Thanks, lady!

Just a big hug and thank you to my friend Kim for this. Now I really need to get to that adoption post! I swear it's coming. One of these days. :-)

Adoption Yard Sale Coming Up!

Mark your Calendars for June 21st!

We have an fabulous yardsale coming up! Visit the linky lou for all of the info. If you love yard sales, perfect! Come and join us. You might just find something fabulous. If you hate them but have stuff you just want to donate to the cause, let us know and we'll pick it up from you.

And just in case you are wondering, yes, we are hoping to adopt again (claps and cheers here people! :-) And while a separate post is needed for all of the nitty gritty details, you are more than welcome to visit our hoping to adopt blog which you may have noticed as a recent addition to our sidebar. It's not official, there is still paperwork to be done but, as we know with Little Miss, who needs their paperwork in anyways :-)

And if you just want to read some fantastic adoption related articles/topics, this is the blog you shouldn't miss. Love this lady. She is amazing and such a huge adoption advocate. Love it.

Geneology

I have been trying to decide what to post, whether or not to even post about this but since I am THE worst journal keeper ever these days, I am opting to post something, even if it is vague just to have something written down more for myself than anything.


I have never been one to get into geneology at all. AT. ALL. I leave that to my mom. She loves it. It intrigues her. It's by far, her favorite thing to do. I never get into it. Ever. I have always wondered why she loves it so much, why all of her free time is devoted to it and why she can remember tiny little details and stories from these peoples lives when she can't remember where she put her glasses (sorry mom, but it's true :-).


I was able to experience just a glimpse of what it must be like for her as we went to the temple with some of the family names that she had completed through her geneology. My mom always makes sure that the temple work for those people she has done the family history on is completed. She told me that while that is important to her it is really the searching, finding, family history that she loves about geneology (you know that part that I just can not get into, yeah, that part). But I couldn't help but get into the most important part (if you are asking me). Josephine Cooper gave me that experience (I am going to ask my mom for a picture, I'm sure she looks just like I have pictured her too although she's in color in my mind and in 1870 well, maybe there isn't even a picture). Anyways, that is the person's name my mom gave me and said she really wanted me to have. And so I did. It was overwhelming. It was something I was priveleged to play a small part in.

I wish I had ironed my dress.

I wish I hadn't gotten ready in such a rush.

I wish I had not treated it like something I do every day

(not that I go to the temple every day but you know what I mean)

I wish I had thought more about the meaning of all of it.

Not for me but for her.

Please accept my apologies Josephine.

Remember

Hoping that everyone is having a nice Memorial holiday today. Gotta love this rain we are having. Freezing cold, pouring rain. Our plans have all changed from being outside, having a relaxful day in the yard together with a fabulous BBQ to hanging out inside in our sweats eating ham and cheese sandwiches. Gotta love this weather. I thought it was May already. Who knew May (almost June at that) could feel like March. Sigh.

Loving the Warmth

We've definitely been outside enjoying every moment that we can. Too bad it hasn't come to stay. :-(

MIA

I love this little guy. My good friend, Carmen, got this in England forever ago and brought this to me before she even knew that I was jumping into photography. She just knew that I have always loved photography and thought it was perfect for me. Now he sits in my office reminding me of the love and support she is always giving me in everything I do.

I have been MIA, I know. What have I been up to you ask? Oh so many things but mostly, the kids and photography. I feel like I have been living, breathing, eating, and sleeping photography (in a good way). I've been busy over the last few weeks and between sessions, weddings, editing and launching my own business, I haven't gotten much else accomplished (including updating my blog as you can see). I have though been in the editing groove and so many of my personal photos are now getting edited. Yay! Look for some soon. The kids are getting so big and just look so different to me in some of the pics.

And although the new launch isn't completely finished yet (hopefully, hopefully soon) you can visit my new photog website, blog, and proofing site at the following links:

http://www.leishakelseyphotography.com/

http://www.leishakelsey.blogspot.com/

http://www.leishakelseyphotography.instaproofs.com/