it all started with a peach

i came home from the market today with a bag of peaches. as i was unpacking and placing them in the fruit bowl i held one up and showed it to jordan. it was so pretty, had leaves and was bigger than the rest. she grabbed it, my mom walked by and asked her if she could balance it on her head and… it sparked an idea for photos. of course it did, that is just the way things happen in my brain. so the day carries on, i think about this peach all day long. we run some errands, i buy some amazing frye shoes i have been loving for a long time… the kids get their hair cut and we finally get home at 5:45. i race to make dinner… still thinking about the “peach on jordan’s head photoshoot” and realize that we are running out of time. i have tennis lessons at 7 we still need to eat, i still need to make dinner… and i am the most impatient person ever. so i have to take photos right away, i can’t wait until tomorrow. so we eat, i am watching the clock, we race outside and i have about 8 minutes. i decide to make my task slightly harder than i should and take one lens. my manual 50 1.2. i leave it at 1.2 and i try and try and try and shoot at moving targets. i have this vision. my kids are not working with me. i have 2 minutes left and still nothing. i have about 30 images all blurry. i start to think my lens is malfunctioning. then i stop. breath. quit. go to tennis and have the most amazing time. did i mention i bought a new tennis skirt tonight? its cute. it made me play better. anyway… here are my images. my 8 minute session with my very adorable children, trying their best to humor me. i love them. i love that they still try. and i love my 50 1.2 lens. it truly is awesome.