I've been trying to get out of my photography slump. I got really burnt out in December when I had my busiest month at work and tried to shoot and edit five sessions on top of that (throw in a family reunion, family party, anniversary, and Anthony's birthday, too). January was spent avoiding my camera, and pretty much everything else at all costs. :P I've been trying to document our daily lives better, since I am a nostalgia junkie. I have journals starting from when I was in first grade, notebooks passed between my friends and I in middle school, and emails from years ago. I love looking back and remembering what was important in my life at that time. I forget the details sooner than I would like, and I'm trying to be better at documenting the nitty gritty (aka boring), because what's boring now usually becomes a fun memory if given a couple of years to age.

Tax time! Dependents make tax season fun!


This picture sums up Anthony's life...doing an assignment that translates to a webpage about Thomas and James racing. I love how his two worlds are perfectly described on one screen.


This is why we can't have nice things. :)


I'm loving our new schedule. I get more closing shifts because I'm not working doubles. Those shifts translate into more money and more hours, so we get to actually have at least one day a week at home as a family! It's awesome. Aside from the weird February patio shift, this schedule is suh-weet.


This laundry basket is the most coveted real estate in our house right now. I know I will miss it so much when my kiddos can't fit in a laundry basket with a pillow pet and their favorite blankies.


I caught Connor singing Alaina a lullaby in the basket. Cutest. Thing. Ever.


Forgive the terrible music in the background (why, oh why, must you insert the weirdest songs into my playlist, Pandora?). Connor's singing things like, "Go to sleep. Enjoy your dream. When you wake up it will be nice and comfy." And then Alaina begs for water, like she does every time we put her to bed. :)