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The little man for this Picture of the Week had such a head of hair!  I thought his little hair-covered noggin was just adorable.

A few weeks ago, I mentioned my love of stick figure warning signs.  My friends from Richmond were kind enough to send me a few more they saw around town.  A big thanks to them for taking these pics and sending them to me (and allowing me to use them here)!

I’ve been meaning to make this a photo of the week for a while now.  My 6 year old came into the room while I was editing it, and just started laughing.  And with a smile like that, how can you not share the giggles?

Finally had a chance to draw the winner in the subscription contest.  And that winner is……

Wife and Mommy!

Wife and Mommy, check your email, and congrats!

Thinking about Christmas yet?  Probably not.  But it’s time to start thinking about your fall photo session!  If you plan ahead, I’ve got a special deal for you to take advantage of.

Book a September session anytime in July and receive a $50 print credit toward your order!  (Session must be booked by July 31 and must take place in September.  Normal session fee and print minimums still apply.)

I got so busy with the end of school, our week away, and everything else going on, that I totally forgot about the contest!  Lucky for you, you still have time to enter!  And it’s so easy!  Just subscribe to my blog (you’ll get an email whenever there’s a new post – and you’ll be the first to hear about new contests or specials!) and then come back here and leave a comment and you’ll be entered to win.  The prize is a Starbucks gift card – just think how nice an icy frappuccino would be in this heat!  Hurry though – the contest ends (for real this time!)  on July 11 at midnight.

Last week, I took my boys to North Carolina for a visit with their grandmother (and a week of superhero camp).  While we were there, we visited the fabulous NC Zoo.  It was hot.  As expected, there were a lot of sleepy animals.  Like the polar bear:

This sign was on the wall to the polar bear exhibit.  They have similar signs around the park.  I love the humor!

The elephants were wide awake, and moving (I guess the African animals are more used to the heat), which was amazing to watch.

After sauntering by the pond for a while, he decided to get in and go for a little swim:

A little later, his mother joined him for a quick dip too.  That was really something to watch!

The giraffes were spectacular too – wide awake and strolling around their enclosure.  Such graceful animals!

Despite the heat, it was a great day!  We all had fun.

This is a sort of sentimental picture of the week.  This is from almost 10 months ago, on Noah’s first day of school:

Today’s his last day of school.  He’s done with kindergarten and on to 1st grade.  Same backpack, though now he’s a good 2 inches taller.  And he’ll probably add another inch before he starts school again in the fall.  I hope he enjoys 1st grade as much as he enjoyed kindergarten.

For the snapshot this week, here’s proud Noah, with the lego creation he spent all sunday afternoon working on (while Mama was off at a session) – it’s a repair shop.  He’s since added on to it – there’s now a parking lot, a crane, and he’s trying to figure out how to add a car wash.  He’s convinced he’s going to get his picture in the Lego Club magazine.  Noah’s nothing if not sure of himself.

He even made a sign, to declare the grand opening of the repair shop, complete with balloons and kindergarten spelling, which I find endlessly cute.

So, should any of your lego vehicles break, you know where to send them.  Noah’s repair shop is open for business!

Today I got to meet Baby L, who, in addition to being completely adorable, was helping his dad celebrate his very first father’s day!  It was truly an honor to be part of such a special day.  Little L did his best to convince everyone that he was NOT sleepy – I’ve never seen a baby fight sleep as hard as he did!  But, eventually he conked out, and then he was good as gold.

I love the squishy newborn face.

He was over 8 lbs at birth – much bigger than my kids (who were 7 lbs 7 oz and 6 lbs 13 oz) – and so adorably plump!

The little newsboy…

L, it was fabulous meeting you today.  I hope you let your parents sleep tonight!

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there, both the brand new ones and the more experienced ones!