Family is a broad term. Family is about love, not numbers. There are families of one and families of many. Family is about celebrating ourselves wherever and however we are in our journey.

We all know that feeling we wish we could stop time, just for a little bit. As adults, we are constantly changing - both physically and emotionally. When we have children and pets, we just wish we could hold them as they were once again. We cherish the moments when our tweens share a glimpse of the adolescent they are becoming, and just as quickly, we are reminded of of the child we have known. We get teary‑eyed when our toddlers become preschoolers, and when our infants become toddlers, and want to bottle that newborn smell. 

Sometimes the rhythms of life give us reasons to create milestone memories - births, christenings, communions, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, graduations and engagements. Sometimes, though we get caught up in wanting to wait before capturing these moments. We are planning to have more children, so we want to wait until the family is "complete", or we want to lose a few pounds, or we want to wait for one of the children to be a little older. 

We can wait, and then lament that we didn't celebrate the moment that was. Creating family memories on a regular basis creates a rhythm, and gives you a chance to look back and remember how you and your family grew and loved through life. Those memories are now tangible, waiting for you in an album or on the wall; they are waiting to make you remember a great day when you created beautiful moments of yourself and those whom your love.

A photograph is a memory. Make it a memory of time well spent.