I’ve always loved taking photos.
I scheduled the newborn photo shoots and made sure we had family pictures for our annual Christmas card. I loved sending them out, but after losing Adam, I stopped.
No more family photo shoots. No more Christmas cards.
I look back at these and ache for the family we once were and for the pain we didn't know was coming.
My kids have grown so much. I knew it was time to take photos again.
I needed to document this time, these stages.
They are tall, beautiful, and thriving.
They deserved new photos and my sweet friend, Kim, agreed to help make that happen.
When I look at this – our first family photo taken since losing Adam – it is beautiful, but will always appear incomplete. Someone is missing. A huge presence and big smile.
There will always be a hole in these photos for me, no matter how perfect everyone looks.But this is us now. I will frame it and hang it on our wall
and marvel at these faces who have carried so much.
Welcome to 2025.