of that moment for me.
She's the one who took the header photo & the one up there on the side. Below is another one of my favorites (yes, I had lots of favorites). If you're in the Goshen, IN area- I'd highly recommend Jen for your family's portraits.Her web addy is here: http://www.jenshenkphotography.com/
I'll try to do better about keeping things up-to-date. Ha ha ha!
