tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047989243753279073Mon, 09 May 2016 10:22:33 +0000life with boysphotographymy favesfamilyfaithadventureseveryday lifeglimpses of gloryDIYmarriageprintableabout mebecause sometimes you just need tophotography tipsreclaim the holidaysthoughtsadoptionfrom house to home toursimple joyssimple things sunday365The CircleFind Beauty Fridaybloggingfreebiesten on tenartarts and craftsgiveawaysloveallow me to introduceallumephotography craftsself portrait projectThings I learnedcamera gearcurrently.life with lucymintedvalentines daywatercolorsFriday Fun Linksbaseballfood photographyinstagramjournaling biblemusingsmy fashionsponsor shout outtotal truth thursdaysbooksfallguest postpreemptive lovesnow#30Lists30 Before 30Christmas cardFun FindsShining Light Internationalcooks in the kitchendesignessential oilsetsy swap 2014gardenhealthphotography inspirationrecipesspring fever etsy swaptaking stockthe turquoise tablethrift shopwhat's in my bagphotographing everyday lifehttp://mewiththethree.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Meg)Blogger377125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047989243753279073.post-7428500504067126600Tue, 08 Dec 2015 13:23:00 +00002015-12-08T08:23:57.606-05:00 A few things of note:  1. How in the world is it 3 weeks til Christmas?  2. My children are huge.  3. Getting a non-goofy photo is interesting.  4.  It's ok because it's real.  Proof of the goofy.... See what I mean?http://mewiththethree.blogspot.com/2015/12/merry-christmas-outtakes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meg)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047989243753279073.post-5350216836870131818Sat, 03 Oct 2015 01:21:00 +00002015-10-02T21:21:14.080-04:00 Hey everybody! Did you even notice I hadn't posted since May? That's because as I was taking those last photos of those kids (not so much kids anymore) going to prom, we had some huge stuff going on behind the scenes. Short story... we moved! Back to the place we lived a couple years ago... to go back into full time ministry. WHAAATTT? Yeah. I know. Tell me about it. It all happened over ahttp://mewiththethree.blogspot.com/2015/10/a-ramble.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meg)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047989243753279073.post-8834732394568366712Fri, 01 May 2015 19:02:00 +00002015-05-01T15:02:40.224-04:00photographythoughts These people. They'll forever hold a big part of our hearts. We met most of them when they were in 7th grade... and now they're old enough to have gone to their senior prom. Which means they're graduating. And if I contemplate that too much there will be much emotion. And not much brings emotion like that... So we'll just look at some photos of their night. They're http://mewiththethree.blogspot.com/2015/05/when-theyre-old-enough-to-go-to-prom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meg)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047989243753279073.post-2470083661917236446Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:00:00 +00002015-04-23T05:00:08.464-04:00adventuresbloggingphotography It really is kind of crazy how the interwebs can bring people together. Like Meg, Amy, and I. I can't remember how long ago I found their blogs, but I knew I loved them. We got to hang out at a retreat a while back but decided we wanted to hang out again. So they came to my house and we explored and played with our cameras in the park and had lots of relaxation and food and http://mewiththethree.blogspot.com/2015/04/when-blog-friends-become-real-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meg)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047989243753279073.post-179391218535312727Mon, 20 Apr 2015 09:00:00 +00002015-04-20T05:00:01.704-04:00familyreclaim the holidays The day started out with a finally recovered Ninja Turtle (he'd spent the last 4 days pretty sickly.) The menu was well thought out and included mulch stew.  Many eggs were hunted down and found. And much love was shared. http://mewiththethree.blogspot.com/2015/04/belated-easter-shenanigans.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meg)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047989243753279073.post-1051601778875972911Thu, 16 Apr 2015 04:00:00 +00002015-04-16T00:00:07.604-04:00baseballlife with boyssimple joys Big Bro has started playing t-ball.  All the funny things and cuteness you're imagining? It's real life. And it's awesome. One night we got to take some of our friends' girls to his practice. It's so funny how little boys know this young to start showing off when the girls come around. He spotted them and smiled big and waved and kept asking them to watch him when he would hit or run the http://mewiththethree.blogspot.com/2015/04/friends-and-baseball.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meg)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047989243753279073.post-8053254801705989053Mon, 13 Apr 2015 04:00:00 +00002015-04-13T00:00:08.505-04:00familylife with boys A few weeks ago, we were invited to a fun picnic at a big company in our town. They had an egg hunt, games, rides, and food... what more can you ask for? Well... You know that saying "it's all fun and games til someone get's hurt." Truth. It was real big fun for the two littles... I'm faking it. For their benefit of course. (I don't like rides a whole lot.) Then it wasn't... sort of. A http://mewiththethree.blogspot.com/2015/04/we-wont-be-doing-that-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meg)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047989243753279073.post-1429698531758986259Thu, 09 Apr 2015 04:00:00 +00002015-04-09T00:00:09.861-04:00allumeShining Light International Have you heard of Shining Light International? I met them at Allume. Speaking of... you need to go this year in October! Back to Shining Light International. So one of the things this organization does is allow you to host scarf parties where you get to see the beautiful infinity scarves and grab some up.  