MY PARENT LIFE
Photography by Tracey Buyce
Mamatoga will celebrate four years this July, and I love being part of our community. One of my favorite series on mamatoga.com is the My Mom Life Series where moms answer simple questions to give an insight into their daily lives as parents. People have asked me over the years when I am going to answer the My Mom Life questions myself, and I thought this summer is the perfect time. Just a few months ago my friend, photographer Tracey Buyce came to the house to do a “Day in the Life” shoot. Different from traditional family shoots, this one featured us just going about our day, and she captured the beauty in our every day lives. Little things like having dinner together as a family, making cookies with the kids, getting them in
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their pajamas, being at the barn at North Country Horses while Levy has her riding lessons. The photos are so special because they are those little memories that you forget about as time goes by; what the kids rooms looked like when they were small, little hands helping you stir cookie batter, chunky little baby legs. The posed family photos are also special, but there was a certain magic captured in these photographs, it is like being able to permanently freeze time and remember things exactly how they were. We all say, “Oh it goes by too fast” and it is so true. You think you will remember those little details, but they fade. With these photos, I will always remember this slice of time, and they are cherished. To find out more about these shoots and more about Tracey, click here. http://www.traceybuyce.com/