My wife won a blog contest for a free family portrait session a couple of months ago, so toward the end of May we set off for Stone Creek Park, in Flower Mound, Texas.

See the entire set.

My wife won a blog contest for a free family portrait session a couple of months ago, so toward the end of May we set off for Stone Creek Park, in Flower Mound, Texas.

See the entire set.

I know, I know. You all want to pinch those cheeks.

I have the best friends. Thanks again, @crridenour! (Taken with Instagram)

I have the best friends. Thanks again, @crridenour! (Taken with Instagram)

I have the best friends. Thanks again, @crridenour!

LSUverse: The Origin of LSU’s Mascot

LSUverse: The Origin of LSU’s Mascot

Laws that forbid the carrying of arms … disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes… Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.

Cesare Beccaria, On Crimes and Punishment, quoted by Thomas Jefferson in Commonplace Book

I am loving this book. (Taken with Instagram)

I am loving this book. (Taken with Instagram)