Brothers

Let's talk about two of the greatest guys you could ever meet......The studly Park brothers.  Okay, I might be just a LITTLE biased...but seriously, they are the best.  They're the funniest, caring, and most genuine guys out there.  I couldn't have asked for a better husband and brother-in-law.  The best part is that they are not just brothers.  They also have one of those close-brotherly-best-friend-type relationships.  So when we get together with friends, it generally includes Josh and his wife, Emily...which is awesome!  Alright, enough with the mushy stuff!

Back when my husband and I were dating, I found Ben's family picture sitting on his dresser.  I could immediately tell that it had been taken several years ago...at least 7, but probably more like 10 years ago.  So much has changed since that last family picture.  I still love looking at that picture and it still makes me sad that there isn't a more recent one.

Obviously it's no secret that I have a thing for pictures, but family pictures are super important to me because they are one of the few things in life that I truly consider priceless.  I mean come on, if a fire is headed toward your house, what is one of the first things you would try to grab?  Pictures capture memories and memories with loved ones are one of the most valuable things in the world.  Okay, I lied..that was a little mushy...for realsies this time!  I pinky swear I'm done!

Anyways, I really couldn't remember the last time that these brothers had taken a picture together, that wasn't on someone's phone...it was probably at somebody's wedding.  I concluded that that was too long, and took it upon myself to rectify the situation!  Of course, we had to include both of their newest sets of wheels...just for fun!

11 Months

don't even THINK about touching my pudding cup!

 Cecily turned 11 months old yesterday!  She loves to be naked and she loves pudding cups (who doesn't?).  So, what better way to celebrate than eating pudding cups topless in the sunshine?  Of course, a bath was very necessary after all of our chocolate shenanigans...but she had no complaints.

There have been big changes in the Park household this last month.  She took her sweet time, but Cece finally decided to crawl!  So, that means all of our cute little tchotchkes and picture frames on the entertainment center now sit in a heaping pile on top of the entertainment center...for now.  I promise I'll get around to it!  Cece also LOVES to give kisses, which just melts my heart!  All you have to do is ask for one and you'll receive a giant, sloppy kiss...although, you may just as easily receive a palm to the face from Miss Sassy Pants, so proceed with caution!  I can't say that the first true word has leaked out yet, but she does say "mama" and "dada" more frequently, and when you ask her to.  She'll also respond to many questions you ask her, with "ya!", which can be pretty dang hilarious depending on the question you ask!

 One month to go and she'll be ONE...I think I might cry!

Boys Will Be Boys

Alright, I know you've seen this little man on my blog already, but he's worth another gander.  I took these awhile back during my last visit to Oregon and this was my first experience photographing a newborn, so of course I was excited!  I had all of these visions of exactly how everything was going to go and what we were going to pose him like as he slept peacefully through the hour.  HAHAHA! I know, right!?  But I should have known that photo shoots NEVER go as planned and babies are the masters at messing plans up!  Callum was all about being wide awake, testing the limits of his arm flailing, and making it his own personal challenge to flash the camera as many times as humanly possible.  Sounds like a typical boy, if you ask me!  I just rolled with the punches, and had a blast photographing this little man!

Eric and Renata

My cousin's getting married!  I had fun taking their engagement pictures, and I got to know Renata a bit better at the shoot.  She is so sweet!  I'm so happy for them!