There are times when I miss living in the Colorado Rockies, especially in winter. I long for deep powder snow, wide open mountain bowls, and bluebird skies. Drab, grey winters punctuated by rain showers are often the norm nowadays. Fortunately, I have a nearby solution if I’m looking for a snowy, alpine fix: Roan Mountain....
Boone, NC is finally beginning to look like winter. Last week, most folks woke up to 6″-12″ of gorgeous snow. When Tenessia called me a few weeks ago to plan out a maternity shoot, I pitched the idea that we should mix things up and do something cold and snowy. I realize that tromping around...
We are a snow family. La Nina’s miserly offerings have sent our family into a grey depression this winter. After a whopping 5 inches of snow all winter long (down 85″ from last winter), we figured yesterday’s white offering might be our last. Get your snow angel on boys!
It’s official. the Heistand boys will be getting some sugar and spice and all things nice in their world. The stork should be making a delivery in late July. We couldn’t be happier.
Mason left for Greensboro to be with girlfriends and it was up to me to get Clement ready for school on Monday. Verdict: My 8 year old knows more grammar than me. Other verdict: my wife is a hero teacher. Notice the cursive that Clement is working on the white board. Now here’s a lost...
So it wasn’t exactly a dump, but in a dry winter like this, 3″ of snow is something to celebrate. I mounted my GoPro to a snow shovel and got to work. Extra thanks to Christopher Ward for helping me clear my driveway. Later in the day we went sledding.
Last week our Christmas travels brought us through our nation’s capital. We normally do everything humanly possible to move quickly around D.C. We travel at strange times. We explore alternate routes that avoid the giant D.C. parking lot, otherwise known as The Beltway. Today, however, we were tourists who lingered. From sunrise to sunset we...
The Heistand family is keeping the tooth fairy busy these days. Haines got knocked at pre-school (I’m sure he helped instigate the wrestling match) and discovered two loose teeth. Clement and Mason tried their best to pull the loosest one, but dad prevailed. As you can see below, Haines is a brave soul to allow...
The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads. And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap.
At 5am I roll out of a painfully short night of sleep and into my dad’s waiting cup of coffee. Along with brothers Wes and Glenn, dad drives us down dark country roads until we arrive at Harry Nagel’s farm. A lineup of pick up trucks already flank the main barn. We park our foreign...
