‘Show you were there’ round up

Sunday is here again, and with it another round up from #ShowYouWereThere, my little Instagram community aimed at getting more parents in more photos, both with and for their children.

My first pick for this week is from the lovely Lucy at Mrs H’s favourite things.

Lucy always writes so openly and honestly, I’m always moved by her words.  We are so often our own worst enemies, saying things to ourselves that we would never dream of saying to someone else.  We could all do with a good dose of love for ourselves I think.

My next pick for this week is from Wendy at Naptime Natter.

I’ve featured photos from Wendy several times in the past and, like Lucy, she writes such raw, honest posts that resonate with so many people.

I love this photo and the reminder along with it that sometimes getting out in nature can be just what we need, even if what we really feel like doing is curling up in bed and hiding from the world.

Next up is this fab photo from Lianne at Ankle Biters Adventures.

Lianne’s caption for this photo is just everything I feel with all my heart about how important it is for us as parents to put aside our own feelings about how we look in photos, and think about what our children will see when they look at them in the future.

My fourth and final pick for this week is from Donna at What the Redhead Said.

I just love the composition of this photo, and how gigantic the trees look while her husband and daughter look so small in the picture!

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.

I’m into week three of my project for March, where I’m trying to get in a photo every single day.  Last weekend we went to the park for a little walk/scoot/play before Rhys went to his swimming lesson, and I took the camera along to get a few photos of the children together for this month’s siblings project post.

While we were there I also made a point of handing the camera over so that I could be in a couple of photos too.

I think this one of me and Nerys together is one of my favourites!

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.