"I'm positive its gonna be a girl.."
I penned onto the page of my purple flower-y journal with eleven year old handwriting.
that was when my Mom was expecting my fourth brother.
my parents always wanted the baby's gender to be a surprise, so they never found out ahead of time.
and not only with Jurgen (the fourth brother), but the three babies after that I would hear on the other end of the phone from the hospital...
"It's a boy!"
I always wanted a little sister to dress up..and do her hair...and a reason to splurge on all the adorable little girl dresses I see everywhere...and would hold onto that hope that maybe, just maaaybe one of the babies over the years would be a girl.
but it never was, and I honestly can say now that I wouldn't trade any of my brothers for sisters. :)
little girls have always held a special place in my heart, though.
I got together with this family back in June and they are the complete opposite of my fam:
they have seven girls and one boy.
sometimes I wonder what it would be like to have little girl stuff everywhere:
dolls complacently dropped around the living room, and little hairclips decorating the bathroom sink.
recently a girl from church was at our house...and I had to dig out my half-clothed (don't judge me!) American Girl doll, Samantha, from my closet so she had a "girly" toy to play with.
I live amongst the land of legos, and lego star wars games, and TinTin, and pet frogs in the window-well, and boys wrestling around and laughing and being creative as boys are. and I wouldn't trade it. :)
hope you enjoy the pictures of these sweet girls though...some of them are a little different from my normal style of shooting, in that they aren't posed but just captured...
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one of my favorite favorite pictures I've taken this year.
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umm sorry..I couldn't resist taking pictures of their goat..I mean, how does it get much better than a goat AND golden hour?! :P
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favorites, anyone?
These pictures look so magical...you really have a gift in photography, Hannah! ;)
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These are all gorgeous, Hannah! :) Golden hour is my favorite. :)
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Mikailah
www.maid4him.blogspot.com
These are gorgeous, Sanders. Love life through your lens, lady. :)
ReplyDeleteMISS YOU!!
Really, really good pictures, Hannah! I love pictures of little girls...and little boys for that matter :)
ReplyDeleteI loved this part: "I live amongst the land of legos, and lego star wars games, and TinTin, and pet frogs in the window-well, and boys wrestling around and laughing and being creative as boys are. and I wouldn't trade it. :)" Sooo true!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I can pick a favorite. They are all so cute! :)
I can definitely agree with you...I only have brothers, too, but I am SO grateful for them!! =) When I was younger I wanted a sister so badly (and still would love one :), but I am so thankful for my brothers and don't know what I'd do without them! =) The Lord has taught me so many lessons through them. =) And I'm grateful for my sisters-in-Christ, too! =) Love the pictures, Hannah! They all are so cute!! ;)
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