Lately my life revolves around family Christmas photoshoots and sitting here at my computer editing picture after picture. This is such a busy time of year for photography, but since I’ve shifted around pricing and availability this year it has gone smoother than the last few years (my husband may disagree with me here, but…
An Overwhelmed Mom’s Honest 2am Thoughts I can’t sleep. I’ve been lying there in the dark listening to the sound of the fan, mulling over why in the world I can’t keep up with life. Why does everyone else seem to be handling it fine while I’m barely keeping my head above water? I realize…
We’re home safe and sound trying to hit the ground running to catch up again, and trying to scrounge up some Halloween costumes for parties that are now bombarding our calendar. But we just returned from exploring BOSTON and I want to remember it! I’m just going to write the segments of our trip when…
I love Boston. I love the trees, I love the narrow, winding streets, I love the accent, I love the crisp air, I really love the fall colors, and most of all I love being with my amazing sisters and spending quality time with two of my daughters. Man it’s gorgeous out here….
My girls usually jump to pose for pictures (ok, except for on busy street corners surrounded by insects like the other night). They eat up being in the spotlight. Most of them are drama queens and soak up attention like sponges. And then there’s my Max. I sit and wonder, once in a while, how…
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } There are many cons to Dave being out of town. We miss him dearly, and I don’t ever get enough sleep because I stay up all night doing various projects. But there are also,…
Elle turned nine last week and I still haven’t written anything about the big day. Nor have I written any odes to my incredibly sweet daughter who completely captured my heart from day one. Her birthday fell on a Sunday, which worked out perfect for our birthday party “off” year (none of the kids get…
One of the most common physical markers of Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS) is polydactyly — being born with extra digits. Lucy came into the world with eleven toes, which is actually part of the reason this blog is called 71 Toes. This post is the story of how that extra toe surgery removal went. Lucy’s Extra…