December 13, 2012

christmas in their eyes









I love this.  Their innocence at Christmas time.  The way their eyes light up with expectation and excitement.  It brings back memories from when I was their age, and Christmas was a month-long holiday.  Even though that's not the case anymore (thanks to finals...ugh) I still love this part of Christmas.  It might be one of my favorite things about December - that I get to celebrate this time with the people I love the most.

On a completely different note, today was spontaneous; it was the soaking up of ordinary, special moments.  At 12:12, the alarm on my phone went off, and the majority of us went outside.  We were barefoot, and it was forty degrees.  Someone said go, and we ran.  We ran around the house yelling and laughing.  We did it just to celebrate a unique day - 12/12/12.  I came inside with numb feet and a panting breath, but I felt alive.  This is the kind of life I want to live - the spontaneous, the fun the soaking up of every little moment I have been given in this life.

12 comments:

  1. Awh, SO cute Olivia! I failed to do anything at 12:12.. I know, lame.

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  2. ohmyword your family <3

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  3. love these b & w! and how fun to really celebrate 12-12-12. I was gonna have a mini dance party, but.. I missed 12:12.. oh well. xo!

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  4. "This is the kind of life I want to live - the spontaneous, the fun the soaking up of every little moment I have been given in this life." Just yes.

    Gorgeous photos Olivia :) Your siblings are the sweetest!

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  5. love this so much Olivia! the pictures are so beautiful and I think you really captured them being in awe of everything. what camera do you have? I love your words too! the last sentence was beautiful! I agree completely. xx

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    1. at the moment, i have a Nikon D3000. I'm hoping to upgrade soon! :)

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  6. This is sweet! Your siblings look *a lot* like you. :)

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  7. these are beautiful, friend. :)

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  8. Beautiful post! Love the cross legs in the last pic. You have a gift for writing in a way that gets me all emotional.

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  9. This is precious! I love the joy you captured. That picture of your dad <3 I'm not sure why but I love it!

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  10. These are really so beautiful.

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