Awaiting Jude

Remember that old Pringles commercial... once you pop, you can't stop. Such is the case with me and photo editing. I can't just do one or two. I inevitably get sucked into an endless vortex that I can't seem to pry myself out of. Even now, at this moment, I am 30 minutes late for a date downstairs with Josh to watch a movie. From now on, the term "I'll be down in 10 minutes!" will mean nothing to him.

When I sat down tonight, I intended to only do a few. But I was so thrilled with how these photos turned out, I just couldn't stop myself. This was the highlight of my 4th of July weekend. Don't let the photos fool you, the weather wasn't this beautiful for the entirety of our trip on the coast. But when the sun finally broke through, it was beautiful. Windy, but the light was gorgeous. As was the model.

It was the last night of The Fellowship at Bend's annual family camp. Loren was wrapping up the last chapter of our study of Jonah... and (being the model citizens we are) his wife and I snuck away while the remaining die-hard campers gathered at the fire for the last session. It was the tail end of a long, wet weekend that ultimately culminated in me hitting a deer on the drive back to Bend, doing some expensive damage to a truck that isn't ours. But that's another story for another time.

Here are a few of my favorites from our shoot Sunday evening. I really thought Jude would make his debut after Mommy and I hiked up and down sand dunes for nearly an hour. But he's a strong little guy. And we can't wait to meet him!