Kitchen Time

Baking.

Cooking.

Preparing.

All of the food prep possible is happening in our house these days.

I'm doing even more than I usually do (I find comfort in preparing and having a few 'staples' around the house most weeks). And Maddux hops in and out of baking interest.

I love it when she does, especially because Ruby is usually more likely to join her in the kitchen (she gets tired of 'mixing' with Mommy sometimes).

Ruby usually goes back and forth between working with one of us and running over to her play kitchen and recreating what she just did.

I hope her desire to create food for people extends beyond the quarantine!

Breaking Out

We've been stuck inside a lot. Inside our house, and inside of our neighborhood. We are so blessed that we've had the option to walk around our neighborhood to get some fresh air, but at this stage of the quarantine, we are desperate for some new scenery. 

So Ruby and I took the car for a drive around some 'empty' spaces today. 

We ended up at a field I've shot some photos at before and it was a welcomed adventure. 

Ruby had a great time looking for flowers and playing in the tall grass. (No snakes today, thankfully!) 

It was just what we both needed.

Drive In Wedding

And here we are, celebrating yet another milestone that has had to drastically change during these crazy times. We've known the bride and groom since they were in elementary school. We've had the pleasure of working with them in the areas of music and photography and general church youth things. Their wedding was planned before COVID was what it is now, but rather than let that get them down or cancel their wedding, they just shifted and made an unforgettable drive-in wedding. 

Maddux and Ruby were still part of the wedding party that walked down the outdoor aisle, only to return to our car. 

Eli and Lehr were dapper guests, dressed to the nines. 

(I was shooting, so I was able to have a front row seat to the entire day.) 

It was not what the couple planned on, but I can say it is a wedding our family will always remember!