My sister has inspired me to pick up my camera again. So here I am. My day is heavily influenced by my toddler and baby so I thought I would let this series reflect that. I've titled the series "PAUSE" because I hope to stop and capture moments that I would normally look over. (Isn't that kind of the point of photography?) I took this first photo earlier today. You would think that I staged it. NOPE. My living room literally looks like I live with an army of toddlers, even though there is only one. It's amazing how little effort it takes for him to do this. Impressive in a way. So many pieces of this photo makes me laugh and cringe. I cut a little hole in that orange balloon A LONG time ago and it's taking forever to deflate but I can't get myself to throw it away because Weston loves the thing. I find colored popsicle sticks everywhere. In the tv stand cabinet, between book pages and in the couch. Evelyn's outfit is on the floor which makes me wonder what she was wearing when I was taking the photo.... Oh and the (not empty) smashed yogurt covered raisin box. That's great.
"If you are still in the process of raising children, be aware that the tiny fingerprints that show up on almost every newly clean surface, the toys scattered about the house, the piles and piles of laundry to be tackled will disappear all too soon and that you will - to your surprise - miss them profoundly."
- Thomas S. Monson -
I hope this project will help me appreciate, laugh at and cope with my day to day.
Did you pause today?
