Sometimes you capture a truely candid sweet moment. And then other times you have to create it. While this was a totally staged shot, I still love the way it turned out. Liam loves Monkey and I knew he would get a kick out of reading him a bedtime story.

I had a really long day at work today, but thankfully I was able to catch bed time and get a few snuggles in.

Liam was honing his drawing skills this afternoon. He’s getting pretty good at drawing circles and he even made a triangle. Plus he can write his name now. 

Today was rough. I had an unexpected long day at work and my feet (really my whole body) is just sore. But then I get and remember why I started this whole project in the first place. It’s not about capturing the perfect shot. It’s about getting those little moments. I admit that there have been photos that I have taken recently that I have not been excited about, and that’s ok. Not every image is going to be my best or the best moment. But it’s still a moment. When I look back a year or decade from now, I’ll know that this was a moment that I felt was worth cherishing. I’ll look back and I won’t know why today was rough, but I’ll remember this sweet time between my son and husband. 

I’m not even sure what is going on with this face, but he sure is silly. 

Stephen decided to surprise me today by cleaning up the nursery so that we could convert it back into an office. While there’s part of me that is sad because it does semi close a chapter on our lives, I’m excited to have this new space to get some creative juices working. 

I really need to stop doing photos at bedtime, but I’ve had a lot on my plate recently and is just no time right now. I took Izzy to the vet this afternoon because I thought she had an abscess s near her bottom canine. Turns out she just has a growth in her gum so she’s going to need to get her teeth cleaned which is going to cost money. I’m glad it’s not infected though.