WOOHOO!! Summer is here!
I am a true “summer girl”. I am outdoors and on the go from morning till night.
As most who follow my blog, Facebook and Twitter know by now…I am a family girl. I love being a homeschooling mom. It is hands down the BEST job I have ever had. I love every minute of it…I swear! But I am the first to tell anyone I am mentoring in the biz of photography that your children and husband need to always come first. They are going to be the ones who support you, cheer your victory’s and hug you when things go wrong.
The camera will be sitting there 10 years from now. The children will not.
They will grow up and leave home and the memories they have from childhood, whether good or bad, will be all that remain (of course in my kids case many many many images will also remain 
I work very hard to make sure that my kiddos know that they are my top priority, not my work. Often it is easy for a parent to say that. After all we all want to think we are the best mom/dad in the world…right? But it is my experience that kids perceptions of their place in our world/families often places them firmly behind our work.
Over the last couple of months I have made the rule that I am not on the computer from 9am- 8pm most days. I will do updates on my iphone to my Facebook and Twitter accounts. But truly don’t want the example I set for them to be one of a mother ALWAYS on the computer instead of interacting with the real world around. Of course they see me go off to sessions on Mondays/Sundays but the rest of the week is all theirs. With the homeschool it is just very important that I am present….truly present in their life. Interacting and teaching. It is the path I chose. As I said before…the camera will still be there.
My clients understand and have been some of my biggest cheerleaders this year and I can’t say thanks enough to you guys for that! Homeschooling has been nothing like what I had invisioned! It has been about a gazillion times better. I have found myself learning things I had forgotten, changing my views on the sterotypes that go along with homeschooling, and watching my children make these amazing friendships with some of the kindest children I have ever met. The mothers I have met inspire me to do better and work harder to be a better mother myself. To really be in the moment with my family. Although when I started I said I would only do it for a year…we will be continuing with it next year.
So where is this long winded post going exactly?
I am going to be taking the summer off of the blog to be with my kids. I will still be taking a handful of sessions each week but nothing to crazy so just give me a call if you need a session. I am really going to enjoy this summer with my family.
We are going to make some memories and have some fun! Life is to short…it really is.
I will be back in August and who knows maybe I will stop in from time to time and share some of what we are up to if I feel like turning on the computer ;-) Maybe I will just drop a photo here and there and make ya guess what we are up to…lol.
Now go out and play in the sprinkler with your kids…..make a mural with sidewalk chalk…make some wishes on some dandelions…live in the moment and basically have a great summer!
