The 3 loves of my life.

If I had my children to raise all over again,
I'd build self-esteem first, and the house later.
I'd finger-paint more, and point the finger less.
I would do less correcting and more connecting.
I'd take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.
I'd take more hikes and fly more kites.
I'd stop playing serious, and seriously play.
I would run through more fields and gaze at more stars.
I'd do more hugging and less tugging.
~Diane Loomans

Savannah & Olivia 08-2011

Is solace anywhere more comforting than in the arms of a sister.  ~Alice Walker

Miller Family Photos 2011

“One day we were brought into the world, knowing love only as being what we had for our toys, family, and friends. Then, you meet someone who alters your conception of love, and you never know how you loved anything before because this kind of love is”

Regan Family Photos 2011

“In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.”

Blair & Ellie's Maternity Photos 2011

"Maternal love, like an orange tree, buds and blossoms and bears at once. When a woman puts her finger for the first time into the tiny hand of her baby and feels that helpless clutch which tightens her very heartstrings, she is born again with her newborn child."

Author: Kate Douglas Wiggin

Cluver & Cheaney Children 2011

"Cousin to cousin we'll always be, Special friends from the same family tree."