magic moments...

Life is full of magic moments.

I was super excited to see this link-up over at Shell's Things I Can't Say.
She always has the best link-ups... she did the Rockin' the Bump and Rockin' the Baby ones.
I loved participating in those!

I enjoy looking through old photos when I am feeling scattered... it really grounds me.
I've been having a tough time lately getting back into the swing of momming...
school starting hasn't helped as I thought it would.

It was hard to narrow down my choices so I picked several... some you've seen before.

The process of going through these has helped me to see...

to know...

that my life as a mom has been full of magic moments.

I've chosen to share the magic of traveling with my children...

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A window seat and a good book...

with Sicilian citrus orchards in the background... hard to get more magical :)

Baby X, Villa Praiola 2006

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Sharing a sweet moment with a two-year old...

in a crowded line to go up the Eiffel Tower.

with Miss C, Paris 2011

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On the way to an old castle...

Big G, Varenna 2002

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The magic of gravel in a cemetery...

Big G, St.-Paul-de-Vence 2002

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Freedom!

Big G, Florence 2003
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Loving the feel of the wind in his hair :)

Big G, Lago di Como 2001
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The magic of motherhood...

with my children, Villefranche-sur-mer 2002

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Link up your magic moments :)

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My husband is an amazing photographer. He took all of these pictures except the first one (I got super lucky with my crappy point-n-shoot). If you would like to see more of his work, there is a link in the sidebar to his photoblog... Seeing In 4D. Check it out :)

Rockin' the Baby!

I loved showing my baby belly pictures in the Rockin' the Bump link-up, so I am joining up with Shell over at Things I Can't Say again for her new one called Rockin' the Baby!

Some of my favorite baby pictures that have not yet made it on the blog can now be seen :)

Truly my favorite mom picture...

me with Baby X and Big G.

The two that follow are, believe it or not, different kids...

Big G

Baby X

Love this one of Big G on the plane to New Zealand...

the one and only time he slept through the night in his first year.

Big G rockin' the shades...

And finally, my magic baby...

all smiles...

and also serious.

I would love to go on and on and on... 

but I'll spare you today and save the rest for other posts :)

I have posted some of my favorite baby pictures already... Miss C was born in the caul... you can see that by clicking here. It is a bit graphic, so consider yourself warned! And for each of the children's birthdays, I have posted a tribute in both words and photos... Q-Man, Miss C, and Baby X... Big G hasn't had a birthday in ages... at least, not since I began blogging...so there isn't one for him yet.

Mother's Day featured my favorite newborn pics of me with each of the kids, and Father's Day showed my husband with them. Additionally, our family tradition of photographing the babes as overhead luggage can be seen here. Now I have inundated you with baby pictures!

If you have baby pictures that you would like to share, head over to Shell's at Things I Can't Say and link up!