Posts in category: Photography

Well here we are, the end of another week and the end of the school summer holidays.  I hope everyone has had a great summer, and has jumped in lots of photos with their families!  Thank you so much to everyone who has been sharing their photos with #ShowYouWereThere over on Instagram.

Here are my four favourites from the last week.

First up is this lovely photo from Jax at Jax and Joseph.

It’s really made me feel nostalgic for that baby bubble that you exist in when you have a newborn around.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYasIufldu6/?tagged=showyouwerethere

My second pick is from Kayleigh at Little B and Me.  This photo just makes me smile, mainly because of the contrast between how beautifully put together Kayleigh looks, and the face that Bryson is pulling.  That, and the lovely comment from Kayleigh about how she feels about him, you can’t beat a mother’s love can you.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYWTUF6Fg52/?tagged=showyouwerethere

Next up is this gorgeously sunny photo from Katy at Hot Pink Wellingtons.  Katy’s photos are always really lovely, and this one is no exception, the expression on Max’s face is just perfect!

My final pick for this week is from Charlotte at Mummy Fever.   Another one that just really made me smile thanks to her son’s classic reaction to being told to ‘say cheese’ for a photo!

Thank you so much to everyone who is using #ShowYouWereThere, I love seeing your photos popping up over on instagram, they always bring a huge smile to my face!

Now my turn.

Well, Steve’s turn again this week.  We’ve spent a fair bit of time at the beach at Swansea bay recently, and Nerys has been getting bolder about splashing about in the sea.

She absolutely loves jumping over/in the waves when they come in, and she loves it even more when Steve’s there to give her a helping hand to jump extra high!

These are the moments for me that I’m so happy I have photos of.  The posed photos are lovely, don’t get me wrong, I do like a good picture of us all saying cheese and looking at the camera.  But more and more I’m loving these photos of real moments.

These are the things I hope my children remember fondly when they look back at their childhood.

If you’d like to join in with my little community and possibly be featured in my next round up (with a nice link back to your blog!) then just share a photo of yourself over on instagram using #ShowYouWereThere.  It’s all about getting more parents in more photos.  And if you’d like to take part in my guest post series ‘The photo I’m thankful for‘ then take a look at this post or email me at thisgloriouslife@gmail.com for more information.

Welcome to the latest instalment of my new guest post series – the photo I’m thankful for.

This series is all about the photos that we are really happy that we have, either of ourselves or of the people who mean the world to us.  It’s an extension of my instagram community #ShowYouWereThere which is there to encourage parents to be in more photos both with and for their children.

This week I’m really pleased to welcome Katie from 52 beautiful things.

Here is her photo and her story:

Two by two, they slowly proceeded down the aisle. Right, together, left, together. Repeat. All the way down the aisle. All of the sudden we were the last pair remaining. The music changed and we started moving forward.

The church lady stuck out her arm, much like a mother protecting her children in the car as it slams on the brakes. “Wait,” she said, “be sure you take this all in.”

I bristled. I didn’t want to wait. I was eager to stroll down that aisle towards my soon-to-be husband.

Dad poked me in the side, and said, “You don’t have to wait. Are you ready?”

“Let’s go!” I replied, and we began to walk down the aisle. He was ready to give me away.

I love this picture for so many reasons.

I treasure the memories of love, warmth, and security when I look at my dad’s face smiling at me.

I’m thankful for the reminder of what it feels like to experience bliss. My wedding day was perfect, supportive, fun, full of life. As we walked, my arm linked to his, we strengthened our unique connection between father and daughter. We reached the end of the aisle. When it was time, he kissed my cheek and he let go.

Eighteen months ago I had to abruptly begin the process of letting go of Dad when he died unexpectedly. One day there, the next day gone, loss struck me swiftly, knocking me to my feet. This picture reminds me that he taught me how to stand, how to feel supported, and how to walk bravely into new chapters of life. While we are recovering from his loss and regaining our strength, I look at this photo and bask in the memory of his adoration.  I like to believe he is still smiling over me with the same gaze of wonder, sending love and connection through the universe.

I keep a copy of this photo in my car, next to the speedometer to remind me ever so gently, that it is vital to love and ok to let go. With each change and new chapter I remember Dad poking me in the side saying, “Let’s go!”

Thank you so much to Katie, for sharing your beautiful photo with me, and the touching story behind it.

This is a huge part of why I feel so strongly about getting in more photos, and taking more photos of the people we love.

When they are all we have left they become so precious.  I just love how Katie is able to use this photo to find strength and to be reminded of everything her dad taught her.

You can follow Katie’s story over on her blog – 52 Beautiful things

And you can follow her on these social media pages:

Instagram – @52beautifulthings

Twitter – @52beautiful

Thank you also to Jamie Fischer photography for the beautiful photo.

Do you have a photo and a story you would like to share?

If you’d like to take part in my ‘the photo I’m thankful for’ guest series, or would just like a bit more information about it, please do send me an email to thisgloriouslife@gmail.com.

Where on earth are the weeks going at the moment?  It feels like only yesterday that I wrote the last one of these posts!

Yet here we are again, another Sunday, another round up from my little instagram community #ShowYouWereThere.

Here are my 4 picks for this week.

First up is this beautiful photo from Abbey at The Son and The Moon.

It’s a gorgeous picture of Abbey and her daughter, made even more special by that lovely sunset reflected behind them.

Perfect!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYQ2KPQnUUt/?tagged=showyouwerethere

My next pick is this fun family selfie from Jaymee at The Mum Diaries.

I love her comment that they seem to have started a tradition of taking these kinds of pictures when they go away, I think it’s a great little tradition to have!

My third choice for this week is this lovely photo from Kirsty at Winnettes.

I love the photo, and I really love the caption about her daughter talking about her dreams coming true, albeit in a different way than we normally mean when we say that.  You have to love children’s imaginations don’t you!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYDBShgACKi/?tagged=showyouwerethere

My final pick for this week is this lovely summery photo from Elaine at Entertaining Elliot.

By the look of the view behind them, it was worth being brave and heading up in the chairlift!

Thank you so much to everyone who is using #ShowYouWereThere, I love seeing your photos popping up over on instagram, they always bring a huge smile to my face!

Now my turn.

Steve has been off work this week because his brother and his family have been visiting from the Isle of Man.  It’s been so nice to spend time together, and to really feel like the pace of life has been allowed to slow down for a bit.

On Friday we walked over to Cwmdonkin Park before tea, and that was where this photo was taken.

Nerys had been running around, sliding down the big slide, playing on the wooden climbing frame and whizzing along on the zip wire.  So she was pretty worn out by this point.  She had just about enough energy to give us this smile before asking to be carried most of the way back home!

If you’d like to join in with my little community and possibly be featured in my next round up (with a nice link back to your blog!) then just share a photo of yourself over on instagram using #ShowYouWereThere.  It’s all about getting more parents in more photos.  And if you’d like to take part in my guest post series ‘The photo I’m thankful for‘ then take a look at this post or email me at thisgloriouslife@gmail.com for more information.