This Is Our Life: I Wish I Could Freeze Time | Southern Maryland Lifestyle Photographer

So far, this Lifestyle Project 52 has started off strong!  We're now already into week 3 and freezing time - as it is at this very moment - was the inspiration for this week's entry.  Since I've been following my kids around all day long with my camera not too far behind me, I was lucky enough to snap this shot.  Thea was playing in her room while I sat in the hallway watching her.  She's so little.  She's so curious.  She's soooo brutally honest!  ("Thea, can you give mama kisses?" *Thea violently shakes her head no*)  EVERYTHING about her at this very moment makes me want to freeze time, as it is right now.  

Within seconds of me capturing this, she looked up just a teeny bit too far and ended up toppling over.  Hahaha.  She's so funny to watch! 

This is Our Life: This Makes Me Laugh | Southern Maryland Lifestyle Photographer

This week I've been working hard (with my little helper, of course) to try to get out from under this huge, growing, massive pile of laundry that seems to be never ending.  I usually take the baby into the laundry room with me, sit her down on the floor and begin sorting and loading and drying.  Once the washing machine is started and it fills up with water she'll usually start pawing at me and climbing up my legs.  She's actually deathly afraid of the washer.  But for some reason, this day was different.  

I sat her down, started another load and turned away to sort the rest of the laundry.  The next thing I know I turn to pick her up and find her with her face pressed against the machine watching the clothes tumbling around.  She was hopping up and down excitedly and since this was the first time she wasn't crying for me...I HAD to grab my camera.  

I laughed pretty good while I watched her being a little curious.  

This is Our Life - Project 52 | Southern Maryland Lifestyle Photographer

2012 brought along a ton of challenges.  But I'm happy to say that 2013 is here and I'm tired of looking behind me thinking of what I could have done better.  This year I've committed myself to participating in two 52 week projects.  One of them is a lifestyle project documenting our lives, as they are right in this moment.  This project is near and dear to my heart.  My family is growing and the years seem to slip past me way too fast.  So with the help from Paint the Moon Photography I'll be doing my best to make sure I capture something - at least once a week for a whole year.  

This past week's prompt was "nightly rituals".  This is my take...

 Bath time.