colin lately.

Colin has been growing very quickly these last few weeks. He's mastered sitting (for 5 seconds), cut his first tooth (very long night that one was), is mumbling mmmmm..momma (or at least I pretend he is saying momma), is screeching more and more (must be picking that up from the toddlers), got sick for the very first time (while Justin was out of town no less), is requiring more and more attention (does not like anyone to walk away from him) and laughs at the dogs constantly ( I summon Tuck to go sit next to Colin while I make bottles or have to walk away- sometimes this works other times Tuck cant be bothered).

Isn't he handsome :) I just love his dimples in his eyebrows :)

pauline + josh.

The Henry's and Carney's go way back. Back to the days in my parents basement where Pauline, Meg and I jumped off the bus and went home to a snack and I played "class" with Meg and Pauline. I of course was always the teacher. Pauline is such a dear friend and more like family. She and josh compliment each other so well. Just a few of my favorites.

Gorgeous setting on a gorgeous evening!

Mrs. Henry will steal anyone's baby - watch out! Madeline is her newest grandchild and this picture doesn't do justice to how much Mrs. Henry loves babies and how excited she is to have her own granddaughter.

Pauline- I was the paparazzi behind Kristen. My goodness you are gorgeous.

See Mr. Henry's toast { here }

Kris and I- love her. So glad Pauline has the greatest photographer on earth :)

Can't believe we are all married now :) Wish I had old photos to scan to add to this blog post :) Pauline- cant you share your champagne with Colin? geesh ;)

Gorgeous evening that went by too fast! Congratulations Pauline and Josh!! :)

wine please.

The most wonderful thing about Loudoun County is our neighboring wineries. It's so nice to enjoy the views and sip on wine enjoying casual conversation. Colin is learning to love the wineries early! Thanks for remembering your camera Meg!


In other news- have you heard this song by ZBB. The very last 50 seconds gives me chills.

under construction.

Thanks to Rita my blog has undergone some major changes. She's pretty much awesome and we aren't done just yet!

And because a post would be boring without a picture below is a shot of my husband he allowed me to take of him :)

cousins

Aren't they handsome? Tucker missed his playmate while on vacation. Riley is so sweet with Tuck and let's him be a "puppy" around him. Tuck for some reason was so well behaved around the other 2 furry friends but when he came back to Riley's home he was back to his normal business. Tucker is going to miss Riley in a few weeks... and no honey we aren't getting another dog :)

obx.

What a vacation. It was most definatley Colin's vacation but so glad he got to see the beach before his 1st birthday :) Enjoy the pics!

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colin at 4 months.

Colin recently had a mini photo shoot with our one and only KG :) Read her blog post/favorites here! We were going to do newborn shots but I decided that I wanted to wait until Colin developed more of a personality. Just a few of my favorites...

I love these picstures of Justin- he looks so handsome. Colin loves to fly in the air with his dad. His mom just can't do the heavy lifting :(

Our next session is in November! Can't wait to see the difference between the two ages!

*Plenty of pics to come on our beach bum- we are headed to the OBX for a week!*

photo booth.

I received an early bday present and have been playing with my new Macbook. Thanks mom and dad!! Colin and I love to play with the "photobooth" while dad is at class :) Colin loves looking at himself!

rolls.

Finally grabbed my camera quick enough!

small moments.

These past almost 5 months I have learned more lessons than my brain consumed in 18 years of school. To name just a few random thoughts.. ive learned...

*To always be one step ahead of your child (with a toy, a bottle, pacifier..).. always.be.ahead.
*That a smile really can just crush my heart and a laugh just destroys it
*That being a parent is a huge responsibility but has the greatest rewards
*To cherish my conversations with friends as they are few and far between. Thank goodness I have very understanding friends
*That what happens one day may not repeat itself the next
*That material things don't matter and neither does doing my hair in the morning
*That coffee is my best friend and not just one cup like the old days
*To accept help and not to feel defeated when I need it
*That talking to myself in the car is normal
*That my singing is remarkable {at least my son thinks so}
*That tearning up when my son smiles at his daycare provider is normal
*That family really is everything
*To remember the small moments because they really do matter the most