Special Moments

We create a lot of special moments in our little family. Unfortunately, I don't have my camera by my side at all times to capture all of them, but I have captured some really good ones. And I hope Charlotte can look back on this blog one day and know not only that we love her a ton, but that we think she's a really cool kid (or "big girl" as she would preferred to be called).

I took a photography class a month or so ago and though it has helped, it has also caused me to mess up more and added frustration. I love it, but like everything, it takes lots of time and practice. I wish it were easy! I wish that the 3-hour class I took instantly transformed me into a fabulous photographer! I wish that I didn't have to take 101 pics just to get a few good ones.

AND, I wish that my brain would understand it all!

I hope to take another class soon, but for now, I'm trying to stay off "auto" mode and pray I get lucky every now and then with a good shot.

One of Charlotte's favorite pastimes.

We met friends at the park and, as always, had a super time.

We got to go to San Antonio for the KFGCMF 3rd annual golf tournament this year. We stayed with Gram and Pater and had a wonderful time. LOVE this picture of them!

Char and I tagging along with sweet Ainslee and Taylor

our beautiful girl, she's got her daddy's eyes

Last month, Jason stayed with us for a couple nights while the Ranger's were HOT in the playoffs. We had a great time with him! Charlotte had a "to-do" list for him upon his arrival and didn't care that he had tickets to PLAYOFF GAME. She wanted him to: dance, sing, cook, dress-up, color and play hide-and-seek. Thankfully, he scheduled her list around his game and that made her VERY happy. We LOVE uncle Jason!!

Char had been wanting a robe....

She sees her daddy in his every morning and wants to be cozy like him. A couple weekends ago, we went to the mall and found her one at Macy's. She loves it so much that most nights she ask if she can sleep with it on.

I am thankful the weekends when the 3 of us can hang out in the mornings in our cozy robes!

OK.....this is one of the pics that brings frustration! How adorable would this be if it wasn't blurry? UGH! Shutter speeds and f-stops sound simple when you're learning about them, but when you're trying to take a cute picture of an almost 3 year old playing in the rain, with an adorable expression on her face, IT'S HARD!

So, I switched back to auto trying to catch a cute (non-blurry) action pic of her.

{practice.....practice.....practice}