The first thing I want to tell you about this mama and her babies is what Tim (my hubs) said to me as he was watching me edit Brooke and the girls session. He was walking by and what I was doing caught his attention because of what he noticed in the photos. He stopped for a moment and said "She really likes her kids huh? You can really tell when people like their kids, it's nice”  And it’s true. You can see it in these images and it was evident in person. She adores them and they adore her.

When Brooke contacted me about doing a session of her and the girls, and told me she was loving my work, I was so excited and so honored. Being a mom is obviously super important to her, it's not only what she does at home with the girls, but she has based her business around it. This is a family that enjoys life and enjoys each other, they had so much fun together the day I was there, just being home with each other. I am so happy that I was able to capture and document these moments.  I was laughing and crying and grinning , and saying to myself, "OMG, I love this one!" all through the editing. That makes for an awesome job. Thank you Brooke and thank you for having me Brooke, xo

I am so excited to share with you a session of another amazing mama, Kelly, and her two adorable little guys. This mama is so natural in her parenting. There is a constant calm and ease that I could tell wasn't put on for me, but is who she is as a mama. I am honored to have been able to witness part of their day and to have been able to freeze these moments for them. Thank you Kelly, xo mama.

Today I am sharing a session that is special not only because it is of yet another beautiful mama and her babies, but this mama is also my sister. Lauri recently accepted a new full time job, a job that is her dream job. It is very exciting for her and her family, but this meant transitioning from being a full time, stay at home mom to being a full time working mom. Even with all the excitement there was still a little bit of sadness about closing this chapter of her life to begin another one. We both felt it was super important document one of her days at home with Felix and Eliza before they embarked on this new exciting beginning. I love these three so much! xo

While I haven't been as diligent as I would have liked so far with my 366 project, I do still plan to continue and aim for daily photos. I'm sure I could have made it happen, but my excuses lately are many. Milo has been sick, we haven't been leaving the house much, and also at the same time Milo has starting to give up his nap sometimes. He has also been waking up between 5:00 and 5:30 am everyday. My time to myself has been limited and to be honest, I'm exhausted and many days flat out forgot to take any pictures. So are the joys of mothering a toddler. Considering I don't have pictures from everyday, some of these are from the same day. This project is about personal growth and capturing our memories, so I am being flexible with myself on the rules and the format. 1 & 2.  Two from "Superhero's need Daddy's too"

3.  An after dinner walk around the block. I remembered last minute that I hadn't taken any pictures this day and grabbed my camera when we got back home.

4. Sick guy, eating toast and watching Netflix.

5 & 6. More sick guy. He was suffering a bit this day.

7. But he was still able to find a little of his silly.

8. Lots of love for Thomas the blue Train, as Milo calls him, in this house. Also, there are always animals everywhere.

9 & 10. The ever regal Murphs, he truly believes that this is his furniture.

11. Bat shit crazy Mugsy. But we love her.

12. As crazy as she is, she is so tolerant with Milo and he seems to be the nicest to her of all the animals.

13. Decorating the new "house" Daddy brought home from work.

a photo a day. everyday. for a year.

1 & 2. Playing football with Daddy.

3 & 4. We have a very serious rockstar on our hands.

5. A moments reprieve from a very serious wrestling match.

6. Very early morning climbing on the couch.

7. 5am tv watching.

8. Tired guy, my first day with my new Mark III, messing around, testing it out, loving it.

9. Serious crafting session.

10. My baby. Perfectly out of focus.

12. A Mr Potato head birthday party.

12. Proud looking dinosaur. There's been a lot of lining up of toys all over the house lately. Found these guys chillin next to the record player

13. Brothers from another mother. Good times, Saturday morning, getting coffee at Pinwheel/Redhook, our favorite local spot.

14. Falling asleep waiting to be pet.

15. Attacking Daddy, overtired before bed.