And on the 4th day...

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Day 4:

As you see, there are only two pics from today. I thought about sneaking some others in from other days…It’s not like our days are really all that different, but there was definitely a reason I only took two.

I woke up to see this beautiful, thick fog in our backyard. By the time I had Holden situated in his high chair, coffee started, and daddy downstairs, the fog had lifted a bit. Not so much that it impaired my shot too much. I really love our view.

So, later that morning Josh and I both had dentist appointments. Call this trivial. Call it privilege middle class woes…but I was pretty annoyed, disheartened, jaded, etc. My 2012 New Years Resolution was to floss every single night, and I have done it all but maybe 2x (which was because we ran out of floss). The hygienist was basically singing my praises to the moon and back, when the dentist rolls in, pokes briefly at my teeth, asks about my childhood fillings and promptly tells me I need 2 fillings replaced, 3 small cavities filled, oh and I clench my teeth apparently. $400 mouth guard for me. Then she annoyingly pats me on the shoulder and says, “No root canals!”

No wonder people hate the dentist. I’m still happily flossing but I think I’ll get a second opinion or just make my own opinion.

Quite a blog post for two beautiful nature photos!

And on the 3rd day...she ran...

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Day 3

Today was a good day. I got back on the running trail, with my trusty co-pilot. I swear running (really any work out) is how I stay sane. I definitely felt at my best this day.

Here are the photos:

Left 3

Morning hydrate!

Post-run meal. I only take photos of my healthy meals…

Someone was in a grumpy mood, so I thought I would initiate a dance party. Fail.

Middle photo: Our beautiful bike path (aka jogging stroller path). Pinch me!

Right 3

And finally…I broke my rule about just one photo. These three are too perfect together.

Day 2 of Photo Project

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Day 2:

Okay, not as many images…but a fine representation of our day!

Our 2^nd day:

My absolute favorite pajamas. I would actually like a pair myself. They are hand me downs from Callum, soft, worn, soooo cozy. Not to mention they are blue to match a little someone’s eyes.

My new morning ritual since we moved in. Yazzie’s hot cocoa recipe with a twist (a dash of coffee to get me going).

We meet Erica, Gretchen, Myla, Charlie, Eli and Leo at the park.

Eli diggin’ in

“Nap time is the right time.”

Goodnight Moon.

The start of the 7 day project

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Welcome to my 7 days in our life project. I’ve wanted to do something like this for a while. My plan is to take photos of our day in a purposeful way. My guidelines are as follows:

Use a lens that I am trying to master. At this time, it’s my 85mm prime lens.
Try really, really hard to only take one shot. No overshooting. No rapid firing. I will wait for the image.
Take somewhere around 8-10 images a day.
Give myself creative leniency when needed!

Here was our first day (Left to right):

Morning reading

A day would not be complete without a trip to the park…

Coloring a birthday card for cousin Kenza.

Photo editing during nap time

King of the Castle!

A new hand-me-down toy from cousin Madden. Love at first sight!

Night time flowers

Tunnel

I don’t use this thing that much…

An evening at the Potters

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I've had the pleasure of photographing the Potters kiddos a few times now. Their mom sought me out back in the day when I was just starting this venture, which seems far away and not so far away...depending on the day!

I had such a fun time with these three kiddos. Lots of crazy silliness, beautiful outfits, and super fun expressions. Nick (below) might be my new BFFL in the Happy Valley. He asked his mom if I could come over for lunch and a sleepover! Haha.

Sweet Elliot has joined the mix since our last photo shoot. I think they would have missed him if I had buckled him into Holden's car seat and sped away... Tempted!

Maggie is such a sweet big sister (and model!)