I wish I were a photographer...

Corynn woke up early this morning for who’s knows what reason but she didn’t fall back asleep. I thought, since today was pay day and so, it was grocery shopping day too, we would get a head start and leave early. Fat chance! We went to Walmart (because I needed to develop some film and to purchase some non-food items.) I noticed, before I left, that there were 5 pictures left on my camera which was PERFECT because the other day, on our way home from the camping trip-not FIVE minutes from our house was a field of sunflowers…ever since then, I have wanted to get over there and take some pictures. So-I grabbed this opportunity by the horns and headed on over. I love photography and wish I were good enough to do something with it. I hope to keep learning and getting better-and maybe something will come of it. Until then, I really enjoy taking nice pictures for the family and making cards from some also. It seems as though, when I look through the lens, you can see things so much more clearly-you focus on things you don’t normally take time to look at (like the grasshopper photo). I finished the roll and got the film developed and so I had to post just a few of the pictures I took.

I also went to the dollar store to get a journal for our little peanut. I want to keep a journal for all of our children…and I start one the day I find out I have a little one to write about. I write in it through the pregnancy-things that I am feeling, how the pregnancy is going, things that I am doing, hoping for, dreaming of, etc. Then, I continue on when the baby is born and I plan to write all the way until they get married…of course, by that time, I will only write sporatically and mainly on special occasions. I know I would have loved to read my mom’s thoughts about her pregnancy with me and how she felt as I was growing, and cute things that I did that are soon forgotten if not recorded some how. The cover of the journal has a picture of a Victorian lady holding a child. It is really pretty. While at the dollar store I noticed a whole new section called the ‘teacher’s corner”. It had all sorts of cool things like educational posters, decorations, stickers, charts, workbooks, etc! I thought it was funny because I was just talking to Jen about how and where she found inexpensive homeschool supplies and cool charts and stuff. Good timing I guess.

We still have to tell the church people we are pregnant (those who don’t read my blog…) but the parents now know. Both sets of parents were excited and I was so happy with their reactions. It made me feel good to know they were excited and not dreading it; there was a time when I thought the latter would be true. I know Matt won’t mind me saying this, but I am so pleased with his reaction to me being pregnant. He is the sweetest man I know-really and truly. He is so excited-I have seen moist eyes a few times. He even laid awake to talk about names (HIS IDEA-not mine!) one night! I wish every man would have the understanding of the beauty of a future life like he does. He puts me in awe-he is so different than any man I know. Even if no one else is excited for us several children (Lord willing) from now, seeing that look of love in his eyes when I tell him that I am carrying his child within me will be all I need to stand up to the world and shout “I am pregnant and I am GLAD, I don’t care what you think!”

I suppose that is all for now. I hope you like the pictures….