This is the story of the day we packed up the car and went to the zoo.
My grandpa's work had a picnic at como and bought free passes for their employees and their employee's families, so we packed up the car one Saturday afternoon and went. The park was still summery and the leaves grew thick and green on trees. We had icecream sandwiches (and gluten free bomb pops), walked until our feet were sore, went on ride after ride thanks to unlimited passes (thank you, grandpa's work!) and had a good time. We enjoyed each other and enjoyed the time we had together and enjoyed the day.
I love having a big family. Everything is so much sweeter when there are more people to enjoy moments and collect memories like the bright bands around your wrists to get in the park. Laughter becomes infectious and being together brings up stories from years ago. It doesn't matter if you've heard them before or if they're new to your ears, they become even more special. Family is so good! And I am so blessed with mine.
This is just a little bit of our day and a small story of our family who love and enjoy each other very much. (not to mention tease each other mercilessly ☺)
My grandpa's work had a picnic at como and bought free passes for their employees and their employee's families, so we packed up the car one Saturday afternoon and went. The park was still summery and the leaves grew thick and green on trees. We had icecream sandwiches (and gluten free bomb pops), walked until our feet were sore, went on ride after ride thanks to unlimited passes (thank you, grandpa's work!) and had a good time. We enjoyed each other and enjoyed the time we had together and enjoyed the day.
I love having a big family. Everything is so much sweeter when there are more people to enjoy moments and collect memories like the bright bands around your wrists to get in the park. Laughter becomes infectious and being together brings up stories from years ago. It doesn't matter if you've heard them before or if they're new to your ears, they become even more special. Family is so good! And I am so blessed with mine.
This is just a little bit of our day and a small story of our family who love and enjoy each other very much. (not to mention tease each other mercilessly ☺)
this is real life. and it's beautiful.
ReplyDeletei really have to agree with ellie.
Deletehannah, i love the way you capture life. you don't over-edit on your photos and make your life seem perfect. instead, you show your life as it really is. and that, THAT, is beautiful.
aw. seriously the story your pictures tell is absolutely amazing. i just love you. :) and i need to meet this family, soon.
ReplyDeleteyou have such a lovely family, Hannah. thank you for sharing your story and all the pictures with us.
ReplyDeleteoh my goodness i LOVE your photography! so much.
ReplyDeleteyou are definitely my favorite photographer! so inspiring!
i love days like these. we had a family picnic with my dad's corp. a while ago. it was so much fun. i only wish i brought my camera so i could've documented like you. :)
ReplyDeletewhat kind of camera/lens combo you working with? great shots!
ReplyDeletethanks lady! Canon 5DMKII + 50mm 1.4. :)
DeleteThe lion picture & the giraffe one....You captured them so greatly! I don't remember the last time I went to the zoo :( I should go!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I'm now I'm craving a popsicle!!!
I love the way you weave stories with pictures.
ReplyDeletexo.
These are so great! You are amazing with day to day photography. And I just love how loving your family is.
ReplyDeleteI love the zoo. I love Chloe's braid.. And I love the food at zoo's. :) xo
ReplyDeleteAnd I love the pictures of you and Grace on the rides. Our zoo's in NC don't have rides sadly..
DeleteI love these pictures. There is something really unique in your photography. those little boys are so stinkin' cute!
ReplyDeleteI love these! The zoo is awesome. :)
ReplyDeletethese are soooo beautiful!! LOVE THESE! ALLLL of them are so unique and beautiful and you have a ridiculously good looking fam! lovely lovely!!!
ReplyDeletebeautiful as always! love the popsickle photos. :)
ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful day. i love doing things like this with my family. xo
ReplyDeleteThese are incredibly beautiful. I love the motion blur in some of those motion shots. And, once again, Samuel is SO cute.
ReplyDeletebeautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteYou've taken SO many wonderful photographs, and turned something like a day at the zoo into a beautiful memory to behold.
ReplyDeleteWhat great pictures. I can't wait to be able to do things like this with my family!
ReplyDeleteyour family is precious. and so attractive. and your perspective is beautiful and...lion!
ReplyDeletethese are FANTASTIC. so real. so raw. so amazingly beautiful. you've got this way of capturing everyday life so perfectly.
ReplyDeleteYou capture such sweet simple moments, Hannah. I love this post. The pictures of your brothers with their popsicles reminds me of my childhood summers. I can almost taste how cool and refreshing the popsicles were, that we would get. ahhh definitely brought me back. :)
ReplyDeleteLove how your family's love for each other and your family's joy is so evident in your pictures.
Blessings, friend!
-Madi
These are absolutely beautiful! I love that you capture all the little details it makes me smile. And those rocket-like popsicles...that is my childhood. Just the sight of them made me smile and kind of gave me that warm security of summers as a kid. I miss those days...good times. You have such a gorgeous family and these are all beautiful thank you for sharing :)
ReplyDelete~Alina
these pictures are absolutely stunning! (:
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous family you have! They're so lucky that you have such an eye and such talent to capture the memories that you guys make together. Looks like you guys had an awesome day! :)
ReplyDeleteyou're right; big families are the best. :]
ReplyDeletethese photos are marvelous. great job. :]
xx.
k
Looks like a really fun day! I always love going to the zoo and even theme parks and such with my family. It's always so much fun. Your photography is amazing. I love it so much! Love your blog, too. :) xo
ReplyDeleteYou have such a natural eye for telling stories through photos. I love your photography and your siblings are so cute!! :)
ReplyDeleteawh. this post pretty much gave me happy-tears. your family is SO beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos of a beautiful day. A very eloquent way to tell the story!
ReplyDeleteI love this zoo! I wish mine had lions.. Breathtaking pictures!
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