Up the Mountain

Once upon a time, there was a girl and a boy who loved the mountains. There came a time when they moved far away from their beautiful mountains. Every day, the boy and the girl longed for their mountains with all their hearts. Then, when the weather turned cool and the leaves fell from the trees, the boy and the girl got to come back to visit their beautiful mountains. With excitement, they put on their warm coats and took their special brother and mom with them, and they hiked up their beloved mountain trail.

Fortunately, the sun was shining and the sky was clear, and it was a beautiful time to be up in the mountains. Unfortunately, the snowy trail had turned to ice, and try as they did, the girl, the boy, the brother, and the mom, and went slip, slip, slip the higher they climbed on the mountain trail. So they snapped some pictures to remember their beloved mountains and headed back down the trail. And the mountain heard them exclaim as they drove away, what a beautiful hike they had taken on such a beautiful day!

Missing HollBurd+1 Already

So glad they'll be back for Christmas!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I'm full! Wow, what a wonderful meal, mom! We had a fabulous afternoon with mom and dad and with Sue's family. It's so fun to go "home" and be with family on Thanksgiving. Mom sets such a beautiful table and cooks a turkey like no one else. This year has been a good one. My family and I have been blessed in so many ways. I couldn't want for more. Life is good. 

The Pumpkin Patch

One upon a time, there was little boy who was newly five. One fine day, not long before Halloween, his loving mommy took him to a pumpkin patch. It was time to choose a pumpkin to carve and light and put out on the porch for all the little ghosts and goblins to see on Halloween night.

When that little five year old boy saw all the big, round orange pumpkins waiting in the pumpkin patch, he ran as fast as his speedy legs could go all around the pumpkin patch, from one big pumpkin to another. And then he found it, the Perfect Pumpkin he would take home to carve. It was huge! Oh, this was the best pumpkin ever. It would make the coolest jack-o-lantern.

He put his arms around that fat pumpkin and lifted with all his might. But no matter how hard he tried, he could not lift the giant pumpkin.

So the little five year old boy waited patiently for his sweet mommy to find him, because she was choosing pumpkins too, and was strong enough to lift the Perfect Pumpkin and take it home with them.

When his mommy saw his Perfect Pumpkin, she was giddy with excitement. It was just right! She had found two Perfect Pumpkins, too. She hugged and tickled the five year old boy until his screams of delight could be heard throughout the pumpkin patch.

Then she picked up their three Perfect Pumpkins and they laughed and laughed and laughed, all the way home.

And they carved the best jack-o-lanterns ever!

Becky and Asher

Becky is such a loving and fun mommy to Asher, and this post is dedicated to them. Ever since Asher was just a few days old, Becky has been so cute with him in front of the camera - wrapping him in her arms and pouring on the kisses and love! Each time I visit, I get to document this with my camera again. I love to capture their interactions. This is a mom and son who love each other from the bottoms of their hearts! Preciousness!