Simpler times...

Ironically our friend Lorie was just talking about how her need (and amazing ability as a professional photographer) to capture the perfect shot can sometimes conflict with enjoying the moment. Her solution is to attempt to lay down the big guns and go with the "little camera." Even with my little point and shoot, I sometimes feel the same way and wish for the days when I didn't have to check messages, respond to a billion emails, and yes, catch each and every emotion my children have ever had on film. Last week I got my wish.






We took a spontaneous trip to Disneyland (our FIRST as just our little family of four) and wouldn't you know it, four shots into the day, the camera went dead. Of course, I was paralyzed and distraught beyond belief for a good ten minutes, but then I did something very un-Jenn and simply LET IT GO! Cameraless and free! Truly, it was one of the best days... with only memories to prove it. Fortunately, we did get our first set of annual passes (thanks to our fabulous family and friends who had been contributing to our fund over the past year) so in all honesty, there's no doubt I'll have ample opportunity to snap a billion and one Disney photos this year. But sometimes just simply soaking up the moment is the best way to go...