Tuesday, May 31, 2016

hilton head, part 3 (family photos)

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i am so excited about these family photos we took on the beach just before sunset one day. we were really trying hard to capture that golden light on the beach during magic hour for these, and i think they came out so beautifully! j's sister jamie took these photos of the four of us, and i love them so much! taking a family photo has been on my list of things to do this year, and i'm so glad we got such amazing ones! and bonus, we all have a tan! ;) i think the only photos we are missing are more of wilder and evie together (hard to do when evie wants to run as soon as she's put down!) and some of just wilder and i together (not a one?!). but so many good ones! also, major props to j for the awesome photos he took of me and the kids. i can't even tell you how much i love them.





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Friday, May 27, 2016

hilton head, part 2 (a sunrise)

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on our last full day at the beach, we woke up before dawn so we could sneak out and watch the sunrise. since wilder was sleeping in our room (the sleep situation is always the hardest part of vacationing with kids, isn't it?!), we woke him up, pulled a jacket over his pjs and brought him out, too. he was so happy to be included, and it was great that we got to take him with us on a little adventure. after we watched the sunrise, we went back to get evie up and brought them back to the beach for a few photos. we were really trying to hit that golden hour, but were just a tiny bit too late to get the perfect lighting. it was still pretty magical, and evie was in HEAVEN. that girl. i swear she is part sea creature! i first tried to set up one of those sweet little sibling photos but evie felt a little strangled (and held back;), so we quickly ditched that attempt and let them roam around free while we scurried after them, trying to make sure no one fell in the water. i love the series of evie running from her papa. she loves to be chased. mostly she loves to get away though. ;) i wished we could have done this every morning, but we are sooo not morning people. maybe by next year we will be! haha, a girl can dream right? i love these photos so much.

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wilder bonded with his uncle gordon this trip, especially after uncle gordon took him to get a star wars sticker! def highlight of w's trip!

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i feel so bad that i didn't get nearly as many photos of wilder as evie, because i was constantly having to run to keep her from running straight into the ocean! 

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wilder and evienne's cousin beau! he loved the beach too:) 

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running from papa! hahaha

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this is evie. complete wild baby and loving her freedom! :D