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DFW Newborn Photographer | Week 34

August 22, 2016

Today my Facebook feed is blown up by some pretty adorable “Back to School” faces. However, this DFW newborn photographer still has another week in the trenches. Furthermore, what’s up with this rain in August?? I know I’m supposed to be grateful like everyone else, but I just want to soak up the last bit of summer with swimming. The gloomy days and raindrops are doing nothing for my mental sanity in this home stretch.

DFW Newborn Photographer | Project 365 | Week 34

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229/366: Rain clouds were still looming, but we made it to the splash pad anyway. I could not stand another minute cooped up in the house, and neither could the boy. The rain stayed in check, and really the day ended up being pretty nice for August. Mid 80s, some overcast skies and a slight (albiet humid) breeze.

230/366: Wednesday is the uber exciting grocery day for me. I’ve been feeling a little down because of all the gloom. Plus, my husband has been out of town for work around 10 of the past 14 days, so things are feeling kind of lonely around these parts. The grocery cashier brightened my day by offering a free bouquet of roses. Apparently they were about to be past their ‘sell by’ date, so they were handing all these gorgeous arrangements out for free. Really brought a small bit of cheer to the day.

231/366: Trying to get a little work done, but this little fellow kept joining me in the office.

232/366: Caught red handed cleaning up his room!!!

233/366: Rain, rain go away. These should be flip flops by the backdoor, not rainboots.

234/366: Major excitement because the hubs was home AND we got free circus tickets from my sister. I haven’t been to a circus since I was probably 8, and Charlie hasn’t either. Holden had never been, so this was really fun. We had excellent seats, about 6 rows from the floor dead and center. I felt like the tigers were so close that if they really got upset they could scale the cage and have us as a snack. The only bad part about the circus was that I didn’t bring my real camera. I tried reading through the rules online and it said no video equipment. I was worried someone in security would classify my DSLR as video equipment, so I opted to play it on the safe side. Of course, no one even searched bags and I totally could have brought it in if I wanted. I guess it was nice to have my hands free and just enjoy the day though. Thus, the poopy phone pix.

235/366: Prepping for a birthday party, inspecting his name inside the card.

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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.

DFW Newborn Photographer | Week 33

August 15, 2016

I’m sitting here still in my PJs at 1pm, it’s that kind of day. There is some light drizzle outside, and it’s very overcast. For August in Texas, this is on par with winning the lottery.

This DFW newborn photographer is also a little pooped because we hosted a little church gathering/pool party yesterday with about 25 folks. I chose a date in August for this party because it literally NEVER rains in August, and then a few days before our event the weather forecasters were predicting an August monsoon. 100% chances of rain Saturday and Sunday. I resisted my normal control-freak, type-A self and tried to take it one day at a time, clinging to hope that the weather man’s predictions would be unfounded…and then we ended up with the most beautiful, 90 degree day with a light breeze and fluffy clouds. Perfection!!

Needless to say, the husband has been called to work again so it’s just me and the boy at home to eat the copious amounts of leftovers. I see days of hamburgers, mac n’ cheese and cookies in my future. Maybe a little gym time too.

DFW Newborn Photographer | Project 365 | Week 33

221/366: Yes, this is a photo of laundry. Keepin’ it real.

222/366: I’m a gold medalist in eating Blue Bell while watching others perform Olympic feats.

223/366: Vroom vroom.

224/366: The last day of “reading school” for my little guy. We started this journey about 5 months using a curriculum called, “Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons.” It has been a lot of work for mommy and daddy, and I am immensely proud of all that Holden has accomplished. This boy can straight up read at 4 years old, and I am so excited for him to go back to pre-K in the fall and show off his new skills. I know he loves reading and is really, really proud of himself too so that’s awesome.

225/366: Took my little to Krispy Kreme for the first time ever. This was a treat for completing his reading school. The donut machine was broken, and they had run out of ingredients to make plain, glazed donuts so I was miffed. However, to a four year old sprinkles are really the most important thing anyway so it all worked out.

