Moms are
the memory keepers of the family. We are the ones who record our family
histories in the making, from videoing first steps and writing down funny
things that come out of our kids’ mouths to taking pictures and filing away
finger paintings.
I saw this
idea called Project 365 a few months back on another mom’s blog, and I thought
that it was so neat. Basically, you take one picture every day of the year. It
can be of anything you want—your family, things that inspire you or even
something as mundane as laundry piling up. You make the rules. The point of it
all is to capture moments from your everyday life for a year.
I loved it,
probably because I am so lacking in the picture-taking department. I always
feel like I never take enough pictures. I’ll go months without taking pictures
of my kids. I even forget to take pictures on Christmas. Oops! And then I
think—“Man, I’m gonna regret not doing so one day.”
I think
that part of the reason I take so few pictures is because I don’t want to miss
out on the moment by being stuck behind the camera. So that is a good thing.
There are countless times when I take mental pictures of my kids and say to
myself, “I want to remember this moment forever—how my child looks right here
and now.” So I definitely think there is a healthy balance between living the
moment and living with a camera in hand.
With that
said, my goal is to loosely take one picture a day of my family’s daily life.
If I miss a day here or there, which I already have, who cares? I just want to
be able to look back and see what we have done over the past year. Because lets
face it, most of our days aren’t birthdays or trips to Disney World. I just want
to capture what goes on in between.
My
plan is to post pictures every couple of weeks. And in letting go of my type A
personality, I’m not even going to post the dates, just the memories. And I may
even post more than one a day if I really love the pics. Like I said, I make
the rules. Hope you enjoy!
May 1-14
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| Our two-year-old mess, Dutch, kept coming out of his room after we put him to bed. This is how he fell asleep. |
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| Brother and sister watching TV together on Mom and Dad's bed |
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| Ella at her Groovin' in Kindergarten program |
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| Nana came to visit |
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| My mom and I went to the Trade Days Flea Market in Canton, TX and then on to Ikea in Dallas. We filled up the minivan! |
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| Eating cinnamon toast for breakfast |
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| Dutch found a mud puddle |
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| Gary's sister, Laura, got married over the weekend. She was a beautiful bride! |
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| Our family at the wedding. Gary performed the ceremony. Ella was a junior bridesmaid, and Dutch was ring bearer. |
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| I had to get a shot with my handsome little man. |
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| Here he is again in his suit. He is the sweet, mini version of his daddy. |
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| Ella looked so pretty and even wore her first pair of high-heeled shoes for the wedding. |
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| Dutch's first fishing trip on Daddy's boat |
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| Ella's big catch |
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| Dutch helping Gary drive |
May 15 - June 4
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| Oh what fun you can have with a cardboard box! |
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| First picks from our garden |
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| Ella getting a medal at her school awards program |
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| Laundry, laundry and more laundry! |
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| Saturday night at Jim Bowie's |
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| Painting my Canton and Ikea finds |
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| Ella's fake nails that she bought with the money she earned for doing chores |
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| Dutch Light Year |
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| Ella wearing Dutch's ninja costume. She said it's her Star Wars costume. |
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| Swimming and loving it! |
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| Cousins, Preston and Ella |
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| Ella in deep concentration at the Louisiana Arts & Science Museum |
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| First day of camp! |
