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Weeks 9-10 - February 25th - March 10th, 2018

3/15/2018

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For all of those who document their family life day-to-day, week-to-week, it is more challenging than you would think! I am still aiming to post weekly and to take more images of our daily life. It is crazy how fast time goes.

This project is a bit of a reminder to me to take a breath and value all of the little moments :)

What do the kids love these days, favorite games, toys? Where do we explore? Likes, dislikes, activities?

 Family, love, discovery, emotions... Life is precious
Sharing some of our recent adventures :)
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A beautiful morning exploring the Pugwash Estuary Trail with Nanny and Poppy :)
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The Icy Northumberland :)
Our favorite summer swimming spot has her own beauty in both summer and winter :)
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Remember to take that breathe, reflect and enjoy the moment
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He stood at the window, not realizing that his dad and grandfather had started clearing some brush... I hear his little voice "where are my boots, I need to go outside"
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We are visiting my parents and there is outdoor gear everywhere... Some still soaking wet from the last adventure, most splattered with mud. We find the most dry things we can and off he goes across the yard. Right away, he wants to saw "all by myself". My dad starts the cut for him and you see his delight as he works on that branch.
❤️ Pure childhood joy ❤️

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We haven't had much snow this winter, but when we do get a snowfall, we get out and enjoy it! :)
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Every snowy day adventure needs some snow people :)

Happy adventuring, exploring and discovering!
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Weeks 7 & 8 - February 11th - 24th

3/1/2018

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Trying to break the ice with sticks and rocks
My first 2 week post :) LOL ... My goal is to get a post up each week but as we all know, life happens! The past weekend was a snowy one and, I have to say with this strange, warm winter, we took full advantage of the snow and were outside for the largest portions of each day. I barely touched my computer that weekend! I've been busy with shoots, and realized that this translated into not documenting my own family as much as I would like. This is part of the whole reason that I took on this 2018 Life in 52 Project, so it is a good reminder to keep my camera available and close. Quite a few of these images are phone pics, as it is kind of sad, but yes, we usually have our phones nearby.

I cannot believe that my next post will include the first days of March. We will be welcoming Spring before we know it! Time is a crazy thing...

Life is a wild journey and we are growing and learning every day of it, even in those moments when you do not want to move from you bed and just be fed coffee all day! LOL

My goal... connect with each other as much as we can!
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Hemlock Ravine Park
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The forest fills our hearts with happiness
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Enjoying some quiet creative time with the Lite Brite :)
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February 12th was "dress as your favorite story-book character" at school...
so we had a Hermione and mini Harry Potter for the day :)
The wand making was really fun... hot glue, paint, chop sticks and a little glitter of course!
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Look OUT! LOL
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Our little guy insisted on building his snowman in the little boggy area. He wanted to see what would happen.
Gotta love the 3-yr-old mind.
He was so intrigued to watch the water "move up the snowman" and turn him to slush. The final missing photo is of him completely obliterating the remains with lots of jumping! :)
The progression was as follows :)
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Live, love, play, cry, sigh, run, dance, scream, sing, BE.
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Always crafting :)
Below is a drum set made from pistachio shells :)
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Snowy weekend adventures with family and
friends is truly the best :)

They were excited to find a nature fort and more than happy to play there for a while and add their own special touches :)
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They often drive each other crazy, but there is so much love there! My little guys words, in his 3-year-old wisdom ... "Even when sad or frustrated, I still love you... love is the strongest."

So true little guy. So very true.
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    Welcome Arms is all about holding space for families & individuals to be themselves, to live in a moment, to feel loved and connected, and for me to capture these moments, emotions, experiences with my lens :)

    Imagery is powerful. It has the ability to remind and remember, to inspire, to empower, to heal, and so much more... I am so very grateful to every individual who opens their heart, their life, to me.... so I would like to do the same by sharing little bits of my life each week :)

    Welcome to My Life in 52!

    Much love from Welcome Arms,
    Mandy

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