226/366: Getting everything setup for little Benjamin’s newborn image reveal. It is always a fun day when I get to show off a final gallery.

227/366: Sent the pups to my dad’s house during our pool party. We went to pick them up later in the afternoon and here is Rufus reuniting with my husband.

228/366: When there is one raindrop in Texas, one must wear rain boots. Also, we had to make a pit stop at the manhole cover. My son is obsessed with sewers. Is this a boy thing?? When he rides his bike, he always makes sure to drive over the ‘sewer covers,’ and if he sees a manhole cover he likes to go investigate.

DFW Newborn Photographer | Week 32

August 8, 2016

Summer is coming to a close for this DFW newborn photographer. I’ve got three weeks before the boy heads back to school. I think most of the other schools in our area go back in two weeks, and I’m just gonna say I’m pretty jealous. Then I have tons of friends in Louisiana whose kids are already back in school and I’m like, “WHAT????!!!!”

Seriously, it is a huge blessing to be able to be home with my son so much of the time. A tremendous blessing really, and I hate to sound like I don’t realize or appreciate it. It’s just (and I think most stay at home/work at home/ really any kind of parent, understands) that my energy tank is empty. I can love my boy and my family all day to the moon and back, but at some point I need a little space from the noise and the chaos to recharge my own battery so I can perform to the best of my abilities as a mother and a wife. My tank is close to being on E…truthfully, these dog days of August are probably just me running on fumes. But, we’ve only got three weeks left and I just keep chanting that it’s almost over and in a few weeks I’ll be sitting here in the quiet to do my work and I will feel lonely and bored.

Here’s a few of my exploits over the past week.

DFW Newborn Photographer | Project 365 | Week 32

214/366: Tried my hand at Pinteresting with these frozen S’mores.

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215/366: My boy earned a trip to Chuck E Cheese for his hard work in reading. Aunt Coco and Uncle Chad decided to come as well, so it was pretty exciting for the little dude. Kind of like a miniature party. This was his first time to a place like this, and it was a little overwhelming. I was shocked at how many of the machines are electronic—they even got rid of Whac-a-mole!! Also, Holden’s favorite piece of entertainment was the machine that counts your tickets.

216/366: While I totally think pool time counts as a bath, we still manage to take a scrub a dub dub every now and then.

217/366: 100 days of summer. Swimming edition.

218/366: Portrait of a boy swimming, part dos.

219/366: Indoor fun with Magnatiles. Easily my son’s favorite toy, never loses its luster.

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220/366: Just got in a new set of business cards! I love these so much, they are such a step up from my old ones which just featured my logo. First of all, the touch quality is pretty jazzy, but my favorite aspect is that I was able to choose several different fronts and thus featured many of my H Parker Photography babies.

DFW Newborn Photographer | Week 31

August 2, 2016

Your friendly DFW newborn photographer here, closing out Week 31 of my Project 365. There is still about a month of summer left….yikes. We are just enjoying the long and sunny days, trying to make the most of pool season, but I’m also kind of excited that school will be starting back up so we can get into a more normal routine. I’m sure all parents are with me on that one.

DFW Newborn Photographer | Project 365 | Week 31

208/366: The boys made breakfast for dinner!

209/366: Loading into the car for Spanish camp. Someone always wakes up super early, yet despite this I would not classify him as a ‘morning person’. Giving me the attitude at 9am really paves the way for a pleasant day, doesn’t it?

210/366: Cover your ears.

211/366: Another day, another trip to Home Depot.

212/366: The many faces of a four year old. I had a cake smash session earlier in the day, and during clean up time my little guy asked to have his picture taken. So, I obliged and we got about four seconds of four year old, which is basically all the emotions.

213/366: A little Sunday morning sorting pie.

