26/52

June 30, 2013

kiana with bestie

myla lounging

kj my happy boy

sela setting the table

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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kj piano recital

myla piano recital

sela piano recital

rhodes girls piano recital

something cool happened with piano this year, my kids all became genuinely more passionate about playing. and, it wasn’t with just one kid or two kids — they shared this feeling. i almost felt like there was an unspoken competition with who could practice next. it was really cool to witness. they love playing piano and always want to learn more about the latest model of keyboard coming out.

because of this, everyone improved and everyone was excited about their songs for recital. i watched each of them shine just a bit, very proud of what they were playing.

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25/52

June 23, 2013

kiana

myla

kj

sela

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

kiana: founder and editor of her new blog – kiana rhodes – designed all by herself!
myla: too lazy to take off her soccer socks/shin guards, so she just hangs out in them… all her energy is used on the field, not at home.
kj: we’re mourning the fact that his curls might go away in the dry utah climate. boo. boo. boo.
sela: shower door artist.

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Kiana

Myla

KJ

sela

“a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013.”
what they love about their big papi.

kiana: loves one on one lunch dates with her dad, and karaoke.
myla: loves traveling alone with papi, and “daddy’s special” recipe – a unique combination of vanilla ice cream, rice krispies, cocoa, and a lil milk.
kj: loves the stories big papi tells him about his very mischievous childhood life.  and nerf gun battles in the basement.
sela: loves bedtime stories by her daddy,

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23/52

June 9, 2013

kiana back at dance via seejaneblog

myla playing soccer via seejaneblog

kj in his knee socks via seejaneblog

sela loves american girl via seejaneblog

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

kiana: back in the dance studio…training.
myla: loves tennis, but has a hard time retiring from soccer because when she’s only playing tennis she really misses being a part of a team.
kj: this is a typical outfit lately: shorts, flat-brim, sunglasses that he wears for baseball, and sporty socks to his knees.
sela: believes the one thing bad about leaving boston is that there are no american girl stores in utah. we’ve had one just over four miles from our home,

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