04/22/2021
I had a realization the other night. I was busily working at the kitchen table as my girls showered, brushed their teeth, and got themselves ready for bed. When they called me to come tuck them in, I blew out a breath in frustration because I was knee-deep in the middle of something and really did not want to stop and loose momentum. Reluctantly, I got up from my spot and trudged into their room. I was greeted with squeaky clean smiles and little chubby cheeks that glistened in the light….freshly scrubbed clean of the day’s troubles. Instantly my heart melted as I snuggled up next to my littles and breathed them in. A soft little hand reached for mine as my youngest told us about something exciting that happened in school that day. A lump gathered in my throat as I imagined what bedtime would look like in the near future when my girls are teens. What happens when they decide they are too big to be tucked in anymore?
What about when they are seniors in high school? Every time I photograph a senior girl, I place myself in that momma’s shoes and try to image the pride, as well as the heartache they must be feeling; To know she raised such an independent young lady, but that they will also have to let go and let her venture out on her own in a few short months. Motherhood is the toughest “job” I have ever had. So many ups and downs and you never know if you are doing it right. Then you blink and they are all grown and you are praying you gave them enough to be good people.
This got me thinking…they grow so fast! We get snapshots of them throughout the years but how often are we, the moms, in those pictures? Most of the time we are the documenters and rarely get to be in the pictures with our families. It is so important for us moms to be present in these memories…My mom was rarely in our pictures growing up. I treasure the ones she jumped in on because it helps me remember that time in my life. She was ABSOLUTE PERFECTION in my eyes. It’s beautiful to see her with us because it brings back that emotion I felt back then.
This is why I am hosting Mother’s Day Portrait Sessions all throughout the month of May. I want you mommas to get fancied up and cuddled up together with your littles of all ages in front of the camera and freeze this precious time in your kids’ lives with you!
If you’d like more information on what the Mother’s Day Portrait Session entails, please call Sarah Zeig at 979-255-6905 to learn more and to book your session.
