At the beginning of 2017 I decided to make a goal for my personal photography- I wanted pictures of my family doing out everyday thing. Nothing fancy, just documenting our everyday life. I was sure it was a project doomed to fail. I've tried things like this before and never got to a half-way point... I'm not sure why I thought this would be any different, but it was. I documented our family with both digital and film cameras (waiting for film scans was torture but always worth it). Now, I am at the end of this project and I have this incredible amount of pictures from the last year. I haven't quite figured out what this year's project will be, but I know I want to do another one! The best thing that came out of this project are all the little everyday moments- that I might have forgotten about- are captured for me to remember. Here are a few of my favorites from the last year.

Some girls get excited about shopping for clothes, I get excited about shopping for plants. I know, it's strange but that's what I like. Last year the drought took a toll on our lawn and flowers... we stopped watering because we thought it was the "responsible thing" to do. And let me tell you, our house just looked sad. I hated driving up to see brown dead grass and no flowers. This year with things looking up we are thinking of better ways to deal with the water shortage and still have a nice yard. My hubby has been fixing up our backyard and told me we were ready to plant the fruit tree and vines that I have wanted since we moved in almost six years ago. Now I just need to get to work and get everything planted!

The last couple of weeks I found out that trying to plan and get ready for a birthday party and then taking care of a sick child combined with trying to keep up with the blog was just not going to work, so I kept snapping away and I am now trying to catch up with my Project 365... sometimes you just have to figure out the important things and go from there.
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​Bath-time

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​Having some fun in the sunshine! Getting a picture of my boy looking at me is difficult. Kids with Autism have a hard time making eye contact. He made an attempt to reach for the camera and I am happy to say I was in the right place at the right time to get the shot. I definitely will be printing this one.

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​Hoarding his cars while his sister waits for him to shift his attention and make her move.

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​I don't need naps!

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Golden light- We went outside to plant flower bulbs and seeds in the warm light.

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Hello Sunshine! We've had some amazing weather. I was actually able to open up the house for most of the day.

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A trip to the Emergency Room. Quite honestly one of the scariest days of my life. Amelia had a febrile seizure... only we didn't know what a febrile seizure was when it was happening. She woke up with a fever and that is what triggered it, a quick rise in body temp that makes the brain "misfire" (this is how the E.R. doctor explained it to me). I am finding out that it is pretty common, but I had never heard of it and neither had my husband. She is fine now

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His Daddy surprised him with a quick visit home during his work day. I happened to notice his reflection in the sidewalk while they played. 

I'm still working on getting caught up, but at least I'm a little closer now!

20/365- Playing together

We had a busy weekend and I didn't get anywhere near the computer, so tonight I am playing a bit of catch up with my blog posts.

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We went to the park while her brother was at Speech today, but it was just too cold to stay very long!

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​Taking a few steps with her Daddy
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Feeling under the weather (but Lulu is there to give him comfort)

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14/365- Put a little love in your heart

13/365- School's Out!
He always has a smile when he sees me waiting outside the school.

12/365- Who? Me??

 11/365- Look out world, here she comes! 
We expect her to start walking in the next few weeks. She already walks along the furniture and can balance while standing for a second or two. We aren't rushing anything! She can take her time.