Finding a Photographer who "GETS" your kids is HARD...

But sometimes you get lucky!

Thanks, Jae!
You nailed it!


Caleb 17
Cowboy, Actor, Golfer,Writer, Avid Reader, Humanitarian, and Opera Lover


Hannah 12
Cowgirl, Actor, Athlete,Artist, Writer,Animal -rights Activist, and Movie Critic



Ben 10
Golfer, Collector,Actor, Aspiring Film-maker, Cartoonist
and Frank Sinatra Fan


Rachel 7
Artist, Actor, Dancer,Golfer,Chocolate Enthusiast,and Lover of Broadway Musicals

we love them.

Love Love Love

this book.

It is a short read and not the "same ole'- same ole' ".

Available on Amazon new or used.

Happy Easter!

From Our Family to Yours

WHY I AM AN AWESOME MOM!

I was reading an article in one of my magazines.
It suggested that it is easier for a woman to list the things that make her a " Bad Mom" than it is for her to list the things that make her an "Awesome Mom".
I agree.
The second I saw the words "Bad Mom", an endless array of screw-ups rolled through my mind like the credits at the end of a Spielberg movie.
So what about the "Awesome" part?

I think we wait for someone to tell us that we are good mothers.
I think we are harder on ourselves than we should be.
I think we should all take a few minutes to see how many things we can list.
What are some of the things that make you an "AWESOME MOM"?
I thought I'd list mine here.

What Makes Me An Awesome Mom
1. I always mix M & M's into our popcorn on movie night
2. I give my girls manicures and pedicures
3. I let my kids dip Hershey bars in the peanut butter
4. I let my 2 year-olds chew gum
6. I let my kids wear their Halloween costumes to the grocery store...in April
7. I encourage our children to follow their dreams NOW
8. I believe that a bubble bath can stop any tantrum
9. I listen to Lady Gaga , Sandre' Loche,Ricky Skaggs, Usher, AND Andrea Bocelli
10.I will watch Pirates of the Caribbean 3 times a day and then put in a Barbie movie.
11. I love my children's father and I tell them
12. I teach my sons to sing and my daughters to fight
13. I can quote Star Wars
14. I can name all the X-Men
15. I teach my children to love other cultures
16. I fill my home with music
17. I am consistent
18. I let my daughters wear their biker and cowboy boots to church
19. I refuse to purchase fashion magazines for my daughters
20. I take my children to used book stores and coffee shops
21. I love play-doh
22. I love finger-painting
23. I have no problem with ice cream for dinner
24. I have no problem with cookies and milk for breakfast
25. I think cell phones and texting are BAD for children
26. I think kids SHOULD sleep with their parents
27. I think that if a child begs to stay up late-its because he needs time with his parents...not because he wants to watch T.V.
28. I believe the Bible is the best parenting book ever written
29. I love Disney and Universal Studios
30. I believe in my children

That's all I can come up with.....
NOW you see how many you can think of.

LOOKY! LOOKY!

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You guys HAVE GOT to take a look at this! My friend over at LifeTree Books took our travel pictures (from Adam AND Rebekah's trips) and made photo books for my kiddos. We did this a few years back with Mary Elizabeth and she has worn the pages through. She has free access to HER book and MY pictures and photo albums stay intact. Janell can do anything you'd like: add text, change colors, add your favorite poems- she even took one of Stacy's blogs from our travel journal and added it to one of our pages! It was a complete surprise and I teared up. She is an adoptive mom...so she totally "gets" what is important when you mention the words "adoption travel". I gave her free reign. Boy am I glad I did...I love it! I cannot wait for Rebekah to see her book and after seeing this-Adam wants his NOW! So take a few seconds , hit the link above ,and check it Rebekah's Book and THEN scroll down my sidebar and hit the LIFETREE BADGE to see what these guys have to offer you and your family.

So SO SO VERY LOVED!

A few years ago, I popped open my site to see a comment left by a sweet lady with the call -name Ni Hao Y'all. As an adoptive parent of Chinese children, phrases like "Ni Hao" usually catch my attention- Not this time. I am a Southerner. I focused on "y'all". Not only did this chick obviously know what the word(it IS a word where I come from) meant...she spelled it correctly. Interesting...I had to know more. So ...I popped over to her 'House". I am so glad that I did. There I have been able to meet her husband, her children, her sister, and her sister's sweet son(I still Marvel over the Tai Chi picture in the park). I have helped her pray for safe travel , easy transitions, sick little monkeys, and peace. I have watched her pack up a family of 9 (10,11,12)and make "home" all over again with a "wink and a smile"- asking for prayer , but never complaining. I have been Blessed by her (and the rest of the crew's) desire to create beautiful t-shirts so that those like me can "shout it from the rooftops" and look really , really, cute while we do it. I have felt the power of her prayers and the incredible calmness that one can only obtain by having a heart to heart with a "been there- done that" that tells you "it will be O.K.". I have seen her children thrive and flourish because they have been given the gift of a mother who loves for the sake of loving. Each of her children are perfect and cherished and met "right where they are", so that they will have the chance to grow and learn and thrive and be everything that God promises that they will be. I love these people..plain and simple...Love Love Love. They are currently preparing to bring home 2 sweet little girls. They are having an AWESOME giveaway! MacBook , Nikon, giftcards, T-shirts..you name it..They've got it. A donation is all it takes to be added to the drawing. If you have a second, please pop over and check it out...and tell your friends. I hope you win!

Photo Shoot with Jae Feinb*rg

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