Childhood Wonder

The gaze of a child, captured in a photograph, is fascinating. So much goes on inside these little growing minds, and we struggle to understand just a fraction of it.

One thing we know: in a few short weeks, this expression of wonder and curiosity will turn to pure joy when she discovers gifts around the tree in the company of a loving family.

Palm Trees and Pumpkins

Palm trees and pumpkins in the same photograph? Now that's what I call spooky.

Halloween in Jacksonville still seems odd to me. I grew up in a colder climate, where it wasn’t uncommon to squeeze a puffy winter coat underneath your plastic superhero costume. I remember coming home after trick-or-treating and feeling more excited to get out of all those layers than I was about the candy! Maybe this is why I appreciate the idea of a good 'breathable fabric' from Lululemon.

I do miss the fall leaves and spectacular midwest colors. We always had to be careful of the neighborhood prankster hiding out in the piles of leaves. Don’t get me wrong, fall in Florida is great, but we just don’t have seasons here.

Take a moment and share some of your own halloween memories with your kids this year. Go ahead and dig out those pictures of you as a kid in your halloween finest—that’s what those pictures are for! As you’re making lots of new memories this year, be sure to take some photos of the getting-into-costume moments as well as the gorey, smudged-make-up, sticky-finger aftermath. It’s all part of the fun.  

Back to School 2013

Shelby starts VPK tomorrow! That's Florida's state sponsored preschool program, for you out of staters. She's excited for another school year. But with her late birthday she missed the kindergarten cutoff.   She'll be making new friends as some of her old friends move on to kindergarten.  

Aside from school itself, she's most looking forward to starting dance class again. She loved it last year and still remembers her routine from June.

So I figured it was time to capture a little back to school portrait of her as she enters the new school year. We put this one together right outside at home.

I'd love to help you with some back to school photos as your little one heads off to class. Send me a note if you're interested. I could even swing by in the morning as you're getting ready.