Scattered Thoughts . . .

The grandkids had their first day of school yesterday!  I can't help but think about all they've already experienced in their first four years, all the photos I've shot of them since their birth (I must have thousands upon thousands of photos of them) and the staggering number of years of schooling they have ahead of them... eek... that is a frightening number! I knew I wanted to get some photos of this day and, as with any big event, I happened to have a few specific ideas in mind before the day even arrived.  I knew I did not want the typical awkward snapshots of kids standing stiff as boards, awkwardly still, as a parent shoots a snapshot. I did not want the usual nonsense of kids standing at the front door of the house wishing they were anywhere else other than in front of a camera with that bored deer-in-the-headlights look on their faces. I wanted the grandkids to be natural and animated... I wanted to capture their laughter as they told us about their first da

Lukey and Kenzie have been getting ready for their first day of school in the past few weeks. Gee ordered backpacks of their choice... Lukey's arrived but, unfortunately, Kenzie's backpack was on backorder. Kenzie reluctantly chose a different backpack this past Saturday and Gee picked up the phone to cancel the first backpack and order the new choice. Gee and Kenzie explained their dilemma and the LL Bean customer service rep decided to see if she could find what Kenzie wanted... she put Gee and Kenzie on hold... She came back on the phone after a few minutes and said that she found the backpack Kenzie originally wanted in a store in Ohio and she is having it shipped to our house immediately. Kenzie happily thanked her and was all smiles! The other day, Lukey asked me to cut his hair for school so, after Kenzie finished making cupcakes with Gee (more on that in another blog entry) , we put aside the trains and converted the kitchen to a little barbershop. We did a nice n