Do you ever feel like you spend more time trying to photograph your kids than you spend enjoying your kids?
When we arrived at the lake on Saturday, it was cloudy and a bit cool. Since we couldn't go to the beach, we stopped at the elementary school in town and let the boys play on the playground equipment.
SNAP, SNAP, SNAP went mommy's camera.
And then, I realized that I was missing out on a great opportunity to play with my kids. So I put the camera away. I slid down the slide, I climbed up the steps, I teetered and tottered on the teeter totter. I hid under the bridge and pretended to be the troll from the Billy Goats Gruff.
And now I don't have any pictures of Matthew trying to catch fish in his new net. Or any pictures of Caleb eating two sandy peaches on the beach. You won't see a picture of Rick listening to the football game on the radio wrapped up in an old quilt. No pictures of Matthew snuggled up and fast asleep inside his Thomas the Tank Engine sleeping bag.
Not this time. And that's okay :)
5 comments:
i know the feeling michelle. i love taking pictures too, but sometimes i feel like an outsider when i look at them later because i was only watching what was happening, not participating.
Ditto that. I tried not to take to many at Sarah's birthday party for the same reason. Admittedly, it was more than three, though.
I have done that several times lately - just not brought the camera at all. And I agree - it's ok. Although, we went to the lake this weekend, too! And I did bring the camera this time ;)
Good for you. The pictures you did take are cute. I'm glad you enjoyed yourself. :)
the important thing is you had fun and wrote about it...and it does look like you had fun!
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