Better in Bulk - Family photographer with a large family
Daily thoughts on living with a large family. I often share the tips I've learned as a photographer on how to get better pictures.
I overheard this conversation at the park last week, came home, and immediately wrote down as much as I could remember. It was too entertaining (shock value!) to forget. 6 year old boy: “You took my girlfriend away from me!” 6 year old girl: “No I did NOT! She’s my friend. I didn’t do anything [...]
I would love to keep this post completely wordless. The simple fact that I am posting these terribly embarrassing pictures and video are proof that I have lost it. Despite the embarrassing nature of this video and the tight neon outfit that I was wearing, these images represent the most fun I’ve had in a [...]
When I was a kid, Summer time was about playing outside all day long. Summer was about swinging and swimming and sweating. If I asked my kids about Summer today, I bet they would say the same thing. My favorite childhood Summer time memories occurred in Lake Tahoe. Before I was born, my grandparents had [...]
Normally, when the kids pluck at the piano, I can’t wait for them to stop. Only KitKat has taken piano lessons. Necco is my violinist and guitar player. Reese has recently showed some very promising piano skills. She has my Grandma’s ear for music and can pick out a song on the piano despite the [...]
I hear that phrase almost daily from my 5 year old. “Am I bugging you?” Granted, he’s just being silly when he says it, but the answer is almost always yes. But I can’t help but smile and give him a hug when he asks me that question. AJ brought this paper home from school [...]
No, I’m not talking about the bed bug epidemic. I’m talking about the overwhelming, paralyzing fear of finding bugs and spiders in my bed at night. I don’t often talk about my childhood fear of bugs in my bed. In fact, my fear of bugs in my bed is one of those topics that I [...]
When is the last time you had a good laugh? That’s me laughing with Heather of the Extraordinary Ordinary at the Casual Blogger Conference I remember laughing til my side hurt a few weeks ago. Something out of the ordinary happened at home and CandyMan and I lost it. The kids stared at us while [...]
My kids love to check out books about dogs from the school library. Just the other day, Reese brought home an encyclopedia-sized Dog Breeding book, and while it was here, the kids couldn’t get enough of it. Reese even agreed to play with my hair (the ultimate mom-pampering time) if I would read her a [...]
Stand next to her bed while she’s sleeping and whisper “Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom.” until she wakes up. Stand next to her bed while she’s sleeping and poke her arm – gently – until she wakes up. Wake up crying (or throwing up or with a wet bed or a bad dream) 30 minutes after [...]
Alternately titled: Why Little Girls Should Not Be Allowed to do Mommy’s Make-up Reese, age seven and a half, is currently fascinated by my make up. And since I love to be pampered, I have agreed – twice in the last week! – to let her give me a make-over. The first time she did [...]
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