It's a beautiful day, the sun is shining, and the grass is green -- perfect photo opportunities. I tell my kids to come outside so I can take some pictures of them for my blog. They are all more than willing because they love to see themselves -- (especially on a website -- albeit only viewed by family)
However, even this simple little picture taking session can't go smoothly...It begins with Carter walking right through our screen door and getting a bloody nose. (I couldn't help but laugh, it looked so funny, and there was no permanent damage done to son or door. However, Carter didn't appreciate my laughter.)
Soon after the door incident and in the process of taking this beautiful picture...
...Carter landed on top of Paige who was leaning on Taryn which resulted in another set of tears...
Taryn won't stop crying over her little bump, and I resort to the ever wise use of sarcasm..."Fine then, I'll just take pictures of Carter and Paige."
I am beginning to wonder if it is wise to capture the chaos of my life in a blog. If I don't document it, the moment just passes and I don't take the time to realize how every little situation presents such mahem. Or perhaps every situation presents such an opportunity for me to exhibit grace rather than frustration.
Oh well, maybe the best lesson learned from documenting all of our commotion is that even though nothing ever goes smoothly -- we are usually laughing in the end.
By the conclusion of our photo shoot, I had captured the image that shows my kids just as I see them -- full of life, love, and laughter.
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