Looking back at these pics makes it hard to remember that these months were filled with hard days and harder nights.

 

Look at these precious faces.

Makes rough nights worth it.

Ten times over.

I love sleep so if you had asked me during I might not have been as upbeat.

Ha.

During rough moments my youngest boy showed me what love was.

He offered his hand to someone no one wanted to be near in that moment.

And he always seemed to be able to offer grace in those moments.

These moments.

So beautiful.

I want to learn from the others but remember these the most.

They might have to share a birthday but they did NOT want to share a cake.

HA

Love that gap toothed smile.

They love animals.

These were taken at a living history event at Ft. Gibson.

Yep, that is my crew 🙂

Feeding animals at Carmichael’s Pumpkin Patch.

I have teased Nick about getting goats and sheep because it keeps the kids so entertained and calm.

Probably should not add anything else for now.

HA

Hiking at Oxley Nature Park.

We went from never going to pumpkin patches to going as much as we can!

You buy a sack of feed and have instant entertainment for close to an hour.

So nice.

Feeding and seeing ducks at the local pond has been a big hit also.

So now we need a pond with ducks obviously.

Grandparents visiting.

Little bit is a dare devil.

Scrunch nosed smile.

Favorite kind.

These images are some of my favorite’s that I have taken of her.

That hat was one my boys and I was sad when he outgrew it.

So glad I get to see it for longer.

Waiting for Daddy

This was a hard month.

Nick went out of the country for 10 days and although his Mom came to help for most of those it hit our family hard.

It was rough.

I was so relieved when I saw him get off that plane.

Best day ever.

Grandma with the girls.

Fair time!

Having a fair to go to for several days gave a big incentive to follow the rules and helped the girls work on staying in control while excited.

Plus, it let me take fair pics.

I love the colors, fun, and beautiful light of a summer fair.

We learned A LOT in this month.

Like my husband can never leave.

Ha!