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Evelyn {ducklings}

Evelyn is the daughter of our dear friends Eric and Holly. She is just so cute! Eric and Holly are also on staff with Campus Outreach and they are in our Married Couples small group. This means that every Sunday, we all get together, share a meal, and talk about how the Gospel works itself out in our marriages. It's a really sweet and sanctifying time. We love it! Evey is one of Bluejay's favorite kiddos. When she was smaller, he used to hold her in the air with her legs dangling and say, "run, run, run!" as she shrieked with laughter and wiggled her legs as if she were running. This totally makes sense because Holly was a really gifted track and cross country runner in college. It's in the genes!

I truly love this kiddo. I love how easy she smiles and laughs. I love her three teeth. I love her tiny baby hugs. I love when she blows kisses. She's just adorable! Evey had a blast during our session. She loved having a bit of freedom after being cooped up all winter. She explored the front and back yard of their house with utter glee! This totally made my job fun and easy! One of my favorite parts of these photos is that in 90% of them, the knees of her white tights are muddy and full of grass stains. She was so happy that she would laugh and run, and then fall and laugh. Then she'd get up and do it all over again! I'm smiling from the memory even as I type!

Holly and Eric- thanks for letting me capture some fun photos of Evey. Hope you like them! See you down in South Carolina in just a few days!!!

Rasp-baby & Blue-baby

Bluejay used to live with 7 guys in a house nicknamed the Lodge. It usually smelled like he lived with 15 guys. But we were young and in love so I didn't care. I still went over. One day, Bluejay and I went for a bike ride on the trails near his house. Afterward, we had our favorite date- McDonalds $1 ice-cream and a Redbox movie. When I said we were young and in love, I forgot to mention POOR. We were poor, young, and in love. I suppose most of that is still true. Anyways, summer turned to fall and quickly to winter. Then we got engaged and married. One day, we decided to take another bike ride. We looked all over for my bike. It was no where to be found. We looked at the Lodge for my bike. It was gone. Sad day.

Fast forward three years. I found a pair of cheap really cheap cruisers on Amazon. They had all my bicycle non-negotiables: cute color, basket, splash guard, cup holder, and white walled tires. Yep, they were perfect. And while my friend, Adina, teased me about how they must be fake or miniature based on the price, they arrived in the mail full sized! According to Amazon, the colors of the bikes are raspberry and blueberry. We've lovingly nicknamed them "Rasp-baby" and  "Blue-baby" because of how my adorable niece, Eliot, used to pronounce raspberry and blueberry. We've had so much fun riding around town. Especially now that its FINALLY spring! We love riding to the Library to borrow a book and then to our favorite cafe to sit at the outdoor patio and read. We've even stopped by the Farmer's Market with our bikes. So fun! The only problem is that even with the seat as low as possible, I can't even come close to touching the ground. I have to hop off the seat every time we stop. Darn you short legs!