questions, cars and smiles

I was introduced to three different personalities with three different views on the world from three very loved and loving siblings this past weekend. The smallest was full of life, questions and toothless smiles for me!! Her older sister wore her sweet nature in her eyes. Their older brother will forever be in my mind as the guy whose question no one can answer...other then my husband :) Oh, and yes, I now have a new favorite vehicle, the Ferrari. The glue of the group was a mother whose eyes and heart were devoted to the light that surrounded her children. Their devotion of her and she of them was beyond obvious, it was an unspoken known.

a little bell

We have all had a day, or a few, to which the beat we march is far from the one we planned. The plan was to go right, but for some reason everything wants to go left. Sometimes going left happens and we just have to go with that. For having gone through a hectic day before our session, Bella and her mom just went with the flow and had a great time. Bella loved watching the world, her teddy and touching anything near her. Everyone meet Bella a beautiful little bell...

a walk in the park

I had the opportunity to meet a sweet little boy this weekend and his loving parents! He is 15 months old and one of the most talkative little boys I had ever met. He wanted to tell his parents about the world he was just learning about. Everything was so majestic to him and he just had to tell the two people that loved him the most, his parents. From his desperate need to touch the water in the lake to his curiosity to smell the smallest flower, he has inspired his parents to see the world through his eyes with the love they hold for him in their hearts. Everyone meet Greyson...

the lollipop

I thought over my son's costume for a few weeks before Halloween. While my girlfriends all had theirs for months and came up with creative ideas, I was striving for something fitting while being manageable. By manageable, I mean something I could actually get him to wear. After about 3 - 4 stores, and no luck, he ended up being a Target purchased Superman. I tried to put the costume on him when I came home, but ofcourse he wanted nothing to do with it. So, I left it out on a rocking chair hoping a little more persistence would help. I was embarrassed that I could not come up with something better then a Velcro sealed superman costume. However, my thoughts were cut short when I learned that a friend had passed suddenly leaving behind her husband and 6 month old baby girl. I had just seen her a week past and watched the excitement in her eyes over being a mom and the overall love and joy for life pouring out of her. She was a glowing mother! The simple smiles during those times were the accomplishments all mothers lived for! Halloween was the night before her service. My son wore his costume without a battle, but the greatest moment of the night had nothing to do with the trick or treats and the children running through our neighborhood nor did it have to do with him being Superman. It was my son's pure enjoyment over a lollipop. His first Halloween candy and it was like he smiled at me for the first time. The simplicity was no longer over complicated. The following day we attended my friends service. It was beautiful and encompassed everything about her. Her husband said it best when he told us that she "got it", she understood the importance of life. Family, friends and love. The foundation many let crumble. So, no longer do I worry about the Halloween costume, instead, I make sure to drop a thank-you note to show I care or help a mother with her new child because I have been there. She got it and I hope someone, someday, can say the same about me.