{ Baby little } was a dancing machine when we made it home from dinner out. Right now the Home Soundtrack is his jam. And then right before bed they remembered their fairy candy. See in our house, we don't get into elf on the shelf....it's a novel concept but not my thing. Instead, last Christmas, I opted to start an advent ginger bread house. I place all kinds of mini candies inside and each night they open one...counting down until Christmas. And in a few tiny drawers there are tiny notes from the Christmas fairies...leaving clues as to where they can find a bit of a larger treasure hiding...this year a large plastic candy cane filled with M&Ms and an oversized star wars candy cane...even two lego mini figures fit in the slots. It is a simple way to count down the days and stir some excitement that Christmas is coming.
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This may be a Christmas record. We may just do all our wrapping before "our" Christmas Eve. I am starting to reimagine Christmas Eve all of a sudden. The boys in bed, Christmas jammies, holiday flicks and a glass of wine in hand lounging on the couch with my love. It looks good on me. I can already tell.
He asked to take a bath in the big tub and what was left of the day's sun was streaming perfectly from the window. I put him in the tub and begged Jason to run to the kitchen for my camera. I soaped his hair and left it as he played for a few minutes. When I suggested it was time to rinse it out he adamantly disagreed believing I had already done so. I couldn't convince him so I told him to touch his head and look at his hand, so he could see the suds. He did this. I laughed so hard.
Rita bought him a paint set for Christmas. The minute he opened them, he had to put them to use. I put on his smock and pulled out paper plates...carefully pouring a different color onto each. He quickly began rolling the bright glittery colors across his paper.
Whew that was a close one. I am nearly to the end of my 365 journey into an image a day and I nearly forgot one today. At 11:52 as I was facetiming my sister...I remembered! I ran upstairs to grab my camera and caught a picture of the two of us...Keeks on facetime and a tiny image of me taking the picture. We were on facetime together for over an hour...it was nice to have that time to catch up. Love you E.E.
It's a goal of mine...to be part of their history in images. Being behind the camera all the time means that I'm rarely part of their story. I bought a lovely tripod that will be my pal as I start my project for 2016. Daddy has been in Texas for work so it has been just the boys and I. It was a crazy busy day but we left time for The Jolly Postman Christmas and a few photos. How I love these. Being part of the story. Seeing us together is something beautiful. Oh boys...you certainly have my heart. Even when I'm angry, exhausted, exasperated...there is no place I would rather be. Thank you so much for choosing me. Cleveland Photographer
The boys were some kinda crazy I can't even describe. They blew some of their stink off playing the leapfrog sports game that Nena got { baby little }. Even that wasn't enough to wear them down for our trip to Kohl's. I must have had a look of embarrassment and resigned exasperation as a woman next to me chuckled and reminded me that at least they weren't crying...and that someday I would miss this. I know this. I know I will miss it so much my heart will ache to come back to it...even just for a moment. So I did the only thing I could the minute we walked in the door of our home...I joined them. I tackled them to the ground and tickled them til they cried mercy. They loved it. Every minute.
I cannot remember something that has made him laugh so hard. I mean gut busting, barely catching your breath kind of laughing. This is how he spent Sunday morning...this year really getting the humor in Home Alone. "Buzz, your girlfriend. Woof".
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What now?It truly is a labor of love each day to search for just the right image(s)...the ones that represent our daily lives...edit them, organize them, write about them. What a wonderful experience and an amazing amount of growth this year for me. It has been a great journey but one I am not jumping into again just yet. I am going to take a breather, let the dust settle and let inspiration find me and lead me to my next project. For now, I will continue to post about our lives but only when I feel it.
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