Joan: not-so toothy grins.Lux: last day before her old friend Henry moves to Idaho. 

Lux: with one of her sweet friends, Emma. Being able to handle a CONE has been so fun this summer. JP Licks has the ultimate sprinkle waffle duo. 

Joan: the scrambler, as I frequently refer to her. 

 Joan: totally unaccustomed to being the star of the show.

Lux: She only wanted to eat the frosting of her cake. “Don’t cut it!”

Lux: a vacation to the lake was just was she needed.

Joan: glance over and there she is! Thrilled.

 Joan: my fierce explorer/climber/tumbler. 

Lux: likes to put her shoes on by herself, but will accept help from Joe.

 Lux: best seat in the house, and a pastry to boot. Joan: the tumult of motion in this photo feels so right.

Lux: Somehow whenever we’re supposed to be getting dressed, we’re jumping on the bed instead.

Joan: determined to walk and won’t stop begging for a hand to hold until she can do it herself.

Second photo by my cousin Molly, taken at my grandparents’ farm. Thanks Molly!

      “A portrait of my daughters, once a week, every week, in 2014.”

Lux: an impromptu art project during Joan’s morning nap is a nice new habit for us.

Joan: just before she ate a whole bunch of dandelion fluff. 

Lux: so delighted that playground season has begun and she asks to go on the swings every time.

Joan: walking back home, we often take these breaks for Lux to leap off the back of the stroller and tease Joan for a minute or two.

Conversation at the breakfast table