Living Our Life in Our World Our Way
Those who are on Facebook are familiar with the little reminders that pop up on an almost daily basis. This time of the year, many are likely receiving reminders of Mother’s Day posts from years past.
For many, Mother’s Day isn’t all roses and breakfast in bed. It’s happiness and sadness intertwined.
Here is a memory that recently popped up on my Facebook page.
https://worldofweeks.com/2011/05/08/the-life-of-a-mother/
We tried a new egg dye technique.
Wrap a paper towel around the eggs.
Put drops of food coloring on the paper towel and then spray with water.
Gently squeeze to press against the egg and removed any excess water.
Allow them to sit until they dry.
I’m not sure there was enough water sprayed on several of the eggs, but we liked the way they turned out.
Baskets ready for Easter morning.
I had quite a few photos on my phone and was running out of room. So why not share them here.
This girl loves Snapchat and I have a lot more pictures to prove it. Just don’t have the room here to post them all 🙂
In looking at these photos, I think it’s pretty clear to tell which one likes to have her picture taken.
Many years ago, hubby worked for a little company called Boeing :-). One of his co-workers live on a small yacht on Puget Sound and invited his co-workers to come to his yacht for a Christmas party.
During the party, he took his boat out to parade with all the other boats decked out for Christmas. It was a memorable time and when I came across this video, it reminded me of that Christmas party so many years ago. Plus, I really like this song 🙂
Facebook is good about posting reminders for posts past and today I was reminded of a time, four years ago, when I took my girls in to get professional photos taken for Christmas. It’s a day I will always fondly remember.
Neither of the girls were being very cooperative. One of them didn’t want her picture taken at all and had to be coaxed to pose for every shot. The other preferred playing and had to be pulled away from her play to get pictures taken. The session, took twice as long as it should, causing other appointments behind us to back up. The photographer worked very hard trying to get good shots on these two uncooperative subjects and it was stressful on all of us. For a matter-of-fact, I’m quite sure I heard the photographer breath a sign of relief as we walked out of the studio that day 🙂
It was also the last time I took the girls in to get professional photographs. The one who had to be coaxed to get her picture taken still has to be coaxed and it’s only gotten harder the older she has gotten. Plus, hubby feels like getting professional photos done is a form of torture and that’s due to both the process and the cost involved. LOL!!
The stress of that day passed long ago and as I look at these photos now, I smile as I see my girl’s personalities shining through and shed a little tear as I realize how much they have grown and changed in four years.
Maybe one day, when the moment is right and cooperation is to be had, I’ll get them to re-enact these poses and see what I can get.
In the meantime, I’ll continue to enjoy a blast from the past – the Christmas photos of 2012.
