Thursday, May 28, 2009

You Capture - Family

This is a fun carnival set up by Beth @ I Should be Folding Laundry.

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This week's capture is FAMILY.

Though this isn't MY blood family, they are family just the same. These beautiful girls and handsome boy belong to my very best friend. She and I have been thick as thieves since sophomore year of high school. God, how many years does that make it? Like four? ;)

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Kim and I were friends way before any of these munchkins came along. Her and her husband have lived in a few different places and I am proud to say that I visited her in each state they lived in. Even North Dakota. UGH, I think twice I visited her there.

While she was living in California, she got the news. She was going to have a baby. She was in denial so long about even being pregnant that by the time she finally admitted it, they needed to do an ultrasound to find out how far along she really was...and low and behold. TWO. Two babies.

She has done an amazing job raising twins, in my opinion. Her girls are well behaved, as well behaved as any 6 year old.

When the girls were very young, her husband decided to get out of the military and move his family back to where their roots were, which led them to Illinois (I still bitch that it didn't bring them back to INDIANA, where I am, but bygones) and now they are settled in close to St. Louis.

I love them, I love having them close enough to drive to visit, not plane ride. I love that she was BRAVE enough to have another child even though her chances of natural multiples was high, she did it anyway and brought into this world the chubbiest, happiest baby EVER.

It was a TREAT to have them here this weekend, it was a BLAST taking the girls back to "my beach" and watching C experience it all for the first time.

Here they all are at the beach, minus Buggy, she was with her daddy. :(
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"Blood may build a population, but love builds a family."

Wes Fessler

Kim and her family, are my family too.

*Kim, when you do read this, know I appreciate you and I love you, man! Our friendship will NEVER expire ;) *giggle*


PS...come back tomorrow for my Eden Fantasys giveaway...it's a slippery sucker.


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More Madness from Stacie's Madness at 8:54 AM
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  1. These are so great, I love the colors and everyone's faces. It is so hard to get that many little faces looking at the camera!
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  2. Such beautious shots! And, you hit the nail on the head..."love builds a family!"
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  3. Wow, those shots came out great! I love the beach one.
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  4. such wonderful memories!!

    Looks like a fun time!
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  5. Love DOES build a family. Great post, wonderful photos!
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  6. Cuties!!!!! Love your whole post!
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  9. Beautiful captures! Itsn't it SO wonderful to have such an amazing friend?!
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  11. I love that you posted about your good friends being family. That is so wonderful! And what a bunch of cute kids!!
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  13. Those are great shots!! What great looking kids!
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  14. Great capture and I just love the quote :)
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  15. What beautiful sentiments. Your pictures are great, too! Love that last one at the beach.
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  16. Kims kids have some big blue eyes! And that baby is chubby. I want to pinch him and eat him with a spoon.

    Excellent pictures and wonderful quote. You da man!
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  17. What a beautiful post and what a beautiful family! You are right. Even though you are not related by blood they are still your family!
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  18. what a sweet looking picture. now I have "Meet me in St.Lois" singing in my head :)
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  19. What a great best friend story. Thanks for sharing with us and those kids are darn cute! I want some twins. :)
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  20. Love the clarity of these beautiful pictures, and look at those blue eyes!!
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  21. There is nothing in the world like a great friendship.
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  22. Those are terrific!! I love the beach shot!
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  23. Great shots, girl!!

    You were directing that North Dakota comment totally at me. See? And people wonder why I am so bitchy all the time. THEY should try living here. ;o)
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  24. "Blood may build a population, but love builds a family."

    I love this saying, i never heard it before. Those munchkins are simple to cute for words.
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  25. I love both of these pictures. How did you get the edges of your pictures darly shaded? I know it must have been with your editing tool, but how?
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  26. I love the quote you used about love building a family. So true. And the pictures are sweet.

    So, where Indiana are you from? Are you close to Bloomington? That's where I live. ;)
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  27. Great shots. You can tell they are pictures of family...even if not by blood.
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  28. Gorgeous portraits! I love when friends are really more like family. beautiful post!

    You asked about the time frame on my sunset photos and it was about a span of an hour and a half. I also took a terabyte of shots and the kids slept VERY well that night!
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  29. What a beautiful family! Really great captures :)
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  30. Gorgeous family and gorgeous pictures!
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