Paparazzi Capture Mommy Moments

I hardly have any good pictures with myself and my boys. I do not consider myself photogenic and will only"pose" for a picture if my arm is twisted. I LOVE photography but would rather be calling the shots from behind the camera any day. What mother doesn't enjoy taking photos of her children?

When I was a young girl I used to dress up all my dolls and have them model as I played photo shoot with a disposable camera. I also experimented with the Polaroid and loved the fact that the photo image would materialize right before my eyes with a few good shakes. In middle school I was allowed to borrow a professional camera for a science project, and I have been an amateur photography enthusiast ever since.

My boys are my favorite subjects of course, but like me, they are also hard to pin down. Here in Savannah, we live in a photographer's paradise. I have immensely enjoyed having the summer free to explore the historical city and its islands with my boys. I have managed to capture a few pictures, but the minute I let go of my toddler's hand to snap a shot trouble swiftly ensues.

I have been using the same old camera for years and am in desperate need of an upgrade. I keep saying when I get my house fully furnished I'll spring for a new one. Luckily, when it comes to milestone events and holiday get-togethers, there's always another enthusiastic friend or family member with a high-powered digital SLR nearby. I have spent so much time watching my boys from behind the camera, that during Cavan's 2nd birthday party, I decided I needed to get in on the action and leave the shutter-bugging up to the grandparents. After all, I see the boys ever day, and there's always a chance I'll capture that one heart-melting look (which I can later enlarge and display proudly). I'd like to include here a call to all of my mommy friends to step out from behind the camera and post more photos of you with your adorable children.

As I have pointed out in previous blogs, I am not a scrapbooker, although I love to take photographs. This blog and my facebook page, are basically platforms for me to recount wacky stories and show off my gorgeous husband and babies. I don't want it to appear as though Ryan has all the fun, so I am including in this post a few rare (and somewhat decent) photos of me and my babies. Since we are perpetually on the move, most of the shots are candid (which I prefer) and taken by the grandparent paparazzi. While putting this entry together I had had fun browsing photos of celebrity moms, and I was reminded that, although our lives may be vastly different, mommies of all backgrounds have at least one thing in common: motherhood! It's raw, messy, fun, candid, not always photogenic, but always memorable! In pictures we almost look the same-especially with baby in-tow!