Friday, July 30, 2010, 11:22 AM
Sigh... this series just puts a smile on my face :).  Meet little Murph, the coolest kid in town. Chris and I went on an adventure with Murph and his rad rents, Alyssa & Rich, while we were in Upstate New York last week. I'm knee deep in lots of edits but this series just grabbed my heart strings like mad so I just had to share. This is Murph chasing me down in the rain, the shutter is just slow enough that you can see the rain drops in some, but mostly I just love the pure energy and freedom in these frames. 

Is it just me or does life feel like it is just flying? I don't know where my days are going. Yesterday I sat down at my computer at 7:30am and the next time I looked at the clock it was 3pm... it's like I've been sucked into a black hole time conundrum. Last I looked it was Monday and now it's Friday?! Sometimes I wish that I could just go Zach Morris style and throw up the "Time out" sign while the rest of the world stops around me. It's times like this when I am reminded that time really is the greatest gift we can give someone. I'm learning a lot about life balance and how to allocate my time best right now. It's a challenge! I know it is one many small business owners encounter on a daily basis... especially the moms of the world. I don't know how they juggle it all. My hats off to them for raising little gems like Murph, running businesses and still keeping their cool. 

Happy Friday, may little Murph make you smile like he did me :)

Thoughts
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Truc says: Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 07:36 AM

What a cute little guy! Love this series!

Amanda-Rose says: Saturday, July 31, 2010, 02:20 PM

Rich & Alyssa are some of the best parents in the world...and Murphy...well Murph is an awesome kid and can always manage to put a smile on your face. Amazing photos of an amazing family...great work!

Kyle Gorton says: Saturday, July 31, 2010, 07:18 AM

What a great sequence with an amazing family. Great Job

josh solar says: Friday, July 30, 2010, 09:20 PM

AWWWWW...Snap! Look at Rich's freakin' beard!!!!! I love these images. While I've never personally met Alyssa or Rich, I know that they love their kid, are AWESOME parents, and RAD people. Way to capture that in just a few frames.

Jon Yoder says: Friday, July 30, 2010, 09:01 PM

Love these! He's so super cute. :) Also, love the dress (well, mostly the suspenders) style of the mom and pops too. =)

rich says: Friday, July 30, 2010, 04:40 PM

I saw your latest tweet (on your blog, lol - I'm a qwitter from tweeting) and that's something Alyssa has said many times to me. What you do is absolutely invaluable. Fashion spreads that costs thousands go into magazines and then into the trash can. All commercial work ends up in a landfill eventually - but families - that stuff may have a more limited audience and not make the big bucks, but it's an audience with a long and happy memory. These photos will be on our wall until the day we die, and hopefully longer as Murphy raises his own family the way we taught him.

Thank you :)

rich says: Friday, July 30, 2010, 04:25 PM

I AM SO HAPPY!!!

Alex says: Friday, July 30, 2010, 03:40 PM

Love these :)

Alyssa says: Friday, July 30, 2010, 03:33 PM

Dude, you are awesome :) Of course we love them, but you knew we would! Thank you for rocking so hard!

HannahTaylor says: Friday, July 30, 2010, 03:07 PM

cute!!

Sarah Danaher says: Friday, July 30, 2010, 02:13 PM

That child is the essence of joy.

Laura says: Friday, July 30, 2010, 12:02 PM

Energy and freedom definitely trancend these images :) Murph is pure magic and this series is perfection. Awesome job!

Kathryn Bradley says: Friday, July 30, 2010, 11:43 AM

In this midst of a hectic morning, Murph did indeed bring a big smile to my face. What a cutie! The black & white is so fitting for this series.

Chantel says: Friday, July 30, 2010, 11:33 AM

That's awesome! What a cute kid!

Kip Beelman says: Friday, July 30, 2010, 11:32 AM

ZOMG!