perfection. i don't think it exists here on earth. but, sometimes i try to attain it. or atleast pretend like everything is perfect. it's humbling to be reminded that we don't have to be perfect. it's the reason i always make sure little miss' clothes are always matching when she goes to school. her hair is always done. her lunch more balanced than it is at home sometimes. (although i struggle packing a school lunch). this time of year is always an eye opener for me. it's my "busy season". when i do more sessions in two months than i do the rest of the year. when i lean most on mark to care for the kids on the weekends. when my house is a complete wreck on any given day of the week. except friday mornings of course. when we have breakfast with the high school girls at our house. :) sunday nights are the decompress days. mondays are gladly welcomed. it means time with my kiddos. walks, the park, just lounging around. i never make plans on mondays and i love that i can do that. during this time of year it's also in the late hours of the night when i'm editing and everyone else is sound asleep when i can think. when my music is playing and i'm culling through photos. i sometimes take a "break" and open up a few personal photos. i opened up a handful earlier in the week and picked maybe one or to "keep". i decided to open them up again and realized there were more keepers than i thought. i deemed them trash worthy because to me they weren't perfect. the focus a bit soft. the lighting just a little off. but after a long weekend of working those sweet moments captured might actually be perfect to me. and that man. that man. the most wonderful daddy in the world. who was my hero today. i love him. i love these kiddos. 

these pictures are from last week. when we were living in teething hell. he was miserable. i mean miserable. aunt allison's sister got married and we went down to austin! it was so incredibly beautiful. and i was honored to take pictures! hopefully i'll get a blog post on them this week too! anyways, i'm sure we're about to enter it again as only the top two made their appearance but the others are coming! 

oh the tired eyes. but to say i didn't enjoy all the cuddles and naps in my arms would be a lie. :)

and i don't even know how this happened but i didn't even go through blake's 6 month pictures!!! remember when that chubby guy was in the 60 or 70th for weight?