It’s back to school for some and for others it’s just around the corner! As my little one gets ready for Kindergarten I am rushing from store to store, searching online, and spinning in circles wanting to find the perfect back pack and the right lunch box. I am filled with worry that she won’t have what she needs.  The stores are packed even at 8:00 pm. It feels like the Christmas rush.  I’m dragging her from store to store, “try on these shoes, stand still I can’t see if this is the right fit, come on we need to go get a hair cut, Yes I know you’re hungry here’s a granola bar, no we can’t go to the park right now maybe tomorrow.”

Meanwhile she is 5 inches taller than she was last year I swear!  I notice the 10 inches we cut off her hair a little over a year ago is almost back where it started and tomorrow when I want to have that picnic with her she is going to be too busy hanging out with her twelve year old friends.   I know it’s easier said than done to stop and put aside your chores and work, to slow down and just enjoy a moment.  I have often found that I am in the middle of something and I have to say, “just a minute” when my daughter asks me to get her a snack.  However when I am in the middle of something and I hear my phone text or email I stop, look, read, and sometimes even respond and in that time I could have stopped to get us both a snack! We work for our money, we work out for our health, but when it comes to finding time for the simple things like a trip to the park or a tea party with your 5 year old it seems so easy to say, “I can’t right now” when really if you work to find time you can.

Can everyone tell I am about to send my only child off to Kindergarten and it’s not going so well emotionally?! 😉  They grow so fast… hold on to every moment you can, try harder for the ones you think you can’t.

I’m sure this little one’s Mama will agree. Her baby girl was a newborn just last week and now she is a big One Year Old!  What 12 little months can do.  Thank you so much for letting me capture these moments for you!

I see a lot of families with older boys and then a little girl comes along. It’s adorable to see how the older boys are perceived as the protectors and how it’s easy to assume that her future dating life will probably be nothing short of difficult for her suitors!  For this family two beautiful little girls came first and while any boy with older sisters knows they can be quite protective too, I believe this little guy has every intention of still being in charge. Weighing in at 9 pounds 10 ounces it won’t take long before he is the big brother. I hope his sisters are good to him!

Congratulations to the long awaited birth of your baby boy! Thank you so much for allowing me to capture this time for you.