I Can't Believe...

1. I'm posting.

2. My kids are getting so big.

3. Winter is flying by (for once).

4. .... I took pictures. AND, it felt good. :)

Beautiful Moments - Last of 2009...

As most of you know, I lost my grandmother a little over a month ago now. The last four weeks have been the hardest of my life. The grief at times so overwhelming I feel like I can't breath. She was my grandmother but she was also my mother, the person who showed me the way, built my resilience, taught me to dream, taught me to be a mother...

I was unsure how I'd feel going into my first session since losing her. But I soon was amazed at how full of life I felt. Watching the "A" and "I" play and smile, their stubborn persistance, and the way that my 'tickle fingers' could easily amuse them - it all reminded me that life is beautiful. It is hard to be behind the camera, but it is not hard to photograph beautiful moments like this...

I hope you enjoy them. Thank you guys for making my last session special...

Tiny Moments...

happen everyday. Right here. This morning. After oatmeal. After clean-up. He climbs up the chair and sits. Looking so beautifully out the window. As if pondering his day. What will it be... trains? coloring? puzzles? Life gets away from us. The simple moments pass and we forget how beautiful the small twinkles are... that tiny glance. that little peek. that long stare...

I miss her today. I miss her everyday. I miss the fact that my Grams will be unable to watch him grow. But I know, she would want me to cherish these moments. Every. One.

And the last shares from this session...

they just keeping getting sweeter...