I started taking my kids yearly pictures when my daughter was 1. Actually taking them out and hanging out with them and capturing who they were at that age. I've never been into the perfect smile, I always get one or two just to have, but they are never my favorite. My favorites are always the expressions that define them, the ones where their personality radiates out of them. I went back and looked at my daughters 2 year old pictures, at the time I was so proud of them. I loved them. I still do, but it was fun to compare them to her most recent 5 year old pictures. As photographers sometimes growth can feel stagnant, looking at old pictures can be the motivation and push that we need to keep moving and learning, and realize that we are growing. Here is what my daughter looks like at 5. I shared one of her two year old pictures on facebook, but just one, and I tried not to pick it apart... 

Welcome to My Minnesota! We had a somewhat mild December, that allowed us to even spend some time outside not bundled up to the max! This is what December looks like in my yard and up in the North Woods where we do a mini pre-Christmas get away. The first morning we were there there was a light snow, so the two older kids couldn't resist running out in their pajamas! Christmas morning brought a light snow and an Elsa dress, so someone had to run out and test it's "freeze" powers! 

Thanks for checking out My Minnesota, now follow the blog circle around and see what December looked like with Tim and Madie Photography. They recently switched to all Fuji gear and their images are seriously gorgeous!!!

Snow came early in Minnesota this year (Nov 10)! It was bitter sweet! Fun to see the snow again, but sad that fall was official gone a little early this year! Make sure you follow the circle around and check out what November looked like to Tim and Madie Photography! 

I love frost on windows, and a rare (no-makeup) selfie with me and my kids on our first snow day of the school year! I would have loved to have gotten more than one so I could have had more options, but I got one and I'll take it, imperfections and all. And then lastly, how I spend my winter months, inside with my youngest, who hates clothes!