We had never done a maternity shoot with my pregnancies, in fact, I have very few photos of me pregnant at all. So I thought it would be fun to do something new with this fourth pregnancy and even used the photos for our Christmas card:
On Christmas Eve, we got some much snow, getting to Ben's folk's place was a challenge with our 4-wheel drive suv! But we managed to get Mavis picked up and into town to make lefsa with the extended family. While loading the kiddos up, we set up the tripod and took a family photo in the snow on our property. I love this shot!
This past spring, Ben rented a skid loader for another weekend and set about clearing more of the farm debris from the property. He took out a menacing mulberry tree and the left overs of a rock foundation.
The kids and I painted an old box and made a plane for the living room. We made passports and got matching shirts and safari hats. We "flew" to different continents and learned about animals and people and habitats and so much more! I have been informed, we need a new plane!
One of our family's favorite traditions is home made pizza, crust and all! This night, the kids each wanted different toppings, so we made three mini pizzas: cheese, olive and peanut butter (oh my!).
Speaking of food, July 10th, Ben and his dad went golfing and the kids and I had a day around the house, just working on odds and ends. I marinated and grilled up some steaks I had in the freezer and invited Ben's dad to join us for dinner, since Ben's mom wasn't home. We had such a delightful time! Visiting, sharing laughing, enjoying amazing food and watched a movie on our home theater! I could not have planned a better last night in our home.
In January, I talked about dieing with regrets, or rather living with them. I was unaware our house would be "dieing" the next day, but I have no regrets about the last night. It was truly a wonderful sendoff for our beautiful home...
Next...July 11, 2011
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