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Catching up

saramcdougall — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:54:13 +0000

I realized that there has been so much going on this holiday season that I haven’t shared some of my favorite images. One of my favorite things we’ve been doing as a family tradition is to travel to Fall City Farms and pick out pumpkins for the family. It’s been so much fun over the years and this year did not spoil. Enjoy!

Nice night

saramcdougall — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 04:34:40 +0000

It was a great night, unscripted, full of energy, my little girl working on her steps, and smiles… very happy!

Car Wash

saramcdougall — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 04:14:32 +0000

A Saturday morning, sun, hose, water and some suds makes for fun, smiles and enjoying getting Mom and Dad all wet! I love capturing these events in our life they are so unscripted and great! Enjoy.

Camping

saramcdougall — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:45:40 +0000

As a family we ventured out on our first camping trip as a family of four. Lucky for us we have a wonderful friend who has a family farm and they welcomed us for this adventure. It was a great time – another family with four boys joined in on the fun so our son was in heaven. We got to feed the cows, climb hay, walk through mud and enjoy s’mores. Loved it… enjoy!

Family Travel

saramcdougall — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 05:57:12 +0000

This is what I now call vacations – family travel. It is completely different than the vacations that my husband and I used to take before we had kids. The day isn’t as packed to the brim with plans, and dinners no longer last for hours. Instead there is fun mornings in hotels snuggling in king size beds with kids, seeking out coffee shops for coffee and a morning snack for the kids when they wake at 5:30am. We plan outings around naps and take extra long drives so that the little ones can get a little more sleep before we head out on an adventure. We seek out family friendly dinners, where a couple cheerios on the floor are okay, and then we enjoy carting exhausted, sleeping children from the rental car thru the hotel lobby back to our room. As parents we fall tired into bed and prepping for the next day. Our recent travels took us to San Diego. Sea World, the San Diego Zoo, and Horses. Enjoying this with my kids was awesome! Enjoy…

Love these faces

saramcdougall — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 15:30:23 +0000

I can’t deny it… these faces make me happy. It’s been such a joy to watch these two become pals. I can already tell that they are gonna scheme against me some day. It will be great… Enjoy.

Typical Morning

saramcdougall — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 06:35:05 +0000

Lately I’ve been doing all I can to soak up the typical moments in my day. The actions that happen all the time, the actions that I worry if I don’t celebrate I will forget about and regret I didn’t do more with. Time seems to move so fast… perhaps having kids makes me realize that even more. But I worry that I won’t capture these typical, repeated moments of my day. I don’t want to forget about them. That is one of the perks of being home with my kids; I get to enjoy the day-to-day. The interactions, while not necessarily noteworthy, are what make each day. With that… these images are a piece of my typical day. A piece of the day that I love… our little lady loves to crawl over to the windows on the side of our front door and watch the activity outside. As you can see she always has the company of our dog or her big brother. Her big brother likes to point things out to her as they both stand and watch. I love it and I look forward to watching their relationship as the grow. Enjoy a little bit of my day…

quiet moments

saramcdougall — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 21:04:14 +0000

We’ve had a rough start to the new year. Our family has spent much of the time with one member of our family sick. Sadly even our son had to take a trip to the emergency room the night before his birthday. Poor guy… he was such a trooper through the whole ordeal. While we’ve spent much time in our home, unable to enjoy some of the beautiful winter weather we’ve been having, I was able to capture some images of our play time and some of the more quite moments in the house. I am hoping that as February continues our family remains on the mend and we will find the opportunity to take some adventures. Hope that you are enjoying the new year… happy and healthy!

This wonderful weather

saramcdougall — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 03:20:15 +0000

Pretty sure I was made to live in this area of the world. Me and this weather are tight, I’m talking like this (please picture fingers overlapped). When people complain about too little sun, no high temps, the rain, cold, clouds, or grey skies I get bothered. I love the wetness, and the grey. It provides me with options of either snuggling with a cup of something warm and a good book, or the chance to give my boots a workout. And whether it is cold or warm – a clear day in the Seattle area is by far one of the most beautiful places to be in the world. Now, while I say this I also think that sometimes a change in scenery is grand. So with the weather being so cold right now I thought it would be a great time to post pictures of my family vacation to Maui this summer. The warm ocean air, splashing in the water with my kids, drinks with umbrellas and snorkeling with my husband. On these cold days, just glancing at these pictures make me feel a little warmer. I hope you enjoy both the pictures and this wonderful winter chill!

Family

saramcdougall — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 05:01:34 +0000

I’ve had to wait months to show off some of these images. For my Dad’s birthday we gathered up all the grandkids for some pictures. It didn’t take long to get some good shots and it was so much fun to see all the kids personalities come through in the pictures. Family is fantastic… I am a very lucky and very blessed by my family. Being able to snap some pictures of them was such a privilege. Enjoy!