38/52

"A portrait of my children once a week, every week, in 2014."

Lucca: being fifteen, sitting on the table, licking every last drop of peanut butter off her plate.

Jackson: laying on my lap at lucca's soccer practice, waiting for his turn to play next.

37/52

WEEK 37. See what I did there? Skipped the whole summer! But jumping back into my weekly photos of my children, even though I still haven't replaced the lens on my "real camera" yet. It's on my wish list and Christmas can't come soon enough!

lucca: giving us daily glimpses of her older self, she is such a breathtaking beauty 

jackson: 100% irresistible! getting longer and leaner by the minute, completely losing his baby look. And jumping off the top of slides if you look away for just one second.

21/52

A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014.

Lucca:  She's been riding waves (and singing about riding waves) since 2009.

Jackson: Pretty proud of his "volcano" at Stinson Beach.

11/52

"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014."

lucca: Queen of the monkey bars.  She can go across and back and across again.  And then probably again.  And her latest and greatest trick is pulling herself up on the bar to do flips or hang upside down... all by herself!

jackson:  I could kiss this face forever.  

10/52

"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014."

lucca: Hanging in Sausalito, our favorite place.

jackson:  Shopping for a BIG BOY BED!

9/52

Still iPhone pics, obviously.  And sadly.  

"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014."

lucca: Working on her class Valentine's.  She had to make 30 and was just about over it.
jackson:  We finally got rain in California!  Happy dude!

8/52

Wouldn't you just know it, as soon as I start a photo project with my "real" camera, my real camera breaks?   Don't take your cameras to the beach you guys.  Sand, I have learned, is very, very bad for them.  These are iPhone pics until I get a new lens for my Canon.

"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014."

lucca: Her very first time in the snow (that she remembers!). The real 1st time was at Mimi and Papa's house on Christmas when she was only 1.  
jackson:  He takes music class very seriously.

7/52

"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014."

lucca: Candy Memory, played at least once a day 
jackson:  Super Why, worn at least once a day

6/52

"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014."

lucca: Going through the Valentine loot from her class party when she got home from school.
jackson:  Checking out his own loot from his 2 year old class buddies.

5/52

"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014."

lucca: This treasure hunter imagined to find only lavender shells and rocks
jackson:  My tan boy having the time of his life with that blue bucket

4/52

"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014."

lucca: Boogie Boarding in Kona like the 4 year old rockstar that she is. 
jackson:  Water baby. Only cries when it's time to get out of the ocean.

3/52

"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014."

lucca: She absolutely has to put on her soccer uniform every time she plays soccer, even when playing in the backyard. 
jackson:  Moments after waking from a good nap.

2/52

"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014."

lucca: Checking on her secret fairy garden.
jackson: He chose golf for his special 1:1 time with Daddy this week.

1/52

"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014."

lucca: my little flawless beauty and the freckles that remind me she is mine.
jackson: eyes constantly on sister, watching her every move in the bird's nest next to him.

I'm excited to take part in the 52 project, capturing a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, for 52 weeks.   I already take a million photos of my kids, but usually with my iPhone.  This photography project will force me to pull out my "good camera" (the real one) at least once a week and document the weekly changes as these beauties grow up right in front of us.  What a treasure these will be when the year is through.  There will be 104 portraits, telling the story of Lucca and Jackson's year in 2014.