How do you sum up your feelings for something that has been a part of your daily life for closing in on 5 years? I wouldn’t be who I am today without this group of women. They have listened and encouraged, helped break down negative thoughts, and held me up when personally I was falling apart. I am so thankful for the value that their friendships have added to my life.

When we started this project, my youngest was a few months old. Now he is almost 5 years old. The beginnings of this project were birthed as I was in the thick of nursing and no sleep. When I was too tired to think, much less think about photography I had this wonderful reason to push myself to pick up my camera and document our days.

The past 5 years have taught me, that no matter what is going on in my life, I need to document it. Not the pretty things, or the happy things, but the LIFE we are living. Because I will only regret the images I DIDN’T take. So while I no longer pull out my camera daily, it is rare for me to go more than a few days without documenting our life. I think for me, the pull of this project started because I had stopped taking real pictures of my family. I had let my worry over what my house looked like or didn’t look like prevent me from taking photos. Now I have 2 hard drives filled with images that myself and my family will treasure for a lifetime. The photos bring back all sorts of memories, from the groans of a bad haircut to the laughing as we recall events. This project, while seemingly a small thing, has actually been a pretty big thing. And I am grateful.