A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

I think it's every child's rite of passage to have professional photos taken on their first birthday and Jackson was no exception.  We met our friend, Ashly Tucker, at the river for a really fun time of picture taking and lunch.  It's amazing to me the emotions that are elicited through the art of photography.  I think you will agree that Ashly captured some really awesome moments that make Chris and my hearts smile with joy! The up close shot was taken as "Curious George" crawled towards Ashly to explore her camera.  See the river rocks? That was taken just before Jackson attempted to eat a handful of them. And the Radio Flyer red rocket (which Jackson's friend, Carson, let us borrow)?  Every time I sat him on it for a photo opportunity he promptly hopped off like he was dismounting a horse and looked at me like I had two heads!  I guess this means we won't have a space cadet in our future.  Here are some of our favorites: