photos are important.

...and I don't just say that as a photographer. taking photos is SO important. my dad told me the other day that he heard that our minds will only keep memories of things that we re-tell ourselves over and over again. have you ever noticed how hard it is to think back and replay everything you did one week ago...or one month ago..or year..it's impossible unless something happened to cause you to make a memory. something you'll recall and play over in your mind. photos are the perfect way to save a moment in time. i keep my camera at arms reach most of the time so that i don't miss out on too many of the funny little things my children do and i love being able to look back at all of the images from their lives and remember what was happening when i snapped that photo. take pictures, people!!
we went on a little stay-cation to Worlds Of Fun (a local amusement park) last week and it was the perfect excuse for me to buy the little polaroid camera i had been wanting from target :) i couldn't (nor would i want to) haul around my d700 so this plastic camera was perfect..plus i love the look of polaroids, they're timeless. my dad was so upset that he "ruined" the family picture i asked him to take, but he missed the point..we have a photo of our little family, at worlds of fun, maybe it's not set up perfectly and it's a little far away, but it serves the purpose and i love it. because he took it i'll remember that we had to beg riley to be in it, that we were hot and sticky, we had just rode the viking voyager...memories that i want to remember.