A Day in Our Life- November 26, 2012

I recently- well, over a month ago actually- decided to document our day in pictures.  It was an exercise that unexpectedly brought about a great change in my daily outlook.  When I looked at my life through the lens of the camera, I was able to see the little joys that fill my days.  I've been searching for joy, peace, contentment in my days, but I can know in my head what's right and not feel it in my heart...  my day documented in photos brought the connection that I've struggled to make.  It was an unexpected gift.

Photo Booth

There's nothing like having a photo booth in your own home! That's what you get with the "Photo Booth" application from Apple. Here are some of my favorites from my laptop, over the last three years.

Since I'm usually the photographer, it's also pretty funny for me to see myself in so many photos.  I hadn't realized that I've had so many hairstyles! 

Holy Tomatoes, Batman!

I really know nothing about Batman & Robin, but this is the phrase that has been popping into my head the last couple days. 

But before I go further, I want to thank those who commented on my post yesterday.  It is SO heartening to hear from some others and it just touches my heart that you took the time to share your wisdom and knowledge.  THANK YOU!

And back to tomatoes... last night was the first freeze of the fall, so we decided to pick most of our remaining {mostly green} tomatoes yesterday.  It ended up being such a joyous activity.  Grace and Issac worked with me while Ezra took a nap, and they were so excited!  Grace declared that she was going to be a tomato farmer, and Isaac told me that he knows all about picking tomatoes "because you taught me how, Mommy".  He really had it down, too.  He would gently twist the fruit while pulling on it until it came off.  He was even gentle when placing them in the basket after the first couple of tosses.

With the beautiful sunny day and cool weather, it was the perfect opportunity to take some photos.  Which I did.

 

 

Today I spent the day making tomato sauce, overseeing a Spiderman/Legoland playdate, having friends over for dinner, etc.  But yesterday was a calm that I won't forget for a long time.