Big and Little Sis!

Since little Emily was born a bit early, she was just under 5 pounds when she came home from the hospital. She was very sleepy, and it took lots of effort to get her to eat enough to begin gaining those much needed ounces, but she is making good progress. We wanted to get some pictures to show how tiny she is  because she won't be this size for long now!
Her big sister can hardly stop kissing her long enough to get a good shot of both their sweet faces!

The Story Behind the Photo

Everyone has a story....or two....or a hundred! It might be a story of a special birthday or anniversary, or it might be a story of the birth of a child or grandchild. It could be the story of your vacation or your journey through a difficult illness. We all know stories that we have heard since we were young, of ancestors who made an impact on their world, and consequently on ours. We have funny stories, sad stories, inspiring stories, and stories that bring back precious memories.
Many of these stories are accompanied by photographs. Sometimes there is one, special, precious photo to remind us of an event and other times there are hundreds. Those photos are in boxes, closets, under beds, shoved in drawers and attics. Some are fading away in old albums and some are still on the memory cards of digital cameras or the hard drive of a computer. Most are not stored in a way that they can be easily enjoyed and more importantly, in my opinion, they are not joined together with the stories that they so wonderfully illustrate. We think we will remember the stories or we will write them down 'some day' and put all those photos in albums to enjoy and to show our children and grandchildren.....Hmmm....really???
This is a copy of one of the photos in one of my many boxes:

Now, to me, those boys are cute and any picture with them in it is important to me, but this one has a special family story behind it.......

 

The story makes this picture so much more than two little boys playing around. It's one we love to remember as our children are having babies of their own now. This is just one little part of our family story.
What is your story?  What photos do you have that are special to you because of the story they tell. Will your descendants be able to enjoy them? Maybe you have a lot of story, with only a few pictures or a lot of pictures to illustrate a special story. I either case, I challenge you to tell your story!
I will be posting more ideas in days to come on this subject...I invite you to add your comments and thoughts below.....Watch also for a link to a special place where you can share your story with others....Coming soon!

Six Months of Sweetness

I was privileged to take photos of my great niece at six months. What a happy, adorable little girl she is! I asked her parents to make a list of some of her milestones and likes and dislikes. These are the little details that we are sure we will remember forever, but alas, we don't!
The other advantage of these pages, is the joy of watching the child as they look at it again and again when they are older. My granddaughters love to hear and see stories from when they were little. I think it reminds them of how much we love them and treasure all the little things about them.