Whitney Miller Photography

This boy of ours, today he is five whole years old. He is still a little boy, but growing up before my eyes every day. He will still snuggle up and fall asleep on my lap at night, but he can keep up with Dad on the farm all day if we let him. He still wakes me in the night from time to time to lay by him until he falls back to sleep, but he also knows how to get his own pancakes in the morning if I am pressed for time. With the new baby coming soon, his sweet little heart recognizes that I need help around the house, and often I will find him washing dishes in a sink full of cold, soapy water, or he will be up on his tippy toes loading his hamper of dirty clothes into the washing machine all by himself.
So little, yet so big.
I have heard that little boys grow young men, and I already see it happening. I love his brown-haired, piggy-smelling, brown-eyed head so much that sometimes I just want to bottle him up and keep him right here at 5 forever, but then, I know he’ll turn 6, and I’ll want to keep him there, too. Watching babies grow is definitely bittersweet.
Happy birthday, Dawson Kevin! We love you so!

Oh nephew Nash, how sweet you are! At just nine months old, this little man has been army crawling over the place for some time already, and likes to tease his mama by showing her how he can stand near things. Next on his list of to-dos: walk! But, we won’t speak of it for now, we will just enjoy him being a babe a bit longer.
Until then, keep those dimply smiles comin’, Nash “Potato.”

What a sweet little pea to arrive just in time to celebrate Easter with her family. Last fall, when taking the Edgar fam’s photos, I learned this little one would be joining their family, and she fits in perfectly! As you will see she has got two great big brothers to love her and protect her as she grows.
Welcome to the world, sweet Josslynn!

This Miller fam grew by two more feet last August, and so it was time to capture some family shots now that the littlest is smiling with his big ol’ dimples and growing in his head full of hair. I am sure lucky to get to do life with these peeps. Just the other night, Emily made us all the most delicious deep dish pizza and bathed my kids for me. Now that’s what I call love. Life would be pretty boring…and quiet, without this bunch!