Just take the picture….

Now that we’re heading into summer, just a friendly reminder - take LOTS of pictures. I always tell my clients that waiting for the perfect time will not make the perfect picture. When your kids are all grown up, off in college, getting married, having kids of their own (I know, can’t imagine that one), the pictures you will absolutely love and treasure will be the ones with a favorite toy, missing front teeth, mismatched clothes, belly laughs, a shy smile, hugs, kisses, teasing and rough housing. These are the moments that truly show who they are as individuals and why you love them so dearly.

Just to prove a point, this is a picture I took with my Iphone of Stina walking down a street in Charlottesville, VA a few months back. There’s something about it that makes me happy and wistful at the same time. I think it captures the little girl she was but also the teenager she’s too soon going to become. I love it…and it was just a split second walking down the street.

Just capture the moment. It all passes too quickly.