Behind the wheel

Allie makes me stop in my tracks daily, and as I watch and observe her the flashbacks start pouring in - like this for example.

I am amazed by how much she reminds me of myself.

Amazed!

I can still remember sitting in my dad's lap steering the car crazily through our neighborhood streets. What great memories and now I get to experience it all over again with my own kid.



This is one of those sibling moments our kids will smile on one day.



G is a trooper.

He tolerates all things GIRL, from having his sister put clips all in his hair to getting blue sparkly pedicures.

I know this will change soon...but for now, we just make him a part of our girlish activities.

Behind the Lens

There is a feeling of security being behind the lens. I know it all too much. I like it now, but already regret the fact that down the road there will only be a handful of photos of myself with my family.



This changed a few weeks back when my mother-in-law rolled into town with her Nikon. We were playing a game of "tackle volleyball" (a Patton original) with the kids in the playroom. I snagged the kids, pulled them in tight, and asked S to snap a quick pic. I will cherish it forever along with the sweet pic of my husband and I outside during intermission of our family baseball game.



Thank you S for these photos.

This is a great reminder why I am a photographer - to freeze pieces of life, so that one day when we look back on them, we can remember who we were. 

Greenville, SC Wedding: Brian & Carly

I do's were recently exchanged between this sweet couple and I was lucky to be a part of their special day.

It was a challenge to weed through thousands of wedding photos and share only a few with you, but below is a little taste of their big day.





























If you are interested in wedding photography pricing, please contact bethanypattonphotography@gmail.com.

Harvesting lettuce

It turns out our thumbs aren't so green after all.

We decided we would be gardeners this year and try our hand at growing squash, watermelon, cucumber, tomato, lettuce/spinach, etc...

Our seedlings took off growing at rapid speeds. We were amazed and patting ourselves on the back for a job well done. Then when we transplanted the seedlings and every last one of them withered away to nothing.

That's okay. It was a learning experience after all. After our seedlings died we bought larger established tomato plants, blackberry bushes, blueberry bushes, and strawberries.

Lucky for us, lettuce and spinach are fairly easy to grow, even for our not so green thumbs.

Bass Grands

Catching you up

The in-laws arrived today. This little gem of an outfit was purchased on their latest cruise to the Carribean. This outfit brought me to tears when we tried it on this afternoon. I really have no words for it. No words!



Another sure sign of grands in the house. "A Yard of Bubblegum".



Last week we were in AL visiting my folks. I got a little impromptu call from the in-laws who were passing through AL in route to TN to visit thier other son. We all met up for lunch at Greenbriar. It was a fun family reunion.



In addition to spending time with my folks and G'ma last week, we got to soak up lots of Uncle B time! The kids LOVE him. So do I.



Nevermind my nasty feet and bunions...it's pedicure time! My first one of the season came compliments of my six year old daughter. Not bad - the pedicure. Feet are bad.



This was G on our weekly grocery run. He constantly has his "snugnuts" on his head. I wish he would never grow out of this...unfortunately, I have not figured out how to freeze time.



This I found on the kitchen island this week. Brought a big ole smile to my face.

Hello Spring

Some things I love about Spring:

1) The back of our house faces the east; so we get beautiful views of the sunrise in the morning and in the afternoon our back patio/backyard is shaded and cool. We have been taking advantage of the mild Spring temps and enjoy eating dinners outside and watching the kids play in our backyard.

2) I have found a local place that sells hawaiian shaved ice. I cannot get enough of it. When we can't make it to our local hangout, we use our little "Rival" icee maker and make our own.

3) People emerge. We enjoy being outdoors year round, but it seems this winter we are the only crazies on our street to send the kids outside in 30 degree temps to play with sidewalk chalk and to ride their gator. It's nice to see other signs of life emerging from people...to plants and flowers.

I love Spring!



Allie came home from school Tuesday with the above picture.

"I am excited to get home and get shaved ice it is Spring."

It seems the kids almost enjoy our shaved ice outings as much as I do.





Happy Spring. Get outside and enjoy!