The Selfie

I wrote a few photography goals for 2015, most of which will be attainable.  But one of them was a very loft goal: 365 selfies of the kids with ME in the picture.  I have found that I am in so few pictures with my kids. I am the one usually taking the pictures.  And as I look through Facebook and listen to other moms, they voice the same concern.  I started the year off "great".  January 1, captured! January 2... failed.  I thought my kids would be more excited about using the iPhone to take selfies, but not so much.  It became a lot more work than I thought it would be, so I revised the goal to try to take at least 10 selfies a month.  In January and February, I was able to do that.  While March isn't over yet, I have only taken 4.  The one below is one of my favorites so far.  It's not from my iPhone, but from my camera set up on a tripod.  They are more interested in playing with the tripod than being in the picture.  However hard it is, I will persevere until I become so frustrated and tired from wrangling in the little ones for a picture that I super glue a camera to my husband's hand.  I will update my progress with this project later in the year!

Then and Now

My mom saved many of my sister's clothes, hoping that I would have a girl.  And I have loved putting Amy in these timeless and classic pieces.  A few months ago, I came across a photo of my sister wearing one of the outfits that I love putting Amy in.  I tried to get Amy to hold the picture, thinking what a neat perspective this could be, but she wasn't quite cooperating with me and this is the best I could do.  The back of the bottom photo says: Amy and Barry Parks, Cincinnati Air Show, 1971 Clermont County Airport. In the top picture, Amy is two years and one month, and in the bottom picture, Amy is probably a few months over two years.