Ahhh..... childhood!

I had a photoshoot tonight with 13 people - 8 children.   Yes, it was a challenge, but so, so, so fun!  I love my job!  This shot makes me laugh out loud every time I look at it.  Notice the third boy from the left biting his cousin's hand and the baby crying her eyes out?  Ahhh....childhood..... it is so innocent and so precious and so hilarious! :)

Hammock Skipper butterfly on the sea-lavendar

I saw this Hammock Skipper butterfly on this flowering sea-lavendar today and had to stop and try to catch a few shots.  It flitted around quite fast, so it was challenging, but totally fun!  What a little beauty.

Improvised sandbox in our yard

Today, the kids decided to use a pile of sand that we still need to spread in our yard as a sandbox.  They had a blast with their diggers, beach toys, and dinosaurs while I did a little yard work.

Grasshopper

Saw this little guy walking across the road today.  He kept coming right at me and actually climbed up my leg TWICE!  

Another beautiful sunset

I am reminding myself tonight of all there is in which to be grateful... I needed to get away for just a bit for sunset tonight to try and "recover" from my worrying.  Lately, I am so consumed with all the stressful things going on right now that I have been forgetting to stop and smell the roses and enjoy the little moments.  Well, I went and did that for a little while this evening. :)  I just have to breathe... things are going to be ok....they'll be more than ok.

My little tricycler

My little boy is sick with a cold...poor baby.... but he still had enough energy to want to go tricycling around the neighborhood today.  Here he is doing his thing.  What a happy little angel.  

Sunset through the mangroves

I watched a gorgeous sunset tonight through the mangroves.  True, I was standing in knee-deep muck and getting eaten alive by mosquitoes (I could actually hear the humming from the mosquitoes in the nearby woods...scary sound), but it was still amazing. :)