Dad Robinson turns 70!

The last weekend of January, Sam went down to Houston to celebrate his Dad's 70th birthday with lots of family and friends! With the way his school schedule was this year, he wasn't able to take off any days from school so it was just a short weekend trip. Lots of aunts and uncles and most of his siblings were there for the event! They had a western themed party and Sam even sang a song for his dad that he wrote. Seemed like everyone had a great time! Glad they all had lots of fun! Happy Birthday Dad!! 

All the brothers with their dad. Good looking bunch!!

 

Sibling picture:

Gone Western. Handsome cowboys...

January in a nutshell

Just some snapshots from life back in Tennessee after the holidays. January was pretty low-key so most of these are just tidbits from home.

Harrogate sunset:

Love my fridge of Christmas cards! And... having fun with Ivy's new Poparty beads she got for Christmas, hehe:

Helping mom clean:

The pic on the left is actually from when marshall got a bad fever after we got home. he was clearly not feeling well... but it was a great pic to show how long his hair had gotten! Right pic was a couple days later after his big boy haircut! 

So handsome!!!! These are probably a couple of my favorite pics of this boy. I can't get over his cute little grin!!

Snowflake nails and glitter toes:

 

Probably the only two outings that happened in all of january.. Quarter rides at the mall one afternoon, and the park when it was finally 40 degrees again one evening:

 

Discovering the fun of laser pointers, lol:

Straightened hair! She looks so big! But still the biggest goofball, clearly:

Visiting with friends.. Marshall's buddies- Pierce and Maxwell:

I said to Ivy, why don't you take your baby grocery shopping? She replies, "Ok! Where's my wrap?" I just about died! Haha! Had to make her one out of a scarf:

Mr. Brown Ey

 

Happy boy! And chilling with his friend Aubrey:

Music day at the library's Toddler Time. Love these kiddos:

These last two pics are just to document that Sam and I participated in the DCOM talent show.. the first pic is Sam practicing his song (Stars from Les Mis), second pic is Jason and his "band" during the show. No pics of me, unfortunately. It was a fun experience! No one in Sam's school knew he was so talented so it was fun hearing everyone's reaction to his song. hehe:

Photography for Friends and Family

Last fall, Sam and I got in some good practice with our camera, taking some family pictures of close friends and family... We don't do it for a business or anything (with money comes expectations! Too much pressure, haha) but we both think it's fun to just do as a favor every once in a while. :) 

I did a little shoot for my good friend Cara, here in the area. (Thanks for being my guinea pigs, guys!) Having to get all 4 kids to look in my direction was a little challenging (without any assistance) but I think we got some good ones. Lol! It was a learning experience for sure, and I already know what I would need to do for next time. Ha! ;-) Such a good looking family! 

 

These next ones are from a little shoot that Sam did for some other good friends of ours, Taylor and Kallee. Such great models! And their baby is just adorable.. Love that we have so many good little spots for portraits around this area:

 

These last ones are some that Sam and I both helped with down in Texas for my sis and bro in law, Kelli and Shaun. Probably my favorite ones but I think I'm just biased towards my family. Hehe.. Between both Sam and I taking turns with the camera, we got a good variety of shots! I especially loved the teal colored door on the house at this little historical park we went to. Goes so well with all the red heads. ;)

 

I think photography will always remain a hobby for Sam and I (neither of us are interested in anything more) but it sure is fun doing portraits for people we are close to every once in a while! 

Just a few snaps of Marshall and the kids during Kelli and Shaun's shoot. Too cute not to share:

(Houston humidity definitely getting the best of Ivy's hair, lol)