{ Thankful } Day 4

I am thankful for my amazing husband Chris! He makes me laugh, he is an awesome bed warmer, extremely hard worker, great father, makes a mean chili and is the love of my life. I don't know what I would do without him. I love you to the moon and back Chris Permanent Black Marker!

Look at us from WAY back in 2007 :-)

{ Thankful } Day 3

I am thankful for my wonderful daughter Aslinn. You are bright, cheeky, independent, sweet, amazingly beautiful, stubborn and amazingly perfect. You are all that I have ever hoped for in a daughter and so much more than I could have ever dreamed. From the moment I held you in my arms, I knew you were special. I was completely overwhelmed with love for you. I am so blessed that you are my daughter I will love you until the end of time.

{ Thankful } Day 2

I am thankful for my wonderful son Noah. You are brilliant, thoughtful, caring, diligent, compassionate, clever, hilarious and completely entertaining. No matter how hard the was was, or how hard the year has been for us, you will always put a smile on my face. You are the reason I can get through the tough times; you're my motivation for everything. I'm thankful every day of my life for this amazing, perfect little creature we created. Mommy and Daddy love you more than words could ever describe.

{ Thankful } Day 1

It is November and 30 days of being incredibly thankful! I am incredibly thankful family's health! We are so fortunate to have happy healthy children!

Silly Goose

I had a new backdrop I wanted to play with. Noah was being his usually hammy self and Aslinn was being Miss. Serious Lol

Our Littles

They love each other! Oh they are just too perfect!

Summer Summer Time!

Just a few of Aslinn from our summer vacation to Rockport Texas!

First Day of School!

Our baby is off to his first day of PRE-K. Mommy is a mess cry like a little baby!!

Off to School

A few of my favorites from Noah's "back to school" photoshoot. He is SO EXCITED to be in Pre-K!

Dirt

more than anything, My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to, Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small, You never need to carry more than you can hold, And while you're out there getting where you're getting to, I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too, Yeah, this, is my wish.

Zoo Time

We braved the blistering July heat and made a trip to the Zoo!

New Hair Cut

I got a brand new hair cut to get ready for Preschool. I can't wait to go I'm going to have such a fun time! ~Noah

Sweet Slumber

I NEVER get tired of watching this sweet boy sleep.

Smarty Pants

Just had to share a super cute one of Aslinn :-)

We are still alive and kicking!

We are here in San Antonio and are in fact still alive. Since moving from Japan things have been crazy to say the least! We visited family in Wisconsin for a few weeks, we bought a new car, we drove to Kentucky to spend Christmas with my mom, we drove ALL THE WAY to Texas (NOT a fun trip with a nursing infant and toddler who was bored out of his mind), and we planted a garden, we rented a house and we are still trying to settle in. Whew!

Chris is back to work and currently an instructor. He will be teaching Airmen (and women) who come to Lackland to become dog handlers. He was hoping that he would be working specifically with dogs but because he is so close to getting his degree they thought he was smart enough to teach :-)

I am working on getting my photography business back up and running. This is a whole new ballgame here in the states so I will have to do a lot of marketing. Back in Japan I knew so many people 99% of my business was by word of mouth. I am also going to be only photographing newborns and pregnant mamas. Those are my favorite to photograph and I feel like I really excel at it.

Noah is going to be turning 4 in about 2 months!!! I just cannot believe it, didn't I just bring him home from the hospital? Noah is in love with our house because it has a treehouse/playhouse in the back yard. He loves to go outside and play in the mud and poke at bugs lol. It has been so warm lately that we have filled the kiddy pool up and he and Aslinn get to play in it.

Aslinn is going to be 1 in about two weeks!!! Oh my goodness does time fly by! We are going to throw her a little bbq party, I am going with a pink and yellow theme. She is full of energy and sass...oh this girl is sassy! lol It's Aslinn's way or the highway. But she is such a sweetie she loves to give kisses and hugs. Chris and I are amazed by her vocabulary, she talks so much! It is so strange hearing an 11 month old say "Puppyyyyy" and "Bird".

Fingers crossed I can keep up to date on this blog lol. I have lots of things to share pictures, our garden and of course the family! I will leave you with a few recent shots of the kiddos :-)
~Susan