When my children were babies and preschoolers, I used to take them in for the “professional” photo sittings. I have some great photos of them in galvanized tubs and all dressed and scrubbed for “picture day”–but, I have to admit that my favorite photos are those candid ones taken on the spur of the moment: grubby camping kids, eating corn dogs at the county fair, splashing in the kiddy pool altogether in the back yard, holding up a slimy fish. While my stairway is lined with the school and “professional portraits”–the photos scattered all over my house are the candid … Continue reading →