This is to cherishing sweet, special moments spent with family

Though I'm not a photographer, I still like trying my hand at photography every now and again. I love being able to capture scenery, little details, and simple, yet meaningful moments with family and friends.

During the week of Christmas, two of my sisters and I spent a couple of days at my Aunt and Uncles house. One afternoon, we stepped outside into the fresh, cold air. Hoping to take some portraits of my little cousins, I grabbed the camera, but eventually ended up throwing out the idea of capturing posed portraits when I saw that my cousins simply wanted to play with me. 

While I ran around with my cousins, I captured some candids that, although aren't perfect, are special because they are of moments that I treasure. These pictures, are some of my favorites of that day. 

 This is to a day spent with family, 

to Juniper and her sweet smile

 and to her funny forced smile that makes me laugh ;)

This is to Juniper's contemplative face 

and the large leaf she was so happy to find.

This to Irie, 

who ran around in her tutu and boots.

And this is to the little smirk she gave me

 before she quickly looked away 

as she caught me pointing the camera in her direction. 

This is the innocent fascination my little cousins had 

over finding a worm in the dirt, 

to auntie's love for nature that she shares with her children,

and Irie's jolly giggle that brings a smile to my face

This is to my auntie who I love so much,

 who always welcomes us warmly into her home with joy, 

and who shared many moments of laughter 

with my sisters and I.

This is to Kenny who dashed around the yard in excitement

here and there, chasing the chickens

and making us laugh

This is to the bouncy jaunt Juniper does 

when she's really really really happy. :)

This is to shoes put on the wrong feet

To my beautiful sister emma, who has a really sweet heart 

and a contagious laugh

This is to joy

to playing the simple game of "red-light-green-light"

to laughter

to my beautiful sister Lainie 

who's smile I love to see

and to cherishing sweet special moments spent with family

a photo memoir // week 1

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~Learning to cook Salmon. ;)

My sister Emma and I threw on our aprons,

and followed Andrea's instructions,

 as we learned how to make salmon.

It turned out quite delicious, I must say.

 Andrea, you are a great teacher and a great chef.

 Love ya!

~Watching little Sammy boy recite his catechisms. 
Such a joy. 
Just listening to his little voice 
speak such beautiful words of truth.
 enough to make my heart melt.  

~Doing school outside.

 Very thankful for homeschooling!

I woke up from my nap,

looked through my bedroom window

and saw that the lawn

in the backyard

still had a patch of grass

on which the sun's last rays were shining.

I quickly grabbed my history books

 and ran outside to do school

 in the last bit of sun.

You can definitely tell that I was focusing on my school.

~Banana Muffins...

This is my favorite baked good as of late.

My goodness...soooo delicious

even with our gluten free flour!

~Reading Lord of the Rings scripts with my sisters.

My personal favorite event of the week.

My sister's and I read through 

The Fellowship of the Ring

and

The Two Towers,

doing all the voices,

we shared many laughs.

How was your week friends? I'd love to hear.

Much love and many blessings!!

~Madi