Sometimes your week just doesn't go as expected. Especially if you are a Mom to young children. A feverish child wakes you up in the middle of the night and you lose those precious hours of sleep. The next day you are needing to work but you are holding them tightly on the couch. But I must say that I am so so thankful that being a Mom comes first. I absolutely love, love what I do as a photographer but I love my children even more. And I am grateful that I can put down my work for a few days to care for them. Now I am not saying it's all glamorous and that I don't complain. Because, believe me, I do. And I confess that as I write these sweet, loving words my 2 year old is taking a much needed nap and my oldest is at school. So it's easy to say it now. In another few hours, I may have to coax these thoughts out of me as I try to cook dinner with a fussy boy on my hip and a little girl needing my undivided attention on her art project. But for now, it's quiet and I am thankful. And within the 10 minutes it took me to upload the photos, my boy woke up. After only a 30 minute nap. So back to work I go, hoping that the whispers of thankfulness will ring true in my ear.

Here are a few cute photos I took of my growing girl..