Time Flies

It seems only yesterday that my little man came into this world. Now it's been nearly five months and he's changed so much. I'm so thankful for photography, how wonderful is it that we can take a picture and help make a memory last forever. I look back at pictures and I can remember the feeling that I had at that time in my life. When I was a kid I would sit for hours looking at old photos of my grandpa and grandma. Young men in Navy uniforms and women in fitted dresses with hats. Only a short time ago but so very different from today. Sometimes I imagine myself as one of those little girls with the short bangs and bloomers. In a simpler life with only my imagination to keep me entertained. I hate how the media has made us dependent on entertainment. My kids have more than enough to keep them "entertained" and yet they come to me saying they are bored. Some days I debate whether or not to just take everything away. I find myself trying to make life simpler by de-cluttering but it seems to be an endless battle. I wish I could remember what it was like to be a child, so innocent, so curious. My only solution is to relive my childhood through my children's' eyes. Taking photos of them and capturing those moments for their grandchildren to sit for hours looking at in wonder.

"Our lives are not determined by what happens to us but by how we react to what happens, not by what life brings to us, but by the attitude we bring to life. A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events, and outcomes. It is a catalyst, a spark that creates extraordinary results." -Anonymous