I Love This

I can't begin to tell you how much I love this picture. It's my current favorite. When I first saw it uploaded to my computer, I layered my hands on my heart and just exhaled a breath full of immense love that was almost painful! I love this picture for a number of reasons. First, I love the composition... the rule of 3rds, the setting in which Spring has sprung, I love the movement captured, and I love how Alex and Lucy mimic each other in their body stance. But mostly I love the utter joy and wonderment captured in Lucy as she is chasing after something so new and exciting. And I love that her dad is the one to experience this with her. 

A close up of Lucy (I'm so sad that my camera isn't good enough to have caught her expression clearly.) 

It's pictures like this - stopping time in that brief moment - that make me love photography so much. And now I get to keep this moment for the rest of my life. I am so lucky. 

Dad's Visit

My dad came and stayed with us for a night. He's a pilot and he rearranged his schedule to have a lay-over in Kansas City. We were so excited to have him come and to be our first visitor! Lucy could not wait to see him! When I brought my dad home from the airport, it was 10:30pm and Lucy came running out of her room. She couldn't sleep knowing that Papa was coming! We let her stay up for a little bit and play. The next morning, we went to IHOP. We all got some eggs, bacon, and delicious blueberry pancakes. Todd snacked on a slice of lemon and toast and Lucy had a happy face pancake.

(Lucy likes to wear pink hats at 11pm at night) :)

After breakfast we went to Penguin Park. At the park, there is a giant kangaroo, elephant, giraffe, and of course a giant penguin. Lucy ran around like she owned the place, excited to show Papa all of the fun things. 

Todd giving the balancing beam a try.

We then tried flying a kite. It wasn't as windy as it usually is, but we gave it a shot. We got the kite to stay up for a little bit, but not too long. Lucy LOVED it! This was her first time flying a kite. We'll try it again another day when there is a little more wind.

After the park, we took my dad downtown and showed him where Alex goes to school and then we went to the zoo (no surprise there) for about an hour before we had to take him back to the airport. We were bummed that he was only here for a total of about 15 hours, but we are hoping that he'll be able to get more trips on his schedule that would have him come through Kansas City often!