God Bless Texas!

And its beautiful blue bonnets! This is the first year we dared head out with the masses dressed just so and trampling through the fields to get the perfect shot. Our new house is about 5 minutes away from a cute little hill with the perfect setting. So we thought why not. Well, if Im being totally honest, Jonathan just agreed to play along.

Im so glad we went! I love the candid shots that show off their little personalities and relationships. While most days with 2 one-year olds and 1 two-year old can be more like a circus than anything, its afternoons (and shots like these) that excite me for the future when the closeness in age will be so much fun!

the two that changed everything.....

HAPPY HALF BIRTHDAY! It's hard to believe you are 6 months old today. Thank you for all the joy you have brought our family. I can't imagine life without you two. I love the big brother that Christopher is becoming. He is so tender and kind and very proud of his little people!

Sutton, you have a tender spirit and love how your sweet smile lights up a room. You are super active and love to roll around and bounce in your bouncer. You just love life and want to be a part of all the action. You are so special!

Jackson, you are such a lover. You like to cuddle and snuggle on anyone who will let you. Just this week you have started to sit on your own (in a tripod format) and every time it surprises you. You love to talk, the louder the better. You are such a joy!

Christopher, I know this has been a big change for you and you handle it with such grace. You are such a wonderful big brother and I hope your little brothers learn to be just like you. God gave you to me so that you could teach me how to love unconditionally and he knew that these two would need a great role model. Thank you for your sweet heart, big hugs and crazy thoughts! You keep me on my toes. I'm so proud of the big boy you are becoming!

the 4 who melt me......

This week C is learning all about family at school. They asked us to send a pic of our family to school this week. Um....the newest one we have of all of us is when I was about 7 months preggo with the twins. Not sure that counts and might be kinda hard to explain to C. So, this weekend Marcus and Amanda were in town and we snuck in a little photo opp. Marcus shot the pic and Amanda made (most) of the little men smile. Jackson was over it! As crazy as our days can get, its images like these that remind me how quickly it all passes and I just want to freeze time!

The two that look nothing alike....

Even when dressed alike. These were taken a few weeks ago when they both decided against napping one afternoon and we had some fun quiet downtime before big bruder woke up. These are a part of their 4 month shots we've been taking. Just need to get them edited :)

The one with the heavy cheeks.....

I've decided to blog more for me and family these days. No more trying to be smart or funny. Just life as it happens so I dont forget. This also means more posts without pictures. This, in truth, is hard for me. But, I also have 3 client shoots waiting to be edited along with about 500 of my kiddos and sometimes trying to wade through all that for the perfect pic, keeps me from posting. So, to that end, a post with no pictures. I will get to them soon....just tell the twins to sleep on a schedule so I can plan my day, please :)

Jackson, he's the "little one". Although the baby of the family, by 2 minutes, he is by far the one who knows how to throw his weight around. He is heavier than sutton by at least 3lbs. We get to find out for sure on Wednesday at their 4 month appmt. He is in 6-12 month clothes. Outfits that are now the TOTAL wrong season because Christopher was not wearing 6-12 months until almost 8 months along. Yep, there is NO question why we call this little chunk "tank".

I love to hear him laugh, the newest development for him. Most often its at his biggest brother although sometimes its after a lengthy conversation with his fist. A new discovery a few weeks ago. Regardless, his belly laugh moves me....and him quite literally. Which makes us all laugh harder. Im so glad he is laughing now. With the gravitational pull of his cheeks, sometimes it was hard to tell if he was smiling or not.