2/52

"a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014."

harper: chit chatting about twirly dresses (with no collars because collars are not fun!) and stick on earrings. my girly girl.

sawyer: bbbbbbzzzz, zzzzzzzzzz, dadadada are the sounds he makes when playing cars. and those little lips and furrowed brow. 

linking up with jodi.

1/52

"a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014."

harper: baking with me and she discovered her reflection. she spent several minutes making silly faces before resuming bowl licking duties.

sawyer: this babe loves to play independently. he is crawling wherever he likes, climbing stairs and tables and exploring life to its fullest. here he is "so big."

i've decided to give it another go this year. i am so grateful to have a full year of weekly documented portraits. i would like to use this year as a sort of journal for the children, documenting their interests and developments throughout the week. that is my goal, anyway. i thought maybe i would do this project independently and not use the blog, but have discovered that the blog is what pushes me to actually upload photos and be diligent about dusting off the camera. where i go with the blog beyond these portraits, i'm not sure of yet. 

linking up with jodi and all of the other lovelies.

52/52

"a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

harper: she had the door closed. i knocked and asked what she was doing. "i'm helping livi find a sun spot," she replied. 

sawyer: he is in a new phase of discovery. he is no longer the calm baby who wants to be held. there are places to explore and stairs to climb.

the end.

what a project. there were times i was not sure i could possibly finish. when i got weeks behind in posting and didn't pick up the camera for an entire week. the project encouraged me to use my camera, when i probably wouldn't have and instead just snapped more photos from the convenience of my phone.

i'm trying to decide what to do this year...where to go with the blog. it has become practically non existent this year apart from this project. we have a big year in 2014. sawyer will be one next month, christopher is graduating his residency program and we will be making a big move.

cheers to a new year and new adventures!

51/52

"a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

harper: angels.

sawyer: doesn't stand a chance with his sister and silly mother.

joining in with jodi.

50/52

"a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

harper: watching "her squirrel, buddy" munch on some bread that she shared. we have watched buddy the one eyed squirrel for three years now! also, we flat ironed harpers hair to see how long it is....she looks so grown up.

sawyer: loves mealtime. he can eat an entire banana and orange!

49/52

"a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

harper: doesn't always enjoy having her picture made. although i was hesitant to post this, i decided to add it to the collection, as it is all part of being three. the next shot was her giving the dog rabbit ears.

sawyer: babbles and loves to explore the world around him.

48/52

"a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

harper: doing her twirls.

sawyer: waving hi and sampling the soil. he approves.

*photos by robin cain during our family photo session.

47/52

"a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

harper: tent building saturday mornings. what a magical thing a tent can be.

sawyer: always blurry, always on the move and such a happy boy. he likes tents too.

once again, i find myself playing catch up on the photos. this time more than ever. 

46/52

"a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

harper: loves to paint pictures for her daddy.

sawyer: nine months old and learning new tricks every day. 

linking up with jodi.

45/52

"a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

harper: sunset scooting. (it has been hard to get in an afternoon photo before dark since the sun sets around 4:20!)

sawyer: waves hi and likes to party all night long.

44/52

"a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

harper: my threenager. i know there are continual cycles and phases and rhythms that we all go through, but i am ready to be through this little phase. 

sawyer: piano man. this dude loves music. when he is completely grumpy and can't be comforted in the car, we turn on doris day's "bushel and a peck" and he immediately stops crying every. single. time! and he can't resist banging away on harpers piano.

linking up with jodi.

43/52

"a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

harper: she has the best, most joyfully contagious laughs i have heard.

sawyer: likes to much on leaves.

enjoying this fall so much. its been so gorgeous.

42/52

"a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

harper: sick at home this week, taking it slow and spending the days in pajamas.

sawyer: water baby. his favorite time is bath time. he could splash and kick all day. 

catching up once again. sigh.

41/52

"a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

harper: princess mama taking care of her baby.

sawyer: bundled up and heading to the mountains.

linking up with jodi.

40/52

"a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

harper: running to the garden to pick the last of the tomatoes before our first freeze. (excuse the blur)

sawyer: teething on the marble table. the cold must feel good on his little gums.

catching up and joining in with jodi.

39/52

"a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

harper and sawyer:

 "Look at the stars,

Look how they shine for you,

And all the things you do,

Yeah, they were all yellow."

this week we escaped to a favorite mountain spot - Guanella Pass to view the aspens change color.

38/52

"a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

harper: apple and stick picking in pennsylvania.

sawyer: squishy faced car sleeper.

we were traveling this week in texas, oklahoma, and pennsylvania. quite a cross country trip and the children adapted so well.

37/52

"a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

harper: playtime at the park.

sawyer: playtime at home.

linking up with jodi.

36/52

"a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

harper: yellow is her favorite color. followed by purple, pink and gold. she has everyone's favorite color memorized. and she started preschool.

sawyer: sitting, chewing, drooling. i am constantly checking for that first little tooth bud. 

linking up with jodi.

35/52

"a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

harper: this picture sums up her week. bandaids, pretend earrings, mickey hat, and a quite mischievous look.

sawyer: he is always smiling. i do believe that we are the lucky parents of the world's happiest babe.  

linking up with jodi.