My very first lifestyle session was with this beautiful little babe. I absolutely adore the photos. It was so relaxing & fun to go into my client's home to do the newborn session. In fact, I am doing two blog posts because I just couldn't narrow it down to one :) (to see more of her session, click here)
Welcome to the world, sweet Piper!
'Any man can be a father. It takes someone special to be a dad.' -Author Unknown
& a very special Father's Day to our especially special dad's. we had a wonderful weekend of camping, sunshine & happiness. now it's time to eat good food, in good company.
'I would teach children music, physics, & philosophy;but most importantly music, for the patterns in music & all the arts are the keys to learning.' - Plato
A few days ago I did a series of photos of my kids with my dad's mandolin. It was supposed to be a Father's Day surprise. I thought the kids would tell him, excitedly, & the surprise would go out the window. Instead we scratched it. Gulp. Big gulp. So no more surprise, but here is a picture.
How I view motherhood...I have lots of views on motherhood. & I'm pretty sure most have changed from my views pre-kiddos. These kids change you, that's for sure. & it's good change. They surprise you, delight you, challenge you, help you & best of all, love you. So what is motherhood for me?
motherhood is lots of learning- from your mom. friends. online. books. & your intuition. that intuition does a pretty darn good job.
motherhood is a whole lot of on-the-job training.
motherhood is fantasizing about those 5 minutes.
motherhood is teaching. we teach our kiddos a lot, like sharing (except I'm not so sure they get that one, until they are adults, perhaps?). & they teach us a lot, like how not to share. or perhaps what I really mean is patience.
motherhood is those little moments that melt your heart.
motherhood can be messy...
but the mess is worth it.
motherhood is also full of unexpected adventures.
motherhood is knowing this pouty face loves you more than anything else in the world.
& motherhood is, quite simply & complexly, 50 toes.
now head on over to Susan Edge's blog to view her images on motherhood.
'Oh darling, don't you ever grow up, don't you ever grow up. Just stay this little.Oh, darling, don't you ever grow up, don't you ever grow up. It could stay this simple.' -Taylor Swift
We're growing inches in this house. Well, kind of. The boys had some good growth spurts this spring. Ella is already 1.5" longer. The writing on the wall reminds us- these kiddos are growing. I just filled out Ry's kindergarten paperwork. Yikes! Mixed emotions for sure. & outside the grass is growing. Lots of inches, lots of growth. Happy Friday & have a great weekend!
'One swing set, well worn but structurally sound, seeks new home.Make memories with your kid or kids so that someday he or she or they will look into the backyard and feel the ache of sentimentality as desperately as I did this afternoon. It's all fragile and fleeting, dear reader, but with this swing set, your child(ren) will be introduced to the ups and downs of human life gently and safely, and may also learn the most important lesson of all: No matter how hard you kick, no matter how high you get, you can't go all the way around.' - John Green
Our local park is well worn. Actually it's fair to say it's over worn. 20+ years ago, I swung on these swings. Today the equipment rusts away & sits haphazardly. A new park will be built in the near future. For this, I am thankful.