DFW Newborn Photographer | Week 30

July 25, 2016

As busy as Week 29 was for this DFW newborn photographer, I have to say that Week 30 was kind of a snooze. Sorry in advance for that, but I thought you deserved fair warning. It seems to always be feast or famine in our household—we’ve either got 1,000 things going on or it’s like crickets chirping.

DFW Newborn Photographer | Project 365 | Week 30

200/366: Crossing the Day 200 mark!! Nothing exciting to report, just this spaghetti monster sighting.

201/366: Holden likes to quiz me and make sure I know all my sight-words. We take turns, but he loves playing the little teacher (read: boss).

202/366: Doggie bath. I remember when Rufus was a pup and we bathed him every few days. Yeah, flash forward 10 years and now he’s lucky to get a bath once a season. #stinkydogs

203/366: I’m always trying to grow in my photography, so it was a treat to be able to enjoy a webinar on shooting in full sun. I even got to watch it uninterrupted while my son was at daycamp. Winning!

204/366: I guess someone is trying to get in the Olympic spirit? He decided to wear his good sportsmanship medal from soccer around the house all day.

205/366: Sir Shark hanging in the pool.

206/366: My resident seamster. Yeah, I don’t know the dude version of seamstress. My talented husband—he can fix almost anything that’s broken, including clothes.

207/366: It’s summer. We can watch TV in our swimsuits and have marker on our legs.

DFW Newborn Photographer | Week 29

July 18, 2016

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.

DFW Newborn Photographer | Week 28

July 11, 2016

Summer keeps marching on. My boy is at Spanish camp this week, so I’m kind of exhilarated by the absolute quiet in the house. This DFW newborn photographer even treated herself to a hamburger, fries and Coke for lunch as a mini celebration. The ridiculous thing is that I went to the gym first, and now I’ve totally undone all my hard work (and more) with that indulgence.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder, so I’m looking forward to picking up my little guy this afternoon and hearing all about his adventures today.

These photos all express the beautifully simplicity of our every day lives. I am so blessed to have these moments, and hope to never take them for granted. I was so deeply saddened by the events in Dallas last week, as well as those in Baton Rouge (my husband’s home) and throughout the country. I have so many thoughts, as we all do, but this forum really isn’t the place for me to share them. All I will say is that I am so, so sad by the divisions in the country and I pray that love will right the wrongs sooner rather than later.

DFW Newborn Photographer | Project 365 | Week 28

188/366: Aunt Coco and newly minted Uncle Chad returned from their honeymoon in Mexico and brought some maracas home for Holden. I will remember this for when they have kids. I have a whole attic full of extremely noisy toys I am more than happy to pass down.

189/366: A little summer treat—made some homemade frozen yogurt. Super easy recipe, just called for Greek yogurt, frozen berries and a food processor. I think Holden is more into actual ice cream, but I was really impressed with this culinary accomplishment. PS- Has anyone tried that Halo ice cream? I keep hearing about it, but I think only Kroger stocks it and I don’t usually go to Kroger. Would love to hear if it’s worth making a special trip. Always looking for dessert alternatives that are low in sugar, because I have a major sweet tooth and kind of refuse to end my evening without some kind of tasty treat to end the day.

190/366: Always swimming. I warned y’all back in the winter that this would happen. Out by the pool pretty much every day.

191/366: A random storm came through in the afternoon. It was a pop up super cell and the wind knocked out our power for a good 4 hours. This is right after the power went down, when we were blissfully unaware of just how long the power was going to be out for and were still intrigued with a little ipad chill time and looking out the windows at the raindrops.

192/366: Right foot, left foot.

193/366: My enthusiastic mail checker.

DFW Newborn Photographer | Week 27

July 5, 2016

Another week of the intense summertime circus at this DFW newborn photographer’s house. Seriously, the month of June was CRAZY busy—I had my sister’s bridal shower, bachelorette party and wedding; visits from my mom and her husband, brother and sister in law, as well as some other family friends; summer soccer games; Vacation Bible School; pool parties and more.

