Photo Albums

I spent the weekend reworking my old photo albums.  As an avid photographer for many years, all of my work before 2004 was done with film.

And of course, being a blended family of 8 means a lot of photos!  

But do your photos lose meaning over the years?  They never do of kids growing up for me.  But I'm down to deciding if I need all 8 of one "photo session".  So I'm reducing it to 4 or 5.  Harder to do when she's my first grandchild! 

And then its even more difficult to toss photos of my son and my stepson as they both died a few years ago. But I have NO trouble tossing photos of me and my ex.  Not all of them, because if one of the kids is there, thats part of the history.  

Its always amazing to slip into the past: Santa parades, 4th of July parades, first snow day, sledding on Potter's Hill.  Camping trips, field trips, vacations. And the simple everyday stuff: four square, basketball, cheerleading, Little League, marching band, big scouts and girl scouts. 

Our days were full, and fun! If you're raising kids, enjoy every single day. It passes much too fast!!!

Four square on the driveway