An eventful Saturday....started the day with dance, gymnastics, haircuts, Trolls, whew...we are tired, but never too tired for a back-walkover party! Want to remember this moment in time, so happy the two of us made time to check out new spots around town including some sweet photographs in celebration of her 6th birthday! I love how we can see her personality shine in each and every shot....silly, shy, strong, sweet, thoughtful, full of excitement and so loving. We can't wait to see what special surprises this year holds for you! xoxo
Life is not slowing down and I am doing my best to balance everything…..whether it be my advertising career, creative freelancing, keep up with responsibilities, friend time - just about anything and everything...but most importantly enjoying each moment with my children as they are growing up way too fast! While I originally started my blog as a way to share freelance work, I found great joy in creating a peek inside our world, for myself and my family…..the.byrdak5.blog is our scrapbook, our way to remember special moments in time.
Truth be told, I am more productive when I’m busy. That describes current life perfectly as I have several work trips planned in additional to fall photo sessions happening on the weekends. But the great news is that I’m inspired, while capturing beautiful memories for everyone, it reminds me to take my camera with me for my own family and enjoy the moments as they are happening. This past weekend we spontaneously took a quick drive to our 2 favorite parks following by ice cream dessert. The pictures captured speak to each of my children’s personalities, how they interact with each other and what they enjoy to do! { It’s our special trip, and we are enjoying the moment } Don't worry Caleb, I promise summer will be here again before we know it! This summer was sure filled with lots of fun in the sun....we tried to enjoy the beautiful weather outside each and every day. While we are sad to see it come to a close.... could not let the season slip by without some pictures of our fun filled pool day this past weekend. Thank you so much to my parents for having us over....crossing my fingers next year the boys will know how to swim as good as Kyleigh does now...winter swim lessons here we come!
After purchasing my second {and final - for now} new lens I could not wait to test it out....and what better way than on my own family. I am definitely not a big sky kinda girl, but really I did want to try it out with my new wide angle lens. I pulled some outfits out of our own closet, coordinated the best I was able and took a walk with the hubby and kiddos to the lake in our neighborhood this weekend to try it out.
With the camera set on the tripod in the perfect position, we set the timer to take 50 shots in a row to give Scott time to run up the hill and join us all. And we literally just spend time playing around with the kiddos in hopes for some pictures we will always remember. My favorite is how Christian had a Star Wars figure in his hand for all of the pictures and Caleb a noticeable handfuls of grass - the real deal here....we had so much fun and ended the day with a trip to our local ice cream store! .....and that's a wrap.....
Such excitement leading up to the first day of school, and the good news is most of the tears were on my part {which is not surprising}. But definitely a happy cry, I can't get over how much they have grown up! Just pulled an old picture out from when the boys started going to school with Kyleigh, and she was in the Junior pre-school class - the same one the boys just started last week....all 3 of them look so little. It's amazing to see how much they have grown and excited for the year ahead!
Cheers to pre-school and kindergarten!
What better way to enjoy a summer night than to take a walk to our local carnival to let the kids experience the color wonder. They loved taking everything in, the music, lights, people and rides....but most of all the ice cream and popcorn.
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