the chair

In scheduling the photo session of the grandkids and my dad I knew one thing for certain I wanted some outdoor photos. He is such an outdoors person that it seemed fitting to put them in an enviroment he was comfortable with. Of course who knew that early October would bring 39 degree temps and snow. Thus the idea of the chair, a built in place to sit that wouldn't require anyone sitting on frozen tundra. (amazingly they were all troopers barely a whine out of any of them) My dad has a chair sitting by his front door, and when I wondered outloud to my sister if you could actually sit on it, she seemed to think it might be wise to not even test that theory so the search began for the perfect chair. It had to be old, and yet able to support each person who sat on it, I wanted it to be simple and yet not have a shiny new appearance, when my eyes landed on this chair at a local craft mill I knew it was the chair. Of course when I shared my "idea" with Nichole, she smiled and said "ok deb" (love how she get's my ideas and turns them into the most amazing photos) my kids looked a bit horrified for a moment and then realized it would be futile to argue I had an idea in mind. Loved how the chair looked sitting amongst the trees and grasses, so unexpected and yet it fit. Love how each kids personality shone through when simply asked to sit on the chair.