Try It: Record a Routine

Canon 7D: 50mm f/1.4: ISO 200: 1/250 sec: f/3.2 +flashRoutines get us through the day - especially the end of the day when everyone is tired.  Everyone knows what to expect, because we do it the same way every night.  Routines are so commonplace, we hardly notice them.  We've done them so many times that it's hard to believe we could forget any part of them.  But they slowly fade away, just like a baby's chubby cheeks. Take a few minutes to get some pictures of one of these ordinary times.  Try it: record a routine.

Canon 7D: 50mm f1.4: ISO 200: 1/250 sec: f3.2 +flashAtticus and I read the same book at bedtime every night and have for a few months now.  I can recite the text.  So can he.  With the words and images so etched in my mind I don't feel like I'll forget any of it.  But, he's my third child, and I've watched these seemingly unchanging routines change with my older children without my noticing.  What books and songs did my oldest love when she was three?  

As parents we're good at bringing out the camera at birthdays, holidays and the first time our child walks or rides a bike.  But there are so many ordinary and beautiful moments between those big events.  Look for one of those less noticed times of your day and try it: record a routine.  Let me know how it goes.

Extra Credit: Get yourself in the picture!

Canon 7D: 50mm f1.4: ISO 200: 1/250 sec: f3.2 +flash, tripod and remote