river

anneliese is a lucky girl. she gets to share a birthday with her nana kay-that makes october 22nd one super special day. i'm discovering that october is one of the craziest months of the year for photographers-but we were able to make it work to take a weekend trip to spend some time with cousins. 

 the old tree by the river fell onto the bank-the kids could have played 'forts' down there for hours.

 happy birthday anneliese! and happy birthday to my mom. she has given me so much-and i really love getting to be her friend. i sometimes think one of the best things about having kids is raising them to be people you like to hang out with-
i love getting to hang out with her :)

asleep/awake

kisses and smiles