I love to take pictures. I am definitely not a professional, and I make a lot of mistakes, but I’m learning! If you know me at all, you know that my most popular photo subjects are my niece and nephews. These pictures are no exception, but there is a special occasion. These two special kids have birthdays this month!
Miss Emma is turning two soon. She is growing to be a sweet girl and is starting to be quite the little chatterbox!
Elvin is turning four, but this will be the first birthday we get to celebrate with him, so it's extra special. He is a cute little guy with a big personality.
And of course James had to get in the action too. Aren’t they the cutest? I sure think so :)
On Wednesday nights I volunteer at Awana at my church. In a room of 20ish 3-4 year old kids. Some weeks are just plain chaotic, but most weeks I leave with my heart full. It is so precious and powerful to watch little kids get excited to learn about God. Plus the kids are very entertaining.
Tonight was one of the chaotic nights, but it still put a smile on my face. A little conversation with two 4 year old boys:
Boy 1 (completely out of the blue): "When I turn 16 I'm going to change my name."Me: "Oh yeah? What are you going to change your name to?"Boy 1: "Mario"Me: "Wow- that's a cool name!"Boy 2: "When I turn 16 I'm going to change my name to Optimus Prime!!"
I have to wonder- where does a four year old learn about name changing? And Optimus Prime? Happy Wednesday! The week is more than half over!
I started using a couch to 5k running app on my phone in August. I ran very diligently at first, but I started to lose motivation over the past few weeks. There was a 4k road race in my home town weekend, so Ahmed and I decided we were going to give it a try. I have to admit it took a lot of convincing from Ahmed, but I participated in the race, and I'm so glad that I did! I made it the entire 2.5ish miles without walking. That doesn't sound like much, but it's a big deal to me. I don't even care that I ran pathetically slow. I made it.
what a beautiful morning!
Still smiling post-race
I also spent some time taking pics of these two cuties- they both have birthdays this month! A little sneak peak:
This sweet girl is going to be two. LOVE her!
