I feel so lucky to say that we are heading back to Lesotho & South Africa tomorrow. And I really cannot believe by the end of the week we will be back in the villages we left 15 years ago. I am excited to see the people we lived with for 2 years & to share with them that we got married & now have 2 little boys. I hope to be able to share pictures on Facebook during our travels so track me down there.

So my youngest somehow has become a serious dapper dresser. It is pretty cute and when we are out he constantly stops people in their tracks to check out his get up & compliments soon follow. So on Friday I got a call from a close friend who was at a local consignment store telling me I had to get there because there was a size 5 tux on the rack. When I told Oscar he got so excited and we had to go. The tux fit him perfectly and he wore it out of the store & all weekend. He looks like a little James Bond, it really is too much! So I had to share his new look before I go. Here is special agent Oscar...

Before I write anything more I must recognize the exciting news that has taken place in S. Sudan. It is official that the south will become receive their independence in July. Such incredible news and now we need to keep all eyes on Sudan to ensure that the north does not start a genocide in the months and years to come.
This image stirs many things w/in me and I think it is appropriate to share just this one for today...I will not give my narrative and perhaps it will signify something different for you.


I have decided that instead of feeling guilty about not blogging regularly in the past few months (and the month ahead) I just need to embrace my reality that this is my hibernation time (the image for me also translates to my life here). The first quarter of the year is always a quiet time in terms of shoots but for me it is busy closing up my previous year, preparing my books for the IRS (this has to be the most awful part of my job & takes way too long) and thinking about what may be ahead for me. So I am no longer going to worry about my pause on here. Please just continue to check back and I promise to continue to share images and thoughts.
In less than 2 weeks I am going to be having the time of my life as my husband and I are taking our boys to South Africa & Lesotho. We will be returning to the villages we lived in from '94-'96. It will be crazy to return & there is no way to send advanced warning of our visit so we will roll into the mtn villages & I am sure surprise a few people. I am looking forward to sharing this part of our life w/ our boys & for them to see such a different way of life. And to get to spend 3 wks w/ just my family, I feel very lucky, for sure! I have been thinking about our return to our villages for years & I cannot believe it will be happening in 2 wks!!