Finally Home

My job occasionally allows me to follow people around for some unique experiences.

This particular time (over a year ago) we were photographing a family bringing home their adopted children. My job was to take picture of their bio children as they first saw their new siblings. This view was special to me because their faces showed everything you would need to see.
It wasn't till later that I realized how beautiful tis picture was of how we should reflect Christ. The people around us aren't always looking for Jesus but they are looking at us and our lives need show our joy and excitment over his next coming.

The handshake is my favorite

Annnd I thought this was an appropriate time to share Tyler and mines first look photos. Again photos by Ivey Mischel Photography

Too Many Cool Kids

So if you want to know who I watch Big Bang theory with, pester, eat way too much, exercise, go to church, go to school, annoy, take too many pictures of, listen to Taylor swift with, and overall spend more time with than without; it's these people. They are truly some of the most beloved people in my life and every time I think we have reached the limit of how much fun we can have together, they say something ridiculous in their twangy Southern accents and we are all rolling again.

Speaking of Swifty I was listening to one of my current favorite songs by her 22 and found this cover. It's definitely not as good as her version but still worth singing along.

PhotoDump

The past few weeks have been extremely busy but going back through my pictures there have been some awesome moments already come and gone this summer. 

Kayla's graduation. So proud of the little Lyle and glad she is finally in college with us

I have had tons of pictures to edit lately but finding adorable shots like this make it totally worth it.

Filled up water balloons for middle schoolers. Will def be further explaining this in a later post.

Best Friend was in Africa but still got a text :)

Didn't see Tyler on my birthday but hung out with his niece, pretty good compromise

Got Kindle from Tyler. I absolutely love it and the free books available are quite cool.

Love it when she is home! And when her neighbor wants us to play with their puppies

VBS week means tons of fun stuff is around the church... like tents

I love my Lion from Africa. He is so cool.

Family Band

They aren't really a band but they have the talent for it and they most definitely look the part. These guys have been great friends to my family since 9th grade when Christine and I had a math class together. Many people told I needed to befriend this girl because we had a lot in common. I creeped on her MySpace and decided that she was "too pretty to be a nice girl." Well, I was totally wrong they are all drop dead gorgeous and some of the godliest people I know.

Just a disclaimer I didn't enhance their eyes at all this "staring into your soul blue" thing is really how their eyes are.

I have no idea whether it's a building or trees the sun is shining through but I think it's so cool.