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I poured my heart & soul into this one… the girl & the video. ha. I spent a few months gathering photos, scanning photos, crying over photos, placing photos, finding the exact music with the right words & beat, making & re making this video. it is like a time capsule for me. not only of Mikayla’s life but of our family’s life. the…
2016, Mikayla’s final marching band season!! for days I have been gathering photos & videos from this past marching season & I think I am finally ready to put them all together. I am only missing a few videos from early practices that I lost when my phone died on me. oh well, not going to stress about the few videos I lost because…
Mikayla finishing up her college scholarship applications!! so proud of her for getting these all done & submitted on time. changes are around the corner for her & our entire little family unit. I am so excited for her but of course feeling nostalgic & a little selfishly sad, that these days have to end… and a little ipad before bed for this one…
I know. it is august, but back in April our beautiful girl turned 17. 17!!!!! a few nights before her birthday we set out for our annual “birthday photo shoot” I don’t know if we can ever top ’16’, those balloons & those gorgeous trees but this year, I think we did pretty good too. party hats, 17, epic skies & silhouettes… we left,…
I know. its august, a whole new school year started today!! Mikayla’s senior year!! this however is her junior year prom. April 2, 2016. I have been going back to these photos every few weeks trying to get them all edited just the way I want them. but you know what. these aren’t award winning photos(ha) these are photos of our girls’ junior prom…
Mikayla & I had decided a few weeks before her birthday that we weren’t going to have a party. we figured, she is turning 17, that might be too old to have a big slumber party with your friends. a few days later I realized how sad I was about that. it would be the first year that we didn’t have a big celebration…
a daughter is a gift. I have been editing pics from Mikayla’s 2016 prom & I cant help but feel, nostalgic. lucky. proud. pretty much, all the feels. I cant help but think that yes, a daughter is a gift. but, a daughter that comes to you through family. a daughter that becomes your daughter through marriage. a daughter you never knew you had…
one plays, one does homework. after school on a normal day… shane & I call this “teenage angst & toddler angst” it is real people!! ha. I don’t care how sweet & funny & smart & caring your teenage daughter is, there is angst involved. I think it is just a part of growing up & figuring out who we are. apparently, now we…
millard west marching band performing “Ready, Set, Go” Burke high school, Omaha marching invite… EDIT*** I just posted this, re-read it & watched this video & I have to add one more thing… everytime I see them perform I cry. tears of joy & pride. this music touches you down deep. maybe it is that I know the hard work that goes into it…
junior homecoming… getting ready… ok. so this year felt different. it felt like she had a “real date” to this dance which was pretty cute to watch. she went with Jack Brauer. when she told me his name I immediately screamed, “your going with Jack Bower from 24”!! she didn’t know the tv show so she had to look it up. ha….
The Sophia Chronicles 