9/52. twenty nineteen
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2019”
Lily
she is obsessed with homemade strawberry crepes
so with a little bit of help from me, she made them both saturday and sunday morning
happy monday friends
rebel girl. nine so far
from the age seven to eight she grew almost four inches
from the age eight to nine she grew just a little over three inches
in our kitchen the other day she told me that she hates being a kid and that she can’t wait to be a teenager
we feel differently about this because i can certainly wait for her to be a teen
although, i have to tell you, she already very much acts like a teen these days
there is attitude
and mood swings
her favorite color is black
she hates the color pink
her body is changing and we talked all about its future changes with her pediatrician at her check up this year (period included although Lily has known about it for quite some years now)
her style is very much her own style and she knows quite well how she sees herself and how she wants to put herself out there to the world
like she always has
since she was very little actually
yet, despite all of these pre-teen growing signs, she still climbs into my lap every morning after she eats her breakfast and asks for snuggle cuddles in her bed before going to sleep at night
and all i can do is be there for her and try to hold onto every moment because time really does go by too fast
happy friday friends
8/52. twenty nineteen
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2019”
Lily
she got to spend the whole weekend at her bestie’s house while William and i had ourselves a weekend in nashville
something we have not done since Lily was less than one year old
happy monday friends!
hope you all had a great weekend
7/52. twenty nineteen
“a portrait of my daughter, once week, every week, in 2019”
Lily
happily kicking the soccer ball around on a sunny saturday morning
happy monday friends!
6/52. twenty nineteen
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2019”
Lily
living her best life outside in seventy degree february weather
we had a heat wave last week
we realize that it is due to climate change but we are not complaining
not about the break from the cold anyway
happy monday friends
5/52. twenty nineteen
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2019”
Lily
in the morning light with that twinkle in her eye
happy monday friends!
christmas. twenty eighteen
for some reason christmas feels like forever ago already
to tell you the truth, i had forgotten all about these pictures and the fact that i hadn’t written about it yet
Lily began her christmas break from school on wednesday the 19th and she and William drove straight to west virginia to go spend some days with family
because i was still working full time, i was originally supposed to be working during the holidays so they were to return on the 23rd and we were going to have a quiet family christmas at home here in asheville
however, my work schedule changed (i am no longer working full time) and because they were having such an amazing time with family in west virginia, i ended up driving there myself on the day they were supposed to leave
it must have been around november when Lily told us that she no longer believed in santa because all of her good girlfriends in school had told her he was not real
that she knew it was William and i who were the real santa
fair enough. she found us out
we told her that although papa and i help santa, his magic and the magic of christmas is indeed real
on christmas eve, surrounded by family, snow falling and with her smaller cousins believing and excited for santa, her views changed
out of the blue she felt excited about the magic of santa and just like all the previous years she could not wait to get home to her grandparents house, write santa a note and leave milk and cookies for him and carrots for the reindeer
i am not going to lie, it felt good to have her believe once again
it made me feel like she is still the child i see in her despite how big she seems these days
although i was less invested in celebrating the holidays this year, we had ourselves a magical white christmas in west virginia surrounded by family
the way we always have
4/52. twenty nineteen
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2019”
“Lily”
i found my dries van noten tapestry that i had been looking for for years so it was only suiting to take a picture of her in it during golden hour
especially since his documentary on netflix is one of her favorites
happy monday friends
hope you all had a good weekend
3/52. twenty nineteen
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2019”
Lily
our golden girl at golden hour
happy monday friends
2/52. twenty nineteen
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2019”
Lily
she is still the biggest and brightest rainbow that i know and love
happy monday friends!
