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Sleeping Beauties

May 28, 2014 | Family, Photography | 0 comments

The Work of Childhood

Apr 20, 2014 | 1000 Moments, Family, Photography | 18 comments

“Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning.

But for children play is serious learning.

Play is really the work of childhood.” –Fred Rodgers

1000 Moments of Joy — Moment 190: Mya playing

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I Heart Faces — Black and White Challenge

Apr 7, 2014 | Photography | 1 comment

I’m joining the I Heart Faces Black and White photo challenge this week.

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Hannah Banana, age 9

Mar 30, 2014 | Family, Photography | 1 comment

For each of my children’s birthdays, I wanted to do a photo shoot of them doing something they love, or take photos that remind me of them at their current age. Well, with so many of my children having birthdays so close together (5 birthdays in 6 weeks), that didn’t happen. So, I have decided not to stress about it and just get some photos of them sometime during the year.

A few weeks ago, Tabetha and Hannah were at the piano and Tabetha was playing and helping Hannah to learn to sing a new song. Hannah loves to sing, and I knew this was my chance to get my pictures of Hannah doing something she loves. The light was perfect, and I love how they turned out.

This is Hannah Banana at age 9.

KateLynn’s pictures here.

Jarom’s pictures here.

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Dreamland

Mar 23, 2014 | 1000 Moments, Family, Photography | 0 comments

“There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him to sleep.”

– Ralph Waldo Emerson

1000 Moments of Joy — Moment 188.

Selfie, Finally

Mar 21, 2014 | Being a Mom, Photography | 1 comment

There, I finally took a selfie. Maybe this doesn’t technically count, but I’m in there, so I’m counting it. Lately, I have been feeling guilty about not taking selfies. Well, not really guilty about not taking selfies, I’ve been feeling guilty that I don’t have more pictures of me with my children and pictures of Shawn and me together. We just spent a week in Vegas together and we didn’t even take one picture of the two of us together. (not counting the picture taken of us at the Mandalay Bay Shark Tank, where they inserted a computer generated shark into the picture that looked like he was about to chomp my head off, and then they wanted me to pay 40 bucks to get the horrid thing printed. I don’t think so. ) So, my new goal is to get a selfie, or at least get in the picture, more often.

In other news, we have the 36 hour stomach flu at our house. Shawn had it first, then Logan, then me. I had it Tuesday evening through Wednesday night. Next, was Tabetha’s turn , and now Jarom and Hannah are down. Avoid us like the plague people, cuz that’s what we have.

P.S. I do love this picture because the ONLY time he will cuddle is when I lay by him to get him to sleep.