Tag: parenting
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do it my”sels”
This photo of Sophie was taken just before we had to take the crib down. Sophie was around 18 months when one night she started climbing over the railing and jumping down to the floor. She completed this maneuver over and over and over. Just as she hit the floor, she would run down the…
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create a dream: nutrition coach (part two)
As part of our photo session together, Aly wanted photographs with her family in their garden this year. Their hard work is inspiring…but so is the beautiful location. It was my favorite part of our time together (you know how I feel about photographing children…my favorite!) MY QUESTION FOR ALY: As a mom, knowing and…
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getting ready to GO!
My daughter Ellie is preparing to leave for her humanitarian trip to Tonga. I am so excited for her. It stops my heart a bit to think of her on the other side of the world so far away. She will be without a phone…and gone for 17 days! I know her perspective of life…
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money doesn’t grow on trees- or does it?
I was sitting in a home that was beautiful and inspiring. It was filled with relics and artifacts from around the world. It was set in a breathtaking spot, surrounded by trees with massive windows to let in the beauty. I was there for a parenting seminar. The family that was teaching this seminar is…
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lifeguard on duty
Do you feel like a lifeguard as a parent? There is such a fine balance between trust|openness|limitations|independence when parenting teens. There isn’t an exact science. I know many parents would say that we are too strict and others would say we are too lax. Lately Danny, the girls and I feel like we have come…
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10-10-1 as a family
We have a money system in our house where our girls pay for their own clothes, entertainment with friends, shoes, spending money for gas, to go out to lunch, etc… Part of earning money within our finances, is to complete checklists. They hate them. They rarely do them. SO their desire for money can be…
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teenagers
We had the studio light up for my nephews (here) so the teenagers (Ellie & Kate with my nieces Lauren & Rivers and their friend Johnny) decided to play. I set the camera for them and plugged in the light and they had so much fun. And I LOVED the photos they downloaded to my…
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2019!!!!!!!!
The first day in 2019 began in CA! Any year that begins by the ocean has to be a good one! In my first yoga class in 2019, the instructor talked about goals: 17% of the population have goals. 14% of those have a plan in mind but are unwritten. 3% of those people write…
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not looking for applause
“If your intentions are to impress people or to get the big applause at the end then you are taking, not giving.” -Teitur (found here) To remember to share myself with the intent to give, letting go of what I will receive…that is true magic. I have been a guitar student off and on (much…
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