So this is my beautiful niece Kaitlyn. She was my baby back LONG ago, before I had my babies…she was the first little person that made me feel maternal when she was born, and I was 13. Although she tells everyone I was mean, and didn’t feed her when I would babysit (NOT FUNNY ANYMORE KATE!), I adored this little gal to death (and I promise I did feed her). Here’s the thing- I never realized how STUNNINGLY beautiful she was until I sat here editing her photos. WOW!!!

Love ya Ka-Ka!

Every year my high school girl friends and I get together for what we call our “Fall Ball,” which really boils down to us hanging out over dinner and conversation. This year, I decided to host a “Friends’ Thanksgiving” which would include our families as well. We all pitched in with food (which was pretty darn good), the kiddos watched a movie, and then we all played a game of “Apples-To-Apples.”

Good friends, good food, good times, good memories!

The infamous “kids” table!

Photo credit: Jason H.