Impressions‘ is a creative project by an eclectic group of female photographers from around the globe. We aim to share the inspiration behind what we do through our bi-monthly posts.

Every other month, we will be sharing 8 images that tell the story of what inspired us in the previous weeks: our families, nature, weather, or maybe even work itself! We are free to explore the meaning of ‘impressions’, and it is likely to change month to month.

When you finish here, visit Susanne's gorgeous blog post, and continue around the circle until you end up back here!

The beginning of the year has been a whirlwind, with hardly a moment to rest. January brought birthdays, Noah turned 9 (which is always a big birthday for me- the last of the single digits), Hailey turned 11, volleyball kicked into full swing, Noah started Ballet, another mom at school and I dove into starting a Parent/School association (you know- all that spare time was going to waste doing things like.... laundry. haha). 

Teagan is limping through school, so we have been working on finding ways to engage her and help her get through the school year. She might come back home next year, but we are trying some things first. She said in the fall "Mom, I'm really worried about my teachers. I'm worried they are trying to make me a normal kid." - She definitely marches to the beat of her own drummer and fortunately all of her teachers love that about her- we just have to work on finding ways to make sure that functions appropriately in class (i.e. not standing up and spinning while bursting out in song while the teacher is talking).  It has allowed me to be in her classroom more, even acting as class photographer- which is pretty darn special in a performing arts school.

Harper's skin flares were at an all time high, and remain a mystery.  Her nails have become very psoriasis-y, which has lead me to believe all of this is very autoimmune.  We are treating it as such and her skin is improving, and only time will tell with her nails.  

Sam learned how to write his name, practicing on Valentines for his preschool class. He is the same weight as Teagan, and only about 1/2" shorter than she is- and stands above several of her 1st grade classmates at 4 1/2 years old.  They are our largest age gap. He's going to be a tall guy.