so, here’s what i have to say tonight…
i’ve been thinking.
how much this camera has just brought me crazy happiness.
and, it’s not just that it’s a hobby. or even professional.
it’s that documenting…capturing…freezing in time these little magic moments…
it’s a spiritual experience. like putting time in a bottle…to keep forever.
and it doesn’t stop there. the camera is a magic wand whose wielding awards me stretched creativity. i see things i didn’t see before. i notice hidden magic. i’m more alive, and i feel more passionate about life knowing that i’m capturing it to pass on…to my kids. to my friends. to myself.
i don’t know what i’d do without my camera, and i am forever thankful to my in-laws for the camera goodies they’ve so generously blessed me with.
oh, little canon, how i love you so.
i guess the moral of the story is to take more pictures. i promise, it will make you happy.
(p.s. i have a thing about self portraits in bathroom mirrors. i take my camera into the bathroom with me…always. wonder what the other people in the stalls are thinking…)
(p.p.s. isn’t this music totally apropos?)
other than having a love affair with my camera, i am….
a) still smiling from our happy girls night out friday…
(uugh…why isn’t this stupid thing spacing? sorry…it’s all gunna mush together).
…where i think my favorite quote of the night, after a heated political discussion, was from colleen who, drink in one hand, pointed with the other and closed the debate with…”all i know is…y’all not invited to my bomb shelter.”
moving on…
b) super ecstatic about the upcoming holidays and the fact that lainey’s big gift is already ordered, i’ve already knocked a couple people off the list, i’m making a lot this year which automatically makes me feel happy and frugal and supermom-ish…and i am in the works of a brilliant idea for brett that will have him a puddle of tears christmas morning.
oh…and my dad put up his christmas tree today. that rocks.
a little sidewalk art from today. slightly ironic being that our canvas was a hot florida sidewalk, but still…a girl can wish.
c) i think i’ve given up on the perfect christmas card shot for lainey because i’m finding eighteen months and “perfect shot” don’t really go together. here’s our best so far….
see what i mean?
where were we?
d) she’s teething something awful. with a mouth full of fourteen teeth, i didn’t think we’d have to deal with the whole teething thing anymore, but the last little i-tooth is fighting/piercing/knifing/torturing its way to the top, and it’s not a pretty sight. the drool. the tears. the whining. however…everything has its upside, and today…she just wanted to be held. so, we dug through the next-baby bin and found the sling. …and it was heaven.
…and here i thought she was too big. every mommy should have a sling…so much better than the bjorn. it’s the closest thing to shovin’ that baby back in the womb as you’ll ever get.
and finally…
e) some snippets from a family shoot today. i’ve had the privilege to have both of their girls as writing tutors over the years, and have gotten to know them. they are dynamic. beautiful. intelligent. …and they can climb trees better than spider monkeys.
i love that heavenly sister bond…
…and i love that they wanted to incorporate their faith into their card this year…
…ready for a new week. a new slate. new ideas. new moments to be enjoyed.
happy almost-monday.
…enjoying the lots-to-be-happy-about things. ~k
I just got home from my first night away from Margot for a girl’s weekend…girlfriends are the best. Your self portrait pics are great. I laugh thinking about you bringing your camera into the bathroom with you at the 711. I too love my camera and feel like it has brought me incredible joy and perspective. Hooray. And, again, to sound like a broken record, fabulous photos. They keep getting better!
Oh, and the sling is my favorite. Bug naps in it every day at the museum. My back is totally messed up from typing with all that weight on my front for hours but she loves it and sleeps like an angel. And, I love it even more than she does.
First of all, I think I’m loving what your friend said about the bomb shelter…she may be as scared as I am!! That was great. And what a nice group of girls you hang with.
LOVE Lainey looking so mad at that sucker. Oh I love that. It gets worse Kelle..the age…Darby NEVER looks at the camera, and when she does, she makes a face, or goes cross-eyed. Very frustrating, but we’ve gotten some hilarious pictures of her too.
I get more eager to see your final Christmas pic choice with each post! Your little Lainey has spunk…and all girls need a little spunk in this world! LOVE that one of her fussing at the lollipop!!
If I lived closer I would share my bomb shelter…great quote!!
the lollipop x-mas picture made me giggle out loud.
please please please pull that out every year when she is in high school.
hilarious.
i’m surprised you ever put your sling away! 🙂 i still pull ours out with regularity, as well. it’s exactly what you said about sliding them right back in the womb.
loved this post.
ditto with dig…love the one with her legs hanging out.
and the bathroom shots.
and all the girls.
My favorite is the one of her in the sling and you, FLIPPIN’ HER THE BIRD! (A bit imappropriate, considering her preciousness, but then, those whiney days will get to you! She needs some Poppa time.
Oh, those toes, those toes. I could spread them on an english muffin and have them for breakfast–so cute hanging out of the sling…with her little hand tucked between her knees. How did you get her into that again–such sweetness…except for the mother’s obscene gesture.
i love the pic of her feets hanging outa the sling. ha. i didnt even notice your gesture in the other one until poppa mentioned it now i can’t not see it. love the self portrait section too.
i love her christmas picture. it sums up 18 mos perfectly.
You should wear a cowboy hat everyday!
I can’t believe you flicked off your own daughter.
Please don’t do that to Lily today. She’s very sensitive.
Did you photoshop Lainey’s face with the lollipop? Classic!!
How come u and I are the only ones doing crazy faces and everyone else looks cute and hot?
No more crazy faces for me. I just can’t pull off what Sam can!
Where’s the picture of your rectangular-woody-the-doll lips with the girls?
That was classic! Could be entered into a contest!
Also, I meant to say “flipped off”, not “flicked off”.
That’d be for a booger, but I didnt see any in those pictures.
Still don’t flip/flick off Lily today.
Thanks.
didn’t want kelly’s comments to stop…she cracks me up. i like people who crack me up. i love to crack up!!!
okay, you flipping us the bird…LOVE. i noticed it right away and i think it is hilarious. but, yes, please don’t flip lily or lainey off today…not nice:) (but really flippin’ funny)!
lolli pic is awesome! i love that pic…tells a story.
One day my mommy wanted to take a picture of me for our Christmas Mailers. I didn’t want her to. She made me hold a swirly pop, wear a fancy dress in 80 degree heat, and tried to make me smile. Well, i showed her who was boss.
okay, i could have done better on that.
LOL LOL on the bathroom pictures kell. i thought you were taking those at home. HA HA HA!
love the girl pics. so MUCH fun! I too, am looking for the rectangle mouthed picture:) xoxo