11.28.2008

We have not had a photo of our entire family taken since Samantha Emma was a baby, we have since added Madison, Russell, Cooper and Easton to the group. Seeing that we were all home for Thanksgiving mom thought that it would be a perfect time to have a family portrait done.

We all gathered at the carefully selected location, the pasture, bright and early on this windy, chilly day in hopes of capturing some priceless memories. We felt that the pasture was the perfect location as it holds years of fond memories for some of us, mostly our father.

Dads feet remain very swollen and uncomfortable yet he was determined to walk around the pasture from photo spot to photo spot. It was touching to see dad's horses react as mom pulled into the pasture; it was if the horses knew that dad was in the car, they greeted him the minute he got out of the vehicle and walked by his side as dad led them to the corral. Several cars had pulled into the area this morning and the horses continued eating in the pasture; it was when mom and dad arrived that their attention transitioned.


We were able to get some fun photos of our entire family as well as individual families, we are anxious to see how they all turn out. Mom took dad home as soon as we were finished with the large family photo as he was chilled to the bone. Most of the family returned to mom and dads for Thanksgiving leftovers and an afternoon of visiting and playing. Mom, Teri, and I battled to get dad's feet warm and comfortable as Matt prepared a nice fire in the family room. Dad rested, soaked his feet, and watched a little television for the remainder of the day.