Last week was an important week in the life of this DFW newborn photographer, because last Saturday was my little sister’s wedding!! I so wish I had more photos to share from that special date, but I was a bridesmaid and decided to focus on living in the moment rather than photographing it. Plus, my sister chose an amazing wedding photographer—shout out to Simple Moments Photography—and I can’t wait to see the images from that big night.
Truthfully, the week got off to a rough start. I was unloading the dishwasher and dropped a large ceramic bowl, which actually punctured my hand and sliced up the juncture between my thumb and palm horrifically. I was home alone with my son at the time, struggling to get him ready for his first day at Vacation Bible School, so I cleaned out the wound as best I could and then did a shoddy gauze job to get through the morning. I was debating whether to go see a doctor about stitches, and never did. It was in such a painful spot, and I was really freaking about having an unsightly bandage on my hand for wedding pictures, but in the end my cut healed uber quickly, so there was nothing to worry about. Apparently when you cut yourself with something super sharp like ceramic, it heals more quickly. So, fun fact.
The other bad part of the week was that I pulled my back out Thursday morning. I did the same thing about a year ago this time while applying sunscreen, so I am not new to the whole back sprain game. I was doubled over like Quasimodo with only hours before I had to pick up family from the airport and begin a lot of wedding festivities. I desperately booked a chiropractor appointment and then a massage. I made it through the rehearsal dinner on Friday a little doped up on muscle relaxers, but my back was doing much better by the actual wedding ceremony. I am still in some pain and don’t have full range of motion at all, but I think that’s probably because I over-did it dancing and wearing heels on Saturday. We have another round of company coming to visit for the 4th of July holiday, so I am trying my best to heal, but I think it will just take time. Old people problems y’all.
Anyway, in spite of that rocky start I was super excited to witness my sister get married and to officially have her new hubby, Chad, become part of our dysfunctional family. Everything went great, she was a beautiful bride and the night was spectacular.
DFW Newborn Photographer | Project 365 | Week 26
173/366: My boy working on his reading lesson for the day. We started doing this thing called, “Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons” a couple months ago. My son is only 4, so I really didn’t have the expectation that he would read this early, but I felt like I needed something guided to help get him on the right path. Well, this book has proven me wrong. We are on Lesson 60-something and this little dude can officially read. He is reading stories with paragraphs, not just lame sight words like ‘cat’ and ‘bat’. I am beyond impressed with this little program, and considering all I had to invest in was the book and about 20-30 minutes a day, I’m giving it an A+. So, if anyone out there is looking for a good way to start teaching your preschooler to read, I can’t say enough positive things about this workbook. Disclaimer—I would be lying if I said that some days this book doesn’t make me want to pull my hair out, but overall the success we’ve had and the pride my son has in his accomplishments makes it well worth the effort.
174/366: My hand boo boo. Do you know how difficult it is to take a photo of your own injured hand? I basically only had the ability to use my one arm all week, and I think that’s what contributed to me pulling my back out. I think I overused the one side of my body and strained the muscles in my back. Anyway, a look at my whack gauze job.
175/366: Playtime in my son’s ‘office’. Yes, he calls his playroom an office, and it melts my heart.
176/366: Dog days of summer means that my Rufus spends a lot of time on the cool tile.
177/366: Wedding day!!!! Sorry for all the lousy phone pictures, but, like I said, I wanted to live in the moment and leave the photography job up to the photographer. Sadly, I don’t have one of me and the bride together, which is a huge bummer because I really wanted to show off how spectacular she looked all dolled up. I know the real photographer got plenty, so I will definitely point y’all in the right direction once she puts up a preview.
Oh- did I mention that my lil’ man was the ring-bearer? Isn’t he handsome?? He made a fast friend in the flower girl as well, and those two had the moves on the dance floor!!
178/366: My bridesmaid bouquet cheering up the kitchen table.
179/366: We had to drop off my mom and her husband at the airport. I knew my little guy would be in tears after that, so my husband and I tried to cheer him up with a visit to the splash park.
180/366: There was a lot of delicious, yet carb-loaded food consumed over the weekend, so I was excited to get back in the kitchen and have something a little healthier for dinner. Love this southwestern inspired salad with homemade chipotle ranch dressing and grilled shrimp. It looked so pretty, but then my husband tossed the salad before I got my photo taken. So, now you’re just looking at what appears to be a generic salad in a bowl…but I promise this dish is delish.
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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.