This family is dear friends of mine. They traveled out from Utah for a session at the beach. I went to Thailand with Kari. Her husband surprised her with the trip. You can read the post on her blog here, that includes photos from the surprise phone call between all of us, when Emily and I called her out of the blue to tell her she was going on the Find Yourself trip. (You will probably want to just bookmark her blog, her writing and stories are amazing.)
You can also see more of Kari here – her photo session with me on the beach in Krabi, Thailand. Or here – random photos from the rest of our trip. Or, even here – our impromptu Thailand reunion.
But now, onto her gorgeous patchwork family. They might not match, but they certainly go together, just like the most perfect cozy quilt.
I swooned over the green motel with her green dress. And I LOVE the lines of the roof.
One little boy is a complete firecracker, a comedian, a total joy in every way. I could have eaten him sprinkled in cinnamon sugar.
And one little boy is quieter, watchful, and terribly sweet. I could have eaten him in an ice cream cone.
I really wish this was a photo of my husband and I, and that I had Kari’s legs.
“Please don’t squeeze your brothers head….!” (No brothers were harmed in the making of this photo. I think he rather liked it.)
For the love! There isn’t a happier moment in all the world, then the moment you smooshy face kiss your little one.
Kari enlarged the shot with the horizontal red stripe and plans to hang it on a narrow wall in her kitchen. She said the red stripe was going to be a great pop of color. I agree, and I hope she will take a photo so I can see it hanging up. EDITED: She obliged me! And so quickly too. She needs to give lessons to my kids.
xo
Tara
by Tara Whitney
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