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california’s birthday present to me

laurel — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:50:41 +0000

there are some days that living in california has its perks. the downsides of being far from my family, missing the fall weather and changing of seasons, and having to pay exorbitant amounts of money for a house are somewhat diminished when you have moments like these.

(taken from my car in the side-view mirror on my birthday)

dreaming {southern california photographer}

laurel — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:52:10 +0000

some days i dream of having a little girl. in a house full of men, i am always outnumbered. i don’t get to revel in sequins and sparkles, but rather am surrounded by tugboats and trucks.

so sometimes, i take that moment to just dream. dream of the day when i may get to have make-believe tea parties and dress up like a princess with my little girl. dream of the time when i can sew frilly, lacy things and actually use the color pink in a digital scrapbooking layout.

and while i wait and dream, i’ll continue to soak up the fun that my boys bring to my life. because i know this won’t last forever.

{ps: this is not an announcement of any kind, so don’t read too far into it. }

traveling

laurel — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:00:54 +0000

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in the last few weeks, while i’ve been hard at work preparing this blog, i have spent quite a bit of time going through my photo archives looking for pictures to use on the site and such. little did i know that i was embarking on a trip — but instead of traveling through space, i was traveling through time. i don’t often go through older photos just for the purpose of reminiscing, but when i do, i always feel a little more nostalgic. kind of sad because i know these moments have passed and will never happen again. but also so happy that i was able to capture these moments in time, on film (or digital card, whatev) and now am able to really take time and pore over them. because heaven knows when you’re in the midst of raising young kids, you don’t have time to pore over much!

and it’s also so fun to see how much my kids have already grown. here are some older photos of my now-3-year-old big boy. he used to be a cute little chunk of a baby!

don’t you just want to reach out and pinch those adorable cheeks? i know i do. he was just over a year old in this picture, still mastering the whole walking thing with his little push toy. he loved that thing. we’ll have to get it out here in a couple of months when little brother starts to walk on his own.

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oh my goodness, he was such a little cutie. and here he is today:

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things just move along and i’m doing my best to keep up.

anyone have any suggestions (besides taking thousands of photos) to save these memories?