What I love most today is my room!

No, not because it's decorated to the "nines" or anything like that.  I will admit that I do like the way it looks now as opposed to years passed.  But, really I love my room so much because it's where so many of my precious memories are created and where my family loves to congregate.

We live in a town home, it's about 1800 square feet but my room is huge!  This picture was taken last evening.  My husband Kirk just had surgery, which is why he is in bed with his computer.  I walked in and realized every child we have was in our room!  I rushed to get the camera because it's not often we can all be in one place at one time anymore...we can't even fit into the same car anymore...for Pete's Sake.  (Can you find the baby Will?)

If you will...join me on "my room" through the years....
 

We always wrap presents in my room because it is so huge and we can lock the door.  It's obviously Christmas time in this picture.  And these were the days when we had T.V.  Kalen is staring up at it.  We got rid of it about year after this was taken. This picture is around 2004.

The duvet on my bed was our first ever as a wedding gift.  I loved it!
 

Just relaxing, which I feel my room is...very relaxing.  But, I look back at these pictures and think what in the world?  That picture... the tiny shelf in the corner?  I have no answers.
 

My room has always been the play area too.  A place to rough house with their dad and me if they begged enough.  We once had a couch in our room too, we eventually moved it downstairs.  We no longer have it either.
 

I remember this like it was yesterday.  Kalen is on the left and Gwyneth is on the right.  Reece and I are in the background.  This is of course at bed time, when we are supposed to be winding down.  Not much has changed.  :)
 

We've used our room for photo shoots, lots of them.  This is our photographer, Ken Ille.  He's awesome.  He's been taking our Christmas pictures for years now.
 

This was Christmas picture that we sent out in 2006, on none other than our bed.
  

The lighting has to be perfect.....
 

Shane...2009
 

Of course I've nursed all of my babies in my room and the others have to watch too.  These things are very interesting....
 

Nursing some more...this is Summer below and Shane above.
 

The peanut...Summer.
 

 

I love Sundays because all of the kids come to our room to get ready.  I do the girls' hair in my bathroom and the older boys come in to get a hair check too.  I just like to make sure they look 100% for church, I know very controlling.
 

Getting the little ones dressed.  I am pregnant here with Will.  I had him about a month and half after this was taken.
 

Current events...Kirk in bed after his surgery, today with Summer.
 

with Will....
 

And me with the Tumsy.  She was so cute holding onto my leg.  After all of these years, when I walk into my room I hear giggling, running, jumping, screaming, crying, the whole nine yards.  It's the most popular place in our house, we've made so many great memories right here.  And because of this what I love the most today is my room!!!!!
 

P.S.  I'm linking up with Tinajo to enter a giveaway.  She has a great blog.  I've been following it now for about a year.  Her blog is simple, elegant and she is a phenomenal photographer.  One of the things I like best about her blog is that I can read it in about one minute.    Unlike other blogs like.....mine.  :)