ellie

I HAVE a little shadow that goes in and out with me,
And what can be the use of him is more than I can see.
He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head;
And I see him jump before me, when I jump into my bed.
The funniest thing about him is the way he likes to grow—	5
Not at all like proper children, which is always very slow;
For he sometimes shoots up taller like an India-rubber ball,
And he sometimes gets so little that there’s none of him at all.
He hasn’t got a notion of how children ought to play,
And can only make a fool of me in every sort of way.	10
He stays so close beside me, he’s a coward you can see;
I’d think shame to stick to nursie as that shadow sticks to me!
One morning, very early, before the sun was up,
I rose and found the shining dew on every buttercup;
But my lazy little shadow, like an arrant sleepy-head,	15
Had stayed at home behind me and was fast asleep in bed.

              
                                                            -robert louis stevenson

My little shadow.
Never more than 5 ft. away.

xo, kelsey

meredith

LOOK AT THOSE EYES.

This one left town, too,

& I am counting down days until her silly self is back.

This is the most honest soul I have ever met,

& I'm missing her original "Meredith" style,

her laugh that is usually funnier than her jokes,

and the smile that goes along with them.

Come back, & we'll go get burritos, okay?

xo, kelsey

photo c/o graydon avenue photography

lissy

Can't even pretend that I'm not related to this sweet pea.
We're practically twins.

This little lady is currently out of town, 

& I'm missing her, the crazy things that she thinks up,

the delicious treats she is always baking,

& her curlycurlycurls.

xo, kelsey

Fredericksburg - Part III

We took the older two babies on a trip to Krispy Kreme in the Cabrio,

in what was their first ride in a convertible. (Read: VERY exciting)

They were quite thrilled with our car without a top - Less thrilled with the unavoidable wind.

But we all agreed that while you can have many favorite desserts...

Donuts are of the best.

[& because I'm still new at this photo blogging,

& maybe a little because we were having too much fun playing rather than photographing,

here ends the Fredericksburg posts.

However!

Part of our trip was a bridal/groomsie shoot with Korie,

& we had to reschedule.

Fredericksburg 2.0 will be here before we know it.]

xo, kelsey

Fredericksburg - Part II

We spent the 4th of July cooking.

That's right, we <3 America.

the ribs

 the cake

the fireworks

*Some photos totally stolen from Heather & Levi.