So there has been a lot of battles at our house these days . . . a battle of the wills.  The baby of the family does not want to be a baby anymore and she is quite vocal about what she wants and most of all that she wants to do it.  It is a juggling act of letting her have her freedom and independence and not giving into her all the time in fear of her tantrums.  Each day I am attempting to balance the opportunities I have to teach my children and the opportunities they have to learn from their own experiences.  Each day I am learning that parenthood is infinitely more complex than I anticipated!

They have so much fun doing the most simple of things.  I love to watch the excitement and curiosity light up their faces.  It is these simple every day moments that I look back on and treasure the most!

For the month of February my Clickin Mom's blog circle had the challenge to shoot food photography.  The month flew by and although I didn't necessarily take the types of photographs of food that I had initially imagined--flawless cookbook images--I am happy with the moments I was able to capture!  This is definitely an area of photography that I want to explore more of!

 Thanks for stopping by!  Now its time for you to head on over and see what Melissa Stanfield was up to in February!

The thing I love about my 365 Project is that I take the time to capture moments of my day that I otherwise wouldn't.  This picture captures so many things about life right now that I want to remember.  Excitement over a special shopping cart, the frizzy rats nest that is usually found in the back of her hair, and happiness in the simple task of writing a list.

A day in the life of our dog.  Poor thing!  I love her long-suffering expression; it's just too funny!