{devriend photography} Frank family Nov 2019

It's been a long time since I've posted my professional photography pictures here on my personal blog! 

Thank you to my Grams, who has reminded me.

I'll just be posting a few samples from here on, as the file sizes are so large they take a looooooooong time to upload. ;)

Enjoy!

Last Week and This

Just a mix of Lately ;)

For you, Grams

All the pretty girl cousins together for Thanksgiving

"Kids" table ;)

Celene is making sweet handmade Christmas gifts...shhhhhh

a warm day last week prompted us to the local skate park..got to get out when you can!
Theo tired himself out so thoroughly I had to get this pic ;)

Christmastime JOY

Eli working on "Hooked on Phonics" always with a fur friend for company

Shawn made this super deluxe boot dryer! It works great and we are all so thankful!

Night sledding at the Plymouth hill last night with friends! Super fun!!

Happy Birthday Me

It was just one of those quiet, normal, peaceful days.

My favorite kind.

God be praised for His richest blessings, freely given!

Theo knows just what to get Mama - chocolate!!

Eli got me a soup ladle - perfect!

Pouring over a book and Eli's kitty Lulu

Miles' photo

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Glimpse

The view from my seat at the table one normal morning...

...it gave me pause, this normal, typical morning.

They are all healthy.

Strong.

Learning.

I am beyond blessed.

Eli doing "Hooked on Phonics"...and he always has some fuzz love with him

Theo coloring

Miles practicing piano

Celene working on penmanship

(Hannah was outside at that moment ;) )

Sledding!

You bet we went sledding!

Twice already!

And winter hasn't even started yet.

:)

one evening we hit the hill for an hour before tae kwon do class - so lovely

and Friday afternoon too of course ;)

Weekend

Miles making homemade potato chips - yum!

chilly daddy Saturday morning..standing on the heat vent and warming his hands over the toaster!

Eli making and rolling potato tortillas 

hamster-eye view...in case you ever wondered! *Miles photo

Shawn's picture..the kids planting garlic on Saturday! This is the latest we've ever planted..October is better..but it's been either raining or snowing since Sept..and we were grateful it was dry enough to try!
We'll see if it works out. Experiment!

The Lake

We had an extra hour last week and decided to check out the beach in her winter clothing.

We reveled in the differences...

2 months ago sugar-soft sand, now hard and slick as ice.

Soft rolling dunes and sharp beach grasses, now ridges and edges and icicles.

Soft greens and creams and peaches, to cool tans and blues and grays.

A beauty so stark, so clear, so calm and so all her own.

Photos, paintings, words do no justice.

Such is this beautiful world we get to experience!

(photo credits go to Miles this time) ;)