may

artist:

we had a guest one morning:

reading with daddy in the 'tent':

an unseasonable cool snap sent us to the zoo:

I attended a day retreat at the Cenacle, and am certain these kinds of things should happen more often:

love this:

I'm plotting finally installing a microphone at home:

in Dallas, hanging out at Uncle K & Aunt L's while mama works:

2013 Art Car Parade:

movie-watching:

a full house in Seeds class:

Magz has taken to wearing my t-shirts:

we had fun drop-in guests for Mother's Day, so we hung out and threw the football around:

outside, enjoying the gorgeous weather while it lasts:

I hosted a lingerie shower for our dear friend E... this hung on my front door and welcomed everyone:

I snapped this not-great shot on my way back to our table from the Italian buffet, just because I was struck by how God has grown our faith community:

the sisters started to play together in may:

on-the-fly water games:

attempts at ponytails:

storytime at the library:

park with friends:

first swing!  loved it, natch.

awesomeness.

back at the zoo:

with Eli!

we read:

pretty baby:

first Wednesday night in Miss Sara's big kid class:

april

since it's oh, JUNE, I'd better get some April up here, stat.

after story time... explorers taking in the scenery outside the library:

this makes me laugh... a friend of M's needed a little shooting practice, so the girls had a photo session in the museum district (that ended up being an impromptu family session).  Magz insisted on befriending this naked lady:

@ the children's festival with friends:

rawr:

I shot a movie around Maggie's first birthday, and finally got to go see it in the theatre:

when I first realized we'd reached the 'no drawer is safe' stage with Ruby:

trip to the ranch:

9mo checkup:

making chocolate chocolate chip cookies:

a day off:

neighbors:

a part of me wants to erase this photo and block out this night.  this was taken a few minutes before Ru had a febrile seizure in the tub due to a too-rapid drop in temperature (she wasn't sick, only teething and sporting a really high temperature).  we ended up taking her to the emergency room, and fortunately she came though everything just fine and was no worse for wear.  mama, however, might have lost a few years off her life...

checkup at our pedi the following morning, just to be on the safe side:

first birthdays!

a visit to froberg's:

I travelled to Charlotte, NC to shoot a commercial:

my hotel oasis

LOVED charlotte:

and the work was good (that's me there, on the monitor):

it's getting hot.  welcome, summer.

-m.y.