sitting down, watching, laughing…

Tuesday, 18 May 2010

She was decked out in her princess “siwmm-soup” and minnie mouse panties, and she had an idea. She created a jungle gym with my old, comfy chair and her beanbag chair and “flew.”

“Mama, take a pitchure, me?”

She loves it now, being under the camera, seeing herself on the other side of the camera. (There are so many good reasons I have for shooting digitally.)

The baby watched and giggled and bounced and jiggled in his new bouncer. And Mama took pictures of her flight and her landing and her smile.

And we called Daddy at work so he could hear all the happy.

…

I realize that I shamelessly use Emily’s Tuesdays Unwrapped as an excuse to blog about my babies. Not that I need an excuse – they’re adorable, and I don’t do it enough. They are the gifts I don’t notice enough when I have my own agenda. They pull me out of my own head into life – whether I’m ready or not.

Oh, and speaking of “ready or not” – you have GOT to read this post from Elise. It’s all about “yes” and about life and about a day in a mother’s heart.

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'sitting down, watching, laughing…' posted on May 18th, 2010 at 7:14 am.
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13 Responses to “sitting down, watching, laughing…”

  1. Melissa Multitasking mama writes:
    No. 1 — May 18th, 2010 at 7:30 am

    Such a fun moment to capture! Thank you for sharing it =)
    .-= Melissa Multitasking mama´s last blog ..Yoursphere- Keeping Kids safe online =-.

  2. Michelle DeRusha writes:
    No. 2 — May 18th, 2010 at 8:00 am

    You are right…you and Emily are on the same page today. And saying YES is always a good page to be on!

    Lovely, happy photos.
    .-= Michelle DeRusha´s last blog ..Unity =-.

  3. Lyla Lindquist writes:
    No. 3 — May 18th, 2010 at 8:49 am

    Sitting down, watching, laughing.

    I really like that part…
    .-= Lyla Lindquist´s last blog ..Two birds, one stone. Both dead. =-.

  4. Kathleen@so much to say, so little time writes:
    No. 4 — May 18th, 2010 at 9:03 am

    Kids do give us lots of opportunities to appreciate the everyday, don’t they?

  5. Billy Coffey writes:
    No. 5 — May 18th, 2010 at 9:44 am

    There’s nothing like those little moments with the kids. I’m supposed to be teaching mine, I know that. But I think I’m doing most of the learning.
    .-= Billy Coffey´s last blog ..The Grace of a Normal Day =-.

  6. Dayle writes:
    No. 6 — May 18th, 2010 at 11:33 am

    These are the moments that truly count.
    .-= Dayle´s last blog ..The Graduate ~ Tuesdays Unwrapped =-.

  7. keLi writes:
    No. 7 — May 18th, 2010 at 2:05 pm

    “they are the gifts i don’t notice enough when i have my own agenda.”

    mm-hmm. me too. what a sweet moment you captured here…

  8. Joy writes:
    No. 8 — May 18th, 2010 at 3:15 pm

    Oh! What a grin.

    I don’t mind it one bit when you shamelessly blog about the babies…
    .-= Joy´s last blog ..Flexible focus… =-.

  9. Stephanie @ Geezees writes:
    No. 9 — May 18th, 2010 at 3:44 pm

    what a great moment
    .-= Stephanie @ Geezees´s last blog ..DIY Staining concrete … What did you do this weekend? =-.

  10. georgia writes:
    No. 10 — May 18th, 2010 at 6:17 pm

    wonderful series of photos. they tell a story of pure, child-like joy. you should never feel bad for writing/posting about that. what a treasure these little “photo album pages” will be to your little ones when they grow up.

  11. Danielle writes:
    No. 11 — May 18th, 2010 at 6:56 pm

    Fun! Love the lighter look your photography is having these days! :)
    .-= Danielle´s last blog ..Starting Them Young =-.

  12. Erin writes:
    No. 12 — May 18th, 2010 at 9:07 pm

    So. much. fun. And so sweet.
    .-= Erin´s last blog ..Slapdash Saturday edition 8: Musings by the Mother of the Year =-.

  13. deb writes:
    No. 13 — May 19th, 2010 at 7:57 am

    Can’t tell you how many times I viewed this, and then got bumped off before commenting.
    I spend a lot of my life like that,
    sometimes sitting gratefully, sometimes feeling a little bumped and bruised.
    Oh well.
    I’m back . We’re all here trying our best .

    I love love her little expression of self through her outfit.

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