June 12, 2013
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16/52: HAPPY
Oh, Keats.
You turned ONE this week!
Bday pics to come, but i'll share these for now. He's pretty happy don't ya think? :)
Sweet Navia
Sweet Satine.
xxo
"a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013"
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April 16, 2013
FAMILY PORTRAITS: HALLWAY CAMPING + 14/52
we have three big hallways in our house. they get a lot of play.
as a kid, i remember shutting all the doors to make the hallway pitch black, and playing "space" or "rocket ship" or whatever else me and my sis's little imaginations could dream up.
so happy to see my three littles now doing the same. i found them like this one day, to my surprise, cuddled up in the hallway. they pleaded for me to shut the door 'cause i was "letting the light in!" (that thing in satine's hand is a penguin flashlight.) i had to run get my camera before i ruined the moment for them.
i strive to get the kids (ahem, myself) out of the house most days to play and discover, but it's always so nice to have a relaxing day at home, and give them space to unfold into the day...
they usually create far better playtimes for themselves than i could ever dream up.
simple really.
for hallways camping all they needed were
sleeping bags (or blankets) and some pillows
flashlight
balloon
books
and a daydream....
i mean, just look at navia, above, contemplating the whole world....
xxo
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April 10, 2013
FAMILY PORTRAITS: 13/52
tini + navi: mesmerized
my two girls...
a rare moment of stillness and captivation....
we save screen time for the weekends, and as you sat and watched our go-to-family-fave in the late-afternoon glow, i sat on the floor and watched you... also mesmerized.
you simply cannot get enough of being thrown into the air.
this week you are loving being thrown, your cow, and most of all, your toothbrush.
also, keats took his first 2 steps this week! not long before i'll be chasing you all over creation. oh wait, i'm already doing that. :)
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April 02, 2013
FAMILY PORTRAITS: 12/52
satine making bird faces
Breakfast reading: The Daring Book for Girls, a gift from a friend. awesome and inspiring for her.
{also, i love when she wears this t-shirt-as-nightgown. it was my dear Dad's, who passed away 2 years ago this month. i think of them together everytime i see her in it.)
navia
keats
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March 09, 2013
FAMILY PORTRAITS / THE 52 PROJECT
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Keats in color (version of this)
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last year i was inpsired by deb to take more photographs of my own family. i was so busy with client work and juggling motherhood/pregnancy/newborns the past couple of years, that i haven't documented my own family as much as I'd like, or if i did, the photos are buried in my computer somewhere.
i've also enjoyed looking at others' 365 Project seen all over the web. I've seen the 52 Project around the web, and was inspired to do my own when i saw my friend elizabeth's 52 project. i've been wanting to do something similar for so long, but didn't think i could commit to that type of daily/weekly/monthly ritual. i mean, look. here i am 10 weeks late, er, in, and just now getting it together.
but perfectionism is for the birds. right?! right! a domestic-mentor-someone inspired me to adopt this motto: "You are not behind! I don't want you to try to catch up; I just want you to jump in where we are. O.K.?" which is totally appropriate for this situation... so here we are. jumping in at 10 weeks.
"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, {uh, most weeks} in 2013."
especially since i'm still on maternity leave from client shooting, i've really enjoyed getting out my "real" camera again, instead of just iphone snaps, and giving my family some of the photo-love attention that i give to my clients. we'll see how this goes. some weeks might be portraits, some weeks might be more of a photo essay like deb's... my goal is just to re-commit to taking photos of my family the way i used to...
anyone else doing a similar photo project? would love to see/hear about it.
xxo
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