On Sunday I photographed this wonderful family. I knew Beau a bit from the playgrounds but it was really fun to get to know him a bit better and try and capture his personality on film. His sister Niyah is adorable and was a great model! 

defying gravity, defying fear

Heather Swan wrote a book about her life as a BASE jumper who is scared of heights. She fought her fear of heights and with her husband, became one of the craziest BASE jumpers in the world! I don't have any desire EVER to BASE jump, but her motivation and passion is inspiring.  I believe that if you are truly passionate about something you will have great rewards. 

Last year I entered the lottery the famous Escape From Alcatraz triathlon. I have been doing triathlons for about 15 years now - from sprints to half ironmans with the hope of someday doing an ironman. When I got the email saying I got in it was bittersweet. To be able to such a famous triathlon that is in my backyard was an awesome opportunity but I was terrified of swimming in the bay and couldn't train that much since my twins were just turning 1 in july and the triathlon was in june. I had visions of being swept out under the bridge or being so nervous in the swim and gasping for air as the waves swallowed me and the current took me off course and hoping the rescue boat would see me!  The coolest thing about doing something that you are terrified of is that it gives you extra motivation to do well and when you finish you feel pretty good about yourself. I ended up having a great swim and I actually enjoyed it! And, I ended up getting 12th in my age group which I was pretty happy about since I didn't have much time for specific training and my plan was just to finish - or at least just to get to shore from the boat you jump off of!! 

Besides photography and exercise, my passion is my family and kiddos are waking up from their nap right now - so I need to go put my mommie hat back on! 

where does the time go

It's 6:40 am and I have about 20 more minutes before kiddos wake up. In those 20 minutes I have a list of about 20 things to do and what doesn't get done will have to wait until nap time. Then I have 3 hours that seem to FLY by everyday. Sounds like a lot of time but the more you put on your plate, the faster time goes by and it doesn't seem like you accomplished anything. Then after nap time I either stay up late after hubby goes to bed or call it quits for the day and wait until 5:30 the next morning to get back to my long list of things to do. I wouldn't trade being a stay at home mom to twins for anything in the world.  I never would have imagined how happy and content my kids make me. If that is all that I did, I would be very happy. I have always dreamed of being a photographer and now that I am taking the time to try and make it happen, I am on cloud nine.  Being a mom to the most incredible twins ever and studying photography is more than I could dream of. I should also mention that my incredible husband plays a big part in allowing both of those things to happen and he is incredibly supportive.  He is the best daddy in the whole world to willy and maddy.  We have a great little family and it wouldn't happen without both of our commitment and love.  

There is so much to write about and then I sit down to write and don't have the time! I can hear Willy right now - "ut-oh", "ma-ma"....Maddy (sissy) is probably still trying to wake up so I'll give him another few minutes before I go in there! 

I'll hopefully be back this afternoon to write more!!