That time of year...

Last weekend we had a chance to get our portraits taken again as a family. Our friend and fellow Sunnymom Kristin Burns did us the great favor of coming over to shoot us at the apartment and the morning saw several other families stop by for the same. It was a fun way to hang out and see how much we've all grown--literally. The last time we did this Elisa was a month shy of her first birthday and we didn't yet own our fancypants camera. So it was a treat to have some nice portraits taken of our girl and the family shot I've come to adore was just an added bonus. These days, there is no shortage of photos of Elisa overloading my hard drive. But we haven't been as lucky capturing us all together which is why I love these. You can barely tell she was being a diva two year old.

We won't focus on the ceramic ornament that got thrown down and smashed to smithereens in a fit of anger, or the countless times we had to move and reposition to get Elisa to stop squirming around. It all goes into the production. We got the shot and for at least another year, we can sit and stare and love the family photo that shows us in this moment. And what a moment it is. When every day is another breakthrough in vocabulary and putting words all together complete with the tantrums and giggles and dopey hugs that only two year olds do best. When every bedtime is a staging ground for singing songs and reenacting the day's events. It's a pretty great time in my life and one I am so excited to share with these two people. My family.