i’m very thankful that my kids generally seem to really like each other.  now, that’s not to say they always get along perfectly and that there aren’t daily little squabbles and bad attitudes that have to be contended with.  but for the most part, the kiddos do genuinely love each other.  they love playing together by the hour, miss each other when one or two are in school, make things for each other while at school or while some are napping, and can be counted on to help each other out.  in essence, it seems that they enjoy being their own little pack. assignment #6: who THEY love. to put…

hate is such a strong word.  i generally do not like to use it in everyday speech.  but when it comes to certain things, a general dislike does not quite capture how i feel about it.  one such area is clutter.  i hate clutter.  and currently, there are three (soon to be four) of them and only one of me.  which means i lose the clutter battle on a daily basis.  and as much as i try to be okay with it and accept as part of this season of life, at the end of the day, i still hate the clutter. assignment #5:  love to hate. this is the…

our middle child is the quintessential girlie girl.  i think i’ve mentioned this before?  she’s also perhaps our most creative, imaginative child too.  a typical look for her would be a princess dress and some taped on bits of paper that she calls her jewels.  we hesitate to throw any bit of what we’d call trash away, be it fabric scraps, unused wooden chopsticks, paper cups, old envelopes, because as soon as we do, she’ll come running in and protest that she needed that [insert trash bit here] for her next creation. one recent afternoon, i noticed that she’d been awfully quiet for some time and decided to go find…

of course i have to be 7+ months pregnant for this third photo assignment.  but then again, it’s not as bad as when i had to renew my driver’s license picture when i was 9 months pregnant with allie.  that was sure something. so today’s assignment:  then and now. i believe i will just go ahead and post the pictures without too much commentary lest i depress myself even further.  my, how we’ve aged.  : p this is us then.  i took a picture of a picture from a scrapbook i had made for phil of our first married year.  back before children.  back on our honeymoon, just three days…

just like i would never be able to fully capture all of who she is in one word, i simply cannot capture all of her in one image.  i wouldn’t even be able to capture her in a hundred thousand shots.  don’t ask me how i know this.  😉  the best i can do is capture shades, or pieces of who she is at any given moment.  i think that’s why i like looking at pictures of her.  that’s why i like looking at pictures of all my little crew. today’s assignment:  how they look. she’s sassy.  and sweet.  and stubborn.  and independent.  and big girl and baby all rolled…