Family Pics

Our sweet neighbor who is a photographer took us out and took some pictures of the family and my growing belly.  She and her sweet family have been an inspiration to us thru this whole journey.  They have been a mentor to Jim and me.  They have always made themselves available night or day to us when we just need to chat or need a welcomed distraction.  So thank you Jeannie…the pictures will be treasured forever and ever.  She is also going to accompany us in the delivery to capture pictures of Jasper if it works out ok.  Trying to get all the Driskell’s looking in the same direction at the same time had to be a challenge that I am not sure I would have been up for…lol  When we started out she took us to a tire shop and right beside the tire shop was a huge drainage ditch that was filled with water and mud.  Jim says sewage but I choose to believe water and mud and you will see why in a second.  So the first thing Jude does is run and stand on top of the silver drainage pipe staring eagerly down at the new adventure that awaits him.  We all yell to get back and he assures us that there is something down there he needs to get….so as I scowl at him and put on my serious face to tell him to “NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT” he slowly backs away from the ditch.  Might I add he is wearing a solid white tank top (which I bought a 6 pack of and brought the other 5 with us…just in case).  So we take a couple of shots and he is just itching to go back to that drainage ditch and ask Jeannie if we were done.  I explained that we have not really started yet.  So I get an AWHHH Man!!  So Jeannie comes over to pose Jim and I for a photo and for some reason I look over at that drainage ditch or maybe Chayse yelled “Look at Jude”  regardless we look over (Jude has been out of my reach for a matter of seconds…but he is quick) and Jude has jumped in the ditch and mud has engulfed his blue converse tennis shoes.  He is frozen and looking up at all of us because I believe he was not expecting to sink so fast into the gray mud.  So we all yell to him “DO NOT MOVE” while Jeannie snaps pictures of him in the mud.  Jeannie has 3 boys…and her youngest is a lot like Jude so of course she gets a huge kick out of this.  So after Jim fishes him out of the ditch trying to not get any mud on his jeans and tank, we all kick our shoes off for shoeless pictures…for the rest of the shoot.  After the tire shop she took us to the most beautiful sunflower field.  I have honestly never seen anything more beautiful.  The kids had a great time running as far as they could run. 

Thanks Jeannie!!!  We love you and your sweet family!!

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