After Cai's 16 month summary, I realized that I hadn't taken him outside at all last month and done what I like to call "our little photo shoot". Shame on me as a Mama! haha! I really love my camera. I feel so blessed to have it and to be learning a lot about photography. I'm glad I don't miss those little moments anymore and have another hobby to grow into! I took all of these photos manually. It takes me 2 x as long to actually take the picture when adjusting my shutter speed, too, but now I'm even getting the hang of manual focus and auto focus annoys me. If Cai is really on the move, then I use AF, but if he is just sitting somewhere, then I can use manual focus and focus more on what I actually want. All of these are with my 50 mm lens and I seem to just stay at a f/1.8. One day I will have a 24mm lens and explore other options. For now, this works for me.

Not gonna lie... 16 months he has been a fussy butt quite a bit.

It's really not cute. Haha! But we have a lot of sweet moments, too. This AM eating "go-gut" as he likes to say.

Eating yogurt is a spoon and hand affair.

And who needs pants, anyways?

After bfast we play.

Our living room most days... love these messes that won't always be there forever.

Making the cars go "Vroom" "Vroom"

To be continued.... outside... tomorrow.

Happy Father's Day to the Best Daddy EVER!

When I picked my husband out of all the others out there, I knew he would be a good daddy! It has been so awesome to see him grow as a daddy over the last 9 months! Last Father's Day, we were waiting in anticipation to meet our sweet baby boy! This Father's Day he is totally awesome and full of fun! Watching Hart daily not only provide for our family, but love on this little one, warms my heart so much! I love that he walks in the door with a huge smile on his face and no matter what is going on, the moment he walks in and Micaiah sees him, he just lights up with smiles and giggles! I love when Hart cuddles him up and swings him in the air, and makes him laugh out loud! Hart really goes above and beyond the call of duty! He's an actively involved daddy that gives baths, put on pjs, changes diapers, and whatever else! Most importantly, he prays for Micaiah. He prays for him to be saved by Jesus and that Cai would grow up to know Him. He reads him the Bible each night and says The Blessing over him before he falls asleep, like his daddy did for him. He's a sweet, sweet daddy and I'm so blessed to have such a godly man influence the life of our son! Happy Father's Day, Daddy! We are your #1 Fans!

{I had free coupons to Picture People that they emailed me from last time, so since I was feeling better today we ran over to the mall and we got these done! It was supposed to be a surprise for Hart, but since I was not completely myself this week, Hart helped me take him! They turned out SO precious! Thankfully, I had been semi-prepared and bought this cute Old Navy Father's Day onsie a few weeks ago! I felt like a rather lame wife when Hart walked into the store and bought himself a new iHome clock for his Father's Day gift, but what can you do when you've been as sick as I was this week! Thankfully, he's not only a great daddy, but a great husband, too, and he didn't really care that he didn't get the big WOW surprise factor this time! His words: "Lord willing, you've got 50 - 60 more years to try to surprise me with gifts!" Well, when you look at it that way, I guess I'll have to get a WHOLE lot better at this! :) }

Before and After Office Photos

I know that I, Vanessa, promised that I would do some freezer cooking pictures...they will come along with my review thoughts and updates on what we think of some of the freezer meals we have eaten! I thought I would show you some before and after photos of our organizational office day this past Sunday! Hart and I spent the whole day after church and lunch working on rearranging and organizing our office. This space is a hard one for us as it becomes the catch all room. It is a multi-purpose space. It is a guest room, a computer room, a sewing room, and a music room. All of those things take up space and this is a slight issue since the room is not very large! We got rid of stuff, organized our craft spaces, put some things up in the attic, and put other things in some bins in the closet. I didn't take a picture of the closet, because the before and after looked pretty much the same...just with different things... haha!

In case you are wondering, we moved my sewing machine into the desk, and most craft related things in the closet. The desk is closed, but I promise it is neatly organized now!


We are getting a different dresser from my Gramie's house that we are going to put into our bedroom, so we moved this one, which didn't really match our space any way into this room. The wood goes perfectly with all the other wood and looks very neat. I plan on putting fabrics and sewing things in these drawers once my clothes have a new home! Moving the bed opened this room up SO much! I'm so excited to have more space! It's amazing how much more you find yourself in a room if it is cleaned up and things have a home!