20/52 //2014

Gracie: "They will not bite me, they will bite mommy" (in response to two geese who swam by with several babies).

Daddy: Ha! 

[Photos: Hicks Lake in Sasquatch Provincial Park, May long weekend]

19/52 // 2014

Magic. 

The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper. 

{W.B. Yeats} // Making dandelion wishes on Sunday. 

18/52 // 2014

Curls, those lashes - tweed!  

lately // blossoms + easter fun

I don't even know how far behind I am with the 52 project right now... Here comes a random pile of pictures in an effort to catch up - with hopes that I will have a new photo, on time, by this coming Sunday!

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Blossom fun + Easter fun - woo! 

14/52 // 2014

the 52 project: 14/52.

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Gracie: The solo chalk artist turned princess. 
Monty Pup: Squirrel? 

I'm exhausted after our first week of daycare / work, however, I'm feeling pretty pleased with myself - ahead of schedule for 52 this week! 

10-13/52 // 2014

01. Farmer's market finds (complete with a hopeful onlooker) // 02. Getting cozy with friends // 03-05. Blossoms! // 06-09. Our recent trip to Whistler. 

"If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together... there is something you must always remember: you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we are apart... I'll always be with you."

- A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

Tomorrow, I make my return to work, after almost three years of raising Grace full time. Tomorrow, Grace makes her foray into days spent outside our home, under the care of others - people who are not me, people who are not my husband. She's still so fragile, yet strong. It's alright (I tell myself), I'm filled with joy over the experience we've had as a family thus far; we are undeniably the luckiest parents in the world.

I will not forget this time. I will not forget these days. I will not forget this. 

I will make Gracie's birth story book - celebrating her adoption and the two families that have become one. I will craft a strong family narrative for Grace, her story sitting atop that of her mother and father, of her extended family. And finally, I will now go figure out how to make an almost three year old a healthy lunch that she will actually eat, in an effort to prevent her from snarfing food off of unsuspecting table mates!

9/52 // 2014

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

the 52 project: 09/52.

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Gracie: Swinging in the wind, with her best friend Bear in the swing alongside her.