Since it is freezing and snowy here at our new home, people aren’t too excited about doing outdoor photo sessions right now.  Unlike our old home in warm California where I could shoot year round.  And there were mountains.  And non-stop sun.  Yes, I am missing that right now… though I do love it here .  I am just a little cold…  SO, I finally have some time to go through some of our own family photos that have been sitting on my computer untouched for months… and I came across these from a little donut date after a soccer game for our little guy.  He earned this trip as a bribe from his dad.  It is so funny how we teach our kids to not kick or hit anyone or anything and be nice and polite and sweet, and then when they get on the soccer field, we yell, “KICK THE BALL!!  GET IN THERE!  BE AGGRESSIVE!!”  No wonder little J just kept giving us a confused look as he skipped across the gym floor following his teammates… I love him and his precious heart .  Since he was having a hard time getting his head in the game, his dad told him if he kicked the ball 5 times, he could go get donuts after the game.  That’s all it took.  After each kick, he looked at us and hollered out the number of kicks he had accomplished so far.  It didn’t matter that he kicked the ball towards the opponent’s goal, or that he kicked it straight into the wall.  He focused on that ball and he kicked it.  And we were so proud.