my 4 babies

• Today was picture day. Lila, you were very concerned with wearing something fashionable. George, you were less concerned.

• Jane, you found Katie’s skirt from her photoshoot in your room this morning and decided to wear it to school. It looked pretty cute.

• George and Lila, I never buy school pictures, and I always feel slightly guilty about that, but I always try to take a portrait of you on picture day so I still have the record. I attempted portraits after school and it was a bit of a silly process, but I managed to get a couple good ones in there.

• Katie, you stayed after school to cheer your friends on as they played volleyball. It’s so nice of you to support your friends like that.

• Jane, we picked you up from stage craft and as we walked back to the van, I noticed those pretty soft shadows on the wall of the school. I asked you guys to stand between them. It was slightly painful, but I’m glad I got a shot of all of you together. They’re treasures to me.

• I had camera club tonight. We talked about self portraits. Self portraits are challenging, but oh so important. There wouldn’t really be many photos of me if I didn’t take self portraits.