I confess that I have been very lacks-a-daisy when it comes to this hockey season. Not only am I working long hours and a lot of weekends at my regular job but I'm also trying to juggle building my photography business (which, by the grace of God has been starting to pick up some) and my most important job...Mom. I'm hard core about watching/reading ESPN and my favorite sports blogs but I'm just not quite as hardcore about having to watch every single game....and sadly, I'm okay with that. It's not that I love sports ANY less...just that I'm finding alot of pleasure in the little moments lately.
Friday, I got the opportunity to shoot one of my favorite clients (and a very good friend) for her 30th birthday AND shoot her son for a holiday shoot. I love the fact that I've been blessed with a talent for photography and I LOVE the fact that I get to hone my skills on a daily basis. Getting to shoot a sleepy non-sitter is always fun and, since I'm obsessed with baby feet, I took the opportunity to get some adorable shots. It was equally as fun to shoot my friend, though. She's a professional and very, very picky about how she appears but while she was self-conscious with SO many shots, everyone who saw them LOVED them and saw what I saw...a beautiful woman in her prime.
Saturday, I got the opportunity to hang out with my kiddos and then shoot a "Flirty Thirty" Party (for the same friend). I was tremendously excited to get the opportunity and found the editing to actually be equally as fun as the party itself. Watching the birthday girl get to dance and have a great time with a kickin DJ and her closest friends was amazing!
Easter was Sunday and we had a great day...We had an Easter egg hunt in the yard with some amazingly beautiful weather. In fact, the weather was so nice that we got water balloons and let the kids goof with the neighbors and have a water balloon fight. We even grilled out and ate outside. It was a great, very relaxing day.
I confess, though, my absolute favorite part of the long weekend was getting to teach my 8 year old to ride a 2 wheeler. He's been so afraid of his bike because of other people trying to force him into it. He also was diagnosed (along with ADHD) with SPD (Sensory Processing Disorder) as a youngster and has a very difficult time learning big motor skill activities (although once he gets them, he is FANTASTIC at them). Though he's still having a problem with getting started (mostly because the bike seat is just a smidge too high even on the lowest setting) and still working on turning, he has got straight-aways and braking gently down pat. He made INCREDIBLE progress over the course of a day and a half of working on it and while it's very exciting for him and a huge accomplishment, I'm equally as excited, I think. I love watching him overcome obstacles that his diagnosis deems difficult (or impossible). He's worked through issues with textures to where he'll at least try nearly anything and eats a really wide variety, overcame daily overstimulation meltdowns, and a million other things and it's awesome to watch him overcome obstacles.
As I look at this month's calendar and my work schedule in it, I'm going to have to strive pretty hard to make sure that I take those little moments but I'm ready for the challenge. God's given me a tremendous opportunity in my life and I'm gonna grab it every chance I get!
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