Growing up was quite the experience when it came to my mom and photos. For every vacation and event she carried a disposable camera faithfully. She made sure to capture every moment of our lives and made no apologies for it.

Right before getting in line for a cool new ride she’d shout “Wait! I gotta get this on camera.” Or when we were exhausted from walking around at the amusement park she would pull out her camera and make us pose for a shot.

_{We’d secretly wish her camera would have fallen into water or out of her pocket while on a roller coaster 🤭.}

Oh don’t get me started on birthdays. You’d think we were royalty with how many photos she would take of us. In some of the photos you’ll see us smiling (because she wouldn’t stop unless you gave her at least one good one) but most of them you can imagine our faces like 🙄.

We just couldn’t understand why she cared so much about getting all of these photos. My siblings and I vowed to never do this to our kids and interrupt their fun.

Well today, I seriously thank her for ALL of the photos she managed to capture of us. Back then I could care less of savoring a moment but now I have so many memories to look back on and cherish. If it wasn’t for both her and my dad I wouldn’t be able to show my kids those parts of my younger life.

Of course I broke our vow miserably. Now my own kids are going through the same ~~fun~~ torture I went through 😁. Oh if you could hear some of their comments. How about I just share some with you…

For real mom? 😑
Another picture?
MAMA NO, we’re tired! 😫
Ah come on!
Mom you already have plenty! 🥴

Yep, they’re living their life on camera.

It started as only wanting to take our own personal family portraits to save money…

Then I met HIVE and it ALL changed!

Yea, I’m blaming Hive right now for being so awesome and making me addicted to sharing my life through photos. 😜

Whether it’s celebrating a new year…

Sharing about our nature adventures…

Learning a new skill…

Telling stories of odd visitors…

Making the kids model my crochet work 😆…

Informing you about our lifestyle…

Showing results of cool experiments…

Or traveling to distant lands…

We are right here sharing it all with you!

I have learned that not everything should or needs to be shared. Even if I get it on camera there are some moments that are meant to remain intimate and private. There are also moments when I don’t want to be boggled down with my camera or worrying about savoring a moment but instead I want to enjoy it.

That’s the beauty of this platform…you can share what you’re comfortable with sharing. I blog about various things but never blog about anything I would regret later on. Yea, cause once it’s here it’s imprinted on the blockchain FOREVER.

Although we decided to refrain from sharing my family’s faces anymore (online safety precautions) that hasn’t stopped me from sharing our lives. Of course I have to get creative about doing that which is why you mainly see hands, feet and backs lol! 😂

I know that my kids want to run from me and escape from this photo madness but I know one day they will appreciate all of it just as I’ve grown to do. They will be able to sit down with their family’s and enjoy the memories of their childhood. Their kids will get to see their young lives and what they were able to experience.

So thanks Hive for the motivation! Thanks for promoting me to document our lives and create all of these wonderful blueprints for years of enjoyment. Thank you for pushing me to be creative and finding new ways each week to share a little part of me, my life and my family. Cheers!!