Monday, March 31, 2008

Our Favorite Part of Spring Break!

Over spring break we went to Charlottesville to stay at Hatcher's mission president's home (actually in their cabin next to their home).  They own the most amazing piece of land, and we always love going there and visiting with them!  It is the PERFECT vacation for our family.  Chick is in heaven with all the animals that live on their farm: ducks, dogs, birds, and a pig.  I LOVE it because it is so beautiful there that I can't stop taking pictures!!  Even though it rained a lot while we were there, we made beautiful memories and can't thank the Zobrist's enough for letting us come stay in their cabin!

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Chick loved watching the ducks swim in their lake

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And she REALLY loved having Hatcher home ALL day, every day over spring break

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This smile came from me telling her that I was going to give her sippy to the ducks

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She REALLY thought it was hilarious

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Hatcher's becoming quite good at taking pics!

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The answer is YES, I did have a heart attack while taking this series of photos

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But she loved it

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This picture is totally my favorite...I feel like this really just captures my baby!

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Harriett the pig is actually very fast on her feet and walks right up to Chick

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Chick loved the tiny table for her to eat on!

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Chick and Max the Dog loved playing ball together

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Chick fed the ducks every morning!

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The series of photos makes me laugh so hard

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She'd always want her to keep kissing her after she screams!

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The Zobrists even have the "Po Po" to drive around their land on!

13 comments:

Becca J said...

Andrea, your pictures are so amazing! Can you shadow my children some day so their lives can be captured like Vanessa's?!?!

Dawnie said...

Um, wow. She is so cute and that looks like such a fun time. I just love you guys. By the way, that picture of you and Vanessa is gorgeous. You are so timeless and beautiful!

Jessica said...

love the pics! she's so cute with the animals. we should go to the zoo sometime.

Julia said...

oh-mi-gosh these are the best pictures...what a fun time! the one that you said is your favorite is mine too...gosh it's like the classic picture of a child. it helps that vanessa's profile is so dang cute. LOVE it.

Andrea G. said...

AHHHHHH! Why do ALL of your pictures have to be so stinkin' adoreable??? Oh yeah, you're a photographer! :) I love all the pics. There is something so heartwarming about seeing daddy's and their daughters together. I have to give kudos to Dan though... that picture of you and Nessa is one of my favs. I love Dawnie's description "timeless and beautiful." I think that hits it right on!

Elissa said...

Beautiful pictures! You are an amazing photographer. Vanessa is so cute and has such a darling personality.

Ben and Natalie said...

Wow!! That looks like such a fun trip and you have some GREAT photos. I wish that Ben was home during his spring break, but he decided to get together with his study buddies and study all week. Which, I guess was not bad because I had to work. :)

Ben and Natalie said...

Ok so I just read through some of that blog about GLEN... Wow! That was pretty intense and I guess I would be frustrated too. WOW! I am mad at him for what he did to you but I really can't imagine not having my wedding photos. I think I got mine in 2 weeks at the most. :)

Lollidale Farm said...

Wow!! These are some of the best pics you've ever posted of Vanessa and you guys!! What great shots! It look slike you had a fun time (And are you saying that waking up at 6am Easter morning was NOT your favorite part of Spring Break??)

Ashley McNair said...

Andrea, these pictures are awesome! Vanessa is so cute with all of the animals. The one of you two by the lake is adorable! What a fun trip!

Donovan, Mischa and Malik said...

Andrea--
Love the pics. I went to that website about Glenn and it really fired me up. I want to post something, but I don't know what to say. And I think that one poster is a relative or something of his!

Justin and Lindsey Neumann said...

These pictures are so great! We keep talking about how we need to get out to Charlottesville. We were thinking about going this weekend for a Spring Game but it didn't work out. It looks beautiful though. My favorite is the one of Dan jumping over her. Haha!

Gardner's said...

Yeah!! I can keep up on what you guys are up to these days!! I can'tbelieve how grown up Vanessa is. I want to talk to you about taking pictures of my kids...I peeked at your photo blog and you are amazing. I would love to have some great pics of my kids like that. We need to get together anyway..I'll call you when youget back from Utah, have fun! Jessica Gardner