ok here is my tip {2 tips} for the week!
1. ALWAYS have your camera out. mine is always ready to go, i take it almost every where with me. i document our daily life. you don’t have to have a reason to take a photo, just capture your day. there are plenty of things to take photos of,whether you have kids or not. this photo was taken last saturday morning. we were all just playing in the living room {lucy watching a movie, ryan reading the paper, michael anne dancing to lucy’s dvd, and me capturing that toothy grin!} i think kids do better when not posing….just have your camera ready and catch them being them. that’s how i want to remember them anyway!
2. when photographing small children, get on their level. see what a difference this photo makes? the photo on the left,i am literally on the ground. the one on the right i am above her. 
the photo on the left is {sooc – straight out of camera} you do not have to have photoshop to get great results! yes the one on the right is a bit blurry, but you can at least see as far as composition what makes a better photo!
my sister and her partner built this amazing banging wall found in this post . it truly is amazing and i highly suggest building one for your kids. yesterday i found this and already called my sister to see if she can help build this for us. i would have loved a water wall as a kiddo – heck i would play with one now!








