an obsession

This picture always makes me smile. This is me, circa 1978 (or maybe it was 1977)... probably a month or two before I turned 5. I'm the one with the afro, and that is my brother Nathan, the bald one, on the right. And while it looks like we're little poor kids in a junk yard, we're actually "helping" my dad clean the seats from his boat.

I am obsessed with pictures. Obsessed with the idea of making sure my kids have lasting, tangible memories of childhood. I drag my camera with me everywhere, and I know it gets on my kids' nerves. I don't want them to ever forget running in the sprinkler, or a trip to the park, or jumping on the bed. I'm 8 1/2 months into Everett's picture-a-day project, and so far (knock on wood) I haven't missed a day. Most aren't portrait-worthy, but they are worth their weight in gold to me:-)