So last week good ‘ole “Facebook Memories” gave me a wonderful gift. It was a link to a blog post from an old blog I kept when the kids were little. I clicked on it and totally got wrapped up in the whole blog, reading every post and looking at every photograph. This blog was originally created mostly to improve my photography skills and creativity but I thought it would be fun to document our lives too. It wasn’t until now, years later when I have realized just how quickly they have grown that I fully appreciated what I had done. While it definitely was a great exercise for creativity, the memories that came rushing back are absolutely priceless. When I try to just sit back and remember what life was like when my kids were little it’s kind of a blur honestly. But these posts took me back to exact days and helped me remember them like they were yesterday.

It’s funny because I remember getting frustrated trying to find things to photograph daily and feeling like I was failing because it usually ended up being my kids. I even apologized in MY OWN blog a few times for “more photos of my kids”.   So there were some photos of random things around the house that I attempted to shoot in an “artsy” way to prove I really was a creative “artist”. Now I realize that capturing what life was like at that time and turning every day moments into photographs that took my breath away WERE the real art. Sooooo….to make a short story really long, I’m going to start blogging again. Mostly for me, most likely mostly photos of my kids, no apologies, no explanations. I invite any of you who enjoy my photography to follow along but if it’s not your cup of tea…that’s ok too. 😉 I know in a blink of an eye THESE photos will be memories of days that seem so long ago, but also just like yesterday.

I start with Chase this morning. Like most mornings he has wound up in our bed. Someday soon enough he won’t and I know there will be times when I miss it (maybe not getting kicked in the head though).