Fall just showed up with the welcome wagon today. It’s about 70 degrees outside with a north wind. So yeah, it’s fall y’all in Texas. The big decision today for this DFW newborn photographer—to wear boots, or not to wear boots?? That is the question.

The Parker house is in a funk today because, in case you live under a rock (or you don’t care about college football, the SEC or LSU…which means you aren’t really living life) then you know by know that my beloved football coach, Les Miles, got the *#&! can yesterday. I’ve basically just been reading sad articles and moping around crying gold and purple tears as a result. I know a lot of LSU folks were ready to see him go, but I really think that with some adjustments he deserved more time. He is a very winning coach, and he is a person of character. I just hate to see him go that way.

Other than that sad tidbit, our lives have been going pretty well the last week. Here’s what all I’ve been up to:

DFW Newborn Photographer | Project 365 | Week 39

264/366: Brushy brushy brush.

265/366: In all honesty, I have no idea what families who have kids and no dogs do to clean up after a meal. There are just so many crumbs, and our doggie cleanup crew really pulls through in tidying the floor up after a meal. Yes, it’s disgusting, but they say dogs fare well when they have a job assignment, so I feel like I’m just doing my part to keep the dogs mentally alert and happy.

266/366: I’ve blogged about StitchFix before, so if you want to know more about them, click here. I opted out of a full blog fashion show this time around because I was really dissatisfied with my box and didn’t want a photo collage of me looking like a fool out there for all eternity on the webs.

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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.

Summer is in full force for this DFW newborn photographer and family. We finally had a break from rain, although it sadly returned for the weekend. The weather forecasters are promising that this is the last of the rain we will see for a while, and I’m cool with that.

With the unspeakable tragedy that occurred Orlando over the weekend, I would be remiss not to say that I am so thankful for each and every moment I spend with my loved ones. I am reminded how precious it is that I am able to document our lives, because nothing is ever a guarantee.

I typically shy away from politics, religion and all the other opinion stuff in this forum. I am not hiding my feelings, but I feel like technology allows humans to easily misconstrue information and, in many cases, offers more division than reconciliation. With that said, I didn’t want to just post all the happy things that happened last week without an acknowledgment of the Orlando nightclub massacre because the truth is that not everything is all happy. My heart is heavy for the victims, families and friends. All people are created in God’s image. Period. End of story for me and my understanding of God. Hatred and divisiveness are all a part of this world’s story. I am just thankful to know that this is not the end of the story.

DFW Newborn Photographer | Project 365 | Week 24

159/366: Not the best photo, but I only had my phone with me. This was definitely the most important thing that happened on this day, so that’s why even though the photo is horrible it is getting chosen as my daily picture. This is my son posing with two of the characters from Paw Patrol. If you don’t have a kid between two and seven, then maybe you don’t know about Paw Patrol, but it’s a cartoon and the characters are basically like celebrities to preschoolers. We had to wait in line to have 1 second with these characters, and it was so worth it to Holden.

160/366: Waiting to go swimming is tough. Now that we’ve cracked the seal on swimming, my son begs to be in the pool starting at 7:30am.

161/366: A trip to the pool store. While Daddy bought the pool chemicals we checked out the fun pool toys.

162/366: Any restaurant that offers a cookie as big as your head is a winner.

163/366: My sister came over and we all planned to get in the pool, but a random thunderstorm popped up and just sat over the house for hours. So instead of a pool day it ended up being a laundry and movie kind of day.

164/366: Another washout of a weekend. Everyone was in a grumpy mood after being stuck inside for the weekend, so we tried to cheer up with a trip to Dairy Queen.

165/366: Summer reading. Apparently my son is into history because he checked out this “Goofy Visits the USSR” book that has probably been sitting on the shelf since the early 90s. I love reading stuff like this, it’s a window back in time.

Want to see more? Follow me on Facebook, Instagram or Google+. Photography is my passion, and I love capturing my family’s story. I would love to be your family story-teller too! Email me for info on newborn or baby portraits in the Dallas/Ft Worth area! Thanks for following my journey.

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.