Joy Among the Chasms: Catchlights

Tip 2 from the Unexpected Everyday was about catchlights and catching the light in your subjects eye. I love that in pictures but I also love the thought of catchlights in life! For me, catchlights are those moments, sometimes fleeting, where you catch the light of your loved one. That moment when your heart skips a beat or that moment that just brings a smile to your face without thinking about it. Sometimes I get caught up in all of the "have to do" items in my life or I get caught up trying to keep up with everyone through Facebook or Instagram or Twitter. Often too worried about missing someone else's big moment or announcement that I miss THE MOMENTS in my life. I am trying to disconnect from my phone more often and reconnect with my family. I am trying to set an example (though not always successfully) and encouraging the rest of the family to disconnect from technology and step outside or have a conversation. Today we pulled everyone away from technology to put out pumpkins, lights, ghosts and one giant spider getting our house decorated for Halloween! I love fall and love getting the decorations out, so even if it is still warm, I can still celebrate fall!

My littlest cooperated for a few pictures tonight as I tried to work on catchlights and I think I managed to catch a few. While we were decorating, he and I were talking about Halloween and I got to "catch" one of those moments! I have ordered part of his Halloween costume that is being made by a individual more talented in that department than I, and he is anxiously awaiting its arrival. He was continually asking when his costume would come and I kept telling him that a nice lady is making it. At one point he said to me "MY lady is making it!?" She and he may never meet each other, but he is claiming her in the way that only a 3 year old can! I love that he claims me too!

Tonight was a Spider Man night!