just saw this picture that allison took last weekend. daddy’s raking, lucy’s getting the bag ready, willie is supervising, and gus is waiting for his day to join us in the backyard. c’mon gus, the more the merrier.

Austin Walker is a guy i first met while paddling a canoe down the buffalo river. turns out, he knows his way around a camera too, so we had him run around stage during rehearsal a couple weeks ago. here are some of his shots, check out some more here, or his other work here. (btw, don’t ever store your sack lunch in Austin’s canoe. let’s just say he’s better with a camera then he is with a paddle…but he’ll keep you laughing the whole way down the river for sure!).

head on over to gretchen davis photography to see some recent pics of the herndon kids. here’s a couple!

we had gretchen davis run around our house with her camera. here are some of her very cool shots. be sure to check out gretchen’s site and book her!!

just uploaded some fun pics from last Sunday’s service, taken before the service with my sony cybershot. great day with ron and the band.

…the likes of which you’ve never seen. ain’t no getting between us. i feel sorry for the guy who tries.

she’s being a great big sis — definitely makin’ her mama and i proud!

just started a new book and came across this quote, which stuck out given this week’s events in the herndon house.

“A human baby is the strangest and most wonderful creature this world can offer. No other mammal emerges so helpless from the womb, utterly unable to cope with the opportunity and adversity of nature. Yet no other creature holds such limitless possibility.”

Culture Making - Andy Crouch

my big bro was in town yesterday and captured some pics from church. here’s a sampling of them for you to check  out.  have a favorite?

uhm, yeah…consider me smitten.

and if that’s not enough, lucy insisted on going out on our front lawn in honor of opening day at busch stadium to root on the cardinals. how could i say no?