I may have gone a little crazy and purchased a ton. I mean how can you NOT whenhttp://mewiththethree.blogspot.com/2015/04/shining-light-international.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meg)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047989243753279073.post-2477585054173708883Mon, 06 Apr 2015 04:00:00 +00002015-04-06T00:00:08.048-04:00everyday lifegarden Life lately has been lots of hanging out in the sunshine. The boys are now wearing the same clothes and shoes... wonder how long that will last? The windows have been staying open with the cool breezes blowing in. And our biggest project... the garden. The Hubs tilled it and we planted some strawberries, spinach, lettuce, potatoes, and marigolds. Then though out the next few months http://mewiththethree.blogspot.com/2015/04/simple-life-lately.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meg)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047989243753279073.post-2003071526370398337Fri, 03 Apr 2015 04:00:00 +00002015-04-03T00:00:02.735-04:00instagramphotographyreclaim the holidays Crickets... That's what that noise is around these parts of the interwebs.... but now I'm dusting off the cobwebs and finally getting around to editing photos and getting some posts written. The break has been good. We've been working on some big changes coming up in the summer and fall. We've been hanging outside all day long since the weather has been getting so nice. We've just been http://mewiththethree.blogspot.com/2015/04/a-break-to-take-in-goodness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meg)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047989243753279073.post-1066962292239633951Fri, 13 Mar 2015 10:00:00 +00002015-03-13T06:00:07.002-04:00baseballbecause sometimes you just need to Big Bro gets to play t-ball this year... he's a tad bit excited. We're training Lucy to be the catcher. She's got the "go get it" part down... just giving it back is still a work in progress. He's pretty intense when he gets in the game... it should be pretty fun to watch! P.S. Still don't have shrubbery. Know what... there's more important things that putting in landscaping... like http://mewiththethree.blogspot.com/2015/03/swing-batter-batter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meg)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047989243753279073.post-5353245302774676289Wed, 11 Mar 2015 10:00:00 +00002015-03-11T06:00:03.153-04:00adventureslife with boyslife with lucy Last week we had a couple days of great weather, so we decided to take Lucy on her first trip to the river to "get her feet wet" since she's a water dog. She needed a little "help" getting in... But once she did, she loved it. Except for how cold it was. Even thought it's not a perfect photo... this made me smile. I mean what else screams "young boy's life" than wet http://mewiththethree.blogspot.com/2015/03/on-being-water-dog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meg)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047989243753279073.post-2316586453712873123Mon, 09 Mar 2015 18:38:00 +00002015-03-09T14:38:57.687-04:00365life with boys Real life. Pizza for supper. In the car.  Signs of life with boys. Headdresses and picture chore charts.  Cold rain. Current reads. Nap time. Sprinkles. View from up top. This weekend was AMAZING with great weather. I guess to get us prepared a little for this week when it's literally raining until next Sunday. Bleck. However, maybe it will make tilling up the ground for http://mewiththethree.blogspot.com/2015/03/project-365-week-10.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meg)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047989243753279073.post-1437333907541140365Thu, 05 Mar 2015 11:00:00 +00002015-03-05T07:45:23.411-05:00 The Root Collective -- Walk the Vision from Em Grey on Vimeo. Hey there. Do you have 3 minutes? Do you love awesome shoes? How about helping to combat gang violence? Yeah. Thought so. Check out the video... then you'll see why I love The Root Collective as much as I do. And be forewarned... you're gonna want to go buy some shoes. Just sayin. And don't forget, when you shop use code http://mewiththethree.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-root-collective-spring-awesomeness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meg)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047989243753279073.post-5603166070412295694Wed, 04 Mar 2015 11:00:00 +00002015-03-04T06:00:07.391-05:00life with boyssnow Last week we had a Snowpocalypse. "It was horrible! Lawd, I'll nevah forget when I saw those first flakes of devil's dandruff." -Buford  Calloway It pretty much brought slush and ice to our yard.  Benefit? It iced the handicap ramp off our back deck from our previous owners, so of course we wanted to find out how fast we could go down!  Random final thought. This is Little Dude's http://mewiththethree.blogspot.com/2015/03/ice-sledding.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meg)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047989243753279073.post-2659251123393150155Tue, 03 Mar 2015 19:18:00 +00002015-03-03T14:18:43.344-05:00365 Morning dose of vitamins. Sitting by the (unlit) fire. Watching for snowflakes. Boredom buster. Napping under the table. Snow day. Hammock life. Confession. I've lost track of what dates I take these photos. So. I'm changing the project up a little bit and just making sure I'm taking at least one photo every day... who cares about dates anyway?! The last photo I took http://mewiththethree.blogspot.com/2015/03/project-365-week-9.