The biggest benefit of my job is that I get to capture the fun, laughter, silliness, and unconditional love that is part of childhood. I adore how carefree children are. Even in the midst of “big” stuff, they still find joy in the things around them. Of course there are those pensive moments, and silent solitude, too, but for the most part the giggles, the belly laughs, the loud shouts, the big feelings and the snuggles make my heart sing!
In my own family it is no different. As you might know, or maybe not, I have the privilege of being Mom to a whole gaggle of children: 7 boisterous boys and 1 little girl who has everyone wrapped around her little finger. Our house is fun, crazy, noisy, quirky, and sometimes just plain topsy turvy! I love it!
Winter has been a little strange this year. My children have been most annoyed with the lack of deep snow, but this did not deter them from building this awesome snowman, though! He sadly started melting the very next day and 2 days later there was nothing left of him except the memories and these photos.
This is the 5h in a series of Life Stories. If you missed the first three installments, you can find them here:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
What is it all these life stories about, you might ask?
Ever see a photographer who starts out with a 365 day project, or even a 52 week project and never finishes? Yeah, me too. Well, I recently joined a group of a few other busy photographers who decided to commit to a 12 month project! If we fail this, we’ll be taking donations for a time management seminar. The best part is that it will be totally candid, lifestyle shots of each of our own families/lives. We don’t even have to dredge up random people or make our kids pose for us. We’re calling the series “The Story of ________” and we’ll each be filling in our own blanks. At the end of this post is a link to another photographer who participated and she’ll be linking to someone else. It’s a whole big circle of stories in pictures. Click through and enjoy!
Please click onto the the wonderful Audrey from Kentiga Photography to see her Life Story for this month
), ate our meals outside on the deck and picnic style. 