Today is really the first day where I feel like I can take a breath. Next week my little one will be attending a Spanish immersion preschool camp, so I’m kind of looking forward to a few daytime hours of quiet around this joint. Is it September yet??

DFW Newborn Photographer | Project 365 | Week 27

181/366: Summer days are so, so long! I am that parent that makes my kid go to bed at 7:30pm sharp (okay, unless it’s a holiday, or family gathering, etc. I do have a soul you know). If the little one does a good job getting his PJ’s on and teeth cleaned then he gets his daily dose of iPad. It looks a little silly to me that he’s going through is bedtime routine and the house is completely lit up inside, but that’s the summer solstice for you.

182/366: Mirror, mirror on the wall.

183/366: Tidying the house in preparation for visitors. The little engineer at work, dissecting my vacuum. Thankfully, he knows how to put it back together for me! Now, if only I could get him that interested in actually using the vacuum.

184/366: My brother and sister in law came for a visit over the 4th of July weekend! Here is my son with his aunt and uncle as we visited my husband’s airplane based in Ft. Worth.

185/366: A friendly 4th of July bike race with Uncle Adam.

186/366: Happy Birthday ‘merica! A few sparkler pictures, really horrible quality! I brought my backup camera outside as I really didn’t feel like having to divide my attention between protecting my ‘big girl camera’ and watching my son experience the moment. Kind of regretting that now, but it is what it is.

187/366: He’s starting to turn the lens around.

DFW Newborn Photographer | Week 26

June 29, 2016

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 4^th 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.

DFW Newborn Photographer | Week 25

June 20, 2016

Welcome back my friends! This DFW newborn photographer has been in summer mode with the nicer weather—hooray!! There has been a lot of swimming and a lot of sweating, but so much better than the Noah’s ark situation earlier.
This past week was super busy—we had friends visit from out of town; lunch with my grandma, Father’s Day celebration, a dentist appointment, a splash park visit with friends and a date night for the adults. So, it was fun and busy. This week my boy is at Vacation Bible School, so I am kind of reveling in the 2 and a half hours of alone time I have today. Catching up on work, emails and watching some background Netflix. It’s kind of amazing.
Ok, on to Week 25.

DFW Newborn Photographer | Project 365 | Week 25

166/366: Helping hands. My Mr. Fix-It and his little boy working on a project together.

167/366: Lest from these photos you think it’s all rainbows and unicorns over here, I snagged this gem of my son moping and throwing a fit.

168/366: All we do is swim, swim, swim.

169/366: It as our turn to make snack bags for soccer, so I put Holden to the task. He was super precise about everything, just like his daddy.
Sidenote: As I started editing this week’s photos, I noticed that my son is wearing the same Paw Patrol shirt three times. I promise I took these photos on different days, but I guess he was just in a Paw Patrol shirt-wearing mood last week. Oh wait, that’s every week. #battlenotworthfighting #youcantwinthemall

170/366: Date night! We usually go with the tried-and-true movie/dinner combo, but this time we switched things up…just a teensy, tiny bit. Instead of opting for a new release, we visited the historic Palace Theater in Grapevine and watched the original Ghostbusters. Seriously, I’ve seen that movie at least 50 times and it never stops making me laugh. #icollectsporesmoldandfungus

171/366: Father’s Day! So, like 99 out of 100 days my son wakes up at the crack of dawn and jumps into my bed. Since it was Father’s Day, I decided to set my alarm extra early and get Holden up before my husband woke up too. That way, we would have time to make a special breakfast together and let Charlie sleep in. Well…turns out both boys decided it was a good day to sleep in, and I ended up making the Father’s Day Feast solo. Magically, the boys woke up in time to consume the waffles.

172/366: We’re a few weeks into this summer vacation now, and there is only so much swimming I can do in one day. So, things are getting creative around here. Enter shaving cream party. This lasted for 5 minutes, but now my counters smell so manly.