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meg)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047989243753279073.post-1346614093712600127Wed, 25 Feb 2015 11:00:00 +00002015-02-25T06:00:03.983-05:00arteveryday lifesimple joys  It's so fun watching kids grow, trying to figure out what their little personalities will be like. Most of the time, their roles are switched.  One loves drawing and art, the other loves music. This day, they apparently decided to try something new, and see what the other loved. Whatever they end up loving, we hope they love Jesus more than anything, and that their hobbies are http://mewiththethree.blogspot.com/2015/02/simple-joys-hobbies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meg)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047989243753279073.post-5834382384810684557Mon, 23 Feb 2015 11:00:00 +00002015-02-23T06:00:05.612-05:00365life with lucy 2.15: Sleeping fluff ball. 2.16: Best buds in the making. 2.17: The guardians of the breakfast. 2.18: Drying boots. 2.19: School work. 2.20: Leftovers. 2.21: Never-ending candy. I think we should start calling this series... How many photos can one take of a puppy? Answer. LOTS. Hope you don't get tired of them here or over on my Instagram! So far, Lucy has http://mewiththethree.blogspot.com/2015/02/project-365-week-8.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meg)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047989243753279073.post-6098335581629251644Mon, 16 Feb 2015 11:00:00 +00002015-02-16T06:00:04.183-05:00365life with lucy  2.8: Lucy's new toy.  2.9: Dropped breakfast.  2.10: Learning.  2.11: Reading to brother.  2.12: Sizing up. 2.13: Afternoon walk.  2.14: Loving on Lucy. We had kind of a slow week, with some sickness hitting us. Good thing though, we finally got to pick up Lucy! So get ready for tons of photos here and on Instagram with #lifewithlucythegolden. Check out the other http://mewiththethree.blogspot.com/2015/02/project-365-week-7.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meg)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047989243753279073.post-541733057204334291Fri, 13 Feb 2015 11:00:00 +00002015-02-13T06:00:05.226-05:00everyday lifelife with boys Another epic battle was fought... this time it was called "The Battle of the Green Room."  The good guys won. Obviously. http://mewiththethree.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-battle-of-green-room.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meg)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047989243753279073.post-7245554112732963485Wed, 11 Feb 2015 11:00:00 +00002015-02-11T06:00:01.914-05:00life with boysphotography tips The boys were given silly string to play with, which WAS going really well until we got to the end of the canisters. Did you know it just kind of explodes into tiny pieces you can't really get off the walls? Well then, you're welcome for that first little piece of "don't do what we did." I was having a "moment" and thought "oh, let's get a shot where it's squirting right at the camera!"http://mewiththethree.blogspot.com/2015/02/a-lesson-in-silly-string-photography.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meg)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047989243753279073.post-3836386400015365563Mon, 09 Feb 2015 16:44:00 +00002015-02-09T11:44:18.476-05:00365photography  2.1: Breakfasts for the week. 2.2: Playing together. 2.3: Silly string attack. Which let to this.  2.4: Plan of attack.  2.5: First book for a pint sized author. 2.6: Lego dudes for days. 2.7: Scooting around. Well, as you can tell, I made a big ole change to the way this space looks.  There's a couple reasons behind that.  The main one being that I'm feeling this http://mewiththethree.blogspot.com/2015/02/project-365-week-6.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meg)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047989243753279073.post-4713013633484684014Wed, 04 Feb 2015 05:00:00 +00002015-02-04T13:08:42.672-05:00life with lucysimple joys What is it about puppy breath that can melt a person's heart? (I guess only a dog lover's heart.) Because this one smelled like perfect puppy-ness. And in two weeks we get to have her home, to smell that sweetness all the time! Can't you just smell the puppy breath from here? Want to check out the rest of the simple joys series?http://mewiththethree.blogspot.com/2015/02/simple-joys-puppy-breath.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meg)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047989243753279073.post-5785575246247321168Mon, 02 Feb 2015 05:00:00 +00002015-02-04T12:37:56.617-05:00365life with boys 1.25: Nerf attack. 1.26: Daily reading. 1.27: Boy clubhouse. And a photo bomber. 1.28: Nap after Narnia reading. 1.29: Laundry room? 1.30: Post nap juice up. 1.31: Fur baby. Most nights when The Hubs comes home he's attacked with light sabers, ninja turtles, or nerf guns. Such is life with boys. They make some pretty cool forts too... although most of the time http://mewiththethree.blogspot.com/2015/02/project-365-week-5.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meg)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047989243753279073.post-6676057554598493673Fri, 30 Jan 2015 05:00:00 +00002015-02-04T12:38:27.920-05:00artfaithglimpses of glory What's more sweet than hearing a little voice coming from the backseat of the car saying "look how God painted the sky tonight. He's such a great artist." That he is my son, that he is. http://mewiththethree.blogspot.com/2015/01/glimpses-of-glory-painting-skies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meg)0