Oh how I love these kids!!!
I feel like, being a photographer, my kids should grace this thing we call blog a little more often. However, the more actual, paying clients I get, the more I find myself NOT pulling out my camera when I have time to just be with them. I know I need to change this – I want the same things that my clients want! I am sure part of it is this season. I am carrying Emmy everywhere until she realizes that her legs are actually there for a purpose, which leaves me exactly one arm to do everything else. Trying to wield a heavy camera with it usually does not make the necessity list. Ok, excuses over.
Truth is, looking at pictures of them is somewhat painful for some reason. These aren’t just another set of good-looking kids on a beautiful fall day. These are MY babies. And they aren’t babies anymore. Pictures have a way of reminding us that this is a snapshot in time – never again will we have this moment, or will they be this exact age as in these pictures. I see childlike joy and innocence, and I know I will look back on these pictures someday and long for that innocence back. And so I feel a crazy, bittersweet feeling about taking, and looking at, pictures of my sweet kids.
I can’t stop time, and trust me, most days I don’t want to. I am so glad that I do take the time to capture who they are in this season, because who knows what the next season will bring. Enjoy these pictures of my kids in this season – 5 years, 3 years and 9 months. Next time you see them, they will be a little bigger!
And just to keep it real, here is what most of the photo shoot looked like:
