Hello there!! It’s been a super busy, fun week for this DFW newborn photographer.
Most of y’all probably already know this, but my husband is a corporate pilot and has absolutely NO schedule. This has always been a tough thing to deal with as a family, particularly for me because I am so type-A and I want to know what’s going to happen in advance. Anyway, his current job is really about as good as things can get in the aviation world, and there are many times where he goes days without getting called in to work. We never know when the winds might change, so in general we’ve adopted the family motto to ‘make hay while the sun is shining.’ Thus, we deal with the uncertainty by cramming a lot into the days where he is home. Sometimes it’s boring activities—cleaning the house, yardwork, staining the pergola. Other times, we get to indulge in what is almost a mini ‘stay-cation.’ Last week was one of those weeks where it was one fun-filled day after another.
Here’s how things went down:
- Monday – Free Slurpee Day, swim lessons, dinner with Pa-Pa at bbq restaurant.
- Tuesday – Hawaiian Falls waterpark visit
- Wednesday – visit to McDonalds playground, followed by swim lessons
- Friday – fun with friends at the trampoline park in the AM; another playgroup with our GCSML buddies in the afternoon.
- Saturday – morning soccer game followed by a trip to the movies with Aunt Coco, Uncle Chad, Pa-Pa to watch “Secret Life of Pets.”
- Sunday – church and then had some friends over in the afternoon for swimming
It is overwhelming when I write it all out like that, but we had a lot of fun. The thing is, on Monday we really had no concrete plans for the week, and then my husband ended up being home so we kept adding to the fun each day. It was pretty neat, but I have a feeling this week will be more business as usual. It’s okay though, I think at this point we all need a little more routine in our lives.
DFW Newborn Photographer | Project 365 | Week 29
194/366: 7/11 day!! Are 7-11’s only in Texas? I’m not sure, but I don’t recall ever seeing any when I lived in Louisiana. Anyway, 7-11 is a special holiday celebrated in this family because it means you get a free Slurpee, and free things are really the Parkers favorite things.
195/366: A trip to the waterpark. The first summer where my boy can ride the big kid slides. He was sooo happy, and we stayed from morning until almost dinner time. Someone went down at 6:30 pm for bedtime, and stayed asleep all the way until 7am. That alone was worth the price of admission.
196/366: For the next few weeks, we have this weird time gap between when my son gets out of Spanish camp and when he starts his swim lessons. There is a 2 hour window, but it makes no sense to drive home because we would be going in the opposite direction of his swim lessons, only to turn right back around. Anyway, in an effort to save gas I thought we’d try to waste some time between camp and swimming, so I took the boy to a nearby McDonalds for a snack and some indoor play. McDonalds get a bad rap, and I have no commentary on the food situation, but the indoor playground was legit. Chic Fil A playgrounds can’t even hold a candle to that business. Mickey D’s for the win.
197/366: Definitely the slowest day of the week. A mostly calm, normal day ending with a bath and some ipad time for the little. I love looking at his wet, curly mop right after bath time. I can just smell his hair through the photo.
198/366: I know these pictures look like it’s the middle of the day, but all these photos were actually taken during bedtime routine. It’s the middle of summer, and our living room has an entire wall of western facing windows, so 7:30pm (bedtime) is when our home really lights up. Thankfully, my boy is used to it so we don’t have a problem, but it definitely seems weird to be putting on PJ’s when the sun is still wide awake.
I handed the camera to my hubs for a bit and he got some really sweet photos of Holden reading to me. I hardly ever get photos of me and my boy, so this warms my heart.
199/366: We welcomed a new plant into the house. Let’s see how many days this baby makes it.
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Heather of H. Parker Photography is a Ft. Worth Newborn Photographer also specializing in baby photography in Fort Worth, Texas and surrounding areas including but not limited to Dallas, Trophy Club and Roanoke.
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