They are perpetually moving, growing, changing, moving forward in this world, through time and space. To catch these moments and freeze them in time brings me a joy I can’t explain. I was there, this moment happened, and somehow it is now behind us now, yet here it is. In motion, yet still. 
There is something about photographing my children as they play that connects me to them, and to others in that moment. There is a desperation in it too, especially after I hold Emil’s heft in my arms every morning when he tromps upstairs to climb into bed with us and I am amazed, all over again, at his seeming to grow significantly larger every night while he sleeps (which, I suppose, he does).
It’s like that with all of them. I want to freeze Emil’s sweetness, hold onto the last remnants of Oliver’s baby face, halt the lengthening of Milo’s long lean torso and growing muscles. They are in motion in all ways possible this summer, their growth and change occurring before my eyes. 
This is the summer of motion.
I love these pictures! They put a smile on my face 🙂 I am glad to see that you guys are enjoying each other and enjoying the beautiful summer months. On a funny note, we are on vacation in GA with my SIL, also Lauren, who’s oldest son shares Oliver’s birth date. Anyway…we were watching a show on FYI about tiny houses and I SAW YOUR COMMERCIAL!!!! It was so awesome to see the kids running down a hill and to see and hear you and Andrew! I am so looking forward to tuning in this week!! Even Frank was telling everyone that he can’t wait to watch…ha ha! I miss you my now famous friend!!