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agent {colby} banks

knee deep in editing photos....

but had to stop when the brown truck pulled up and the ups guy hopped out to deliver a package from nordys.

i miss nordys.

i really miss nordys.

bryant does not miss me sneaking going to nordys.

the mocha ice storms, tbd section and that woman on the overhead speaker...who is she???

i digress. 

anyway, inside the purty wrapped box was colby's suit jacket and shirt for her wedding. he is the ring bearer. 

bryce was suppose to be the assistant ring bearer but he was uninvited this summer (smart move on the bride's part. i had visions of him pulling the fire alarm at the reception like one of my well-loved nephews who shall remain anonymous did at our wedding.)

after ripping through the packaging, colby slipped on the oh. so. fresh. jacket and shirt.

and it was instant photo shoot time...

 

 

 

 

colby said, "i'm agent cody banks."

dude, you crack me up...

now back to the grind...

the {price} is right...

you know you have a life-long friend when...

she listens to all your issues that God has been dealing with you...the same ones...year after year.

she gives up her (and her husband's) bedroom for you when you come to visit...and leaves gifts for you on the pillow.

she calls you, says "hi. how are you? ok. i've got to go."...and you are completely fine with that because you know that is just how she is.

she, while on vacation, agrees to be a guinea pig for your budding photography business, drags her husband and children in on it and runs all over town trying to find the perfect outfits for everyone...and smiles the whole time.

that's my girl, steph.  

and this is her family--the prices.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

russell, steph, hayden and hunter...

"a man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother {or sister}. proverbs 18:24"

...xxo

the sound of music...

this is bernie.

she is super fly homeschool mom extraordinaire. 

really.

seminary? check. birth three of the politest children on the planet? check. homeschool three of the politest kids on the planet? check. teach a plethra of other subjects to students that are not hers? check. published scrapper (took me a while to get that one out of her)? check. start a business teaching simply music piano method? check. take tap dance lessons just because she is cool like that? check.

see. 

told ya.

three of our non-mozart inclined children are taking lessons with her.  before bernie, they were taking the regular old "hot cross buns play the scales" piano lessons--which was paaainful.  now they have an arsenal of songs that they just bang out on the piano at will.  our neighbors have even stopped by to ask how did they get so good.  bryant would like to tell them that it is the gifted musician genes on his side of the family, but i really know it is all bernie.  when we moved, the kids begged to continue with bernie so we are now doing piano lessons 1500 miles apart via skype...

bernie is also writing a book about simply music (coming soon to a bookstore near you). she asked me to take a couple of head shots of her for the book. but being the super fly homeschool mom extraordinaire that she is, she did not want them to be boring old head shots.  so, we played...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bernie has, on more than one occasion, been a timely encourager to me. when we first started homeschooling and i was reaching for nothing short of perfection every day, bernie was the one who told me "to lower my expectations, tiger." i did and i realized that school time is more pleasant and less stressful when i give my day over to God.  and recently, when i was struggling with teaching one of the kids creative writing, bernie reminded me of the importance of making schoolwork enjoyable and coming along side that child instead letting my frustrations get the best of me.

one day, i will be as cool as her...