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I Took His Hand and Followed

My dishes went unwashed today,
I didn't make the bed,
I took his hand and followed
Where his eager footsteps led.

Oh yes, we went adventuring,
My little son and I,
Exploring all the great outdoors
Beneath the summer sky.

We waded in a crystal stream,
We wandered through a wood;
My kitchen wasn't swept today
But life was gay and good.


We found a cool, sun-dappled glade
And now my small son knows
How Mother Bunny hides her nest,
Where jack-in-the-pulpit grows.

We watched a robin feed her young,
We climbed a sunlit hill,
Saw cloud-sheep scamper through the sky,
We plucked a daffodil.

That my house was neglected,
That I didn't brush the stairs,
In twenty years, no one on earth
Will know, or even care.

But that I've helped my little boy
To noble manhood grow,
In twenty years, the whole wide world
May look and see and know.

]]> http://autumnsongphotography.com/index.cfm?postID=184 http://autumnsongphotography.com/index.cfm?postID=184 Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:23:00 GMT There were 15 of us down this week staying in the beautiful South Myrtle Beach area close to the Point in Garden City. That area is so family oriented, even in the prime season.
We had a great time on the beach, in the pool, at the pier, back at the house chilling out, eating way too much ice cream, playing games ... whatever was happening was good. The runners in our group managed to put their mileage in before the others were up and about in the mornings.

Why do vacations seem to pass so much faster than any other time? It seemed as if we had just gotten there and it was time to head back home. Maybe next year we should make it two weeks ... now that's a thought!

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson~

Good times!

Nick, the grill master at any family/friend get together!

Our brother-in-law preparing his famous frogmore stew and, as always was scrumptuous!

eating it traditionally on newspaper ... it doesn't get much better!

Sweet Adalei ... and this is the smiling face we woke up to every morning!

Bradyn, with his new Mohawk, enjoyed going to the arcade to play games ... you see all kinds there too!

a trip to Wilmington to see the battleship

nothing like a good splash in the pool ...

you can tell Layla enjoyed her time in the pool!

That smile just melts my heart ... Adalei has to be the happiest baby in the world!

always time for the carousel

and the whale ride at Margaritaville ...

now isn't Bradyn a brave one!

nothing like a walk on the beach ...

or some time around the pier ...

quietness ...

and a little serenity on the beach ...

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]]> http://autumnsongphotography.com/index.cfm?postID=181 http://autumnsongphotography.com/index.cfm?postID=181 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:05:00 GMT Kelly has been so nice to promote us to all of her friends. Because we appreciate what she has done, we wanted to do something for Kelly as a "thank you". Karen thought a family portrait session would be appropriate and I agreed. We decided to do the session at the home of Kelly's parents. They have a beautiful place nestled back at the edge of the woods with a tree swing and a rustic house Kelly's dad works on in his spare time. The house started as a little playhouse for the kids but has turned into an amazing man cave ... of which most men only dream of having!
I arrived a little early to look for the best light. We decided to wait until fall when the leaves change to do the family portrait but wanted to go ahead and take advantage of the incredible light with photos of the kids.

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Bradyn loves to spend the night with me because I let him stay up late and watch River Monsters. We go to bed and I read Old Yeller and Savage Sam and then we read the Bible. He asks some pretty amazing questions. He still remembers the songs I used to sing to him when he was two years old. Layla likes to get a blanket and sit on the couch and watch Caillou and Barney. She loves chocolate and will eat it until you make her stop. I love to hear her stay "may I have some choc pop?" Baby Adelei likes when I whisper in her ear, she presses her little ear tightly against my lips as if she can't get close enough. Karen and I love our babies so much and we both say that time stands still when we are with them... if only for a moment.

]]> http://autumnsongphotography.com/index.cfm?postID=179 http://autumnsongphotography.com/index.cfm?postID=179 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 07:32:00 GMT It's refreshing to know that there are still people that appreciate the long term value of a properly and professionally printed photograph. No one honestly knows how long cd's and dvd's will last and even if they last for years it's certain that technology will change then you will find yourself converting them to the latest storage devices. No matter how technology changes, with proper care, you can always go to the book shelf and pull out a book and look at the photos. I still have photographs of my great-grandparents that are in excellent shape in fact, "photoshop experts" are trying their best to create actions to make modern photos look like them! Hey... I'm not knocking cd's, I think they're great but an image viewed on a computer screen just doesn't have the soul as that of a beautiful print ... "Just sayin"

Here is the layout of the book Mackenzie ordered.

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Lindsey's Photo

Lindsey's Photo

Lindsey's Photo

Lindsey's Photo

Lindsey's Photo

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With all that's going on around girls softball, there has to be some leadership somewhere. Someone to rally the troops, someone who sees the big picture, that never ever gives up, that takes the lumps and keeps on fightin'. That someone is my bru-in-law, Coach Lambros. I can't write this article without saying how proud I am of him, and, although I know he doesn't like the spotlight on him, he's just going to have to suck it up a minute. I know what the girls mean to him and I know how much it hurts when he sees them do less than their best. He makes being a leader look so easy that you almost wonder if he really knows the depth of the impact he has on those around him.

What makes a good leader? Take a shepherd for example. He lives with his sheep day and night sleeping with the herd through the heat and the rain. He never leaves them no matter what happens. He smells like his sheep and that's why they follow. It's not because they are afraid of his staff, it's because they are secure in his presence and that he doesn't live above them but with them.
A lot of folks look at bru-in-law and see him as someone who teaches young people to hit and catch a ball, but those of us who know him best know that it goes much deeper than that. Beyond all the teaching and coaching he sees a young person's full of potential. He feels responsible to prepare her for a game of softball because that's his job but, in his heart it's his mission to prepare her for the game of life.

"Life will always throw you curves, just keep fouling them off...
the right pitch will come, when it does be prepared to run the bases."

Rick Maksian

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