a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013.

kiana: is going to her first high school dance this saturday!
myla: multi-tasking. talking to her bff in boston while doing chores.
kj: recently became obsessed with ryan nyquist. (this video is one of kj’s favorites)
sela: her new fashion-designing medium: balloons. barbie’s outfit + headband were cut from one balloon, then she draws on them with markers to add a pattern.

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a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013.
how was your first day of school?

kiana: “sooo boring! i have no classes with any of my good friends, so i was alone!”
myla: “it was so fun! except keyboarding. that was boring. but i think it will only be boring today, my teacher talks a lot…”
kj: “it was good. all my friends i knew before are in my class. it was just such a long day…”
sela: “it was soooo OSM!!!

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a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013.

kiana: started rehearsals for her high school dance company this week – she could not be happier!
myla: there is a paved path that goes around our house and yard that is a perfect one-fifth of a mile. myla rode her bike around it fifty times to bike ten miles! (with her brother) she loves cruising on her electric scooter around it too – the kids time each other to see who can go around it the fastest!
If you want to get one of these electric scooters for your children…

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a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013.

kiana: this girl is adventurous. and will be lucky if she spends any days in twenty-thirteen not grounded.
myla: she has been working-working-working around the clock. including at her daddy’s company. she’s been saving (for months!) to buy all the parts she needs to build her own computer!
kj: earning his keep.
sela: turns seven in seven weeks. my baby will be seven!!!

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a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013.

kiana: window shopping on michigan street in chicago, illinois.
myla: enjoying the charming village of chagrin falls, ohio
kj: breakfast of champions in erie, pennsylvania
sela: little tourist in palmyra, new york

we have covered over 2,000 miles across america this week, and in just another day or two we’ll be in utah!

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a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013.

kiana: has spent every last minute hanging out with her boston bestie, lucy.
myla: sobbed herself to sleep one night this week, she doesn’t want to leave.
kj: holds back tears at the end of every day, that it might be the last day to see his boston buddies…
sela: set the table for her and her friend. my little homemaker.

*all of these photos were taken at the beautiful home of our dear friends,

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