Monthly Archives: December 2016

My Family

Self Portraits with my Girls

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Back in October I shared some pics of Nick and I.

At the same time I took some pics with my girls but could not share them.

I had not intended to take pics with them that day, they just saw the tripod and asked.

So of course I said yes.

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I struggle to focus on these happy moments.

I have had very little hardship in my life so having children from hard places is a struggle.

I am used to choosing the easy way.

There is no easy way.

Nick is so good at making choices based on what is in his circle of influence and not stressing about the stuff outside of it.

I want to stress about the outside stuff.

Ha!

This is a journey is a marathon, not a sprint.

Pictures help me focus on something beautiful and happy.

Looking at them helps me feel like there is hope.

What gives you hope?

My Family

Favorites from July 2015 ~Adoption

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This is the month we got our twins.

One at the beginning of the month and the other at the end.

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These are from the day we got the oldest twin.

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I can’t even imagine how hard it is to go live with people you barely know.

You are just told you are moving and then you go.

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We knew that we wanted what was best for her but she didn’t know that.

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Waiting for the younger twin to live with us was hard.

She wanted to live with us and did not like that she was last to come.

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Oy, this face.

So glad we are not in this waiting game still.

My Family, National Forest

Talimena Scenic Drive

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All I wanted for my birthday was mountains(or as close as you can get to them in Oklahoma) and a fall family picture.

My husband drove me all of the way to Ouachita Mountains and back in one day.

Long drive but I was happy to be there.

I would move there in a heartbeat.

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It is always a good idea to make sure you don’t forget the tripod if one of your goals on a trip is a family pic.

I ended up balancing my camera on my camera bag and even on the hood of our vehicle.

Oops.

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Maybe next time we can stay the night and get some more hiking in.

And yes, I did think it was odd that I wanted to stay in a vehicle with 5 kids all day for my birthday.

HA!